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Clean Energy Grant will Install “Eco Pole” at Maryland Science Center

1 of 10 Innovative Projects Selected in Maryland

Rockville, MD, March 16 – Governor Martin O’Malley announced today that a clean energy grant will fund the installation of an “Eco Pole” at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore City. The “Eco Pole” is an innovative lighting pole that powers an LED (light-emitting diode) bulb through a combination of wind and solar power generation. The project and associated educational display will be funded with a $26,000 clean energy grant, one of 10 clean energy projects across the state selected by the Maryland Clean Energy Center to receive funding assistance supplied by the U.S. Department of Energy through the Maryland Energy Administration.

“These award recipients truly represent an investment in the talents and skills of our people,” said Governor O’Malley. “I’d like to congratulate them for their hard work and recognize the Maryland Clean Energy Center for demonstrating a commitment to building our shared energy future. Together, we can continue to make Maryland a leader in clean energy by establishing vital partnerships, providing resources and incentives for our families and workforce, creating jobs and fueling innovation.”

SavWatt USA, Inc., a Baltimore-based manufacturing firm, created the “Eco Pole” as a clean energy solution for traditional light poles. The pole includes both a wind turbine and a solar panel, combining to produce a consistent, environmentally-friendly source of power for the energy efficient LED light. The installation at the Maryland Science Center will include an integrating monitoring system on public display to provide an educational resource for Marylanders about clean energy solutions.

Among the other clean energy innovation projects selected for funding in Maryland are net-zero energy affordable new homes in Frederick; a 20-kilowatt wind energy system to launch a Renewable Energy Education Center at the Crain Memorial Maryland State Welcome Center in Charles County; and a solar photovoltaic electric system and touch-screen display at the Clean Energy Technology Incubator at the University of Maryland – Baltimore County.

Awards were also granted to clean energy demonstration projects in public facilities across the state, including a geothermal energy system to increase heating, ventilation and cooling (HVAC) efficiency at the Fair Hill Nature Center in Cecil County; upgraded HVAC systems and lighting in the Riverdale Park Town Hall in Prince George’s County; retrofitting Easton traffic signals with light-emitting diodes (LED) bulbs in Talbot County; a slip-by-slip metering system for the solar energy project at Crisfield’s Somers Cove public marina in Somerset County; replacement of 92 old lighting fixtures with energy-efficient LED bulbs in the Hagerstown public parking garage in Washington County; and a hydroelectric power plant for the Frostburg public water system in Allegany County. Award funding for all projects is subject to timely fulfillment of all approvals and grant requirements.

“The board of the Maryland Clean Energy Center approved 10 awards that demonstrate the incredible range of clean energy solutions and innovations that are occurring in Maryland,” noted the Center’s Executive Director I. Katherine Magruder. “With just under half a million dollars in federal funding, we are helping counties and municipalities across the state implement effective, efficient clean energy solutions that show the way to a cleaner, greener future.”

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The mission of the Maryland Clean Energy Center is promote clean energy economic development and jobs by educating consumers, assisting businesses and advising policymakers. More information is available at http://MDCleanEnergy.org.


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