App State Renewable Energy Initiative-REI

WOW!! Such an incredible group of graduates is on to the next chapter! We have been so fortunate to work with these bright, talented, good-natured people, and their contributions to the App State Renewable Energy Initiative will not be forgotten! Congrats all!

Finley Collins- Appropriate Technology MS

Duncan Burns- Renewable Energy Engineering MS

James Poole- Appropriate Technology MS

Paul DeYoung- Sustainable Technology BS

Jackson Hager- Sustainable Technology BS

Hannah Armstrong- Cellular and Molecular Biology BS

Eas McNeil- Electronic Media Broadcasting BS

Daniel Hayes- Sustainable Technology BS

We're halfway through the first day of the UNC CleanTech Summit 2025! 🌿🌏

This event brings together professionals and students from a range of backgrounds to share ideas about clean technology topics. Our morning was full of insightful talks and networking and we look forward to the rest of the conference!

Stop by Sanford Mall tomorrow from 12-4pm to look through our FREE rummage sale!! We got great donations this week and are pumped to give these items away to be used again! 😍👟👚

This Saturday, Feb 22nd, we will be helping the Sustainability and Energy Management crew lower the environmental impact of the men's basketball game by sorting waste to be recycled or composted rather than all going to the landfill!

Happy Valentine's Day! Send this to someone you love!

This photo was taken just yesterday of our solar array on the roof of Leon Levine Hall of Health Sciences! One of the things we've been up to is getting fresh pictures of our projects, so be ready to see more new pictures on our website and socials soon!

We're back and ready for an amazing semester led by this incredible team of board members! Check out our Instagram page (appstate_rei) for more info about each of these awesome people:

Executive Chair: Ransom Cope
Director of Operations: Finley Collins
PR/OR Co-Chair and Policy Director: Jilian Schulte
PR/OR Co-Chair: Hannah Armstrong
Data Management Chair: Duncan Burns
Project Management Co-Chair: RyLee Wadman
Project Management Co-Chair and Historian: Apprecia Lassiter
Secretary: Paul DeYoung
Treasurer: Avery Brewer
Marketing Manager: Sierra Cox

We've got big things in the works that we can't wait to share with you all soon!

Did you know there was such a thing as floatovoltaics? That's floating + photovoltaic panels, which means putting solar panels on a body of water.
Members of the ASUREI are working on App State's first floatovoltaic system, and despite the April Fool's Day blizzard, were out attaching the panels to the frame and performing a second float test. This three-panel project will serve as a feasibility test for larger floating solar applications. A relatively new concept, most floating solar farms are currently located in China and the U.K., and the largest floating solar array in this country is a 4.4MW system in Sayreville, New Jersey.
Are you a student interested in joining the ASUREI? They're now taking applications for membership - email [email protected] for more information!

The Health Sciences 64k Solar PV Array! It’s always a good day when you’re standing next to a PV array! 🤗

Our wonderful group of ASUREI members! So much hard work and dedication has been put into ASUREI from these amazing students and staff. Check out our site and all what we are all about at rei.appstate.edu

The sun is out and so are we! Check out the solar picnic tables in front of the Walker College of Business!

Project Management is involved in the ex*****on and implementation of renewable energy projects approved by the ASUREI. We focus on completing the steps required to turn ideas into reality. This ranges from brainstorming ideas, to feasibility studies, direct contact with design and construction, contracting, installation, and maintenance that are all key components in developing renewable technologies on campus.

If you are interested in Project Management and have any questions about this committee-you can contact the PM Co-Chairs Daniel Johnson ([email protected]) or Dillon Pratt ([email protected])

REI has a new logo! Thanks to Nick Crow for creating this for us!