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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
The Speed of Solar @ groSolar '08
Funding & Policy Pathways to Accelerate the Solar Marketplace
Presented by groSolar
OCTOBER 1-2 at the Lenox Hotel in Boston, MA
Space Is Limited, Register Today At The Link Below!

The conference is a chance for the solar energy community to discuss the future of the market in very exciting times. Attendees will:

• Network with investors, policy-makers and other leaders in the solar energy industry
• Attend provocative panel discussions detailing industry trends
• Chart the future of the solar energy movement

Speakers include Massachusetts Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles; U.S. Senator Bernard Sanders; David Foster, Executive Director of the Blue-Green Alliance (Sierra Club and Steelworkers; as well as leaders in the solar industry. 

2008 Show Schedule - Come Say Hello And Enjoy Show Specials!

• "Save with Solar" for Delaware Homeowners: August 27 in Hockessin, DE (register: 443.733.1221)
• Green Living Workshop Series:  August 20 in Hunt Valley, MD (register: 443.733.1221)
• Tunbridge Fair: September 10-14 in Tunbridge, VT
• Going Green Expo: Saco, ME September 13 - 14
• 5x5x5 Growth Awards: September 17 in Burlington, VT
• Wildlife Festival & Energy Expo: September 27 at  NYPA Blenheim-Gilboa Power Project, Middleburgh, NY
• GREEN HOMES TOUR: October 4th In Multiple Locations: More Information To Come
• Reneweble Energy Vermont: October 15 in Burlington, VT
• Solar Power International '08: October 13 - 17 in San Diego, CA
• Lexington Energy Savings Fair: October 15 at Lexington Hall, Lexington, MA
• Going Green Expo: November 1 - 2 in Manchester, NH
• NHSEA Home Energy Conference, December 6 in Durham, NH
• CanSIA: December 7 - 9 in Toronto, Ontario CA
• IBS: January 20, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV
• PV  America: June 8-9, 2009 in Philadelpia, PA

Important: Maryland "Town Hall Meetings" - come give input to the State Energy Administration regarding the funding of renewable energy programs. More info at energy.maryland.gov/news/events/index.asp

Testimony of James Resor, Chief Financial Officer, groSolar
Before the United States House of Representatives Committee  on Small Business July 10, 2008 download a pdf of Jamie Resor's testimony here

The Emergency Response Studio is currently under construction at Socrates Sculpture Park, in Long Island City, NY. The project re-purposes a dilapidated 30’ travel trailer, typical of the thousands of “FEMA trailers” sent to the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. Over the summer, it will be remade into a visually engaging, solar and wind-powered, mobile, artist’s studio. Designed for use in post-disaster or “emergency” settings, it will provide off-grid living and work space for displaced or visiting artists, enabling them to immerse themselves and respond creatively to unfolding events, in the tradition of “combat artists.” In November 2008, the Emergency Response Studio will travel to New Orleans as part of Prospect .1 New Orleans, a major, international, biennial exhibition. The project seeks to call attention to the ongoing emergency in New Orleans, to explore the artist’s role in re-envisioning post-disaster settings, and to promote the viability of sustainable, cleantech, temporary mobile housing. It is conceived as a symbol of transformation and possibility for the communities of the Gulf Coast.

The design work for the photovoltaic system has been completed by Ananda Hartzell at groSolar. Ananda provided CAD drawings from which they are constructing the battery box which will support 1300 lbs of batteries (to store the energy produced by the nine large solar panels). The battery box will be sunk into the floor and covered with a thick lucite panel so that the batteries will be visible.They are also preparing the roof of the trailer for the rack mounting system for the Evergreen Solar PV panels.