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| Evergreen Solar
| The solar panels on the roof of the Solar Bus have graciously been donated by Evergreen Solar, in support of our educational mission. We think Evergreen are the best panels, not only because they support our project, but also because they use a proprietary process that reduces waste significantly. Also they are made in the good old USA. Check their website for more info. You can purchase Evergreen solar panels at Real Goods.
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| Outback Power
| The 2800 watt inverter on the Solar Bus, which brings power to public events, is supplied by Outback Power Systems. Outback makes very high quality sinewave inverters. Check their website to see why the're the best. Outback inverters can be purchased at Real Goods.
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| Bogart Engineering
| The PentaMetric system monitor has been graciously donated by Bogart Engineering.
The PentaMetric is by far the most versatile sytem monitor available. With the PentaMetric we are able to monitor not only how much power is left in the battery bank, but also how much power is used at each concert, movie, and public speaking event to which we supply power. And on top of that we can keep track of how much power the solar panels produce over time. Without being able to measure all these figures separately, it would be difficult for us to ensure we have enough power. Our sincere thanks go out to Bogart Engineering for helping support the Solar Bus project!
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| Mark Nigels
| Mark has helped out in so many ways, I can't possibly list them all here. Some of the main things he's done include:
- Flew out to California to pick up the bus and copiloted the drive all the way back to Vermont
- Helped take out the original bus seats
- Assembled the hand-crank fuel pump we use to fill with biodiesel
- Went to the Vermont Alternative Energy Festival and helped run the booth.
- Helped put in the bunk beds
- Went to the Garden of Eden Music Festival and helped run the booth.
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| Real Goods
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Special thanks to Real Goods for providing hardware and technical assistance for the Solar Bus. Visit Real Goods website for books and products relating to solar energy, wind power, energy efficiency, and much more. Thank you John, Doug, and Debbie for your help.
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| Forrest Beckwith
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- Helped paint the Bus
- Went to the Vermont Alternative Energy Festival and helped run the booth.
- Went to the Garden of Eden Music Festival and helped run the booth.
- Helped install the solar panels
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| Ken Oldrid
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- Organized and hosted the second "Local Folks" potluck dinner.
- Ken is the "veggie mechanic" who has converted several autos to run on vegetable oil. He plans to help us convert the bus in Spring 04, and help us teach some workshops on how to convert your own vehicle.
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| Joey Nigels
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- Went to the Vermont Alternative Energy Festival and helped run the booth.
- Went to the Garden of Eden Music Festival and helped run the booth.
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| Amy Beckwith
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- Support and encouragement
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| Jeff Furgeson
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- Lent tools for work on the bus
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| Josie Hannon
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| Matthew Davis
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| Andrea Pearce
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| Steve Marcotte
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| Ben Falk
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- Help with newsletter
- Bio-cide donation
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| Joe Astick
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- Picked up inverter cables in Barre
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| Joe Dery
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- Joe volunteered several hours of his time to help install the inverter, AC Distribution, and AC outlets. Thank you JOE!
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