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Hi all, it's been too long! Let's get together over lunch at Christopher's in Porter Square on Saturday Nov 21 at 1pm. I've reserved a table for 10, and I'll adjust per our RSVPs as we get closer to the day.

Meanwhile, you might be interested in the issues in the latest Renewable Energy Weekly.

Cheers,
Josh Dobbelaar

Green Greetings to All,

We hope everyone had a good summer and we look forward to helping broaden your horizons through networking and other activities as we head toward 2010.

We did not schedule summer Meetups for July & August because of hectic summer schedules and other family activities that we were reminded of by several our members.

Our September Meetup is set for September 24th at the Head Quarters of www.AltEstore.com in Hudson, MA. Alt Energy Store started about ten years ago with just a few people and has grown to have a large internet presence, about 35 employees and three offices. Alt E Store provides all things solar & wind including “Do It Yourself” live classes, webinars and a big selection of educational books & videos.

Please join us at the Head Quarters in Hudson from 6:30 to 7:30 pm Thursday evening. Our hosts will be two of the founding members of the Alt Energy Store, Nick Albright from the Ohio office and Sascha Deri from the office in Costa Rica.

Alt E Store
43 Broad Street, Suite A408
Hudson, MA 01749
978 562-5858

From 495: Take Exit 25A onto Hudson Street. Go about one mile to the 2nd set of stop lights and take a left onto Route 85. Take your first right onto Broad Street. Follow Broad Street for about 3/4 of a mile. On the left hand side after you cross a small bridge you should see a large brick building, known as the Hudson Mills Building, 43 Broad Street. Park in the front and take the main lobby elevator to the 4th floor. The office is on the far Southeast side of the building. Follow the signs to find your way. Please try to be early.

Josh Dobbelaar & Glenn P DeRosa

Let's meet, as Larry suggested, at the Beverly Solar Fest. It looks like a great event. Some highlights we might attend:
1:45 Expert Panel Discussion: Leaders in the clean technology and environmental fields will discuss current topics in a town hall format
2:30 Site Tour of the Photovoltaic Arrays, Wind Turbine and Inverter House

We can meet where the Panel Discussion will later be, at 1pm, and still be there at 1:20 for those coming by train.

GREENERGY PARK is adjacent to Beverly High School, on the corner of Sohier Road and Tozer Road.

By car, take Exit 19 off Route128 and follow Sohier Road (and signs for Beverly High School) for almost a mile. Turn right on Tozer Road.

By MBTA, its's a 20-minute walk from the Montserrat Station on the Rockport Line which runs from North Station up the North Shore coast.

Take the Rockport Commuter Rail from North Station to Montserrat Flag Stop, 10:15 AM - 10:52 AM or 12:15 PM - 12:52 PM (outbound schedule)
Walk (Google walking map) northwest on Montserrat Rd toward Colon St 295 ft
Turn left at Colon St 0.3 mi
Turn right at Heather St 0.3 mi
Turn left at Herrick St 318 ft
Turn right toward Sohier Rd 105 ft
Turn right at Sohier Rd 0.3 mi
Park is on the left.
Returning trains leave at 2:31 PM and 5:41 PM (inbound schedule)

This month, we'll converge on the 6th Annual Sustainable Living Festival Expo in Hull MA
Sponsored by Sustainable South Shore.

The Expo runs from 10AM-2PM. See the above link for more details.

I think you'll be particularly interested in the Hull Wind I Wind Turbine Tours: every 15 minutes, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

I myself am too ill to go today (so disappointed!), but I propose that you meet at 1:30 at Jake's Seafood, right across the street from Hull's famous wooden carousel carousel built in 1928.

Cheers,
- Josh

This month, at our table discussion, we'll be joined by Geoff Eiten, president of Mass Power Save. He'll tell us about his company's solution for reducing electricity consumption by managing the power factor. You can get more details at www.masspowersave.com.

Location notes: Panera is 2 doors left of the HESS gas station across the street from the N. Quincy Station on the MBTA Red Line.

Cheers,
Josh