Hocking College Energy Institute

10/15/2012

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10/15/2012

Happy Friday! Red Feather Development Group has many sustainable housing & energy efficient train-to-build programs in the works! We firmly believe:

10/15/2012

2,000 jobs have been lost from wind turbine manufacturers like this one. We need the wind production tax credit for job and energy security.

Photo cred: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

10/15/2012

10/15/2012

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10/09/2012

Half of the SMA Sunny Boy Inverters (Sunny Bear's Favorite!) used with the large parking canopy.

10/09/2012

Do you have a home that needs some improving? Enter ASES National Solar Sweepstakes NOW and be entered to win a $2,500 or $1,000 gift certificate to a home improvement store of your choice! http://www.ases.org/contest

10/09/2012

Work in solar or know someone who does? Send a picture to our "My Solar Job" Tumblr and help us showcase all the jobs the solar industry provides for America: http://mysolarjob.tumblr.com/

10/09/2012

The recently released list from GlobeScan and SustainAbility shows not necessarily which companies are best at integrating sustainability into business, but does highlight the gaps between performance and recognition.

10/09/2012

Renewable energy set for energy generation, storage and supply

10/09/2012

BTU Cottbus expanding its engineering offering to renewable energy systems with a real world energy solution from Heliocentris!

We are happy and proud to have been able to support the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus in expanding their Power Generation Programs to include extensive teaching and research in the area of Renewable Energies. Focus lies on power generation and the optimization of grid-tied renewable energy systems.

The "New Energy Power Supply" from Heliocentris is a real-world hybrid renewable energy system with 4 kW peak output achieved by combining PV and Wind power. The system is integrated with batteries, hydrogen storage, fuel cells and a smart energy management platform for training and research. Energy from the renewable energy inputs can be used to supply the island grid or fed togrid. This allows universities and research institutes to investigate the inputs under the restriction of an island grid system and a grid tied system.

When energy is not being consumed by loads connected to the system, it will store excess energy in two ways: short –term storage in batteries or long-term storage through hydrogen production. If there is an energy shortfall, the system converts the stored hydrogen into electricity by the use of the 1.2 kW fuel cell system. In order to ensure the system operates with maximum efficiency the smart energy management platform allows for optimal system design.

For research purposes, the web-based user software collects data from over 60 data measuring points and allows for logging and exporting of data. Long-term scenario analysis on energy generation, storage and management can be conducted.

Dr. Herbert Ristau, Head of the Lab: “The NEPS System gives us the flexibility we require for research focussed on different areas of the system: PV (Fixed & Tracked), Wind, Energy Storage (Hydrogen & Batteries), Fuel Cells, Energy Management, Grid Tied & System Efficiency. We also were able to have the system customized to allow for various system workstations, the integration of a solar thermal system and testing of a wind turbine.”

Steffen Löffler, Tutor: “Our ability to give students hands-on experience with real-world renewable energy systems has significantly increased the value of our program.

Please feel free to contact us for more information.

10/09/2012

Starting a Renewable Energy Program at your College/University?

Our Team Can Help - For over 15 years we have been partnering with universities worldwide in the field of renewable energy training & research.

Contact us to share experiences and help you setting up your program!