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UCSC Review Highlights Greenwharf in Connection with Student Environmentalism

Check out the online version of the article here.

New Power Hitter: Cleveland Indians install innovative wind turbine atop downtown ballpark

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CenSEPS Director Mike Isaacson Talks About Greenwharf on NPR

Click below to listen. http://kazu.org/post/thinking-local-about-energy… Continue Reading

Greenwharf In The News

Following is a compendium of recent press regarding the Greenwharf: UCSC Carbon Fund Promotes Green Projects on Campus and in the Community (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Center for Sustainable Energy and Power Systems wins Business Journal award (UCSC website) UCSC program recognized for work in sustainable energy (Santa Cruz Sentinel) The Wind and the Wharf (santacruz.com)… Continue Reading

Santa Cruz Mayor Rolls Out New Climate Action Plan

Read the article about the Mayor’s new action plan. The Climate Action Plan can be accessed here…. Continue Reading

Installation Mini-documentary

Filmed by Tiffany Wise-West and Penny Lopez. Edited by Cole Przybyl…. Continue Reading

Blue Sky Energy

Next up for the Greenwharf Project is the installation of a solar panel. We would like to take this moment to thank Blue Sky Energy, Inc. for their help in making this a reality. At a critical point in the integration and operation of a new renewable energy testbed facility, they stepped in and donated… Continue Reading

Video of Installed Wind Turbine

Click here to see a video of the Greenwharf wind turbine in action…. Continue Reading

Weather Data

For those who are interested, below are websites that provide real-time stats for the oceanic environment in Monterey Bay: Weekly Phytoplankton Blog http://oceandatacenter.ucsc.edu/PhytoBlog SCOOP (weather and water data) http://oceandatacenter.ucsc.edu/SCOOP Kudela Lab Weather Station http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KCASANTA132&wuSelect=PWS Kudela Lab YSI Sonde (water data) http://www.ysieconet.com/public/WebUI/Default.aspx?hidCustomerID=235 Phytoplankton ID Gallery http://oceandatacenter.ucsc.edu/PhytoGallery These have been used by our team to assess potential… Continue Reading

Wind Turbine Installation Back on Track

Unanticipated UC requirements have been handled. We will install the wind turbine and electronics starting September 29…. Continue Reading