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The latest in clean energy

Tags: solar energy, solar, renewable energy, green jobs, USF

Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Today we'll hear from Dr. Yogi Goswami who is co-director of the Clean Energy Research Center at the University of South Florida in Tampa. We'll talk about the latest advances in solar energy, feed-in tariffs, fuel cells, biodiesel, rail transit and the true costs of oil. He'll be speaking this Saturday at a renewable energy event in Ybor City.

Energy efficient buildings and schools

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Tags: education, energy efficiency, LEED, solar, Ybor City

On today’s program we talked with a couple of the best green contractors in our area. The Learning Gate Charter School in Lutz just received its Platinum LEED certification from the US Green Building Council, and last year installed a 5 KW solar electric grid-tie System.

Charles Girard, the teaching contractor on the project, joined the program with the head of the environmental department, Adam, and two really sharp students attending the school, Demonte and Shelby.

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Solar Hot Water

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Tags: solar, PV

Our first guest on the Sustainable Living Program was Dr. Richard Komp, a solar energy expert visiting the area from Maine. Dr. Komp will be giving a presentation in New Port Richey for the West Pasco Habitat for Humanity on November 18. He’ll be talking about a variety of topics, from solar hot water to building your own solar electric modules, and his travels around the world to help others utilize solar energy.

His web site is www.mainesolar.org.

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Hillsborough County unveils major solar power installation on its Tampa courthouse listen

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Tags: solar, photovoltaic, green jobs, renewable energy, Hillsborough County, Kathy Castor, Al Higgenbotham, Pat Frank, solar power

This morning the Hillsborough County’s Old Main Courthouse building unveiled a solar photovoltaic system that will now power 40% of the building’s energy needs thanks to a federal stimulus grant. Nationwide, 2.7 billion dollars have been set aside for energy efficiency as part of the 2009 Recovery Act. Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner announced that Hillsbo...