Before the beginning of the County Commission meeting last week I got the opportunity to speak to the IT Director and view the rough draft of the County Commission Blog software. It looks simple and clean not a lot of bells and whistles but it does allow for RSS and ATOM linking. It is not as sophisticated as some software that I have used or seen, but it is "free" and should do nicely.
I hope that this will be addressed at the July meeting so we can get it up and running as soon as possible.
Feel free to drop a note or your comments.
Archive for June, 2009
County Commission Blog
Monday, June 22nd, 2009FYI- Info on Free Solar Workshop – Saturday, June 13, 10 AM at IjamsNature Center
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
A email invitation I received but will be unable to attend. Maybe you have some free time.
Solar PV Technology - An In-Depth Look. A free Workshop at 10 AM to 12:30 PM on Saturday, June 13th at Ijams Nature Center. This workshop is provided free through the City of Knoxville Solar America Cities program, and will give an in-depth understanding of Photovoltaic (PV) technology. Speakers from the City of Knoxville, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Tennessee Valley Authority will cover such topics as the legal requirements for a solar energy system in Knoxville, Market Trends in the PV industry, Building Integrated Solar, new innovations such as micro inverters, potential maximum efficiencies and Concentrated Solar PV. The workshop will also provide an update on TVA's new version of the Generation Partners program and have a small group "tabling" break out providing a chance to talk more in-depth with solar experts.
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Agenda
10 AM - Introduction and Welcome - Erin Burns, Knoxville
10:05 - An overview of solar PV technology - Gil Melear-Hough, SACE
The legal requirements and explaining Generation Partners
10:30 - Where the PV industry is going - Neil Placer, TVA
Building Integrated solar
Innovations, micro inverters
11:00 Conventional and unconventional PV technology - Curt Maxey, ORNL
Efficiencies and fundamental
Concentrated Solar PV
11:30 Q & A on topics and Solar Installer identification - facilitated by Gil Melear-Hough, SACE
12:00 Topic Tabling - Generation Partners, Industry Trends and More!
12:30 Wrap up
Solar PV Technology - An In-Depth Look. A free Workshop at 10 AM to 12:30 PM on Saturday, June 13th at Ijams Nature Center. This workshop is provided free through the City of Knoxville Solar America Cities program, and will give an in-depth understanding of Photovoltaic (PV) technology. Speakers from the City of Knoxville, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Tennessee Valley Authority will cover such topics as the legal requirements for a solar energy system in Knoxville, Market Trends in the PV industry, Building Integrated Solar, new innovations such as micro inverters, potential maximum efficiencies and Concentrated Solar PV. The workshop will also provide an update on TVA's new version of the Generation Partners program and have a small group "tabling" break out providing a chance to talk more in-depth with solar experts.
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Agenda
10 AM - Introduction and Welcome - Erin Burns, Knoxville
10:05 - An overview of solar PV technology - Gil Melear-Hough, SACE
The legal requirements and explaining Generation Partners
10:30 - Where the PV industry is going - Neil Placer, TVA
Building Integrated solar
Innovations, micro inverters
11:00 Conventional and unconventional PV technology - Curt Maxey, ORNL
Efficiencies and fundamental
Concentrated Solar PV
11:30 Q & A on topics and Solar Installer identification - facilitated by Gil Melear-Hough, SACE
12:00 Topic Tabling - Generation Partners, Industry Trends and More!
12:30 Wrap up