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Solar Projects Popping Up Along the Energy Innovation Corridor

Minneapolis has big hopes for renewable energy in the city, with a goal of 1MW installed renewable capacity by 2014. A large step toward this goal was completed in 2011 with six individual solar...

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Discovering Science on the Range in the Field of Energy (DSRFE) project

Director and Instructor of the Center for Renewable Energy Education & Demonstration, Roger Aiken recently took some time to sit down with CERTs own Joel Haskard to talk about the Discovering...

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Fresh greens in the dead of winter: Garden Goddess greenhouse project

If imitation is truly the sincerest form of flattery, Chuck Waibel and Carol Ford should be blushing. In the fall and winter of 2012 in Ashby, Minnesota, Paradox Farm used Waibel and Ford’s model for...

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Cookin’ up savings: Energy efficiency workshops held in Cook County

Being an energy efficiency authority requires practicing what you preach—and that is exactly what Cook County is doing. In 2012, Cook County Higher Education and the Cook County Local Energy Project...

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Solar-powered season extension: High tunnel heating research

High tunnels (also commonly referred to as polytunnels, hoop greenhouses, or hoophouses) are large, generally semi-circle-shaped structures made of polyethylene. Main benefits derived from using the...

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Home Remedy: Saving Money through Energy Efficiency

Everyone would like to save money on utility bills, and most people want to conserve our natural resources, right?Well, in Southwest Minnesota, what initially started as an effort to raise awareness...

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VendingMisers: A refreshing approach to energy savings in the City of Saint Paul

Saint Paul Energy Coordinator Jim Giebel knows the importance of saving energy for a city government. He oversees the energy usage of over 160 city facilities in Saint Paul, with 3.2 million square...

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The New Noah Project: Crosslake Church Adds Solar Photovoltaic Panels to Roof

The story of Noah and the Ark, a man building a gigantic boat in preparation for a flood that no one else believed was coming, is familiar to most. Crosslake Presbyterian Church has recently taken a...

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Shakopee High School Brings Learning to the Outdoors Utilizing Renewable Energy

All of us, at some point in life, were stuck indoors on a beautiful day, and wished we could be outside. As kids, we’ve daydreamed about our teacher conducting class outside. As adults, we’ve joked...

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Understanding demand for renewable energy and energy efficiency financing

The Headwaters Regional Development Commission (HRDC) recently used grant funding from CERTs to conduct a community survey in Beltrami County, Minnesota in order to identify and understand the...

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