In addition to teaching students about solar energy and cooking simple foods, they can be used to pasteurize pond water for biological observations, test insulating materials and may other simple experiments. The Hawaii Energy Extension Service is a program of the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism-Energy Division. A public seminar on residential solar water heating was offered on February 15 at the Kona Outdoor Circle facility. Co-sponsored by the Kona Outdoor Circle, the University of Hawaii at Hilo and the Hawaii Energy Extension Service, the evening class helped consumers understand how different types of solar water heaters work, how they perform, their impact on utility bills and the importance of maintenance. Each kit contains a silicon cell solar panel, a small motor and information packet.
Students provide all other components in building their cars.
The model cars will be judged on design and craftsmanship as well as speed and performance. The sprint competition stimulates interest in renewable energy and cultivates science, math and engineering skills in a fun, hands-on exercise. Held on March 15, the roundtable brought together representatives from the forest products industry, companies such as paper manufacturers that burn wood waste and air quality regulatory agencies. The participants discussed the existing regulatory and policy framework in Kentucky and developed a set of actions that could reduce the barriers to the use of wood waste for energy in an environmentally safe way. The facilitator for the discussion was Christine Donovan, president of C.T. Donovan Associates of Burlington, Vermont.