This week we talk about wind (sort of)

Last week I talked about solar power and how I am becoming more focused on that lately because of classes I'm taking. Well this week I get to talk about wind in an indirect manner. Vestas, a Danish wind turbine manufacturer, has it's North American headquarters in my hometown of Portland Oregon. Well they recently released news that they are building a new headquarters building and they are going for LEED platinum.

New Vestas Headquarters in Portland Shoots for LEED Platinum

This is the kind of project that makes me proud of being an Oregonian. We have drawn companies to our State that are really focused on renewable energies and sustainability. Vestas is making a big time statement here by going for Platinum. It's a very difficult rating to get and requires quite a bit of investment. By doing this Vestas is also basically making the promise that they are here to stay in the Portland area which makes me very happy as well since Vestas is on the short list of companies that I'd really love to work for here in the Portland area.

Solar Power!

Okay I need to get better at this blogging thing if I really want to become good at it. I like to write. I have strong opinions. For some reason I just haven't found the impetus to blog regularly. I vow that I will do so more often in the future.

So I decided to go back to school. I'm interested in alternate energy and sustainability and, luckily for me, there is a program that coincides with my interests at my local Community College. I've enrolled in the Solar Voltaic Associates program. I even finished my first term with all A's! Yay me! Anyway, so now I'm more interested in Solar technology and I notice articles about it more often. Like this one.

Solar Powered Train Station

Why is it that the Chinese are ahead of us in high speed rail AND solar power? Or at least solar integration. Sigh. This kind of thing is exactly what we need to get things moving again in this country. What an awesome idea. Train Stations have giant roofs of empty acreage just begging to be made use of. Personally I see this as a sort of peanut butter and chocolate kind of thing.

So exciting to see projects like this get off the ground. Even if it is happening thousands of miles away.