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Energy
Renewable Energy
CCE Onondaga Co. worked with residents and business owners in the Town of Fabius to host a series of meetings on Renewable Energy. Following these meetings a steering committee was formed which resulted in the desire to complete a town-wide comprehensive plan for energy production and use within the town. Current efforts are to secure funding to create the comprehensive plan. CCE Onondaga County is also a member of the Renewable Energy, Energy Conservation (REEC) program work team (PWT) at Cornell University. The REEC PWT is a collaboration of industry, policy and Cornell University researchers.
Renewable Energy Initiatives – Town of Fabius
Local interest in renewable energy technology created a series of informational meetings in Fabius in early 2007. The speakers presented an array of ideas and existing projects that stimulated much discussion on local possibilities. The Fabius Town Board approved the formation of the Fabius Energy Steering Committee whose task was to see if a comprehensive energy plan could be developed that would aid residents, businesses, schools, and government. The process to devise the concept of a comprehensive energy plan included…more>>
The goal of the Fabius Energy Plan is to implement sustainable initiatives and encourage investment in local renewable energy production within the town to reduce energy costs, utilize local natural resources, allow business opportunities, and reduce dependence on outside energy sources. This plan would involve an analysis of current energy consumption, production and delivery systems within the town and explore ways in which local renewable energy resources could be developed and integrated in local consumption patterns.
Other Renewable Energy Powerpoint Presentations of Interest
Agriculture and Carbon Trading – Green House Gases and Offsets by Jeni Wightman Download file
Pelleted Biomass – Challenges and Opportunities by Jerry Cherney Download file
Renewable Energy at Morrisville State College by Dr. Ray Cross Download file
Wind Power by Dereth Glance Download file
Wind Power by Gerry Aloi Download file
Wind Farm Impacts by Matt Brower Download file
Evaluation of Perennial Warm Season Grasses for Biofuel Feedstock Download file
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