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Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Gills' renewable energy generates national buzz


The unveiling of Gills' AERS (Advanced Energy Recovery System) last month has generated a media frenzy on a national scale.  The clean technology system creates renewable energy from onion waste that is then used to help power Gills Onions' processing facility.  Community leaders are haling this breakthrough in sustainability as a major environmental achievement.

Here is a compilation of the media coverage to date!

Energy, layer by layer — Gills Onions launches fuel cell facility
http://pacbiztimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=974&Itemid=1  

Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE56G4IF20090717
 
Ventura County Star
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/jul/16/grower-finds-power-in-onions/?partner=RSS
 
La Opinion
http://www.impre.com/laopinion/negocios/comercio/2009/7/17/la-cebolla-da-eficaz-energia-135908-1.html
 
GreenBiz.com
http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2009/07/17/onion-power-tops-tails-and-skins-become-electricity
 
Treehugger.com
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/07/onion-waste-converted-to-electricity-gills-onions.php
 
CNET Green Tech
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10288652-54.html
 
Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-onions-fuel17-2009jul17,0,5226835.story?track=rss
 
Fastmoney.com
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/ariel-schwartz/sustainability/gills-onions-turning-onion-juice-electricity  
 
Green Tech Media
http://www.greentechmedia.com/green-light/post/first-of-its-kind-onion-juice-methane-fuel-cell-project-underway/
 
NBC Los Angeles and Chicago stations website
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/California-Onion-Bulbs-Renewable-Energy.html
 
Fox News Channel Adam Housely Blog
http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/07/16/chopped-dicedjuiced-into-gas/?test=faces
 
Digitaljournal.com
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/276112
 
Mother Nature Network
http://www.mnn.com/food/farms-gardens/blogs/friday-food-news-roundup-0
 
EarthTimes
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/onion-bulb-or-light-bulb,895823.shtml
 
Fresh Plaza
http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=47556
 
Clean Tech
http://www.cleantech.com/news/4706/largest-us-onion-processor-unveils

Reuters Blog:
http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2009/07/17/onion-grower-powers-up-on-its-own-juice/
 
Reuters India:
http://in.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idINTRE56G4IF20090717
 
San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=43813
 
KTLA TV Los Angeles:
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-onions-energy,0,7091841.story
 
IT Business Net:
http://www.itbusinessnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=800795

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