The Center for Energy Education is welcoming the Roanoke Valley community and beyond to celebrate clean energy and sustainable development.
On October 4 C4EE’s campus at 460 Airport Road in Roanoke Rapids will host Clean Power Light the Night from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., which will feature an evening of outdoor music, cinema and food trucks.
The event will highlight efforts around the world to move toward renewable energy solutions.
The kickoff event is a campaign to educate people about the economic and environmental benefits that renewables can bring to communities and drive action toward a fossil-free future.
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The following day, C4EE is Solarfest, its signature event, on Thursday, October 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Solarfest is a celebration of clean energy education and workforce development.
Solarfest informs participants about clean energy and advocates for renewable investments within it.
Both are free and open to the public and will feature the center’s Clean Power Avenue of Flags, which debuted last year and serve as an artistic and visual reminder of how renewable energy can encourage conversation.
The flags are made of yarn transformed from recycled ocean plastics.
The theme for this year’s Solarfest is All for Solar and will underscore the economic impacts of renewables as a rural industry.
“Light the Night and Solarfest show a broad spectrum of our community within a playful forum to see and experience the educational, social, and environmental impact of a zero-carbon future,” said Mozine Lowe, Center for Energy Education executive director. “We’re excited about sharing our Clean Energy Avenue of Flags because this extraordinarily colorful display is a tremendous asset that aligns with the mission of the center.”
The festivities will welcome public and elected officials, academia and solar company staff, clean energy industry providers, workforce organizations, students and school administrators to visit the grounds of Halifax County’s former airport.
Clean energy directors from the state’s commerce department and energy office, among other government executive guests, will add to the event mix.
Each will provide information, services and technical expertise to improve conditions across the state for solar-based economic and workforce development opportunities for the area’s rural and underserved communities of color.
In addition to hosting a dialogue about energy equity and access as it relates to environmental justice, the day’s agenda includes a roundtable discussion with solar companies and area leaders to highlight how clean energy provides significant economic impacts and workforce development opportunities in our state’s rural communities.
