Entries by agtechnologies

Mainstreaming Green Energy

From renewable power generation to clean fuels, education driving sustainability projects in Region Hoosiers throughout the Region continue to make energy efficiency and environmental consciousness a priority. From utilities to transportation, clean energy is in growth mode in Northwest Indiana.

Wawasee Going Solar in a Big Way

SYRACUSE — When budgets get tighter it sometimes calls for creative thinking and that’s what administrators at Wawasee Community Schools engaged in with their decision to bring solar energy to the school system. Superintendent of Wawasee Community Schools Thomas Edington said, “Because of state funding lagging” they needed “to look at fixed assets and electricity […]

Solar Panel System Presentation by Jim Straeter

Solar Panel System Presentation by Jim Straeter This is a solar panel system presentation covering current topics on solar energy, solar systems, storage solutions, and what changes are happening in the solar industry today. Presented by Jim Straeter, President of Ag Technologies Inc. and inventor of the SolarCAM ground-mount solar system.

Solar Panels Installed at Mentone Elementary School

Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation is planning to use solar energy to offset the cost of electricity at Mentone Elementary School. TVSC installed a 44-panel solar array on 1.5 acres of school property northeast of the school. The estimated annual energy output of the solar array will be enough to power the entire school. It is […]

Beck’s Installs Energy-Saving Solar Panels at Indiana Headquarters

Atlanta, IN, Feb. 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Beck’s is pleased to announce the installation of two new solar energy systems at their headquarters in Atlanta, Ind. The power produced from the two, one-mega-watt systems will cover approximately 25 percent of Beck’s current electric costs and provide increased power efficiency for well over 30 years.