With $20.5 million in state and federal investments for various clean energy projects, nearly 1,500 jobs have been created and 10 billion kilowatt hours of electricity have been saved, reports the Earth Techling blog.
Among the array of projects highlighted by Rendell are turning wood- and paper-based waste into cleaner burning fuel cubes that can be used in place of coal; installing solar panels and energy efficiency programs at a mix of schools; constructing a a 15 MW, $65 million solar photovoltaic project which will be the largest solar electric generating facility in the eastern part of the United States; converting 20 tons per day of non-source separated waste plastic into 3,000 gallons per day of liquid fuel that will meet the American Standard Test Method standard for low sulfur fuel; and installation of an innovative energy storage system to maximize the recapture of existing regenerative braking capacity from trains.
Original source: Earth Techling
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