Volunteer Puts Passion to Work in New Solar Career
2009 marked a transition year for Jeff Friedman. An engineering veteran in the semiconductor industry for 25 years, Friedman found himself amongst thousands of other technical jobseekers in the middle of a shrinking semiconductor capital equipment market and a slowing world economy. Fourteen months later, Friedman has been reborn as a Solar Oregon board member and an energy consultant at LiveLight Energy LLC, a full-service solar design and install company in Oregon. Solar Oregon interviews Friedman on his path to solar.
>>Click Here to find out more
>>Click Here for Solar Oregon's "Career Connector"
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Thank you SolarWorld for the first 6 month sponsorship of our new website!
SolarWorld's Free Assessment program has helped fund our efforts in developing and maintaining the new site along with our solar educational outreach (see below for the June schedule). We've also begun to extend our technical support to assist community efforts to go solar throughout Oregon.
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 Next "Solar Drinks" - June 8th!
The first Solar Drinks was a rousing success--thanks again to Seven Planet for hosting! We had about 40 solar enthusiasts attend. It was an opportunity for folks in the greater Portland area
to meet other community members who support solar energy.
The next one will be at "EcoHaus" in Portland. Come join us
for a relaxed social and networking event where you can speak with
Solar Oregon staff, solar industry members and your neighbors about any
topic under the sun!
Doors open at 6:30pm and the event begins at 7:00pm. This is a free, 21 and over
event. >>Click Here to learn more & to RSVP (limited space)
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World Premiere of "Deep Green"
Starting Tuesday, June 22nd: 4 nights/5 showings - Bagdad Theatre, Portland
Matt Briggs, Producer, Director, Writer: "I hope to be net zero on electricity, heat, and gasoline by the end of the year on my home retrofit. Just between you and me, lots of bad information out there on best practices for building envelope retrofits. I know it is an art in our climate, but moisture problems of getting dew points wrong with bad design could be our own scandal ahead. Some of the best education in my view for house retrofits is
Solar Oregon and Kathy Bash, et al."
>>Click Here for more details and ticket information
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 Upcoming
Workshops & Events
| Beaverton
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Commercial Basics of Going Solar
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Grande :: | June
4
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Basics of Going Solar
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Grande ::
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5 | ::
Residential Basics of Going Solar | | Portland
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8 | ::
Solar Drinks | | Medford
:: | June
18 | ::
Oregon Green Expo | | Hillsboro
:: | June
30 | ::
Residential Basics of Going Solar |
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SolWest is coming. . . July 23 - 25th
SolWest is an
occasion for learning, networking, and supporting all types of renewable
energy. This three-day event offers engaging activities for all ages
and knowledge levels.
>>Click Here for more info
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Ho t Topics in Solar
Featured Story:
"Solar program to pay Oregonians premium rates for power they generate"
>>Click Here for this & other "Hot Topics"!
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