Solar electricity for the developing world

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association We held our first solar energy workshops in
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May 15, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

City to sponsor Energy Conservation Workshops

Staff Report The City of Rockford Human Services Department is offering Energy Conservation Workshops throughout the year, many held in conjunction
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May 15, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Hydrogen: A key component in our energy future

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association Around 2002, we were involved in a short-lived
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May 8, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | 1 Comment

Rockford Christian Schools awarded LEED Silver Certification

Online Staff Report Rockford Christian Schools was awarded LEED Silver Certification April 23 for the addition of their new 25,000-square-foot Diane
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May 8, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Reflections on Earth Day after 43 years

• We have moved backward from the future By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association Earth Day
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May 1, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Hands-on Photovoltaic class offered May 4

Staff Report OREGON, Ill. — The Illinois Renewable Energy Association (IREA) is offering a Hands-on Photovoltaic (solar electricity) class at 1230
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May 1, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Coping with erratic weather

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association In a recent article, we shared the
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April 24, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

USDA seeks applications for renewable energy system, energy efficiency improvement projects

Online Staff Report CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced recently that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is
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April 24, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Renewable energy and natural landscapes

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association As renewable energy installations expand, there is
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April 17, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Anticipating drought eases

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association Farmers make cropping decisions, in part, based on
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April 10, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

World’s No. 1 eco-athlete featured at Earth Day Luncheon

Staff Report At Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful’s (KNIB) Sixth Annual Earth Day Luncheon, race car driver and self-proclaimed “tree-hugger” celebrity
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April 10, 2013 | Also published in Local News> News> Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Sustainability workshops offered at Rock Valley April 12, May 2

Staff Report The Building Construction Management program, along with the Illinois Green Economy Network (IGEN), is sponsoring four sustainability workshops on
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April 3, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Insulation and efficiency upgrades pay off

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association Some pioneering efforts to encourage solar energy and
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March 27, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

The solar revolution is here — will governments embrace or resist it?

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association A series of reports hail the emergence of
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March 20, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Getting off the energy cost roller coaster

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association Our oil and gas energy industries, along
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March 13, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Ice dams on roofs

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association A homeowner near Durand called concerned about
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March 6, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | 1 Comment

Is the end of cheap natural gas and oil upon us?

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association The cheap price of unconventional natural gas in
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February 27, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Local power can encourage renewable energy systems

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association When Paul Fenn made his presentation about local
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February 20, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Gas flaring — what a waste

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association A recent NASA satellite image suggests light levels
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February 13, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Peak oil disputes

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association Following the release of a study from
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February 6, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Invisible energy impacts

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association The cold spell brings back childhood memories when
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January 30, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Wisconsin’s renewable energy policy summit

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association With its dependence on energy imports to fuel
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January 23, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | 1 Comment

Grid vulnerabilities — an opportunity for alternatives

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association Storms such as Hurricane Sandy remind us of
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January 16, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

What does 2013 hold for PV installations?

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association The re-election of Barack Obama was seen as
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January 9, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | 2 Comments

Kivalina — a climate change story

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association During our visit to Iceland, we talked with
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January 2, 2013 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Water use and abuses

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association This summer’s drought serves as a grim reminder
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December 26, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

PV in the developing world

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association This fall, Illinois Renewable Energy Association (IREA)
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December 19, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Neon lights at Phoenix Traders: Finding efficiency in an ‘old’ technology

By Jim Phelps Owner, Phoenix Traders Phoenix Traders has always had an eco/upcycled bent to its business practices. When we purchased
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December 19, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

The World Energy Outlook

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association The World Energy Outlook for 2012 was released
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December 12, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

If shale gas is another bubble

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association Years ago, when Congress was debating whether to
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December 5, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

‘Turn Green Into Green’ workshop in Oregon, Ill., Dec. 12

Staff Report ROCK FALLS, Ill. — Carol Kulek, consultant for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), will speak
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December 5, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Renewable barriers return

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association The 200 villagers in Effelter, Bavaria, invested in
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November 28, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Hurricane Sandy and sustainable solutions

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association During summer 1969, we spent two weeks in
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November 21, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Local power revisited

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association Recently, Kari Lydersen of Midwest Energy News contacted
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Prairie plants and energy

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association Several of these columns have focused on
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November 7, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Charging stations getting started

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association We have had a variety of alternatively-powered vehicles
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October 31, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | 1 Comment

Sixth-graders learn about renewable energy systems

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association When Kathy Lawrence learned that the Oregon,
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October 24, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Solar tour, update on regional renewable energy efforts

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association Several visitors to this year’s Tour of Solar
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October 17, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

EMPs and the threat to energy services

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association In 1982, the book Brittle Power, written by
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October 10, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Nachusa Grasslands’ new PV system

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association On the third Saturday in September, we
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October 3, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Swedish students working on energy-efficient homes in Rockford

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association Another group of construction students from De
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September 26, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Illinois Renewable Energy Association offers busy month of programs

Staff Report OREGON, Ill. — The Illinois Renewable Energy Association (IREA) is planning a busy, educational month this October. Each Saturday
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September 26, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

2013 Solar Decathlon competition

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association In a recent telephone conversation with Kevin
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September 19, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Local ‘Tour of Solar Places’ part of National tour

Staff Report Take a “Tour of Solar Places” in Ogle County and north central Illinois from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
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September 19, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Locally-grown organic foods

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association Over the last decade, locally-grown organic foods have
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September 12, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

New process doubles production of alternative fuel while slashing costs

By Phyllis Picklesimer Media/Communications Specialist, University of Illinois College of ACES News and Public Affairs URBANA, Ill. — A new discovery should
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September 12, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Drought, water and energy

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association By the time this column is published,
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September 5, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Small wind energy workshop at Freedom Field Sept. 10

Staff Report Is a small wind turbine the answer to reducing your electric bill? How do you know what size
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September 5, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Can green jobs solve unemployment?

By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl President and Vice President, Illinois Renewable Energy Association When discussing green careers, a common response
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August 29, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | 1 Comment

Oregon High students hold a ‘solarbration’ for the installation of new solar panels

Staff Reports OREGON, Ill. — Going “green” is a concept Oregon High School students will not only be learning about
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August 29, 2012 | Also published in Renewable Energy | Comments (0)


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