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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">My name is George Fennell, and I’m the lead officer of
</span><a href="https://sites.uw.edu/grid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px;text-decoration-line:none" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;margin:0px;text-decoration-line:underline">Global
Renewables Infrastructure Development</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"> (GRID). GRID is a registered student organization
</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">that works on designing, optimizing, installing,
</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">financing</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"> and assessing the societal impacts of renewable energy systems, with a
specific focus on projects that advance equitable access to electricity.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">We’re recruiting new members! On</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span style="font-weight:700;font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;margin:0px;text-decoration-line:underline" class="ContentPasted0">Friday,
October 7th at 9:00am,</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"> we’ll host an on-boarding meeting to provide an overview of GRID, discuss the projects mentioned below in greater detail, and answer
questions. If you’re interested in joining, please fill out </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.gle/NigxTHm25VWu4UcV8__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jjTXWD4YXoSPJFdx9dVI3eys5uJc4JXS1_VFBxIv60vFADwxdfVi5wcxfPvWaXlpMA3Lq_3DS3p4azsaEg$" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="1" style="margin:0px;text-decoration-line:none" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;margin:0px;text-decoration-line:underline">this
short (~1 min) form</span><span> </span>[forms.gle]</a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"> so we can send you the zoom link. Even if you can’t make the meeting, we’ll send you a follow-up email with
a recording, more details about current projects, and a link to our slack page so that you can get started.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">We have five project groups ready to expand:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">We are looking for a
</span><span style="font-weight:700;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">Power System Installation Lead!</span><span style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"> The position will involve project management, ordering and installing hardware, and </span></p>
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</span><span style="font-weight:700;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">Department of Energy Solar District Cup!
</span><span style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">This will involve taking a detailed description of a building which could benefit from solar energy, and delivering a conceptual system design, an impact summary, and a financial model.</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-weight:400;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">networks with the renewable energy community. They have organized a GRID mixer for this October to give several renewable energy organizations at the UW an opportunity to mingle. They also
create cost estimates and identify revenue sources for projects.</span></p>
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and writing about survey systems used during past projects.</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-weight:400;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">writes articles and publishes them to the GRID medium page.
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medium.com/global-renewables-infrastructure-development-grid__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jjTXWD4YXoSPJFdx9dVI3eys5uJc4JXS1_VFBxIv60vFADwxdfVi5wcxfPvWaXlpMA3Lq_3DS3rC-MgGIA$" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="2" style="margin:0px;text-decoration-line:none" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-weight:400;margin:0px;text-decoration-line:underline">Check
out some articles the team has published here!</span> [medium.com]</a></p>
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">We are also very interested in new projects, research, and partnerships. We are trying to recruit members to help a Puerto Rican agricultural producer or small business apply for
a </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/energy-programs/rural-energy-america-program-renewable-energy-systems-energy-efficiency-improvement-guaranteed-loans__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jjTXWD4YXoSPJFdx9dVI3eys5uJc4JXS1_VFBxIv60vFADwxdfVi5wcxfPvWaXlpMA3Lq_3DS3o9nWQdKg$" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="3" style="margin:0px;text-decoration-line:none" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;margin:0px;text-decoration-line:underline">USDA
REAP grant</span><span> </span>[rd.usda.gov]</a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">, and to help
</span><a href="https://www.cei.washington.edu/microgrids-for-education-and-energy-sovereignty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="4" style="margin:0px;text-decoration-line:none" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;margin:0px;text-decoration-line:underline">explore
opportunities to cooperate with the NWIC’s engineering program</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">. If you have an interest in renewable energy and an idea for how your background or connections may be
applicable, we’d love to hear from you! </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">Thank you!</span></p>
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stonefen@uw.edu</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">Global Renewables Infrastructure Development,
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