Dive a little deeper and learn more about a topic from an expert presenter by taking an Extended Workshop! Extended Workshops are 3 hours in length and cost $30 per workshop in addition to admission to the Fair. New this year we are offering one 4-hour MREA course, Battery-Based PV System Design ($100 for MREA Members, $120 for Non-Members).
Seating is limited, so register early at TheEnergyFair.org/tickets. During the Fair please purchase your ticket at the MREA Marketplace.
PRE-REQUISITE: PV 101 or Equivalent
Date: Friday, June 15, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Presented by: Kris Schmid, MREA Instructor, Owner/Founder, Legacy Solar, LLC.
Description: This four-hour course will cover battery-based PV system components, from modules and array configurations to batteries, charge controllers, and inverters. Participants will review design principles for sizing battery-based PV systems, beginning with a thorough analysis of daily loads. Based on those load requirements, choices for system voltage and amp-hour capacity of the battery bank will be discussed and determined. Finally, participants will select appropriate system components and configure them to complete the stand-alone PV system. (Education Room)
Date: Sunday, June 17, 2018 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Presented by: Mohammad Saad Alam, Director, PhD, Center for Advanced Research in Electrified Transportation, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)
Description: In this workshop a comprehensive, state of the art review of various conductive and emerging inductive (wireless) charging technologies for electric vehicles (EVs), will be presented. (Education Room)
Date: Friday, June 15, 2018 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Presented by: Dan Bartmann, Owner, Otherpower.
Description: Wind is the most difficult renewable resource to harvest, and small, commercial wind turbines are expensive. With the right knowledge, preparation, and tools, you can build your own from scratch for cheap. (Yellow Extended Workshop Tent)
Date: Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Presented by: Linda Conroy, Herbal Educator, Moonwise Herbs
Description: Join fermentation aficionado Linda Conroy and learn the principles of fermentation. Once we have this understanding, we will dive in and make as well as sample a wide variety of ferments, adding herbs and wild food for flavor and nourishment. We will make carrot/burdock kraut, a brined vegetable, a fermented beverage using a “ginger bug,” cultured butter and more! These ferments can easily be replicated at home. Everyone will enjoy samples and recipes to take home. (Yellow Extended Workshop Tent)
Date: Friday, June 15, 2018 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Presented by: Christopher LaForge, IREC Certified Master Trainer, Great Northern Solar
Description: Are you interested in going off the grid? Find out when energy storage systems are appropriate, profitable, and work on and off the grid. System designs and planning will be covered in depth. (Yellow Extended Workshop Tent)
Date: Saturday, June 16, 2018 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Presented by: Benjamin Nusz, Renewable Energy Specialist Instructor, Mid-State Technical College and Daniel Handeen, Assoc. AIA, LEED-AP, Lecturer, School of Architecture, Research Fellow, Center for Sustainable Building Research, University of Minnesota
Description: Grow your own food in the winter! Dan and Ben will highlight the design considerations for constructing a Deep Winter Greenhouse (DWG). DWGs utilize passive solar and sustainable building techniques to minimize fossil fuel use. Structural considerations, material selection, thermal storage and crop selection will all be addressed. Case studies of northern climate greenhouses will also be presented. (Yellow Extended Workshop Tent)
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