Comments on: Hodges Badge Company Wind Turbine http://blog.hodgesbadge.com/2009/06/10/hodges-badge-company-wind-turbine/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:38:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Happy 100th (oops 101st) Post! « Hodges Badge Company’s Weblog http://blog.hodgesbadge.com/2009/06/10/hodges-badge-company-wind-turbine/#comment-739 Happy 100th (oops 101st) Post! « Hodges Badge Company’s Weblog Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:08:57 +0000 http://blog.hodgesbadge.com/?p=560#comment-739 [...] anyone have a favorite post from among our first 100?  I’d say the first announcement of our wind turbine was pretty cool, and I know our employees were happy to see their furry friends in the pet slide [...] [...] anyone have a favorite post from among our first 100?  I’d say the first announcement of our wind turbine was pretty cool, and I know our employees were happy to see their furry friends in the pet slide [...]

]]> By: David Norton http://blog.hodgesbadge.com/2009/06/10/hodges-badge-company-wind-turbine/#comment-501 David Norton Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:42:46 +0000 http://blog.hodgesbadge.com/?p=560#comment-501 Hey Rick.....what an exciting project you are involved with. We are exploring wind power (test tower) out here on Peaks Island in ME....Vinalhaven Island/Penobscot Bay, ME just put into operation several turbines to supply all of their electricity. Good Luck! Hey Rick…..what an exciting project you are involved with. We are exploring wind power (test tower) out here on Peaks Island in ME….Vinalhaven Island/Penobscot Bay, ME just put into operation several turbines to supply all of their electricity. Good Luck!

]]> By: Rick Hodges http://blog.hodgesbadge.com/2009/06/10/hodges-badge-company-wind-turbine/#comment-487 Rick Hodges Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:36:55 +0000 http://blog.hodgesbadge.com/?p=560#comment-487 Pre-Construction work finally started on November 13th. A drilling/sampling crew from New Hampshire Boring came and cut a 28' deep hole in the ground. They found bedrock at 28', so we should be able to design a great foundation. Still working to select a vendor to build this project, and still hoping to be done next May. Pre-Construction work finally started on November 13th. A drilling/sampling crew from New Hampshire Boring came and cut a 28′ deep hole in the ground. They found bedrock at 28′, so we should be able to design a great foundation. Still working to select a vendor to build this project, and still hoping to be done next May.

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]]> By: Rick Hodges http://blog.hodgesbadge.com/2009/06/10/hodges-badge-company-wind-turbine/#comment-423 Rick Hodges Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:38:51 +0000 http://blog.hodgesbadge.com/?p=560#comment-423 September 22nd - time for an update on our wind energy efforts. Our application for a $225,000 grant from the RI Renewable Energy Fund was approved last night at their monthly board meeting!!! (Thanks RIEDC and the REF!!) It is now time to line up financing and board approval, and hopefully on Thursday, order the turbine. This is exciting stuff folks. I expect that within a month I will be posting photos of the site work on foundation work. Photos of the turbine will have to wait about 6 months. The knowledge that we will be 100% renewably powered is huge. This project that seemed impossible a year ago is now just 6 months away from happening - a really nice thing. September 22nd – time for an update on our wind energy efforts. Our application for a $225,000 grant from the RI Renewable Energy Fund was approved last night at their monthly board meeting!!! (Thanks RIEDC and the REF!!)

It is now time to line up financing and board approval, and hopefully on Thursday, order the turbine. This is exciting stuff folks. I expect that within a month I will be posting photos of the site work on foundation work. Photos of the turbine will have to wait about 6 months.

The knowledge that we will be 100% renewably powered is huge. This project that seemed impossible a year ago is now just 6 months away from happening – a really nice thing.

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