Solar Energy at Work Solar Installations are visible throughout the State of Illinois. Following is a short video provided courtesy of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3Dwww.cleanaircounts.org%26fr%3Dieas%26fr2%3Dtab-web&w=450&h=92&imgurl=www.chicagosolarpartnership.org%2Fclientuploads%2Fphotos%2Fchart_sm.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagosolarpartnership.org%2Findex.php%3Fsrc%3Dgendocs%26amp%3Blink%3DBenefits&size=12.5kB&name=chart_sm.jpg&p=www.cleanaircounts.org&type=JPG&oid=f49a52a4c1059e78&no=1&tt=1&sigr=12eeob8lj&sigi=1211cqnj4&sigb=132u7k9u6
CSP's Solar Vision In a single second, the sun generates enough energy to supply all U.S. energy needs for 9,000,000 years. By harvesting the sun's clean energy using solar smart technologies, CSP believes that in the years ahead, the City of Chicago will be able to produce megawatt equivalents of solar energy leading to a healthier, more secure, more reliable and intelligent energy infrastructure. Our goal is to achieve 33 megawatts of solar power by 2010. In our solar smart City, the air is cleaner, the water purer, and its citizens healthier and more secure. All because a group of manufacturers, utilities, labor representatives, educators, government agencies, non-profit organizations and financial institutions, worked together to find a way to generate vast amounts of solar energy in our beautiful Solar City in the Garden, Chicago. Chicago's Solar Benefits Chicago's solar industry has delivered many benefits to the metropolitan area: - Solar energy creates jobs.<http://www.chicagosolarpartnership.org/index.php?submenu=About&src=gendocs&link=Benefits&category=About Us#jobs> - Solar energy promotes air quality.<http://www.chicagosolarpartnership.org/index.php?submenu=About&src=gendocs&link=Benefits&category=About Us#air> - Solar energy eases demand on infrastructure.<http://www.chicagosolarpartnership.org/index.php?submenu=About&src=gendocs&link=Benefits&category=About Us#infra> - Solar energy supports first responders.<http://www.chicagosolarpartnership.org/index.php?submenu=About&src=gendocs&link=Benefits&category=About Us#respond> - Solar energy supports the arts and conservation.<http://www.chicagosolarpartnership.org/index.php?submenu=About&src=gendocs&link=Benefits&category=About Us#arts> - Solar energy promotes tourism and exchange.<http://www.chicagosolarpartnership.org/index.php?submenu=About&src=gendocs&link=Benefits&category=About Us#tour> Solar energy creates jobs. In July of 2003 the City of Chicago signed an agreement with Solargenix Energy to install $5m worth of solar thermal systems on City and sister agency (Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Chicago Park District (CPD), and Chicago City Colleges (CCC) facilities. In addition, the City provided interest-free financing to Solargenix in order to relocate their facility to the Stockyards Planned Manufacturing District at 3622 South Morgan Street. Solargenix's production facility was relocated from Florida and began operations in late March of 2004. The facility now employs 15 full-time personnel who manufacture 30-40 collectors per day. Much of the output is scheduled for installation on City fire and police stations as well as on city-operated senior facilities among others throughout the city. [plant interior photo][staff photo] Solar energy promotes air quality. Solar PV systems generate peak output during hot summer days, when air conditioners are turned on. On those days, air quality is typically at its worst as well, as heat and sunlight transform fossil fuel exhaust into smog. PV helps reduce the amount of fossil fuel (typically coal) burned to produce electricity to meet peak demand. Solar thermal systems can reduce emissions by offsetting natural gas demand for hot water heating. The result is cleaner air for everyone. Smog info http://www.epa.gov/airnow/health/ http://www.lungchicago.org/site/epage/25177_487.htm http://www.cleantheair.org/ What you can do http://www.chicagocleancities.org/ http://www.cleanaircounts.org/ [smog diagram][link to Chicago Area Clean Cities] Solar energy eases demand on infrastructure. At these times, the electrical infrastructure or "grid" that transmits and distributes electricity from power plants to homes undergoes a lot of stress. Much like a highway during rush hour, the transmission lines running from power plants become "congested." This congestion can increase the likelihood of power outages. PV can help ease that congestion because it goes directly into the distribution infrastructure, ready to supply homes and businesses across Chicagoland. [T&D diagram] Solar energy supports first responders. When Fire and Emergency Management Services (EMS) personnel come back to Engine Company 26 after a run, they can count on the sun for a warm shower. A 10kW solar thermal array, the first installed under the City's purchase agreement with Solargenix, also saves the City more than $1,000 a year on the firehouse's heating bill. Look for more solar thermal installations at firehouses throughout the city soon. Solar energy supports the arts and conservation. Chicago's most revered and renowned cultural institutions, including the Field Museum, the Art Institute, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and Mexican Fine Arts Center, host some of the largest PV arrays in Chicagoland. While the cultural treasures they showcase vary from Monets to butterflies and world-famous dinosaur skeletons, these institutions share a commitment to conservation through solar energy. Solar energy promotes tourism and exchange. Thanks to international publicity, the Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT) and the Exelon Pavilions at Millennium Park have attracted visitors from across the world. At 115kW, the CCGT installation is Chicago's largest, while the Exelon Pavilions are home to Chicago's first and largest (71kW) building-integrated PV installation. CCGT in particular has hosted delegations from China, Korea, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands, as well as mayors from across the US. *collected from web* -- cnu.pne --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thatha_patty?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
