Presentation on Hull Wind to be Given at Cambridge Forum July 14
Submitted by Henry Vandermark
2005-07-08 12:34:03
The Hull Wind Turbine
A success story for windpower in Massachusetts
The Boston Solar Energy Association, BASEA Forum
Renewable Energy Lecture Series
Thursday July 14, 2005
7:00 pm
Presenters: Malcolm Brown and Andrew Stern
Co-founders of CARE: Citizen Advocates for Renewable Energy
The HullWind 1 turbine has been supplying electricity for the town of Hull for 3 1/2 years, generating over 5.5 Megawatt-hours of electricity. The Forum presentation will look at various aspects of the Hull project and other wind power examples around the Bay State.
About the presenters:
Malcolm Brown, a commissioner of Hull's Light Department, is a retired Philosophy Professor from Brooklyn College. Over the past several years he has been instrumental in stimulating the community wind power movement in eastern Massachusetts, and this year has begun working on a project in Liberty NY. He and his wife recently founded the Catskill Mountain Institute, a renewable energy think-tank located in Jeffersonville, NY.
Andrew Stern is an electrical engineer who studied at Worcester Polytechnic Institute where he led his school to victory in the 1600 mile solar vehicle competition, the GM SunRaycer. Andrew hand built the solar array and battery storage system for the vehicle.
A tour of the HullWind 1 turbine will be held on August 10th. A boat trip will leave from Rowe’s Wharf to visit the Hull site.
The tour is being sponsored by MassEnergy www.massenergy.com
Join us for an informative and thought-provoking discussion!
1st Parish Unitarian Church
#3 Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.; presentation starts at 7:30 p.m.
Refreshments provided!
The presentation is free and open to the public, but donations to BASEA are welcome.