An ambitious plan to deliver solar air heat to 150 low- income families in Central Minnesota by 2009.

Thanks to the tremendous support and growth RREAL has experienced over the last year, RREAL is now poised to make a tremendous impact in North/ Central Minnesota. Alas, achieving this goal will take a tremendous amount of work and support from our community. If you would like to be involved, we are always grateful for volunteers, and of course for financial support. Stay tuned for updates on our progress towards this goal.

RREAL is proud to announce the launch of the SPF – the Solar Powered Furnace. The SPF design process was a 2 year labor of love for the RREAL team, and we’re excited to now offer the SPF line of solar thermal panels to the public and our Solar Assistance clients. Having met the following rigorous design objectives, RREAL has created the finest solar air heater available on the market today:

Members of the Minnesota Conservation Corps (MCC) arrived on the Hunt Utilities Group (HUG) campus to work with the Rural Renewable Energy Alliance (RREAL) and Happy Dancing Turtle on September 29, 2008. While at RREAL, the MCC crews participated in several important projects. Three individuals assisted Heather in building new collectors in the shop, while others set up sun-soaking racks in order to further prepare collectors for installation and sale. The groups also reorganized our storage space and helped with other general grounds keeping tasks.