Open innovation & solar: a new horizon is in the heart of coal country

Many visions were created and developed over the years, the show in the direction of what calls Economist Jeremy Rifken of the third industrial revolution: a network economy, where the whole system is interactive, integrated and seamless. This integration of energy sources is currently and will create still completely new opportunities for cross-industry relations in the coming years. For Rifken, the third industrial revolution will become a new era of "distributed capitalism" in the existing and new businesses and homeowners energy player. Unfortunately not Rifken the decompress mechanism like distributed capitalism functions on the level of raw materials, i.e. the kind and wise, will be there in which by answering the question below:

How do we create the necessary communication to ensure connections (formally/informally) to the emergence of the third industrial revolution?

Provides an important piece in this puzzle, a team of global pioneers come together to understand to the morphogenesis of human creativity at the base by experimenting with open innovation and solar development synergistically interact to increase technological change over the course of time. A living lab or iLab in the heart of Central Appalachian coal country develop, many organizations that make up the Central Appalachian sustainable development (CASE) network, to identify integrative synergies between traditional and new energy resources.

Barcelona LOW3 derived project of living Labs can be understood as a "holistic infrastructure for research and innovation and have the potential to draw off, tools for teaching, connects all three activities within the creative real world based on user co-creation and open innovation." The iLab open innovation Consortium is to develop exactly that of a peer-to-peer network, where "human creativity" used across multiple connected peers. Each participant of the Consortium provides a portion of their resources iLab participants directly.

Many regional universities, including the West Virginia University and University of Pikeville as anchor institutions serve an integral resource of the Consortium as an open curriculum and participates actively in the implementation of innovative educational strategies, based on experimental or integrative approaches to interdisciplinary research and development. An active member of the consortium of open innovation, explains Professor Peter Hackbert Berea College, that he excited a first course titled "applied sustainability: development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem" start this summer.

The development of an ecosystem open is about solar innovation already underway. This strategy allows partner companies proprietary thresholds to optimise internal returns and competitiveness to identify and identify external or shared innovation opportunities. The iLab-partner, the solar gardens Institute, believes that this innovation strategy provides an ideal setting, for the assessment of new business models.

Managing Director of the Institute garden solar on the joy Hughes, declared that it "their own shared renewable projects develop interest in local community groups to see. In addition, these communities of people, can the already projects - the ' solar gardener "completed have to learn." Hughes said, pointedly if "Tools such as software, business structures, and financial models in an open-source manner between groups, this inevitably can be shared to accelerate the development process."

Professor Hans Shaffer, a member of the iLab development team and a global expert in living Labs, underlined the importance of integrating solar development tools within a central IT platform. "The long-term sustainability of any open innovation strategy is very dependent on created on the quality of relations and effective use of mechanisms to ensure that the relational stability of these relationships in the course of time." Fortunately, the iLab team is one of the leading solar platform development, working with us is for us. "

CEO of geo adjuster, the nation forward and largest solar energy marketplace, David Levine put his enthusiasm for being a part of, what he "next generation" referred to as solar development strategy and regional transition. "The concept of a laboratory for clean-tech life in an environment traditionally used for fossil fuels is exciting." In some cases many residents in the territories are not aware of their dilemma and often that defend practices very, the most destructive to their well-being. It will be interesting to see if we can break this cycle and the kickstart is a culture of innovation, abundance and boost."

In a recent article in home power magazine, Kelly Davidson offers a clear statement that illuminates the transition strategy of the iLab. Companies that are commissioned in this proactive strategy "with the challenge of preparing Williamson for life. after the coal Production slowed in the region, and mining are increasingly automated and less labour intensive, need Williamson and coal to survive communities of new sources of income and new jobs. "

Based on what is commonly known in evolutionary circles, said West Virginia native and global expert for solar development, Murphy Poindexter, that "barriers breed innovation and power is an invaluable asset for this reason West Virginia's low-cost." He continued to openly stating that "solar makes no sense in our State now through this barrier and open innovation, maybe that is the only way to resolve this issue."

This novel approach for solar development can a new precedent for clean-tech innovation nationwide. In collaboration with the Mingo County redevelopment authority, sustainable Williamson expands currently this open innovation strategy on a comprehensive assessment of the integrated energy includes: control and response, memory, large amounts of data and a number of clean-tech - production facilities for the residential, commercial and utility-scale sectors require.

Simply, the evolution of communication has begun.

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Renewable Energy Optimization in the Heart of Coal Country

As part of its non-profit IndieGoGo campaign, Sustainable Williamson created a series of videos that depict a wide array of renewable energy projects that are either successfully deployed in the coalfields or are in the queue for deployment in the near future. It hopes that these projects will provide a working framework for “energy optimization” in the region — transitioning communities from an aging, tired fossil fuel economy to a rejuvinating renewable energy mix without picking winners or losers. This campaign focuses on creating a healthy combination of energies, both fossil and renewbale, that truly establishes an "all of the above" strategy.

Project highlights include:

The Smart-Office acts as the central node that will eventually become a pilot “micro-grid” or virtual power plant (VPP) by integrating a variety of technologies in a manner that allows our team to assess various energy optimization scenarios with the end goal of both net-zero design as well as assessing the relationship between both demand-control and demand-response technologies. With this effort, Sustainable Williamson hopes to identify synergies with West Virginia’s innovative “Super Circuit” project as they are utilizing similar resources on a smaller-scale.Integrated Energy Parks™ seek to synergistically scale-up a variety of energy resources which include natural gas, coal, solar and biomass. The IEP concept was recently discussed in Sustainable Williamson’s blog by Patriot Bioenergy’s CEO entitled “The Future Requires Integration of Energy Production and Processing.” Roger Ford describes how IEP’s point toward a concrete “All the Above” energy strategy that, if adopted, will position America as a global leader in energy research and development.Scaling up an innovative pyrolysis biomass technology developed by West Virginia’s very own Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research and Innovation Center (MATRIC). To date, laboratory research at Virginia Tech is moving forward with some field studies that will take place throughout 2013 based upon the successful lab trials. If viable, this approach will contribute to the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative in scaling their proven Forest Reclamation Approach (FRA).
In the heart of coal country, many brilliant entrepreneurs are presently laying the framework for a new paradigm in energy development for the coalfields and perhaps the nation. Sustainable Williamson hopes to de-politicize energy and position America as a global leader in developing an energy strategy and policy that is rooted in what it does best: innovation.

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Sun Center Studios takes heart in Pennsylvania with 216kW solar system

Press release Source: Sun Center Studios on Friday May 27, 2010, 8:00 am EDT

CHESTER TOWNSHIP, PA, 27 May 2011/PRNewswire /-Center tanning salons, latest and most awaited possibility dedicated help Pennsylvania as a haven for film-making, just a solar system 216 kilowatt (kW), so some of the leading Hollywood movie studios join in the commitment to sustainability and renewable energy sources presented. The system is the largest solar project in Delaware County, PA and belongs in the top 1% of all solar projects from the Pennsylvania sunshine solar rebate program funded. Mercury solar systems Philadelphia Office develops and installs the system with the help of the IBEW local 654 electrician and Pusey electric in March 2011.

"Sun Center Studios commitment to sustainability extends over the entire system of the efficient design of new buildings of the campus and storm water management, our use of organic and locally grown foods when possible, our participation in"Smart Grid"technology programs through integrated demand response and the installation of electric car charging stations with a fleet of hybrid for our production customers", "commented Adam Rotwitt, Senior Vice President of Sun Center Studios." "We believe that our Studio serves as a model for other local Pennsylvania companies and companies in the film and television industry."

The solar system to 19 average size enough energy to supply houses and reduce 270,626 pounds of carbon dioxide to produce annually. This corresponds to the recycling of 4.2 million cans soda, take 21 HA trees plants and each year 27 cars off the road.

"We see continued strong demand from companies looking to invest in solar energy because of the environment benefits, but also because of the significant cost savings, which will see over the lifetime of the system", said Andrew Kleeman, Senior Vice President of mercury solar systems.

David Richman, commercial sales for mercury solar systems further commented, "that solar are incentives in Pennsylvania and New Jersey some of the most generous in the country, so this invest an optimum time." "We commend solar tanning salons Center to include in their State-of-the art facility."

About Sun Center Studios

Tanning salons Center is Pennsylvania's first specially developed new building sound stage system and campus specifically for the production activities of the large budget feature films and episodic television programs. The State-of-the-art film and television production studios are based in Chester Township, Delaware County. For more information, visit www.suncenterstudios.com.

About mercury solar systems

Mercury solar systems is one of the leading solaren integrators on the East Coast and Inc500's "10th of fastest-growing energy company". The company developed and installed solar panels and solar energy systems for commercial and residential market and has until today more than 1,500 solar systems of 20 MW installed power. Mercury solar systems is a subsidiary of mercury energy, a leading provider of solar systems in the United States. For more information, see Www.MercurySolarSystems.com.

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Contact:
Adam B. Rotwitt
Sun Center Studios
(610) 494-3600

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