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  • 26.08.09 Energy >> Alternate Energy

    This is one invention that has been talked about and around for awhile now. I have always thought it was possible since my first argument with my High School teacher. Take a look at there site and see what you think? Click Here! See for yourself!


     

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  • 18.08.09 Energy >> Wind Turbine Energy

    Wind-The goodSmile, BadYell, BeautyInnocent and UglyTongue out

     With everything comes something good and bad, take the good with the bad, you can't always get what you want, but sometimes you get what you need or so it seems when we look at the debates around wind turbines.
    By the way the windmill is normally a water pump and a wind turbine is an electrical generator.Just something I picked up at a class lately and looked up online using Wikipedia.
    With all the discussions, especially on Maui and in Hawaii, Wind is considered an important Resource and with our normal Trade Winds, this is rightly so.

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  • 09.04.09 Energy >> SmartGrid
    The Electrical Utility worker classified as Communication/Electronic Technician, although working within the Electrical Utility may rarely be involved in work that the public may visualize. The Lineman is most often seen out on the side of the road. These are the men and women that are tasked with installing and repairing the lines, poles and hardware associated with delivering the electrical power to homes and businesses.
    The Communication/Electronics Technician is involved in the "behind the scenes" operation of everything from the power plants to the home. The Communication/Electronics Technician works on the radio, fiber, microwave, telephone lines, two-way radio and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Distribution Automation).
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  • 08.08.09 Energy >> Alternate Energy

    As Maui moves more towards an mindset that includes renewable energy, we find that there seem to be many people interested in achieving energy independence and yet with the economy and real estate market such as it is, it is hard to find moneys to move in that direction. I have taken a number of classes on Maui, spent literally thousands of dollars to attend meetings on the mainland to try and get a grasp on what the future holds for the energy section only and all I can tell you is that all though it has been done successfully elsewhere, it seems like on Maui and in Hawaii, we seem to be trying to reinvent the wheel.

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  • 28.03.09 Energy >> Energy Conservation

    Saving Energy the Old Fashioned Way

     

    With all the technology there is today to produce electricity from Nuclear power plants to alternate sources like Sun, Wind, Plants, Water and Algae, as well as the various technologies to help us use less electricity. We sometimes will overlook the simple and effective ways to save energy and money.

     This weekend, while helping to watch my granddaughter, I undertook cleaning the refrigerator. Not the inside, although it can use it, but the underneath. The forgotten zone.

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  • 11.09.09 Energy >> Energy News

    The first day of the Maui County Energy Expo was energizing in it's own right. With a host of people representing the future Sustainability of Maui, Hawaii.

    The opening address by Mayor Charmaine Tavares of Maui County brought on a renewed sense of direction and feeling that Maui, as a whole, is heading in the right direction.

    Mayor Tavares Re-dedicated her efforts, despite the bad economic times, to continue on a path of Sustainability and to find the money. She pointed out our responsibilities individually and collectively, government, business and individuals to work towards a goal of a Sustainable Energy Future.

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