The Oekoenergie-Cluster (OEC) is the network of businesses from the following sectors:
*Solar energy (solar thermal, photovoltaics)
*Biomass and biogas
*Wind energy
*Geothermal energy and heat pumps
*Small hydro power
*Low energy buildings
*Energy performance contracting
*Energy efficient lighting
*Energy advice
*Energy efficient building services
It is the aim of the Oekoenergie-Cluster to foster innovation and competitiveness of green energy businesses and thereby to contribute to a positive market trend in the field of sustainable energy production and use.
Due to its active energy technology sector and the high market penetration of renewable energy sources as well as the large number of enterprises involved in this field, Upper Austria provides excellent conditions for this network.
The OEC is managed by the O.Oe. Energiesparverband, the energy agency of Upper Austria, and financially supported by the Regional Government/Department of Economics of Upper Austria.
Activities
*Information and communication
:Developing and up-dating the following information tools: a company data base, the OEC website, an English/ German catalogue of products and services, on-going information services for its members
*Training
:Organising training courses, business events and workshops on sector specific topics
*Co-operation & technology focus areas
:Launching, developing and supporting co-operation projects between OEC partners and with technology transfer facilities (such as universities or research institutes), cooperating with other networks and “clusters”
*Research and development
:Launching, developing and supporting research projects of OEC partners, for example supported by the “Energie-Technologie-Programm ETP” (the Upper Austrian Energy Technology R & D Programme)
*Export
:Representing the OEC internationally, supporting export activities of the cluster partners (in co-operation with the Chamber of Commerce), networking with energy agencies from other countries
*Marketing and PR
:Compiling information material on green energy topics, promoting the OEC in Austria and abroad, implementing PR, market research and market development projects.
OEC Project Examples
*Pellets & Solar
:European Pellets Conference & Renewable Heating and Cooling Conference, Solar Cooling, Information folder “Biomass & Solar Technologies” - Made in Upper Austria
*Sustainable energy in services and industry
:Energy efficiency in offices, Energy efficient cooling, Information folder “Efficient use of energy for businesses”
*International co-operation
:OEC export tours, OEC exhibition stands on trade shows, Partner database in English, European Green Energy Cluster
*Solar energy (solar thermal, photovoltaics)
*Biomass and biogas
*Wind energy
*Geothermal energy and heat pumps
*Small hydro power
*Low energy buildings
*Energy performance contracting
*Energy efficient lighting
*Energy advice
*Energy efficient building services
It is the aim of the Oekoenergie-Cluster to foster innovation and competitiveness of green energy businesses and thereby to contribute to a positive market trend in the field of sustainable energy production and use.
Due to its active energy technology sector and the high market penetration of renewable energy sources as well as the large number of enterprises involved in this field, Upper Austria provides excellent conditions for this network.
The OEC is managed by the O.Oe. Energiesparverband, the energy agency of Upper Austria, and financially supported by the Regional Government/Department of Economics of Upper Austria.
Activities
*Information and communication
:Developing and up-dating the following information tools: a company data base, the OEC website, an English/ German catalogue of products and services, on-going information services for its members
*Training
:Organising training courses, business events and workshops on sector specific topics
*Co-operation & technology focus areas
:Launching, developing and supporting co-operation projects between OEC partners and with technology transfer facilities (such as universities or research institutes), cooperating with other networks and “clusters”
*Research and development
:Launching, developing and supporting research projects of OEC partners, for example supported by the “Energie-Technologie-Programm ETP” (the Upper Austrian Energy Technology R & D Programme)
*Export
:Representing the OEC internationally, supporting export activities of the cluster partners (in co-operation with the Chamber of Commerce), networking with energy agencies from other countries
*Marketing and PR
:Compiling information material on green energy topics, promoting the OEC in Austria and abroad, implementing PR, market research and market development projects.
OEC Project Examples
*Pellets & Solar
:European Pellets Conference & Renewable Heating and Cooling Conference, Solar Cooling, Information folder “Biomass & Solar Technologies” - Made in Upper Austria
*Sustainable energy in services and industry
:Energy efficiency in offices, Energy efficient cooling, Information folder “Efficient use of energy for businesses”
*International co-operation
:OEC export tours, OEC exhibition stands on trade shows, Partner database in English, European Green Energy Cluster
Deaf elected officials:
- Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen, member of the South African Parliament
- Kevin Nolan, town councilman, Northampton, MA
- Otto Kruse, 19th century, won an election to a public office in Hamburg, Germany
- Edmund Booth, 19th century, won 3 elections in Iowa as county clerk
- Gary Malkowski, Ontario MPP, one term
- Judith Toth, state delegate, Maryland, several terms
- Alan Gifford, Sewer Commission, Goffstown, New Hampshire, 1982 to 1984; Sewer Commission, Kingston, Massachusetts, April 2004 to April 2006
- Curtis Rodgers, Circuit Clerk, 22nd Judicial Circuit, Covington County, Alabama, in a big election upset, defeated the incumbent to win the 1952 election; served two terms until the former incumbent defeated him
- Glenn Shelton, Constable, District I (Unicol & Erwin counties), Tennessee; won election in 1980, and was re-elected several times; a constable functions as a law enforcement officer, with powers of arrest; was member of Tennessee Constable Association
- Nick Peterson, Constable, Douglas County (Minnesota), won election in year 1914; he did not seek the position; his neighbors put him up to it, and he won.
- Nilo Ruotski won election as Town Treasurer of Biwabik, Minnesota in 1939. It was his first and only try for public office. He downplayed the win, saying it was more of a vote against the unpopular incumbent than a vote for him, as a deaf person.
- Francis Humberstone MacKenzie, Lord Seaforth, Scotland, won a seat in the Parliament (1754-1815). His primary means of communication was in Sign Language.
- Manny Golden, St Augustine, Florida, was elected in year 2003 to a seat on the St Johns County Soil and Water Conservation District Council. He only served a short time as he passed away.
- Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen, member of the South African Parliament
- Kevin Nolan, town councilman, Northampton, MA
- Otto Kruse, 19th century, won an election to a public office in Hamburg, Germany
- Edmund Booth, 19th century, won 3 elections in Iowa as county clerk
- Gary Malkowski, Ontario MPP, one term
- Judith Toth, state delegate, Maryland, several terms
- Alan Gifford, Sewer Commission, Goffstown, New Hampshire, 1982 to 1984; Sewer Commission, Kingston, Massachusetts, April 2004 to April 2006
- Curtis Rodgers, Circuit Clerk, 22nd Judicial Circuit, Covington County, Alabama, in a big election upset, defeated the incumbent to win the 1952 election; served two terms until the former incumbent defeated him
- Glenn Shelton, Constable, District I (Unicol & Erwin counties), Tennessee; won election in 1980, and was re-elected several times; a constable functions as a law enforcement officer, with powers of arrest; was member of Tennessee Constable Association
- Nick Peterson, Constable, Douglas County (Minnesota), won election in year 1914; he did not seek the position; his neighbors put him up to it, and he won.
- Nilo Ruotski won election as Town Treasurer of Biwabik, Minnesota in 1939. It was his first and only try for public office. He downplayed the win, saying it was more of a vote against the unpopular incumbent than a vote for him, as a deaf person.
- Francis Humberstone MacKenzie, Lord Seaforth, Scotland, won a seat in the Parliament (1754-1815). His primary means of communication was in Sign Language.
- Manny Golden, St Augustine, Florida, was elected in year 2003 to a seat on the St Johns County Soil and Water Conservation District Council. He only served a short time as he passed away.
The Santa Cruz Student Housing Co-operative (SCSHC) is a non-profit that helps to manage two housing cooperatives in Santa Cruz, California. The Cesar Chavez House is on Main Street, and the Zami House is on Laurel Street.
The properties are leased from NASCO Properties, which is a 501(c)(2) title-holding corporation for North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO).
Organization
Each of the houses maintains a degree of autonomy from SCSHC, to which they pay rent. Weekly meetings are held in each house, where the decisions which guide the members of the co-op in their actions are made. Each house has representatives on the SCSHC board. A yearly meeting of the membership of both houses uses voting to elect executive members of the board, including:
*President
*Vice-president
*Secretary
*Treasurer
*Education
Workshifts (known euphemistically as 'loveshifts' at Chavez) are a major part of co-op living.
The properties are leased from NASCO Properties, which is a 501(c)(2) title-holding corporation for North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO).
Organization
Each of the houses maintains a degree of autonomy from SCSHC, to which they pay rent. Weekly meetings are held in each house, where the decisions which guide the members of the co-op in their actions are made. Each house has representatives on the SCSHC board. A yearly meeting of the membership of both houses uses voting to elect executive members of the board, including:
*President
*Vice-president
*Secretary
*Treasurer
*Education
Workshifts (known euphemistically as 'loveshifts' at Chavez) are a major part of co-op living.
Calaveras Road is a road in Milpitas, California, USA that begins at the western end of Milpitas as Calaveras Boulevard. The road winds through the eastern foothills and ends at Sunol.
When State Route 237 crosses Interstate 880, it turns into a local route and becomes Calaveras Boulevard. The Calaveras overpass is located between Abel and Milpitas and passes over a system of railroads. Built in the 1960s, many historic buildings had to be demolished in order for the overpass to be built. The overpass descends towards Milpitas Boulevard, where the new Milpitas City Hall stands. Milpitas Boulevard is also the point at which West Calaveras Boulevard becomes East Calaveras Boulevard.
East of Interstate 680, Calaveras Boulevard goes through residential neighborhoods and then becomes Calaveras Road. At the intersection with Piedmont Road, Calaveras Road narrows into a one-lane road and winds up into the foothills of the Diablo Range. As it winds alongside Arroyo de los Coches, Calaveras Road heads into Ed R. Levin County Park and heads on further to meet Felter Road. There, Calaveras Road ceases to continue going east and turns north into the Calaveras Valley. After winding downhills and going past Calaveras Reservoir, Calaveras Road becomes a flat, straight road. The road travels parallel to Calaveras Creek through a wooded valley Calaveras Road ends at the town of Sunol. According to Google Maps, the distance from Piedmont Road & Calaveras Road in Milpitas to Calaveras Road's end in Sunol is 16.4 miles or a travel time of about 32 minutes. At its height Calaveras Road reaches a little over 1,100 feet.
When State Route 237 crosses Interstate 880, it turns into a local route and becomes Calaveras Boulevard. The Calaveras overpass is located between Abel and Milpitas and passes over a system of railroads. Built in the 1960s, many historic buildings had to be demolished in order for the overpass to be built. The overpass descends towards Milpitas Boulevard, where the new Milpitas City Hall stands. Milpitas Boulevard is also the point at which West Calaveras Boulevard becomes East Calaveras Boulevard.
East of Interstate 680, Calaveras Boulevard goes through residential neighborhoods and then becomes Calaveras Road. At the intersection with Piedmont Road, Calaveras Road narrows into a one-lane road and winds up into the foothills of the Diablo Range. As it winds alongside Arroyo de los Coches, Calaveras Road heads into Ed R. Levin County Park and heads on further to meet Felter Road. There, Calaveras Road ceases to continue going east and turns north into the Calaveras Valley. After winding downhills and going past Calaveras Reservoir, Calaveras Road becomes a flat, straight road. The road travels parallel to Calaveras Creek through a wooded valley Calaveras Road ends at the town of Sunol. According to Google Maps, the distance from Piedmont Road & Calaveras Road in Milpitas to Calaveras Road's end in Sunol is 16.4 miles or a travel time of about 32 minutes. At its height Calaveras Road reaches a little over 1,100 feet.