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1.11MW Solar Projects

and to promote the economic

the Micropower Council is hold-

benefits of wave power, includ-

ing its first conference on April

ing the reduction of the balance

29th this year in London. See

A Californian-based local author-

of trade deficit associated with

www.micropower2004.com

ity is to expand Alameda

reduced oil imports and the cre-

for details of the conference and

County's deployment of solar

ation of jobs for service organiza-

www.micropower.co.uk for

tions, manufacturers and con-

more information on the council.

electric power by 1.11MW. Alameda County already has the nation's largest rooftop solar

1.18MW solar PV array located on the roof of a jail in Dublin, California. Photo: Powerlight

electric system - a 1.18 MW solar

struction companies affiliated with the ocean industries.

RE handbook

www.americanwavepower.org

array located at the county's

of solar energy as an alternate

Santa Rita Jail in Dublin,

source of energy through

California. With the addition of

research, development, or

1.11 MW of new solar genera-

economic enterprise, or to an

tion spanning six sites through-

A new Handbook on Renewable

Micropower Council formed

Energy Projects has just been

individual who has made extraor-

The Micropower Council has

(Price: £45; ISBN: 0 946121 11

out the County, Alameda will

dinary valuable and enduring

been set up in the UK by Lord

7) is designed as a practical

soon lead the nation's counties

contributions to the field of solar

Ezra to research and promote

resource tool for government

in terms of solar use, generating

energy in other ways.

microgeneration and to provide a

agencies, companies, investors

a total of 2.29 megawatts of

Nominations must be received

respected and authoritative point

and business partners interested

power. Alameda's County's new

before September 1, 2004.

of contact for Government, reg-

in exploring how to identify,

solar projects, will consist of sys-

www.udel.edu/iec/

ulators, opinion formers, and the

implement and successfully

tems at: Wiley Manuel

KWBmm.html

general public on the subject of

operate renewable energy proj-

microgeneration. The

ects. It provides a brief overview

American wave power association

Micropower Council has evolved

of the leading renewable energy

out of Micropower Limited and

resources -- biomass, geother-

has been set up by the sponsors

mal, hydro, solar and wind --

Services Center in Dublin;

Dr. Joseph Franceschi, an energy

of the latter organisation. Its pur-

and the state-of-the-art tech-

Fremont Hall of Justice in

expert and lifelong environmen-

pose is to bring together compa-

nologies currently in use. It also

Fremont; and Winton Avenue

talist, has founded the American

nies and trade associations,

identifies the challenges of

Building and the Public Works

Wave Power Association (AWPA).

NGOs and other establishments

establishing such projects and

Building in Hayward.

AWPA's vision is: To promote the

who are interested in the promo-

offers resource lists, ideas and

www.powerlight.com

development of commercially

tion and development of small-

practical solutions for solving the

viable and environmentally sound

scale generation of sustainable

challenges. Also included are

wave power devices and projects

electricity by household cus-

descriptions of different cate-

to achieve energy independence

tomers and light commercial

gories of RE projects suitable for

Nominations are being invited for

from traditional fossil fuels; To

enterprises. Bringing together

developed and developing coun-

the Karl W. Boer - Solar Energy

promote this sustainable energy

power generation technology

tries, an overview of the leading

Medal of Merit. The medal will

technology to reduce the nega-

interests in photovoltaics, micro-

renewable energy resources and

be awarded to an individual who

tive environmental effects of

wind, micro-hydro, fuel cells,

technologies and a summary of

has made significant pioneering

global warming, ocean degreda-

organic rankine cycle engines,

existing policies and drivers.

contributions to the promotion

tion and environmental pollution;

Stirling engines and gas engines,

www.worldenergy.org

Courthouse/Glen Dyer Detention Facility and the County Administration Building in Oakland; Office of Emergency

Solar Energy award

www.re-focus.net

published by the World Energy Council (WEC). The Handbook

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