Norway wins SolarBee grant

Sun Journal - Wed, 02/17/2010 - By Leslie H. Dixon

NORWAY — The town has been awarded grant funds for two solar-energy units that will dramatically reduce the sewer plant's electrical usage, Town Manager David Holt said Tuesday.

 The SolarBee units will be added to the existing SolarBee unit that was installed two years ago. That unit cut the department's electrical use in half. The new SolarBee units are expected to significantly decrease the remaining energy usage at the Brown Street plant, and may squelch sewer-user fee increases in the future, Holt said.

Middleport Village Council: Sewage system support plan approved

The Daily Sentinel - Thu, 01/28/2010 - By Charlene Hoeflich

MIDDLEPORT — A maintenance and support plan for the four-unit Solar-Bee system in Middleport’s sewage lagoon system has been approved by village council.

Meeting Monday night, council approved unanimously a three-year service contract with Solar-BeeKeeper on recommendation of the committee chairman Rae Moore and village administrator Fayman Roberts.

The Solar-Bee system, brushless mixers which operate on solar power, was installed last fall. It came at no cost to the village, having been completely paid for with federal stimulus grant money, according to Roberts.

SolarBee VP of Science to speak at upcoming national conference on science education

http://www.nsta.org/ - Thu, 01/07/2010

March 18–21, 2010

Connecting Science Past to Science Future

Join your colleagues in the City of Brotherly Love for NSTA's 58th National Conference on Science Education. Conference registration and exhibits will be at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Most sessions and events have been scheduled at the Convention Center and the Doubletree Philadelphia Hotel, Loew’s Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, and Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel.

 

City to use solar power to improve water taste

Commerce News Today - Wed, 11/04/2009 - By Mark Beardsley

Commerce officials plan to buy or lease three solar-powered devices to prevent algae from causing foul-tasting water each spring at the city’s reservoir.

Three SolarBee mixers in the city’s 300-acre reservoir could eliminate the dirty taste that plagues the reservoir during “turnovers” each spring. This past spring’s event was the worst on record, lasting 10 days.

Cove gets its own water circulation device

The Friday Flyer - Fri, 10/23/2009

After receiving approval from the Property Owners Association in early September, Cross Hill Dr. resident Mike Wiley installed a GridBee water-circulating device next to his dock. Similar to the POA’s Solar Bees, but smaller, Mike thinks it just might be starting to do the job it’s intended to do.

GridBee submersible circulators are manufactured by Solar Bee specifically for smaller bodies of fresh water to reduce or eliminate stagnation and improve water clarity. Mike’s goal is to see the water clarity improved in his small cove off the East Bay.

Solar-powered Technology for Water Quality Issues

Power Engineering - Thu, 10/15/2009 - By H. Kenneth Hudnell, PhD

Electric generating utilities use water bodies for a variety of operational purposes. For example, reservoirs supply cooling water, the heated water is cooled in basins and contaminants are decomposed in wastewater ponds. Solar-powered circulation (SPC) technology provides an environmentally sustainable technology for solving water quality problems at power utilities without CO2 emissions, at negligible operational costs.

 

The SPC Unit

SolarBee Inc.’s SPC units comprise three pontoons supporting a framework of above-water, near-surface and underwater components.

City Parks Earn Audubon Designation

The Coloradoan - Wed, 07/22/2009

Rolland Moore Park and Edora Community Park recently received official Audubon Cooperation Sanctuary certification from Audubon International in Selkirk, N.Y.

Leading beer companies believe in being green

Blorge - Mon, 07/20/2009 - By Susan Wilson

No, this is not a misplaced St. Patrick’s Day article or reference to green beer. The “green” for these companies means using green technology, cutting down on or recycling waste, and using less water and energy. Anheuser-Busch, Molson Coors, Miller Coors, a joint venture between SAB Miller and Molson Coors, breweries are striving to be environmentally sustainable companies.

SolarBee places 6th on 'Top 50' list of water companies

WaterWorld - Wed, 04/22/2009

• Recognized as a top innovator in global water technology on Earth Day 2009

DICKINSON, ND, Apr. 22, 2009 -- SolarBee® Inc., a manufacturer of solar-powered water circulation equipment, has placed number 6 in the "Top 50 Water Companies Competition" sponsored by The Artemis Project™, San Francisco. The competition recognizes innovators worldwide who are making significant contributions to water quality. Results were announced on Earth Day, Apr. 22, 2009.

Investment approved for Blue Lake quality: Clearer water, less algae attributed to SolarBees

The Outlook Online - Wed, 04/01/2009 - By Shannon Wells

The water quality of Blue Lake may not always live up to its name, but a public-private partnership deal may lock in a level of clarity most residents haven’t seen in decades.

Metro regional government agreed to split the total $150,000 cost of three solar-powered water circulators with a Blue Lake neighborhood group. Metro reached its decision on Thursday, March 6.

 
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