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36245
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Discussed was the increasing role that farmers have been playing in the development of renewable energy industries such as solar and wind. Examples profiled were a solar farm owned by Charlotte based Birdseye Renewable Energy LLC, located on a three hundred acre farm in Robeson County. Noted also was Duke’s Dogwood solar farm in Halifax County.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 3, March 2017,
p40, 42
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36299
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A positive economic and occupational impact in North Carolina is possible through its growth in industries such as alternate energy. Such an impact is also perceived worldwide. Attesting to this domestic and international impact is insights from eight of the industry’s experts.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 8, August 2016,
p14-20
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Energy industries; Energy industry--North Carolina; Alternative fuel industry; Electric Vehicles; Renewable energy; Manufacturing industries; Solar energy; Solar power; Research and development partnership; Fayetteville Technical Community College--Research; Community colleges; Tax credits; Wind farms--North Carolina; Sustainable development; Natural gas; Service industries; Engineering--North Carolina; Retirement
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36312
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FLS Energy, a solar energy company, joined the ranks of other privately owned businesses with bright economic and occupational futures in North Carolina. Among the other 99 companies highlighted were Ennis-Flint, Rodgers Builders, Camco, Hissho Sushi, and Allen Industries. Factors these businesses often held in common included employees retaining majority ownership, being family owned, and starting with a single product.
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31595
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North Carolina’s climate is varied, but every area of the state could use solar energy for space and hot water heating. With five major mirror manufacturers, North Carolina is also a valuable resource for solar materials. This article describes research being conducted by the state’s universities, and several developments in solar technology.
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31528
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Robert Williams of Maggie Valley invented a new type of solar collector which could help alleviate the problems of excessive cost and low efficiency. Williams and his family also own the Meadowbrook Resort, where a working model of his solar collector is atop one of the greenhouses. In this article, Williams describes his invention, the solar greenhouse, and the future of solar energy.
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30812
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North Carolina’s largest solar electric installation at a public school brings power to the grid and lessons to Cherokee County students. The rural school system is focusing on energy conservation and renewable energy production as ways to fill gaps in its education budget. Martins Creek School is the first school in the county to install solar power arrays, funded by Solar Energy Initiatives.
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30816
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Solar water heating systems can help homeowners to reduce energy costs and to add value to their homes. Both the state of North Carolina and the federal government offer tax credits to homeowners and businesses as an extra incentive to install certified solar water heating systems. This article provides a guide and resources to installing and maintaining solar water heating.
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25656
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UNC researchers are developing alternatives to fossil fuels and rooftop solar panels to help solve power-grid problems. They formed the company MegaWatt Solar and designed the first fully functional solar tree consisting of units to withstand hurricane-force winds.
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31594
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Leon Neal, applications engineer with the North Carolina Science and Technology Research Center, discusses imaginative methods of harnessing the sun for energy, electricity, heat, and water. Rural areas in North Carolina are particularly suited to the use of solar energy.
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35687
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The author disclosed that short term costs for installing solar power, whether by flat-plate or heating system, was high. In light of long term benefits, plus its plentitude, Lofton proposed it was an investment worthy alternate fuel source.
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30984
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The largest solar power plant on a building in the Southeast is up and running in Benson, North Carolina. The solar electricity system was designed and installed by Hamlin Energy Solutions. Hamlin produces thirty percent of its own plant’s energy requirements with the rooftop solar system, resulting in a carbon-free method of generating electric power.
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27688
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New mandates and goals to use more renewable energy have resulted in northeastern North Carolina becoming a place to generate wind and solar power.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 1, January 2017,
p42-43, il
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30642
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Electric utilities, including North Carolina's electric cooperatives, are increasing their deployment of affordable, clean, renewable energy sources to generate electricity. Solar power is being used in some places, such as the home shopping retailer QVC distribution center near Rocky Mount, and a Duke Energy solar farm in Davidson County. For most homeowners and businesses, the cost to install solar power systems is expensive.
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35872
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The title wasn’t an allusion to Theodore Dreiser’s novel, but solar power, lately harnessed by suburbanites. Among them were the Adamczyks and Jones, who have discovered the virtues of this alternative fuel source. Virtues highlighted: saving the environment and on one’s utility bill.
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