Emphasis on hi-tech developments in solar flat-plate collectors, solar thermal electric power plants, solar test facilities, storage, NSF-NASA level of applied technology. Covers important legislation, conferences. Succinct, very readlble. Solar Energy Intelligence Repon. $75 per year, twice monthly, from: Business Publishers P.O. Box 1067 Silver Spring, Md. 20910 (301) 587-6300 Covers significant developments and issues involving solar energy of all types ... heating and cooling, wind energy, bioconversion to fuels, solar thermalelectric, photovoltaic, and ocean thermal conversion. Includes information on federal, state and local legislation, new technologies, publications, contracts and grants, marketing opportunities. Averages 8 pages. Excellent conference calendar. Name, address and phone contacts for further information. Ask about Energy Resources Report. Solar Energy Washington Letter. $75 per year, alternate Mondays, from: 1001 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 393-1000 Emphasis on federal legislation, grants, solar politics. Lists contacts for further information, solar seminars. Usually 4 pages long. Companion newsletter, Solar Energy Industry Report, covers corporate activities, new technology and marketing opportunities. Senator Mike Gravel's Energy Newsletter. Donation, bi-monthly or monthly, from: Energy Newsletter Sen.·Mike Gravel 4107 Russell Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-6665 An early solar, wind and methane spokesman. 4 pages with emphasis on all types of solar energy as safe alternatives to nuclear power waste storage and sabotage dangers, usually criticizing the billions spent subsidizing atomic energy to the detriment of solar development and implementation. "ERDA is budgeted to spend only $60 million (the cost of 1 medium-sized oil tanker) on solar in 1976 versus 14 times that, or $840 million, for nuclear power." Sen. Gravel will help you 1) start an anti-nuclear club in your town, 2) back initiative drives, like the successful one in California, to require nuclear power plants to meet safety standards before construction, 3) supply you with Clean Energy petitions, 4) help you work for nuclear moratorium legislation. Energy Center Page 9 Biomass Energy Institute Newsletter $5 per year, quarterly, from: Biomass Energy lost. 304-870 Cambridge St. Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3M 3H5 (204) 284-0472 Annual dues includes 4-page newsletter emphasizing biomass (bioconversion) energy conversion to fuel, anaerobic decomposition of organic wastes to methane gas and fertilizer. Canadian Solar Energy Society Newsletter. $5 per year, from: William A. Reid, Publications Ed. Solar Energy Society of Canada P.O. Box 1353 Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3C 2Z1 An~mal dues includes 4 page newsletter, wh1ch covers solar activities in Canada including direct solar, wind and bio- ' mass energy. New England Solar Energy Association Newsletter. $5 per year; from: John T. Schnebly, Jr., Acting Coord. NESEA P.O. Box 121 Townshend, Vt. 05353 (802) 365-4084 Annual dues includes 8-page newsletter. The OMSI Energy Center responds to twenty to forty requests weekly from people who are interested in building or learning about alternative energy systems. The requests are extremely varied. Students or teachers may want better to understand "alternative energy sources;" an engineer may be considering manufacturing solar heating system components; or a homesteader with a small family may be trying to decide whether she can build her own wind or solar heating system. These requests are gratifying. They assure us that there is a market for our services; however, many of them send us scurrying about for information because we're not well supplied with complete files or sufficient knowledge yet. • Mary Lawrence has assumed responsibility for the Energy Center's library, files and information requests. While trying to keep up with requests, we're also working toward more systematic operating procedures for the future. We're cataloging our books and ordering new ones; we're rearranging files; and we're continuing and improving a periodical abstract service. Beginning September 1, 1975, the Junior League of Portland will support the OMSI Energy Center both financially and with volunteers. $19,500 has been granted to be used over a three-year period. joan Smith of the junior League will chair the project. junior League volunteers will lead tours, teach classes, answer telephone questions, and add information to the files. 1 oan and two other Junior League members will begin planning with the staff this spring for their fall involvement. We're reassigned some staff responsibilities and located some new staff members and volunteers. • Lee johnson, in addition to working on RAIN, is our consultant and the source of much of our information. • Francis Rohrbaugh, volunteer, reads numerous periodicals weekly and abstracts the energy articles for an information file on current literature. • joan Smith chairs the junior League Energy Center project. She'll plan with the staff the training for junior League volunteers and will coordinate their activities beginning this fall. • Walt Cundiff will begin july 1 to plan classes and tours for OMSI visitors. Walt currently teaches environmental science to junior high students in the Beaverton District. He'll be on one year's leave of absence from the district next year. • Temple Larrabee, aeronautical engineer, teaches alternative energy classes. • Shabtay Levy, OMSI exhibits designer, is planning Energy Center exhibits. • Richard Siewert assists Shabtay in planning and building the exhibits. • Linda Craig of the OMSI education staff plans the programs of the Energy Center, is responsible for the budget, and sets Energy Center policies. The Energy Center invites questions, comments, and suggestions for needed services. We'd also appreciate your letting us know of work you have done or sources of information you find especially valuable, including books, periodicals, articles, · and films. Write OMSI Energy Center qr call 503/248-5920.
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