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According to the Department
of Energy, enough sunlight reaches the Earth every
hour to meet the world's energy demand for a whole
year.
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Welcome to Connect To The Sun!
About the Eco Experience at the 2008
Minnesota State Fair
August 21–September 1, 2008
The Eco Experience at the Minnesota State
Fair is an indoor green space with lush rain gardens, an eco
home, live entertainment, and cutting-edge displays on renewable
energy, new fuels and vehicles, and organic farming. Perfect
for do-it-yourselfers, techies, gardeners, and nature-lovers,
the space features a children's area with fun for kids of
all ages. The Eco Experience is presented by the Minnesota
State Fair and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, helping
Minnesotans protect the environment since 1967. Bring your
family, bring a friend — get in on the Eco Experience!
The Eco Experience is located in the
Progress Center building (J-9
on map) at the corner of Cooper Street and Randall Avenue
on the State Fairgrounds. The 2008 Minnesota State Fair runs
Thursday, August 21, through Labor Day, September 1, 2008.
Park and ride information is available online at www.mnstatefair.org.
Visit www.EcoExperience.org
for more information about the Eco Experience.
About Connect To The Sun
As part of the Eco Experience at the
2008 Minnesota State Fair, Connect
To The Sun, the solar exhibit sponsored by the Minnesota
Renewable Energy Society (MRES), walks visitors through the
world of solar energy in simple terms with demonstrations
of actual equipment. Guests can learn about using energy from
the sun to power their home and
pick up information about exciting, community-based
energy projects such as the Linden Hills Co-op's "Rays
the Roof" campaign to raise money to install solar electric
panels on the co-op. The MRES Connect To The Sun
exhibit, developed in conjunction with the Science Museum
of Minnesota, highlights ways individuals can learn about
and support solar energy in their lives. Come see the solar
car, designed by students at the University of Minnesota,
and a solar boat.
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Aurora III, the U of
M's solar powered vehicle has a top speed of 78 mph,
runs 55 mph on the power of a hairdryer and can travel
over 120 miles without any sun! |
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Make waves with a solar
powered boat that sailed in the Minnesota Renewable
Energy Society's Solar
Boat Regatta. |
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Find out about a new
incentive that gives homeowners a 30 percent federal
tax credit for solar electricity and solar thermal installations. |
Click
here to see last year's
Connect To The Sun exhibit.
Become a Solar
Area Partner
We invite solar advocates to once again
partner with us in the Solar Area of the Eco Experience during
the 12-day Minnesota State Fair. Last year, over 350,000 State
Fair attendees visited the Eco-Experience building.
2008 Eco Experience Solar Area Information
& Forms
These documents have information on the
expectations and benefits of the partnership. We hope you
will join us!
2008
Eco Experience Partner Opportunities (PDF)
2008
Eco Experience Solar Area Exhibit Partner Agreement (PDF)
2008
Solar Area Partner Proposal Form (PDF)
2008
Solar Area Partner Proposal Form (DOC)
Note: In order to receive all benefits
of an official Solar Area Partner, applications must be submitted
to MRES at gransee.bowman@gmail.com
no later than June 19, 2008.
More Information
Doug Shoemaker
(612) 308-4757
Michelle Gransee-Bowman
gransee.bowman@gmail.com
Volunteer
We need volunteers (18+ years and up)
to staff the Solar Area of the Eco Experience. Volunteers
receive free State Fair admission, solar training, and an
Eco Experience t-shirt. Online registration will be available
soon on the Eco
Experience web site, so check back soon! In the mean time,
contact MRES for more
information on volunteering.
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