PSU electrical engineering students work on the LIM
Data collection sensors and components have been built into an interactive console that will allow...
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Wind to meet 20% US energy needs by 2030
Recognizing the importance of addressing the climate change crisis and reducing dependence upon foreign oil and gas, the US Department of Energy (USDOE) has launched an aggressive program aiming to meet 20% of America’s energy...
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What a whirlwind tour I have had these last two days traveling from the southern border of Oregon all the way to the top and back again. Managed a stop at the Roseburg VA Hospital to visit my son and learned much more about the...
Read MoreDistributed generation penciling out finally
This article was brought to my attention by a friend and it merits mentioning here. From Energy Pulse Distributed generation has long been the domain of the solar industry where small scale solar thermal arrays and photovoltaics...
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These past few weeks have been both exhausting and exhilirating for me winding through the myriad benefits and bizarre regulatory barriers to wide scale distributed energy and ultimately local sustainability. As winter...
Read MoreProspects for distributed energy
Distributed energy refers to power generated at or near the point of consumption and has the benefit of being highly efficient without requiring the enormous infrastructure and maintenance of centralized power transmission....
Read MoreFeasibility study for Coos County wind energy
Rogue River Wind is working with local engineering group SolCoast to investigate the feasibility of siting a 3 mega-Watt, municipally owned distributed power generation facility using wind turbine and photo-voltaic technology in...
Read MoreRenewable energy and social change
Been having a very productive time in northern Oregon this weekend and will be following up with Portland State University on the generator for a rooftop wind turbine tomorrow. Sustainability, renewable energy is crucial for...
Read MoreRogue River Wind & Portland State Univ to optimize wind turbine
Rogue River Wind and Portland State University Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science,...
Read MoreRogue River Wind developing high efficiency wind turbine for Oregon
PSU is establishing a test center which will analyze data collected from an installation expected this fall in Bandon, Oregon, known for its ample wind resource.
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