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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

ARIZONA
 
Sep. 12–13, ‘09. Flagstaff. Northern AZ Sustainable Living Fair. Exhibits, lectures & workshops. RE, EVs, green building, kids’ events & more. Info: [email protected] • www.nazsla.org

CALIFORNIA
 
Jul. 14–16, ’09. San Francisco. Intersolar North America. Solar trade exhibition & conference. Market developments & trends, government policies & the latest technology and products. Info: www.intersolar.us

Aug. 8–9, ’09. Hopland, CA. SolFest. RE booths, workshops & kids’ activities. Food & entertainment. Info: www.solfest.org

Oct. 27–29, ’09. Anaheim, CA. Solar Power 2009. Conference & expo. Info: SEIA • 202-296-1688 • www.solarpowerconference.com

Arcata, CA. Workshops & presentations on RE & sustainable living. Campus Center for Appropriate Technology, Humboldt State Univ. • 707-826-3551 • [email protected] • www.humboldt.edu/~ccat

Carlsbad, CA. PV installation training for NABCEP certification. Info: www.aptc.edu

Hopland, CA. Workshops on PV, wind, hydro, alternative fuels, green building & more. Solar Living Institute • 707-744-2017 • [email protected] • www.solarliving.org

COLORADO Aug. 20–23, ’09. Crestone, CO. Solar Heating Design & Natural Building workshop. Info: Crestone Solar School • www.crestonesolarschool.com

Aug. 29–30, ’09. Crestone, CO. Crestone Energy & Sustainability Fair. Info: 719-256-5572 • [email protected]

Sept. 19–20, ’09. Fort Collins, CO. Rocky Mt. Sustainable Living Fair. Exhibits, workshops, RE, alternative vehicles & more. Info: [email protected] • www.sustainablelivingfair.org

Carbondale, CO. Workshops & online courses on PV, water pumping, wind, RE businesses, microhydro, solar hot water, space heating, alternative fuels, straw bale building, green building, women’s PV courses & more. Solar Energy Intl. (SEI) • 970-963-8855 • [email protected] • www.solarenergy.org

FLORIDA
 
Melbourne, FL. Green Campus Group meets monthly to discuss sustainable living, recycling & RE. Info: [email protected] • http://my.fit.edu/~fleslie/GreenCampus/ greencampus.htm

ILLINOIS
 
Aug. 8–9, ’09. Oregon, IL. IL RE & Sustainable Lifestyle Fair. RE booths, workshops, tours & kids’ activities. Food & entertainment. Info: www.illinoisrenew.org

IOWA
 
Sep. 12–13, ’09. Norway, IA. I-Renew Energy Expo. Workshops, exhibits, food, entertainment. Info: www.irenew.org

Iowa City, IA. Iowa RE Assoc. meetings. Info: 319-341-4372 • [email protected] • www.irenew.org

MASSACHUSETTS
 
Hudson, MA. Workshops: Intro to PV; Advanced PV; RE Basics; Solar Hot Water & more. Info: The Alternative Energy Store • 877-878-4060 • [email protected] • http://workshops.altenergystore.com

MICHIGAN
 
West Branch, MI. Intro to Solar, Wind & Hydro. 1st Fri. each month. System design & layout for homes or cabins. Info: 989-685-3527 • [email protected] • www.loghavenbbb.com

MISSOURI
 
Gerald, MO. Workshops on energy efficiency, PV, wind, solar heating & more. Info: Evergreen Institute • [email protected] • www.evergreeninstitute.org

New Bloomfield, MO. Workshops, monthly energy fairs & other events. Missouri Renewable Energy • 800-228-5284 • [email protected] • www.moreenergy.org

MONTANA
 
Whitehall, MT. Seminars, workshops & tours. Straw bale, cordwood, PV & more. Sage Mountain Center • 406-494-9875 • www.sagemountain.org

NEW HAMPSHIRE Rumney, NH. Green building workshops. Info: D Acres • 603-786-2366 • [email protected] • www.dacres.org



NEW MEXICO

Sep. 26–27, ’09. Albuquerque. Solar Fiesta. RE & EE exhibits & workshops. Info: (see below)

Six NMSEA regional chapters meet monthly, with speakers. NM Solar Energy Assoc. • 505-246-0400 • [email protected] • www.nmsea.org

NORTH CAROLINA

Aug. 21–23, ’09. Fletcher, NC. Southern Energy & Environment Expo. RE displays, exhibits & presentations. Info: www.seeexpo.com

Saxapahaw, NC. Solar-Powered Home workshop. Solar Village Institute • 336-376-9530 • [email protected] • www.solarvillage.com

OHIO

Cleveland, Cincinnati, etc. Workshops & RE events throughout the state. Info: www.greenenergyohio.org

OREGON
 
Jul. 20–24, ‘09. John Day, OR. Pre-SolWest workshops. Cob building, NABCEP prep. & SHW installation. Info: (see EORenew below)

Jul. 24–26, ’09. John Day, OR. SolWest RE Fair. Exhibits, workshops, speakers. Info: EORenew • 541-575-3633 • [email protected] • www.solwest.org

Cottage Grove, OR. Adv. Studies in Appropriate Tech., 10-week internships. Info: Aprovecho Research Center • 541-942-8198 • [email protected] • www.aprovecho.net

PENNSYLVANIA
 
Sep. 18–20, ’09. Kempton, PA. PA RE & Sustainable Living Festival. RE, natural building & sustainable ag; workshops, speakers, exhibits. Info: www.paenergyfest.com

Philadelphia Solar Energy Assoc. meetings. Info: 610-667-0412 • [email protected] • www.phillysolar.org

TENNESSEE Summertown, TN. Workshops on PV, alternative fuels, green building & more. The Farm • 931-964-4474 • [email protected] • www.thefarm.org

TEXAS Sep. 25–27, ’09. Fredericksburg, TX. RE Roundup & Green Living Fair. Exhibits, speakers & workshops on RE, green building, green ag & EE. Info: www.theroundup.org

El Paso Solar Energy Assoc. Meets 1st Thurs. each month. EPSEA • 915-772-7657 • [email protected] • www.epsea.org

Houston RE Group, quarterly meetings. HREG • [email protected] • www.txses.org/hreg

VERMONT
 
Sep. 14–19, ’09. East Charleston, VT. PV Design & Installation. Hands-on course. Info: Northwoods Stewardship Center • [email protected] • www.northwoodscenter.org

Jul. 10–12, ’09. Tinmouth, VT. SolarFest. RE workshops, speakers, music, theatre, food & more. Info: www.solarfest.org

WASHINGTON STATE
 
Jul. 18, ’09. Shoreline, WA. Shoreline Sustainable Living & RE Fair. Exhibits & speakers. Info: www.shorelinesolar.org

Guemes Island, WA. SEI ’09 workshops. Mar. 30–Apr. 2: Solar hot water; Apr. 6–11: Windelectric systems maintenance & repair; Apr. 13–18: Homebuilt wind generators. Info: See SEI in Colorado listing. Local coordinator: Ian Woofenden • 360-293-5863 • [email protected]

WISCONSIN
 
Custer, WI. MREA ’08 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 • [email protected] • www.the-mrea.org

Amherst, WI. Artha ’08 workshops. Intro to Solar Water & Space Heating System, Installing a Solar Water Heating System, Living Sustainably & more. Info: 715-824-3463 • [email protected] • 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 • [email protected] • 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 • [email protected]

GERMANY
 
Sep. 21–25, ‘09. Hamburg. European PV Conference & Exhibition. Latest developments in science & industry. Info: www.photovoltaic-conference.com