The Southern Appalachian region contains abundant and readily available wind, solar, and microhydro resources for producing home-grown, clean, and renewable energy. The Western North Carolina Renewable Energy Initiative (WNCREI) is an Appalachian State University Energy Center (ASUEC) project dedicated to helping create a sustainable energy future for our region.
The WNCREI is proud to host the 2009 workshop series to empower groups and individuals with the tools and resources to pursue wind, solar, microhydro and alternative fuel technologies for energy independence. We have partnered with national leaders to bring you the most comprehensive educational and hands-on experience possible.
For full detail, visit http://www.wind.appstate.edu/workshops/workshops.php
Renewables is definitely the way forward. Our dependency on fossil fuels will lead to no good in the long run through depletion and it would be naive of us as a race to think that the problem will just go away. The more people who are informed of the alternatives the better.