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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowAn event stretching from Noblesville to Bargersville might be the best opportunity ever to check out wind- and solar-energy
projects in one afternoon.
On Oct. 3, the Indiana Renewable Energy Association will participate for the first
time in the American Solar Energy Society’s National Solar Tour. The public can take a free, self-directed tour of seven
commercial and residential projects.
The tour begins at 2 p.m. at Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, which has a wind
turbine at its new, eco-friendly headquarters just south of downtown. Other stops on the way include photovoltaic panels at
the Hilton Garden Inn and at Schmidt Associates, also downtown. A solar thermal system on the roof of Broad Ripple Brewpub
heats water for the restaurant, bar and brewery operation.
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and its wind turbines will beone stop on tour. (IBJ Photo/Robin Jerstad)
There are three residential photovoltaic systems on the tour,
ranging from a 1.4-kilowatt setup in Indianapolis to a whopping 20-kilowatt array in Bargersville, which is believed to be
one of the largest residential systems in the state.
For more information on the tour and the IREA, visit www.indianarenew.org/events/2009SolarTour.html.
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