The Urgency of Water Conservation in Renewable Energy

The following is a section of an article from UTNE Reader, an organization that provides "alternative coverage of politics, culture and new ideas."

“Increased implementation of renewable power sources is key to securing future water supplies, but when it comes to water use, not all renewables are created equal,” writes Sara Stroud, SI’s Bay Area correspondent.

Wind and solar photovoltics are among the lesser offenders; they require only one gallon of water for each megawatt hour of electricity produced (excluding water used in manufacturing). (A megawatt is one million watts, and one megawatt hour could power 400-900 homes for that hour.) Compare that to corn-derived ethanol, which sucks anywhere from 5 to 2,000 liters of water for each liter of fuel. That higher number comes courtesy of agriculture undertaken in arid states, like California and Colorado.

To read the full article go to UTNE This is just another reason to support renewable energy, especially wind and solar PV technologies. 

The Newest Members of the E2Sys Team

This week marks the beginning of the Eastern Energy Systems, Inc. internship program. The program was designed by Eastern Energy Systems, Inc. to bring in talented students from both, high school and university levels of education. 

Our premier internship program is made up of 16 students with a variety of expertise, but all with an inspiration to learn and share their knowledge. The students range from a junior in high school to individuals entering their senior years at famed universities. Some of the students hail from a variety of schools such as Stony Brook University, Albany University, Notre Dame University, Clemson University, Cornell University and many others.

The E2Sys team is very excited for the additional members of the team. We are looking forward to the great things that will come from everyone involved. 

The program is designed to teach the interns as much about renewable energy as we can. The interns will help guide themselves into the areas they will be most effective in accomplishing their own goals and those of the company. While there is an estimate of what the interns will be learning, the E2Sys team is anxious to find out the wealth of knowledge the interns will be teaching us.

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