Updates!

This is a big weekend for ASES. We will be starting to building our Solar Still and finishing our big Solar Oven. The group will be meeting at the Solar Energy Park this Saturday at 10am to go to LOWE’s to purchase the supplies. If you can’t go to LOWE’s meet them back at the Solar Park at 11am. These two projects are great demonstrations of solar energy.

If you are interested in attending the National ASES Conference from May 12-16th, let me know. I will give you a run down on how to register and what not. If you have ANY questions, regarding the conference feel free to ask. The conference is one of the best oppurtunites you can have to network with the solar industry and you can learn about what’s on the cutting edge from experts. It’s a great experience.

On to t-shirts…As I mentioned at Tuesdays meeting please send in your t-shirt design ideas to me by Friday night (sorry for the short notice). If the design is in an electronic format e-mail it to me. If it is hand drawn, just bring it with you on Saturday. We will be making final desicions on Saturday.

Next meeting I will be discussing The Impacts of Passive Solar Design in Residential Appliactions. The next meeting should be next Thursday or the following Tuesday.

General Meeting!

Thursday, January 15th at 7pm in Rinker 230 ASES will be hosting its second meeting of the semester. We will be discussing upcoming engineering projects, new t-shirt designs, e-fair events, national ASES conference and the Solar Decathlon.

Please submit new t-shirt designs by Thursday. We need all the designs we can get. You can find our current logo at grove.ufl.edu/~ases

Register with national ASES if you are interested in going to national conference or to get a super sweet Solar Today subscription at ases.org

Guest Speaker!

ASES Meeting for Solar Car

Thursday, Oct. 30th at 6:30 pm in Rinker 230

We will be meeting with the Society for Green Mobility to discuss the Solar Car.  If you want to get involved and get assigned to a Technical Team come out to this meeting.
*Officers* Please come 15 minutes early (6:15), so we can talk about our plans for the semester.

Solar Car Meeting

The Society of Green Mobility will be hosting a meeting for the American Solar Challenge this week. They/we will be discussing starting our solar car.

Thursday October 23rd at 7:30 p.m. in NEB (New Engineering Building located on Center Drive) room 101

ASES 3rd General Body Meeting

When: Thursday, October 16th at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Rinker 230

On the agenda…
-One Less Car Celebration
-Officer Updates
-Solar Tour 2008

One Less Car Celebration

All One Less Car participants are encouraged to come out for the One Less Car Celebration on October 17th!  We will have the Photon out there, there will be a bike vs. car race, a photo opportunity, and there will be prizes for the teams and captains that are doing the best job so far, including a free bike, a digital camera, and gift certificates from local businesses.  We will also have other fun door prizes.  All participants that come out with thier t-shirt or button that day can recieve a free burrito at Chipotle.

When: Fri Oct 17 10:30am – 12pm

Where: Reitz Union North Lawn

Solar Tour 2008

We need people to come and help out!

Everyone come out to UF’s energy park on Saturday, October 18 for Gainesville’s Annual Solar Tour!  Gainesville residents will have the opportunity to talk to local solar installers such as Pure Energy Solar and ECS Solar. Also on display will be alternative modes of transportation ranging from solar-powered tricycles to electric cars, as well as the opportunity to tour a local biodiesel production plant. Maps will be handed out and residents will be welcomed to participate in self-guided tours of local homes and  businesses implementing solar energy, including the largest commercial  system in the city and a zero-energy home! Homes will be available for touring until 5pm.

For more information look for Gainesville on nationalsolartour.org

The Photon in Solar Today Magazine

Follow this link Solar Today to read about the University of Florida ASES Photon.  Thanks to Seth Masia for the article.

Photon Specifications Posted

Click on the “Photon Specifications” page on the right.