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Achieved the LEED-GA Credential
Credentials are an important measure of core competencies and a good validation of knowledge. Over the summer of 2013 I took several courses to prepare for the LEED-GA accreditation exam. After the...
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How Far Behind Tennessee is North Carolina?
Short answer: real far, when it comes to electric vehicle charging sites…Last summer my family took a trip to Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville Tennessee. As a two electric car family, I...
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Catawba Sustainable Communities Talk
Catawba College, Salisbury, NC I gave a one hour talk to the Sustainable Communities class at the Center for the Environment of Catawba College located in Salisbury, NC today (November 11, 2013). The...
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Seven Years of Biomass
Seven years ago we installed a LMF 100,000 Btu Biomass furnace. Biomass 100,000 Btu Furnace Well, it is still running — especially last night and today. The temp recorded on the solar thermal collector...
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Regressive New NC Fee for Electric Vehicles
NC Discourages EVs So, with the New Year, the Legislators officially embark on another quest to discourage electric vehicles. We all breathe the same air, so they will be inhaling the effects of their...
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Battery-Less Wind Turbine and Micro-Inverter
Primus AIR-40 Wind Turbine I have been interested in small wind turbines for some time. But, not because they are practical in my area from a power production perspective. My interest is that I could...
View ArticleVideo: The True Cost of Gasoline
Sometimes the truth hurts a lot. But then again, so does COPD and not being able to breathe. Watch this video on the true cost of gasoline.
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Welcome!
Welcome to Ken Clifton’s blog. If you are a student, you will be most interested in the “teaching” category content. Please feel free to explore the “About” and “Resume” links at the left. We have...
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At the O2 Energies Solar Mid-Construction Event
Inspiring work by O2 Energies just outside Salisbury today! I hope to hear more about their custom solar monitoring work soon. It was a beautiful sunny May afternoon! Dunn’s Mountain O2 Energies...
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Solar Presentation to Rowan Amateur Radio Society
My ten year process of implementing solar PV.
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