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Solar energy project in southern Afghanistan
A single solar panel is mounted above a shop, a wire runs from the panel into the shop and attaches to a car battery, providing the only source of power for the shopkeeper. The storeowner operates a small photography studio, where he takes photos in his shop and prints them out for his customers. Situations like this are common for the shopkeepers in Nawa district who do not have a central power source. Many residents throughout the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Green, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Solving the Solar Energy Storage Problem
One of the most inconvenient aspects of renewable energy solutions such as wind or solar power is that the energy is produced with no regard to the actual needs of the electrical grid being supplied the power. The grid, even in the United States, has times when it cannot accept the energy produced by solar panels or wind turbines. The excess supply over demand often results in the temporary shutdown of production. Part of the problem … Read entire article »
Filed under: Original writing, Reporting, Tech
Another Iraqi medical clinic goes solar power
The sun has been known to work overtime in Iraq by creating dry, hot summers and long, sun-drenched days. In order to help the Iraqi Ministry of Health provide for the citizens of the Ghazaliyah neighborhood, located in northwest Baghdad, the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team “Dagger,” 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division—Baghdad decided to take advantage of the sun’s rays. The solar-powered New Iraqi clinic in northern Ghazaliyah, which provides for about 300 people a day, was … Read entire article »
Filed under: Green, Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Fort Dix now using solar power
Solar power is an option, even in the Northeastern United States. Officials unveiled a new solar-panel array atop the 99th Regional Support Command Headquarters during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Fort Dix, N.J., Sept. 3. The 1,204 solar photovoltaic panels atop the building will produce an estimated 310,000 kilowatt-hours of energy per year while eliminating 2,177 tons of airborne toxins and saving more than $160,000 annually. This financial savings can, in part, be invested in the nation’s Citizen-Soldiers, according … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Military alternative energy
Solar Power Shines in Iraq
America’s North Shore Journal has covered the growth of the use of solar power in Iraq for some time. We had a Bloggers’ Roundtable on December 12 2008 that provided more detail on the program. Street lighting has been the most frequent use of solar power. Lighting streets and markets provides an added measure of security for the Iraqi people and the Coalition troops on patrol. In the Fallujah region, about 800 lights have been installed with another 6-700 planned. They utilize a lead acid battery for electrical storage and light come from an 18 watt fluorescent bulb. In the Baghdad region over 5,000 lights have been installed. Lighting here is through sodium bulbs. An additional 2,000 lights are scheduled for Southern Iraq, in the Basra region. The Ministry of Electricity, working with the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Green, Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Air Force Energy Awareness
Nellis AFB in Nevada recently brought on line 70,000 solar panels, generating 14-15 megawatts of electricity. Base officials and SunPower Corp. finalized a commission of 15 megawatts in solar power that can save Nellis AFB $1 million annually. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nadine Y. Barclay) In a Bloggers’ Roundtable on October 21, Kevin Billings, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics, headquarters U.S. Air Force, and Mike Aimone, the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Military alternative energy, Science, Tech
Solar Powered Lights for Baghdad, Taji
At first glance it doesn’t look like much: a construction site with a large wooden box strapped to a forklift, a crane, approximately 15 Iraqi Army and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers, and a small pile of equipment. Such were the humble beginnings of a project that involves installing solar-powered street lights in order to deter militant and criminal activity, improve public safety and security, and ease the burdens on the growing Iraqi infrastructure. “The 4th Infantry Division has been the driving force through this project,†said Capt. Adam Levitt, currently on a military transition team from 4th Inf. Div. as the engineer advisor for the 6th Iraqi Army Division. “(They) came in and said, ‘We want to do something to help the people and the Iraqi security Forces.’†Levitt, along with Darryl … Read entire article »
Filed under: Green, Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Baghdad Going Solar
Local men play cards at the market in the Graya’at neighborhood of northeast Baghdad, Dec. 18. U.S. paratroopers recently installed solar lights in the market which increase security and allow business to remain open for several extra hours a day – a nice convenience for shoppers and card players. DVIDS By Staff Sgt. Mike Pryor 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs BAGHDAD – Up until recently, the Rabi fish market – a thoroughfare crowded with … Read entire article »
Filed under: Green, Iraq, Rebuilding
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Old industrial area turns sunny
July 28th, 2010 | Comments Off
The Chicago Sun-Times has a great article on a new use for an old industrial site – a solar power farm. As Exelon celebrated completion of the nation’s largest urban solar-power plant, the next-door neighbors in West Pullman celebrated a new life for a former polluted industrial site. The plant began operating in December, with all 32,292 panels tested and in service in March, and final site work just completed. [snip] The former International Harvester property — now … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Commentary, Original writing