Field Trips, Alternative Cars and Demos on the Patio: All at ONE 3

It's Not Too Late to Register or Exhibit at ONE 3

You may still register for ONE 3. The full two-day conference is $100 and one day is $75. Discounts for students, ONE Friend members and sponsors with members also are available.

You can still exhibit, too, with spaces available for companies and nonprofits with products and services related to energy efficiency and renewable energy. It's the place to be seen if you're branding your organization as sustainable and green. And if you're exhibiting at the Springfield Business Expo Oct. 7, consider bringing your exhibit to ONE 3 on Friday, Oct. 8, for $150 for a business or $50 for a nonprofit. Call 417-581-0745 for details.

See below for announcements about our conference field trips and car show.

ONE 3 Field Trips Explore Sustainable Features of Three Springfield Buildings

Three of Springfield's newest buildings will be the destinations for ONE 3 field trips. The field trips are free to conference attendees and will conclude the two-day conference the afternoon of Oct. 8. You can sign up for the trips in advance at www.ozarksnewenergy.org under Field Trips.

Here's what you can see:

Trip #1: Hickory Hills Middle School - This $20 million school is the first LEED-certifed school in southwest Missouri, serving grades K-8. Springfield Public Schools' Brian Saunders, district construction manager, will take us through the school and its grounds to showcase its green features and describe the school's energy "performance" to date.

Springfield/Greene County Botanical Center - This new jewel in the Springfield/Greene County Park Board crown officially opens the week following the ONE 3 Conference. But you can get a sneak preview, with Katie Steinhoff, the center's coordinator, leading the way. The Botanical Center is expected to qualify as a Silver LEED building.

O'Reilly Family Event Center - Drury University's new $13.5 million center opens Oct. 1 as one of the country's first Gold LEED arenas. You'll see its low-flow water fixtures, recycling area, solar reflective roof, sustainable pavement and other green features.

Driving directions to the facilities are on our Web site and will be available at the conference. Wear your ONE 3 registration badge for admittance to the sites.

Alternative Cars Contrast With Gas Guzzlers

More often than not, we Americans haven't cared much about miles per gallon. We've been more interested in the "prestige" of driving pickup trucks, SUVs, Hummers and large sedans. That's changing, and this year's Alternative Car Show promises both practical and not-ready-for-prime-time options. Here's what to expect:

Hybrids and electrics - Reliable Chevrolet plans to bring one hybrid, possibly its new Tahoe SUV, which is expected to get 25% more fuel economy than earlier Tahoes. Republic Ford will have two hybrids; one will likely be its 2011 EcoBoost Edge. This SUV is expected to get 30 mpg on the highway--not too bad for an SUV.

Polar Source Solar's sun buggy - Nathan Jones returns for a third year with his fun little solar-powered truck for short trips around town.

MST solar car - The Miners' Solar Miner VII car is made of kevlar, carbon fiber and foam on a tubular, space frame with a single rear-drive wheel and two front wheels. Its solar array consists of 6 sq. meter Encore ATG Gallium Arsenide solar cells and a 1,600 W power array. The driver sits in an upright position. Learn more at http://solarcar.mst.edu/solarcar/current.html.

Aurora High School and Ozark High School high-mileage competition cars - Aurora's vehicle has been the stock category champion in the Missouri Supermileage Challenge for the last two years, achieving 325 miles on a gallon of gasoline. It uses lightweight materials, such as a kevlar body that was molded and layed up by high school students. The students also created a main frame of aluminum honeycomb and kevlar. The vehicle uses a Robin/Subaru 35-cc engine and measures 10 feet x 38 inches. Ozark's vehicle is similar to Aurora's in size and materials and has achieved 314 mpg.

Electric bicycles and scooters - We're working out the details but expect to find at least one electric bicycle and one scooter from local dealers. They're an alternative way to get around town.

Thanks to Our Sponsors

Thanks to our newest sponsor, SolSource Greenbuild of Neosho. Without our sponsors, ONE 3 would not happen. Tell them thank you with your time and purchasing power.

Associated Electric Cooperative
BNIM Architects
Carson-Mitchell
College of Natural and Applied Science at Missouri State University
Connelly Mechanical
Southwest Missouri Chapter of Construction Specifications Institute
Crowder College MARET Center
Drury University
Emerald Ops
Great River Associates
LilyPad EV
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Missouri Heartland Chapter of U.S. Green Building Council
National Biomass Producers Association
Oakridge Consulting
Partnership for Sustainability
SolSource Greenbuild
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline
Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce/Ozarks Regional Economic Partnership
The Alternative Energy Company
TradeWind Energy

For information on sponsorships from $500 to $5,000, go to Sponsors at www.ozarksnewenergy.org.

Solar on Utility Poles, New Flexible Panels and Solar on Campus

Public Service Electric & Gas is installing 200,000 panels in more than 300 communities around New Jersey. The solar panels are about 5 feet wide and 2.5 feet high and are mounted on utility poles more than 15 feet above the ground. The panels will generate about 200 watts of energy each on a sunny day, enough to power several lightbulbs. Together the panels will produce 40 megawatts by 2013 when the installations will be finished. That's enough electricity for about 6,000 homes.

PSEG benefits from selling the extra electricity, enjoys tax benefits and will be able to sell solar renewable energy credits on an exchange monitored by the state Board of Public Utilities.

In a second development, tucson-based Global Solar Energy has unveiled a flexible photovoltaic module designed to be applied directly to rooftops of commercial buildings. It is based on the company's high-efficiency copper indium gallium diselenide thin-film solar material. Global Solar claims the new module delivers the highest efficiency in the flexible-module industry and can deliver 50% more energy than the current standard for rigid silicon PV panels.

And in a third story, Butte College in northern California is scheduled to become the first and only "grid positive" college in the nation, producing more clean energy than it uses. Butte expects to become the largest collegiate producer of solar power in the world, generating enough electricity to power 9,200 homes. The first phase of the project is expected to cover all of the college's electricity needs plus a bit more. The energy will be produced from solar panels on the ground and on rooftops as well as on covered parking areas and walkways.

The $17 million project is funded largely from low-interest bonds earmarked for clean energy.

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