Your Maine Guide to our evolving energy economy, and the funding that will fuel it.
Next thing you know, we'll be holding bean suppahs for clean energy fundraisers. Don't laugh, it could happen!
Communities
WELCOME TO GREEN ENERGY MAINE'S COMMUNITY PAGES
Here you can read all of the news, blog posts, job and RFP listings on any energy topic of interest to you. Pick one or several from the list of "our communities" below.
If puzzling acronyms are giving you the blues, just use our SAD tool: the Secret Acronym Decoder.
Looking for a clean energy expert to help you make some changes? Find them in our new DIRECTORY.
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Our Communities
Yes, Maude, ammonia is also a fuel.
Biodiesel, biofuels, biomass, biogas and more
How to offset carbon emissions with renewable energy credits
K-12 energy education, college-level energy programs, research & development, training, licensing and certifications
How we can reduce our energy consumption
Battery and other technologies for storing energy for when we need it
Loans, grants, tax incentives, insurance, financial analysis
Transferring heat from the earth to our buildings
Buying renewably-produced power from or supplying it to the grid
The appliances that concentrate heat from air or water for winter heating or summer cooling
The lightest element on the periodic table can store and supply energy
Engineering, consulting, auditing, architecture, construction, legal counsel, surveying and more
Photovoltaic for electricity, solar thermal for heat and hot water
How to get around using less energy with public or private means
The alchemy of turning what we don't want into power we can use
Hydroelectric, tidal and ocean wave power
Onshore or offshore, community scale or industrial scale wind power
Wood pellet heat, wood boilers, heat from cordwood and more
Winners in our Drawings for a "Sunrise Guide"
Congratulations to the following winners of our monthly drawing to give away a free Sunrise Guide. Each month, we picked one name from among our newest subscribers to receive the best of what is healthy, local and green in Maine.
July 4: Matthew Calder
Aug. 1: Pilar Tirado
Aug. 31: Mike Wilson
Sept. 30: Clifford Babkirk
October 29: Marc Levine
November 28: Barbara Bixby
December 28: Jennifer Beaven
Tools for Learning the Lingo
You'll start sounding like one of the guys when you use our handy tools for learning clean energy terminology: the GET (Glossary of Energy Terms) and the SAD (Secret Acronym Decoder).
News By Community
Jobs and RFPs By Community
@ClaytonMoody on Twitter
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LD616 would level the playing field for wind power permitting in rural Maine. Will the Wind Energy Act of 08 survive? t.co/ycgOYbYxKS
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It's time to learn all we can about how ocean energy can change Maine's energy landscape. t.co/fhljGWcl5P
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How are YOU commuting for Commute Another Way Week? Two days left to get creative. t.co/a2LRU2CNLg
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You can hear two different webinars about offshore wind power tomorrow. Tune in! t.co/Z8qtmDUC35
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Read more on the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Fair held at SMCC's South Portland Campus on May 4, 2013: t.co/uc7KLnT3zF
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Check out the Wind Blade and Windstorm Challenges hosted by UMaine Orono! Impressive work by over 30 ME high schools! t.co/2ii2jFE1Hp
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Check out the April Pink Moon edition of the "News from Maine's Energy Frontier". t.co/FAtQAS4FUz
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What do you MEAN that old bike of yours is just gathering dust and rust in the garage? Grease 'er up and take a ride. t.co/x9gHtD0czC
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The more you hear about the effects of climate change, the more you understand the popularity of mood-enhancing drugs.t.co/dDaiAN2qbj
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Have you heard about the railroad extension project at the Auburn transportation hub? Check it out at t.co/zJ7GJh3lu9!
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