Solar and Renewable energy associations offer a way to get involved with renewable energy on a local basis. Many offer discussions, workshops, expert advice, educational and legislative programs, and a chance to promote renewable energy in a "hands-on" way.
If you would like your (non-commercial) solar or renewable energy association listed, please send me the information -- Gary.
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National Solar Associations | |
American Solar Energy Society
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![]() Publisher of Solar Today. |
ASES Solar
Citizen Program |
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MidWest | |
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
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Illinois Renewable Energy Association
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Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association
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![]() "The Mission of GLREA is to increase the mainstream use of renewable energy technologies and sustainable energy practices." |
Iowa Renewable Energy Association http://www.irenew.org/workshops.html
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Minnesota Renewable Energy Society
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e-co lab -- ecological
construction laboratory Urbana, IL
More information on Passivhaus Institute:
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![]() These homes are built to the German Passivhaus Design Standard, and use as little as one tenth of the energy of standard homes. Some of the project examples they show use engineered wood "I" beams (as in the example above). These beams provide sufficient depth for high R value walls (R56) and also greatly reduce thermal bridging compared solid wood studs. This seems like a very promising construction technique. |
The Mid Atlantic Renewable Energy Association
and the Pennsylvania Renewable Energy Fair
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South West | |
New Mexico Solar Energy Association
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![]() They are in the process of putting their extensive technical library online, and could use volunteer help. |
Texas Solar Energy Society
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El Paso Solar Energy Association |
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Arizona Solar Energy Association http://www.azsolarcenter.com/index.html
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Montezuma Climate Action Network |
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West | |
Colorado Renewable Energy Society http://www.cres-energy.org/index.html
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![]() Education, tours, workshops, talks, ... Three chapters around the stat. |
San Luis Valley Solar Association http://www.slv-solar.org/index.htm
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Solar Oregon
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![]() Workshops, home tours, education, library, newsletter, case studies, AND some really nice solar batch water heater plans. |
Northern California Solar Energy Association
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East - South East - North East | |
Florida Renewable Energy Association http://www.cleanenergyflorida.org/index.html
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![]() "The Florida Renewable Energy Association is dedicated to expanding the use of clean, renewable energy technologies through public awareness, political advocacy, and individual initiative." |
Maine Solar Energy Association
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NESEA -- North East Sustainable Energy
Association
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![]() Educational programs, open houses, workshops, publications, ... |
Pocono Northeast Solutions
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BASEA -- Boston Area Solar Energy Association
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North Carolina Solar Center
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![]() Lots of student oriented activities. Programs in solar, clean transportation, wind, homes, ... |
Potomac Region Solar Energy Association
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Gary 4/1/07, and ongoing