The city of Chanute, Ashley Clinic and Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center as well as Amy and Ross Hendrickson all received honors during Thursday’s annual meeting of the Chanute Area
An ‘innovative’ concept centered at the Aspen Business Center that evolved out of a near power outage caused by the Lake Christine Fire is set to begin. A $1.7 million grant from the state has kickstarted an effort to build a more resilient, green power grid.
Holy Cross Energy is a utility cooperative that provides electricity from Aspen to Vail to Parachute. Its renewable-energy plans call for a quick transition away from fossil fuels. But many of the renewable-energy sources still emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. This story was part of a collaborative effort with Rocky Mountain Community Radio on the transition from fossil fuels.
Holy Cross Energy is a utility cooperative that provides electricity from Aspen to Vail to Parachute. Its renewable energy plans call for a quick transition away from fossil fuels. But many of the renewable energy sources still emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. This story was part of a collaborative effort with Rocky Mountain Community Radio on the transition from fossil fuels.
Connor and Greg Hoffman work on testing a hall effect throttle off a Skidoo snowmobile to see if it will work on the E Sled they are building in their Missouri Heights home.
Greg Hoffman pulled an old snowmobile from the Aspen Skiing Co. graveyard and is using it to design a battery-powered sled. They have pulled out the old engine and along with his son, Connor, the Hoffmans are designing a battery pack to fit in the space to work with an electric engine.
Connor Hoffman cuts open the gas tank from an old snowmobile so he and his father, Greg, can use it for battery storage on their electric snowmobile project.