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BOSTON AREA SOLAR ENERGY ASSOCIATION
Promoting Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future
Welcome to BASEA

::: EVENT UPDATES:::

BASEA Forums, Thursday evenings in Harvard Square: The forum series is over for the 2008-09 year; be sure to join us in September, tentatively Thursday, Sept. 10th, 2009.  Speaker TBA. 

Mark the Date: The 5th Annual Conference on Clean Energy, hosted by MTTC, will be November 12-13, 2009: www.greenovationconference.com

 

See Forum Page for Postings of Previous Forums:

May, Eldrenkamp and Friends: "Deep Energy Retrofits, Part II": a group discussion and presentation from a several builders from the sustainable community. 

April, Paul Eldrenkamp, Byggmeister: "Getting to Net Zero: Beyond Weatherization to Deep Energy Retrofits". Download Annoucement; Paul Eldrenkamp Byggmeister

 

Updates

Presentations are now available from the SEI-US Symposium - Taking Climate Change Seriously: Research and Policy Directions for the Next US Administration, held in December at Tufts.

Information on all of the presenters from the MTTC 3rd Annual Conference on Clean Energy held in November is available at the MTTC "virtual incubator". 

Ongoing

BASEA is looking for additional ways to help create a more sustainable energy future.

Please spend some time thinking about this question, and send your suggestions in to us.  Also, if you are interested in working with this group, please let us know.  Send comments or questions to mfessary@gmail.com

Second Saturday of Each Month:  Green Your Home, Green Your Life, an ongoing series from NEXUS, a project from the Green Roundtable.  For more information: www.nexusboston.com/space/events.html/2008/10

The Annual NESEA Green Buildings Open House is over, held on a beautiful and sunny day, but information is still available on the houses and other green buildings:

www.nesea.org/buildings/openhouse  


Junior Solar Sprint 2009

The 2009 JSS event was held Saturday 16 May, 2009, thanks to the good timing of the event which coincided with a break in rainy, overcast weather (just as in 2008!). The race held in full sun for most of the time and we had a great turnout and creative participation.

BASEA sincerely thanks all participating students, teachers, schools, parents and helpful volunteers who, working together, made for a really good experience.

We will post on these pages race results as they are compiled.


BASEA Forum

The BASEA Forum Renewable Lecture Series

The BASEA forums are held September through May, the second Thursday of each month (barring a conflict), at the 1st Parish Unitarian Church, #3 Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. 

A reception begins at 7:00 p.m., with the program beginning at 7:30 p.m.

For more information, go to the forum page .


Junior Solar Sprint 2007

As the Eastern Mass Junior Solar Sprint race was rained out both for the scheduled day and our rain date, the judges selected teams from entries participating in local school competitions.

The teams who will go to the Regional race in Springfield on June 10, 2007 are:

Car Name School
JuneRiu Meadowbrook School, Weston
Mexico Meadowbrook School, Weston
Fred Meadowbrook School, Weston
Assassin # 42 Meadowbrook School, Weston
   
Car #1 Winsor School
Car #2 Winsor School
Car #3 Winsor School
Car #4 Winsor School
   
Mousey Blanchard Memorial School, Boxborough

We've updated our Sustainable Energy resource page.
Check it out.


Junior Solar Sprint
CANCELLED FOR 2007
See our JSS Page to learn about the event and register.

The Eastern Mass. Jr. Solar Sprint competition was held at MIT on Saturday May 20, 2006 under sunny skies with a few clouds and windy conditions. Awards were given for Performance (Speed), Craftsmanship, Technical Merit, and Creativity (innovation).  The winners pictured here proceeded to the Regional competition held at the Springfield Science Museum on Sunday June 11, 2006 of the Eastern Mass Jr. Solar Sprint. 

This year's Eastern Mass Jr. Solar Sprint competition will be held at MIT on Saturday May 19, 2007 (rain date Sunday May 20th).    See our JSS Page to learn about the event and register.

More information on the regional competition is available here: http://www.nesea.org/education/jss

Contestants: check schedule and rules for the race and other information included in your regional race packet.

Any questions please email: JSS Coordinator - David McNair


BASEA Activities and Services

  • BASEA Forum - Renewable Energy Lecture Series.

  • Junior Solar Sprint - Model solar car competition for middle school science students, organized and sponsored by BASEA in Eastern Massachusetts.
  • NESEA Chapter - BASEA is the Boston area chapter of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA). Links to NESEA and other regional, national and international solar organizations can be found at BASEA Links.

  • Events - Check our calendar of events for upcoming tours, projects, conferences, and picnics.
  • Referral Program - Write us for information on solar vendors, designers, architects, installers and service in your area.  We want to help you with practical ways you can use solar and other sustainable energy technology.

BASEA's Mission

The Boston Area Solar Energy Association is convinced that New England's primary dependence on non-renewable energy sources is costly to our environmental, social, economic and political systems.

Therefore, we foster the design and use of solar and sustainable energy technologies through education, advocacy and the demonstration of practical, cost effective techniques.

It is our goal to promote Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future.

Please remember that your donations and membership support BASEA.

 

BASEA is affiliated with


The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association


The American Solar Energy Association.

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The International Solar Energy Association


Contacts:
President, BASEA - Henry K. Vandermark
JSS Coordinator - David McNair
Page Maintainer - Mark Richards

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