Creating renewable energy markets through innovative techniques: The Interstate Renewable Energy Council`s Workshop in a Box Program

Conference · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:390286

Mastaitis, V A ^[1]; Weissman, J M ^[2]; Thomas, S M ^[3]

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1. Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Latham, NY (United States)
2. Interstate Renewable Energy Council and PV4U, Boston, MS (United States)
3. Virginia Dept. of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Richmond, VA (United States)

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and its collaborators have developed a new program with a unique implementation mechanism designed to reach multiple government organizations in a cost-efficient manner. The program employs the concept of a Workshop in a Box, which enables maximum replicability and education in multiple states. The initial version of the box is entitled PARK POWER: Using Solar Energy for Public Spaces, and is targeted for state and local Parks Departments. The box is a self-contained set of tools and information that will be used by a locally-established, professionally-trained field network to conduct any number of workshops in a state for many different levels of interest. The Workshop in a Box (WIAB) Program will use agency-targeted information and local approaches to provide on-site advocacy, technical assistance and follow-up, and to assure that the right information gets to the right people.

• OSTI ID: 390286
• Report Number(s): CONF-960430--; ISBN 0-89553-168-2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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