June 11th, 2010
Last Wednesday (Jun 9,2010) Advanced Energy Systems finished the physical installation of the first solar PV system in Salem’s Creekside neighborhood. Click here or on the photo above to see a video that shows before and after shots and clips taken during the installation.
Next steps are inspection by the City of Salem and PGE. Once [...]
April 22nd, 2010
I just talked to Burt and he said:
“I attended the meeting tonight (4/22) of the Creekside Architectural Review Committee and am happy to report that my 2.5 kW photovoltaic solar energy project was approved. I will provide updates as the project progresses.
I hope this news will prompt others in Creekside who are interested in pursuing solar [...]
April 13th, 2010
On Monday April 12 the Statesman Journal ran a front page article, by Beth Casper, on our efforts to provide a process in Creekside for the approval of solar installations. The article was syndicated to the Associated Press and picked up by many AP affiliates. The subject seems to be extremely popular since as of [...]
January 1st, 2010
A recent article in the Eugene Register Guard described the growth of the solar power industry in the Willamette Valley.
There are currently seven facilities, from Portland to Eugene, producing everything from silicon ingots and wafers to solar cells to inverters.
These facilities employ about 700 people, with plans to expand to over 2700 in the period 2010-2011. [...]
October 21st, 2009
In early 2009 my wife and I decided that we wanted to start moving towards the use of renewable energy. These days there are more and more motivations to take renewable seriously. At the time our biggest motivation was to support the use of clean, renewable energy.
So, after attending the Solar Expo in Portland in [...]
