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april Speaker Series - LIVE ONLINE PRESENTATION

Due to the current public health situation regarding COVID-19, MRES has transitioned to a web based platform for all Speaker Series events. This decision was made in an effort to reduce the person-to-person transmission of the virus and is consistent with the policies and advice of leading state and national health organizations.

Thursday, April 21st
Web Portal Opens: 5:45pm
Speaker: 6:00-7:00pm

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Meeting ID: 853 4275 6714
Passcode: 757019

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eleanor@mnrenewables.org


april Speaker Series - LIVE ONLINE PRESENTATION

Deploying Solar Generators to Disasters - Challenges and Opportunities

This talk will cover Footprint Project's past and future delivering mobile solar to power disaster relief and recovery operations. Operations Director Will Heegaard will discuss how Footprint Project got started, its current operations in Louisiana, Kentucky and Ukraine, and where the organization is headed. He will share some of the hurdles and highlights of starting, growing and leading a clean energy, disaster resilience non-profit organization.

About the Speaker:

 
 

William Heegaard
Operations Director
Footprint Project

Will Heegaard sees every disaster as an opportunity to build back greener. A registered paramedic, Will previously worked with International Medical Corps to deploy solar refrigeration in West Africa during the Ebola outbreak, then deployed with Team Rubicon after disasters in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Puerto Rico. Will currently serves on the Board of the Minnesota Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (MNVOAD). He received his B.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies from University of California, Berkeley.

 
 

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