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A Look Ahead
Montana Renewable Energy Fair
Event in Butte July 21 offer free workshops on solar, wind, biodiesel power
By: Diana Maneta
Executive Director
Montana Renewable Energy Association
June 29, 2012
Join the Montana Renewable Energy Association for its 2nd Annual Montana Renewable Energy Fair! The fair is free and open to the public, and will be held Saturday, July 21, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the National Center for Appropriate Technology, 3040 Continental Drive in Butte.
If you’re interested in renewable energy, you won't want to miss this event. There will be an all-day schedule of free workshops led by experts from around Montana on topics including solar, wind, micro-hydro, fuel cells, ground-source heat pumps, biodiesel, energy efficiency and financial incentives.
Interested in alternative vehicles? The fair will include a car show featuring electric, hybrid, biodiesel, and solar-powered cars.
And that’s not all: there will be food, drinks and live entertainment, including the Red Mountain Band, River Rose, Platinum Street Jazz, NAIA Native American Dancers, African Drumming, and Sisters of Hidden Fire Belly Dancers.
Kids' activities will include solar car races, solar oven construction, recycled glass art, face painting and a bouncy castle.
The Montana Renewable Energy Fair is organized by the Montana Renewable Energy Association, a nonprofit organization with a mission to increase the use of renewable energy in Montana through policy change and public education.
Major sponsors of the event include Independent Power Systems of Bozeman and the Energy Promotion and Development Division of the Montana Department of Commerce.
Workshop Topics and Presenters:
- Conservation and Efficiency (Susan Bilo, Montana State University)
- Solar Hot Water (John Palm, Bozeman Green Build)
- Solar Electricity (Henry Dykema, Sundance Solar Systems)
- Small Wind (Dave Ryan, National Center for Appropriate Technology)
- Solar Air Collectors (Todd Hoitsma, Liquid Solar Systems)
- Financial Incentives (Kathi Montgomery, Montana Dept of Environmental Quality)
- PV-Powered Water Pumping (Tom Bishop, Sunelco)
- Fuel Cells (Hugo Schmidt, Montana State University)
- Micro-Hydro Power (Mark Dickson, Simple Power LLC)
- Biodiesel (Matt Elsaesser, SAVE Foundation)
- Ground-Source Heat Pumps (Brian Patzer, Intermountain Heating and Air Conditioning)
For more information, go to the Montana Renewable Energy Association's website or call (406) 214-9405.
Diana Maneta is the executive director of the Montana Renewable Energy Association.
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Montana Renewable Energy Association's
2nd Annual Montana Renewable Energy Fair
Saturday, July 21,
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
National Center for Appropriate Technology
3040 Continental Drive
Butte, Mont.
Montana Renewable Energy Association
The Montana Renewable Energy Association (MREA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2000. Our mission is to expand the use of renewable energy in Montana, to affect public policy in favor of renewable energy, and to educate and inform the residents of Montana of the benefits and uses of renewable energy.
MREA members include individuals and organizations that support the increased use of renewable energy in Montana, as well as companies in the renewable energy industry. If you agree that renewable energy is important to Montana's future, join us!
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