Non-Profit in the Spotlight: Energetics Education, Part 4

Aspen Public Radio | By Cornelia Carpenter

Published July 27, 2015 at 9:00 AM MDT

Renee Solari is the Program Manager for Education Services at SunPower, a solar company that designs and manufactures high-efficiency photovoltaic cells and solar panels out of California. The company has a mission to provide tools and promote education to students around the country. Energetics Education, based in Carbondale, is a recipient of donated solar panels from SunPower. These panels are used by high school students in the Roaring Fork Valley to design and build solar-powered cars, or Solar Rollers.

Solari discusses the importance of energy education to today's youth to ensure the future of clean energy.

Learn more about Energetics Education and the Solar Roller program at www.EnergeticsEd.org.

Tags

Cornelia Carpenter

Cornelia was born and raised in Aspen and is happy to be home after attending the University of Denver, where she earned degrees in Geography and Studio Art. Since graduating in 2011, she has illustrated several local children’s books, made maps around the world, and continues to draw and paint. In the summer of 2011, Cornelia was a Development intern at The Aspen Institute, and returned to work for The Aspen Ideas Festival in the summer of 2012.

See stories by Cornelia Carpenter