The Midwest Renewable Energy Fair Admission Daily Admission: $2* Weekend Pass: $5* Evening Concerts: $4/night Children 12 and Under: free *does not include evening concerts T-shirts will be available on the fairgrounds for $12. (T-shirt and pass to all fair activities available immediately for $25 personal donation.) Display Booths Display booths are available for manufacturers, dealers and cottage industries to sell and promote renewable energy and energy conservation products and services. Rates: $500 Sponsorship Level Booth $125 Business Level Booth $25 Not-for-Profit Educational Booth Information If you would like more information on exhibiting or attending, contact us at 715-592-4458 or write: Midwest Renewable Energy Fair 286 Wilson Street Amherst, WI 54406 ***The Midwest Renewable Energy Fair will be powered by photovoltaic and wind systems.*** Schedule of Events Friday, August 17 1:00 MREF opens to the public *Sales and information booths open *Food booths open *Demonstrations *Children's activities 1:30 Opening Address: Richard Perez, editor of Home Power Magazine 2-4:00 Workshops 6:30 Speaker: Paul Gipe, spokesperson for the American Wind Energy Association and author of Wind Energy: How to Use It 8:00 Evening Concert: featuring Greg Brown and Otis and the Alligators Saturday, August 18 8:00 Main office opens 9:00 MREF opens to the public *Sales and information booths open *Food booths open *Demonstrations *Children's activities 10-12:00 Workshops 1-3:00 Workshops 2:00 Children's Concert: featuring Tom Pease and Larry Long 3:30-5:30 Workshops 6:30 Speaker: Richard Perez 8:00 Evening Concert: featuring Larry Long and The Stellectrics Sunday, August 19 8:00 Networking breakfast 10:00 *Sales and information booths *Food booths *Demonstrations *Children's activities 10:30-12:30 Workshops 3:00 Fair Ends Workshops 1. Fundamentals of Energy, Electricity and Electronics: Spark Burmaster, E.E. (APPRO TECH Energy Management Services, Chaseburg, WI) 2. Integrated Systems: Spark Burmaster, E.E. 3. Farm and Residential Water Systems: Spark Burmaster, E.E. 4. Batteries and Storage Systems: Richard Perez (Electron Connection Ltd., editor Home Power Magazine and author, The Complete Battery Book, Medford, OR) 5. Small Scale Wind Systems: Mick Sagrillo (Lake Michigan and Sun, Forestville , WI) 6. Grid Interconnected Systems and PURPA: Mike Sagrillo 7. Wind Energy Come of Age: Paul Gipe (American Wind Energy Assoc., author, Wind Energy-How to Use It, Tehachapi Pass, CA) 8. Photovoltaics: Bob Ramlow (Snowbelt Solar, Amherst, WI) and Jim Kerbel (Photovoltaic Systems Co., Amherst, WI) 9. Solar Thermal-general: Bob Ramlow 10. Solar Thermal-water heating: Bob Ramlow 11. Solar Thermal-air heating: Bob Ramlow 12. Air to Air Heat Exchangers: Doug Stege (Altech Energy, Madison, WI) 13. Passive Solar Architecture: Ken Woods (Illinois Solar Energy Society, Naperville, IL) 14. Construction Techniques for Super Insulation: Mark Klein (Gomme Shelter Construction, Almond, WI) 15. Closed-loop Ecosystems: Terry Kok (Facilitator, Earth-Base Projex, Bloomington, IN) 16. The Politics of Energy: Doug LaFollet (Wisconsin Secretary of State, Madison, WI) 17. Wood Burning: John Kjos (Energy Concepts, Mankato, MN) 18. Photovoltaics for the Rural Residence: Jim Hartley (Photocomm Inc., Downers Grove, IL) 19. The Lure of Manure-Methane Generation: Dan Friesen (Technical Director, Harding Think Tank, Grand Haven, MI) 20. Micro Hydro Systems: Bob-O Schultze (Lil Otto Hydroworks, Hornbrook, CA) 21. Electric Vehicle Retofitters: John Emde (Fox Valley Electric Auto Association, Downers Grove, IL) 22. Hydrogen Production and Use: Jim Sievers (Iowa Alternative Energy, Cedar Rapids, IA) 23. Photovoltaic Systems and the National Electric Code: John Wiles (Manager of PV Programs, Southwest Region Experiment Station, New Mexico State University) 24. Sunseeker: Design, Construction and Racing of a Solar Powered Vehicle for the GM Sunrayce U.S.A. 1990: Terry Parker (Student Project Leader, Jordan Energy Institute, Grand Rapids, MI) 25. Energy and the Environment: Dr. Mark Hanson (Environmental Studies and Urban and Regional Planning, UW- Madison, WI) 26. Community Environmental Activism: Joe Passineau (Director, Central Wisconsin Environmental Station, Amherst Jct., WI) 27. High Efficiency Appliances: Joanne Leonard (Wisconsin Public Service, Wausau, WI) SEER '90 T-Shirts are Selling Fast! MORE UPDATES from SEER '90 The local movie theater is donating the 500 seat theater for our 3 day weekend. The theater is only three blocks away from the fair site & the new owners are asking for ideas on any feature films which are appropriate for the weekend. One of our featured speakers Michael Hackleman has offered to put on a several hour slide show on vehicles & solar electric vehicles under construction. Michael wrote the text book on building electric cars & is just completing a vehicle with the Cal-Tech team in L.A. Christopher Swan of Light Rails fame will be talking about reviving the trains. Christopher is the author of a book on photovoltaics & futuristic, but practical, transportation systems. The response from electric & solar vehicle builders has been fantastic. The timing of our event was coordinated to utilize the solar vehicles built for the Sunrace which goes from Disney World in Florida to the GM technical center in June. Pictured is the Stanford car. One of our rally coordinators Jon Frey, just went to the American Tour de Sol time trails this April in Vermont. He met five rally teams who are very jazzed about our event. California Congressman Vic Fazio has just driven in his first solar vehicle in a parade in Sacramento. The vehicle was built to participate in SEER'90 this summer by Suntools in Willits, California. Congressman Faizo was also given a SEER'90 T-shirt and was recently awarded for being congressman most supportive of solar energy. SEER '90 EDUCATION UPDATE Home Power has run information in past issues for the ATA Professional Photovoltaic Workshop. There are still a few remaining positions open. To register contact ATA directly at (303) 963-2682. The Redwood Community Action Agency (RCAA) has confirmed that they will be offering a two-hour workshop on Saturday, August 11, focusing on Energy Networking with computers. This is a hands-on demonstration of the hardware, software and existing networks including information on funds available from RCAA to help small business and non-profit organizations purchase the necessary equipment to begin networking. There will be several other "hands-on" workshops demonstrating how to construct and install renewable energy devices/systems. Contact the SEER'90 office for more details.