Construction of Appalachian State University’s 100 kW Turbine Moves Ahead
The construction of the Appalachian State University Renewable Energy Initiative’s 100 kW turbine is well underway. Check out the pictures below of the wind turbine’s tower assembly . Once more, the...
View ArticleUpcoming Workshops from the Western North Carolina Renewable Energy Initiative
The Southern Appalachian region contains abundant and readily available wind, solar, and microhydro resources for producing home-grown, clean, and renewable energy. The Western North Carolina Renewable...
View ArticleLets Refine the Debate: AIRE’s view on wind
In the volatile debate on wind power permitting in North Carolina (SB1068), it seems that the only versions of the story being told are utility-scale wind farms and anti-wind. In other words, it’s a...
View ArticleDistributed Generation (Community-based energy)
The raging wind policy war in North Carolina exposes a vast gulf in understanding, and in limited cases, the inability to carry on a civil discourse to explore difference. This has a polarizing effect...
View ArticleBoone Community Solar Initiative Update
It’s been a while but AIRE’s community solar demonstration is finally producing electricity and reducing Boone’s carbon footprint. Here’s a brief update and look ahead to some next steps. Keep in mind...
View ArticleNC Senate Votes to ban wind in WNC
RALEIGH – The N.C. Senate voted today to ban the commercial generation of wind energy in mountain counties. Supporters of the ban argued that the construction of large wind turbines on mountain ridges...
View ArticleMinnesota Cities Cooperate to Develop Renewable Energy
The cities are part of an 11-city consortium called the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) that is trying to meet the state’s progressive renewable energy mandates. All 11 cities are erecting...
View ArticleWind Power Educational Forum Scheduled
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Jessica Hocz Wind Power Educational Forum Scheduled Mountain Valleys RC&D 10-22-2009 Alternative Energy Manager 828-649-3313, ext.5 Mountain Valleys Resource...
View ArticleMajor Inaccuracies Found in the Nature Conservancy’s “Energy Sprawl” Report
This blog posted was cross posted from Appalachian Voices Front Porch Blog. Research and reporting by Appalachian Voices’ Dr. Matthew Wasson. As Congress was returning from the August recess, there...
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