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Events
Event listings are identical to those published in the
current print issue of Home Power magazine. If you'd like to have an event listed, please e-mail us the event dates and a brief description. Due to space limitations, not all requested listings will be published.
USA
Info about U.S. wind industry,
membership, small turbine use & more.
American Wind Energy Assoc. • www.awea.org
Info on state & federal incentives for
RE. North Carolina Solar Center, Box
7401 NCSU, Raleigh, NC 27695 •
919-515-5666 • www.dsireusa.org
Ask an Energy Expert—online or
phone questions to specialists. Energy
Efficiency & RE Info Center •
800-363-3732 • www.eere.energy.gov/informationcenter
Sandia National Laboratories PV systems
Web site. Design practices, PV safety,
technical briefs, battery & inverter testing •
www.sandia.gov/pv
Oct. ’09. Everywhere. National Solar Tour of RE homes & businesses, organized locally. Info: American Solar Energy Society • www.ases.org
ARIZONA
May 17–22, ’10. Phoenix. SOLAR 2010, The National Solar Conference. Info: ASES • www.solar2010.org • conference@ases.org
CALIFORNIA
Jan 30, ’10. Santa Cruz, CA. EV Battery Tech Seminar. By Electro Automotive. Info: www.electroauto.com • shari@electroauto.com • 831-429-1989
Arcata, CA. Workshops & presentations on RE & sustainable living. Info: Campus Center for Appropriate Technology • 707-826-3551 • ccat@humboldt.edu • www.humboldt.edu/~ccat
Hopland, CA. Workshops on PV, wind, hydro, alternative fuels, green building & more. Solar Living Institute • 707-744-2017 • sli@solarliving.org • www.solarliving.org
COLORADO
Paonia, CO. Workshops & online courses on PV, water pumping, wind, RE businesses, microhydro, solar hot water & more. Info: Solar Energy Intl. • 970-963-8855 • sei@solarenergy.org • www.solarenergy.org
ILLINOIS
Oct. 8–Nov. 5, ’09. Skokie, IL. Wind Power Basics. Class meets on Thursdays. Info: www.oakton.edu/all
IOWA
Iowa City, IA. Iowa RE Assoc. meetings. Info: 319-341-4372 • irenew@irenew.org • www.irenew.org
MASSACHUSETTS
Hudson, MA. Workshops: PV, wind & solar thermal. Intro to advanced. Info: AltE University • http://workshops.altenergystore.com
MICHIGAN
West Branch, MI. Intro to solar, wind & hydro. First Friday of each month. Residential system design & layout. Info: 989-685-3527 • gotter@m33access. com • www.loghavenbbb.com
MISSOURI
Gerald, MO. Workshops on energy efficiency, PV, wind, solar heating & more. Info: Evergreen Institute • info@evergreeninstitute.org • www.evergreeninstitute.org
New Bloomfield, MO. Workshops, monthly energy fairs & other events. Info: MO RE • 800-228-5284 • info@moreenergy.org • www.moreenergy.org
MONTANA
Whitehall, MT. Seminars, workshops & tours. Straw bale, cordwood, PV & more. Info: Sage Mt. Center • 406-494-9875 • www.sagemountain.org
NEW MEXICO
Oct. 22–Nov. 19, ’09. Deming, NM. Home-Made Solar Electricity. Class meets on Thursdays. Info: Mimbres Valley Learning Center • 575-546-3158
Six NMSEA regional chapters meet monthly, with speakers. Info: NM Solar Energy Assoc. • 505-246-0400 • info@nmsea.org • www.nmsea.org
OHIO
Cleveland, Cincinnati, etc. Workshops & RE events throughout the state. Info: www.greenenergyohio.org
OREGON
Cottage Grove, OR. Adv. Studies in Appropriate Tech., 10-week internships. Info: Aprovecho Research Center • 541-942-8198 • apro@efn.org • www.aprovecho.net
TENNESSEE
Summertown, TN. Workshops on PV, alternative fuels, green building & more. The Farm • 931-964-4474 • ecovillage@thefarm.org • www.thefarm.org
TEXAS
El Paso Solar Energy Assoc. Meets on the first Thursday of each month. Info: EPSEA • 915-772-7657 • epsea@txses.org • www.epsea.org
Houston RE Group, quarterly meetings. Info: HREG • hreg@txses.org • www.txses.org/hreg
WISCONSIN
Dec. 3–4, ‘09. Madison, WI. Solar Thermal ‘09: National Solar Heating & Cooling Conference. For installers, manufacturers, site assessors, dealers, distributors & policy makers. Info: See MREA listing below.
Jun. 15–16, ‘10. Stevens Point, WI. Small Wind Conference, for installers and industry. Info: www.smallwindconference.com
Custer, WI. MREA ’09 workshops: Basic, int. & adv. RE; PV site auditor certification test; veg. oil & biodiesel; solar water & space heating; masonry heaters; wind site assessor training & more. Info: 715-592-6595 • info@the-mrea.org • www.the-mrea.org
Amherst, WI. Artha ’09 workshops: Intro to Solar Water & Space Heating Systems; Installing a Solar Water Heating System; Living Sustainably & more. Info: 715-824-3463 • chamomile@arthaonline.com • www.arthaonline.com
INTERNATIONAL
Solar On-Line (SóL) Internet courses.
Year-round. PV Technology &
Opportunities: A Qualitative Overview;
PV Systems Design: Basic Course; PV
Systems Design: Professional Course;
Hands-On PV System Installation; Solar
Homes; Healthy Buildings; & Solar
Energy for International Development.
SóL, PO Box 217, Carbondale, CO 81623 •
720-489-3798 • info@solenergy.org • www.solenergy.org
Solar Energy International (SEI) online courses: PV Design & Solar Home
Design. Learn how to design a complete solar electric (PV) power system or
design a passive solar building without leaving your home. PV Design covers
Stand-Alone PV, PV/Generator Hybrid Systems, Grid-Tie PV w/Batteries and Batteryless
Grid-Tie PV Systems. Solar Home Design course focuses on how-to build energy
efficient, sustainable solar homes. Natural building (earth and straw construction)
will be presented along with case studies of progressive building projects.
www.solarenergy.org/workshops/description.php#Online
CANADA
Downsview, ON. Workshops on RE, PV, wind, SHW, green building, efficient heating & more. Info: www.kortright.org
COSTA RICA
Jan. 2–10, ’10. Mastatal. Solar Electricity for the Developing World. Hands-on workshop. See SEI in Colorado listing. Local coordinator: Ian Woofenden • 360-293-5863 • ian@solarenergy.org
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