Alternative Energy
Fueling Station - Florida Energy not so smart
I think these two stories go together ... I see we are planning for the future. We get a D+ now .... and commit to building a new nuclear power plant in the future so we can move our grade to F- .... just what I think .
Florida earns D+ for energy
Florida’s energy infrastructure scored a D+, according to the study. The good news: electricity is cheap, about 20 percent less than the national average.
Get Empowered - Solar and Amory Lovins
I have not had any pictures of the new solar electric array in Sarasota but I have found some on the Get Empowered web site -- It was a day long conference at New College that featured among others Amory Lovins -- mister Natural Capitalism and a great speaker. It's just so simple when you listen to him.... WSLR News
For much more Amory Lovins check out these videos
State of Florida Energy Grant Winners
Florida Renewable Energy Technologies Grants Program
The Florida Energy Act established the Renewable Energy Technologies Grants Program to provide renewable energy matching grants for demonstration, commercialization, research and development projects relating to renewable energy technologies. The grant program is designed to stimulate capital investment in the state and promote and enhance the statewide utilization of renewable energy technologies.
Let the sun shine...in Sarasota
Fueling Station the St Pete Times Energy Blog has this post on the Solar Energy Farm coming to Sarasota...
Florida's biggest utility, Florida Power & Light, says Gov. Charlie Crist will personally flip the switch Monday on the state's largest solar array.
The solar facility, built atop a closed landfill outside Sarasota, consists of 1,200 solar panels and produces 250 kilowatts (kW) of electricity, which is enough power to light 40 homes. No, that doesn't sound like a lot -- yet it's still the second largest solar array in the Southeast.
Since I am enrolled in the FPL Green Energy Program maybe I will be one of those homes using it .... sort of
Governor’s Action Team on Energy and Climate Change
Governor Charlie Crist setup the Florida Climate Change Summit which was held July 12-13, 2007. It had some very special keynote speakers... Arnold Schwarzenegger, Theodore Roosevelt IV and Robert Kennedy Jr.
You can watch some of the sessions here.
This summit setup the
Florida Climate Change Action Team you can follow what they discussed and here is a great list of supporting documents
Hybrid Plugin Cars .... thats the way to roll
The Cars That Will Recharge America: by Sherry Boschert you can listen or watch her talk about her book at Florida International University College of Business she is on the "Lectures" tab
How about selling a hybrid plug-in that runs on electric or biodiesel ....
Plug In America for more info...
United States Climate Action Partnership
You need to check out the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) Web Site to see the big big companies that are giving the US governament "A Call for Action" on stoping harmful climate change..
FPL plans for solar array in Sarasota
I will be signing up for FPL's Sunshine Energy Program ASAP... since they are building in my home town.
But the solar project FPL is building east of Sarasota -- on Bee Ridge Road, east of Interstate 75 -- is still expected to be the largest solar array in Florida, covering half the size of a football field with panels about 5 feet by 3 feet each.
It is being built to hold up FPL's end of the bargain with customers who have signed up for its Sunshine Energy program.
