Nederland Renewable Energy Project

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/03/cool-collaboration-mines-forgotten-technologies-for-huge-energy-savings While I would prefer geothermal heating & cooling, the Ned Library is going with evaporative cooling.  Hopefully they will avoid direct coolers to avoid mold on the books!  From the article:

http://www.thebigmoney.com/blogs/shifting-gears/2010/03/09/why-we-need-better-batteries-electric-cars

http://www.cleanenergyaction.org/get-behind-2010-legislation-decarbonizing-colorado St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1419 Pine Street, Boulder, CO 80304

Before I left for India I actually saw a red Tesla driving up the canyon.  It might have been another test driver or it could have been these guys.  :-) http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-409938 shows a video of a Tesla driven from Boulder to Estes Park(via Ned) and back.  This $158K MSRP vehicle is not really our target audience for Ned electric car (EV) charging stations as it has a 2E50 mile range...they ended up with about 70 miles range left.  EVs that have half this range would welcome a charging station in Ned.   It would be great for local tourism as these folks will shop and eat while "topping off" their car batteries.

Join the Solar Jobs / Green Jobs Rally!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Rally to the Capitol kicks off at 1:30 PM

START: From 16TH Street Mall at Lawrence St., Denver
Assembly and Press Conference 1:30 PM
FINISH: Colorado State Capitol (west steps) at 2:30 PM

Solar Roofs = Local Jobs

http://www.terrapass.com/blog/posts/1bog They haven't scaled up as much as I'd expected by now but 550 homes in 2009 is still a positive step....

http://iphone.cnet.com/site?sid=cnet_ip&pid=News.Detail&category=56&topic=10453303&changeTitle=A%20new%20wire%20twist%20on%20silicon%20solar%20cells%20-%20CNET%20News%20 New life for silicon cells in flexible panels that might be woven into clothing.  Inorganic cells have higher PV efficiencies than the flexible organic cells that have been proposed to date.