Programs

  • Solar Boat Regatta Education Program

    THE 30TH ANNUAL SOLAR BOAT REGATTA WAS HELD AT RILEY LAKE TO EDUCATE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL AGE STUDENTS ON HOW TO APPLY SOLAR ENERGY TO A FUN ACTIVITY. THE STUDENTS BUILT FULL SIZED, SOLAR POWERED BOATS AND SPENT THE DAY RACING THEM THROUGH 3 DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES. WE HAD 10 BOATS RACE FROM 6 SCHOOLS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE. MORE THAN 120 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $8.5K

  • Solar Technology Education at State Fair

    MRES WORKED WITH THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY TO TRAIN 80 VOLUNTEERS TO STAFF THE ECO EXPERIENCE AREA OF THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR. THE VOLUNTEERS EXPLAINED THE DIFFERENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES TO OVER 205,000 PEOPLE DURING THE 12-DAY RUN OF THE STATE FAIR, THIS WAS 85% OF NORMAL DUE TO COVID CONCERNS. VOLUNTEERS EXPLAINED HOW PERSONAL ACTIONS EFFECTE CO2 EMISSIONS AND CLIMATE CHANGE. THE VOLUNTEERS EXPLAINED SOLAR THERMAL MINI SPLITS AND SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGIES AND HOW FAIRGOERS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES. A HIGHLIGHT WAS THE VILLAGER SOLAR COOKER. THESE ACTIVITIES EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON HOW SOLAR ENERGY WORKS AND HOW THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN ITS BENEFITS. THIS EDUCATION IS CONDUCTED IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $6.8K

  • Minnesota Solar/Sustainability Tour

    MRES HOSTED THE MINNESOTA SOLAR / SUSTAINABILITY TOUR OF OVER 24 DIFFERENT SITES ACROSS THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. THIS WAS A HYBRID TOUR THIS YEAR. THE SITES OPENED THEIR HOMES AND BUSINESS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC SO THAT THEY COULD SEE DIFFERENT RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ENERGY REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES. THIS ALLOWS PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES ON A PERSON-TO-PERSON BASIS. ASES REPORTED 10,000 PLUS WEBSITE HITS DURING THE TOUR THIS YEAR.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $3.4K