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Kimberly Clark adds solar to Hendersonville facility

Hendersonville's Kimberly-Clark Berkeley Mill manufacturing plant can now capture the sun's energy to power its operations thanks at a new solar panel project.



Kimberly-Clark Corp. produces health and hygiene brands including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Pull-Ups, Kotex, and Depend. The company partnered with Duke Energy to place 361 ground-mounted solar panels on 10,000 square feet of mill property, according to a press release issued… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on October 27, 2010 at 3:05pm — No Comments

ASU student team selected to compete in prestigious Solar Decathlon competition



Conceptual rendering of ASU's Solar Homestead house

A student team from Appalachian State University has been selected as one of 20 teams from around the world to compete in the Solar Decathlon competition, one of the premier green building design competitions. Being selected for this challenge is a major accomplishment and a great showcase opportunity for ASU and the region.…

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Added by Matt Raker on October 27, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Ewe Power?

Sheep at work on the SAS Solar Farm, an FLS Energy project. Read the story at http://www.carycitizen.com/2010/10/14/2-solar-farms-and-8-sheep/

Added by Matt Raker on October 27, 2010 at 10:28am — No Comments

USPTO to Extend Green Patent Deadline

Ahead of a formal announcement, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a notice that it is expanding the eligibility of its Green Technology Pilot Program to include applications filed on or after December 8, 2009. The program also is being extended from December 8, 2010 to December 31, 2011.

USPTO says these changes will permit more…

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Added by Matt Raker on October 25, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Natural Products Manufacturing Facility at Blue Ridge Food Ventures Now Open!

Pictured: the natural products bottling line, one of many critical production components at the new Natural Products Manufacturing Facility.



Have a budding natural products company? Well, now you have a great partner on your way to success at the new Natural Products Manufacturing Facility at Blue Ridge Food Ventures, a program…

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Added by Matt Raker on October 19, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

WNC Sustainable Communities Initiative Recieves $1.6m Grant

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development along with partners US Department of Transportation and US Environmental Protection Agency have awarded the WNC Sustainable Communities Initiative (SCI) a $1.6m grant to develop a Regional Plan for Sustainable Development.



The SCI effort covers Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania counties and is lead by a consortia of public and private partners including Land-of-Sky Regional Council, French Broad Metropolitan… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on October 18, 2010 at 9:05am — No Comments

NCSEA Releases 2010 Sustainable Energy Jobs Report

From NCSEA: NC's green energy economy continues rapid growth



Here's your special access to NCSEA's 2010 NC Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Industries Census, which is being released today. We hope you and other valuable members and supporters of NCSEA will enjoy learning the latest information regarding our state's rapidly growing green energy economy. This valuable information will better inform business, policy, regulatory,… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on October 14, 2010 at 3:23pm — No Comments

EPA Announces Nearly $293 Million in Federal Funding Available for State, Local, and Tribal Governments

This message announces the availability of nearly $293 million in current or upcoming funding opportunities for state, local, and tribal governments from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that can be used to support climate and energy…

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Added by Matt Raker on October 14, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

DOE Releases Report on Offshore Wind Power in the United States

The new NREL report finds that harnessing even a fraction of the nation's potential offshore wind resource, estimated to be more than 4,000 gigawatts, could create thousands of jobs and help revitalize America's manufacturing sector, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, diversify U.S. energy supplies, and provide cost-competitive electricity.



Building 54 GW of offshore wind energy facilities would generate an estimated $200 billion in new economic activity and create more than… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on October 13, 2010 at 3:12pm — No Comments

Polk County launches "Meet Your Farmer Video" to support local ag.

Added by Matt Raker on October 13, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

300kW farm biogas facility goes online in Vermont

From BrighterEnergy.org:



The Chaput Family Farm in North Troy has installed a 300-kilowatt anaerobic digestion facility to turn organic materials like manure into biogas for use generating electricity.



Electricity produced by the project will meet all of the farm’s needs, with excess power sold to the local utility. The facility will also provide heat… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on October 13, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

USDA to host public meeting on the Renewable Fuels Report at AB Tech

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report outlining a strategy to meet the nation’s renewable fuel mandate. This mandate, the congressionally-adopted Renewable Fuels Standard, requires the use of 36 billion gallons of renewable transportation fuel by the year 2022.



Following the release of the report, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the agency would hold public meetings throughout the country to receive public comments about the… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on October 13, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

SAS partners with FLS Energy to add second solar farm



From http://www.environmentalleader.com



“… On the other side of the country, business analytics and software and services provider SAS has completed the installation…

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Added by Matt Raker on October 13, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

N.C. Utilities Commission expands renewable energy definition to include new timber

At their meeting this week, the NCUC ruled that energy from new timber feedstocks can be used in meeting the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards. Previously, the law only referred to "wood waste", and the clarification could expand the market opportunity for biomass energy projects. The Charlotte Observer has a good article on the decision here.

Added by Matt Raker on October 13, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

University of Montana plans to construct biomass boiler to heat, light campus - model for WNC?

The University of Montana is moving forward with a biomass boiler to provide heat and power for their operations. The feasibility study they commissioned, estimates that the biomass boiler will operate at half the cost of their current natural gas plant, even with natural gas prices being at near record lows. With a new 35% tax credit for bio-powered combined heat and power (CHP) facilities in NC, and a new… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on October 13, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

NC-based SJF Ventures and NGP Energy Technology Partners Invest in Community Energy, Inc.

Leading Renewable Energy Developer Closes Series A Investment



(Radnor, PA October 5, 2010) – SJF Ventures, joined by NGP Energy Technology Partners (NGP ETP), completed a Series A Preferred Stock investment in Community Energy, Inc. (CEI), a leading renewable energy developer and marketer. The investment will fund CEI’s plan to expand its pipeline of utility scale solar generation projects under development in the Northeast, Mid-West, and West.… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on October 13, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Western Carolina University, Brazilian firm partner on turbines

CULLOWHEE — Western Carolina University and a Brazilian energy company have partnered to make turbines that will use alternative fuels such as ethanol, the university announced Monday.



One of the uses for the new… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on October 12, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

New video focuses on Outdoor Industry opportunities in WNC

WNC Outdoors: Build It. Test It. Live It. This new video produced by the NC Department of Commerce 21st Century Communities program and American Green Media shows how the NC Mountains are the eastern pinnacle for the outdoor industry. Have a look and let us know what you… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on October 11, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

BRFV's New Natural Products Manufacturing Facility Grand Opening October 18th!

Natural Products Manufacturing Facility opens Oct 18 at agribusiness incubator Blue Ridge Food Ventures in Asheville; first of its kind in the U.S.



FACTS ABOUT THE FACILITY AND THE PROJECT



• The new Natural Products Manufacturing Facility will open Monday, Oct.18 as a new division of Blue Ridge Food Ventures, AdvantageWest’s agribusiness incubator located at the Enka campus of Asheville-Buncombe Technical… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on October 11, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

NC REAL Training: Jumpstart Your Small Farm Business - January 18 - March 8

NC REAL, a non-profit dedicated to assisting the development of small businesses in North Carolina is offering a class on developing and managing a small farm or agricultural business at the Madison campus of A-B Tech.



This course is designed to strengthen the business literacy of area farmers to help them develop and manage a profitable, environmentally sound small farm or agricultural business. The course uses hands-on experiential teaching techniques and provides opportunities for… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on October 11, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

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