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(Archive September 2019) A Healthier Tomorrow

By editorialteam on April 15, 2025

Green Energy Advocates Talk Renewable Energy and Healthy Food

By Eliana Mello | Observer Contributor

Fresh fruit served daily at the MWCC North Cafe.
Photo by Thomas Hill Jr.

MWCC supports the environment through their own green energy facilities, classes, and through partnering with organizations in the community.

Robert LaBonte, Vice Principal of Finance and Administration, said, “It’s important that we show some leadership in initiating green energy on the campus.”

MWCC has been involved in green energy since the 1970s, using electricity rather than oil in order to help with the oil shortage during that time. A biomass facility was constructed next to the gym in order to use a renewable energy source. Wood chips are used to heat the school rather than oil. read more

(Archive April 1, 2011) Broken Turbine a Temporary Setback

By editorialteam on July 11, 2024

By Daniel DePietro | Observer Reporter

South Turbine not Spinning.
Photo by Cheyne Ordonio

Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC), is well on its way to becoming completely energy neutral. This can be partly attributed to the completion of the two 1.65MW Vestas V82 wind turbines on campus. There is just one more detail to be worked out; the generator in one of the massive wind turbines may need to be replaced.

MWCC received a green light to start the wind turbines on March 25, after a successful witness test was conducted one week prior. The two turbines actually performed better than expected during the witness test. According to Ed Terceiro, Resident Engineer for the project, instead of the projected 1.65 megawatts, each turbine produced no less than 2 megawatts. read more

Follow In The Footsteps Of Fossil Fuel Giants

By editorialteam on April 6, 2022

Recent Events in Russia Causing Re-Evaluation in Fossil Fuel Dependence

By Daniel Dow | Editor in Chief

With the recent outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine, the stability of the global market has come under question, and no commodity has been affected more than the price and supply of natural gas and oil. With the price of oil currently at a record high, and demand growing for countries to separate themselves from Russia’s fossil fuels, now seems the opportune moment to shift from fossil fuels and to reinvest in renewable energy.

The hostility of Russia has rallied nations to end their dependence on imports of the country’s oil and natural gas. The United States has immediately cut its imports, and Britain and Poland have announced a plan to cut Russian natural gas imports by the end of 2022. read more