Goal For The Green

Back on January 26, 2009, I posted about Chad Maglaque’s plug-in windpower device. He calls it the Jellyfish. It is his entry to Google’s Project 10 to 100th. The project is a call for ideas, with the potential to change the world, by helping as many people as possible.

It is Maglaque’s hope that the Jellyfish becomes as affordable and acsessable to the world of renewable energy, as PC’s have become to the computer industry.  He entered the Jellyfish in the Google contest, to be able to obtain funding necessary for safety testing and certification.

To date, Google has received more than 150,000 enteries, representing 25 different languages worldwide.  It has taken longer than anticipated to review all those entries, and narrow the field.  Be sure to Sign Up to Be Automatically Notified By Google When Voting Opens!

Google will award $10 million amongst five innovative ideas that are capable of changing the world.  Maglaque’s You-tube entry is one of the most watched projects entered in  the contest.

Clarian Technologies, a research and development firm, focuses on developing technologies that help energy and transportation organizations.  Their goal is to help these organizations benefit and profit from the latest advances in energy related technology and information.  They have committed to helping Mr. Maglaque bring the Jellyfish Wind Appliance to market sometime in 2010.

Everything you want to know about the Jellyfish Wind Appliance,  along with questions and answers, can be found by clicking the link above.  Here is a helpful tutorial and Guided Tour on windpower technology that may be of interest to you also.

Best of luck to Chad Maglaque, and Special Thanks to Clarian Technologies.  They are definetly working toward many better tomorrows!

See where the cutest ladybugs live!

My first post of the year was entitled “There’s Green Boot On The Roof.” At Boots On The Roof, they offer various solar training bootcamps for electricians and entrepreneurs interested in starting their own solar business, or updating their skills and becoming solar certified.

Boots on the Roof, delivers top-quality market-ready training programs for solar energy industry professionals.  They are the solar energy training division of Unitek Education, a long-time national Learning Partner of high-tech companies (having received the highest education honors awarded by Microsoft, Cisco, Citrix, & RedHat).  Their team has a 16-year track record of successfully partnering with large organizations to train tens of thousands of students nationwide.

Boots On The Roof, has become the premier Wind and Solar training provider in the United States.  They are making it their mission to train the next wave of Renewable Energy Contractors, Architects, Engineers, Sales Professionals, and Business Entreprenuers.

The courses offered, are optimized for the various fields and professions listed above. They are also beneficial to home-improvement contractors, looking to add Solar/Wind applications to their existing services offered.  Feel free to call and discuss  with their capable staff, what your goals are, and what classes can best benefit you and your situation.

Your tuition fee includes your instruction materials, textbook, examination fee and labs.  If you are not local, a susidized travel package that includes your hotel stay, free shuttle to/from the airport, and breakfast and lunch on all the days of your boot camp is available.

If you absolutely, can not travel to the Northern California or NewYork/New Jersey campuses, you can take the Boots On The Roof online course instead.  However, nothing can compare to the hands on labs, lectures, and classroom activites offered.  Here is what  alumni are saying about their experiences with courses offered at Boots On The Roof.

So, whether you are attending the 6DaySolar PV BootCamp, or any of the courses offered at Boots On the Roof, you are assured you are getting the best and most current training and certification available in the area of Renewable Energy.  Working toward a better tomorrow, and a brighter future.

See where the cutest ladybugs live!

Back on January 26, 2009, I posted about Chad Maglaque’s plug-in windpower device. He calls it the Jellyfish. It is his entry to Google’s Project 10 to 100th. The project is a call for ideas, with the potential to change the world, by helping as many people as possible.

Originally, today you were suppose to be able to vote for your favorite entry to the contest.  However, due to overwhelming response they are requiring more time to get through all the entries and narrow it down to the top candidates.  Be sure to sign-up for an update here.