past news & events

Athens Area Sustainability Festival September 30 and October 1, 2006
The Athens (Ohio) Area Sustainability Festival is an annual grassroots community event organized by volunteers working year-round. The festival celebrates the many small businesses, organizations, individuals, and initiatives in the region dedicated to building community identity rooted in the principles of sustainability.  

All funds raised in this project are donated to area charities.  The Festival is held at the Athens County Fairgrounds. Join Third Sun in promoting renewable energy at the festival, where we will have an exhibit and present a workshop on Green Energy for your home.
Other interest areas at the festival include: Natural Food & Agriculture Practices, Sustainable Living Ideas, Wellness & Natural Healing   

Solar Tour
October 7, 2006 -10am
The 4th Annual Ohio Solar Tour on October 7, 2006, is conducted by Green Energy Ohio and the American Solar Energy Society (ASES). Encompassing sustainable features beyond solar energy, the statewide event features simultaneous tours in all corners of the state and highlights solar, wind, biomass, green design and energy-saving technologies. An "Ohio Renewable Energy Resource Guide" includes the information on all tours conducted in Ohio and informative articles on utilizing clean energy. The guidebook is available now for free at local health food stores. Click here for more information on all the tours. Southeast Ohio’s Solar Tour will feature residential and commercial buildings and feature, on-grid and off-grid solar and wind power, alternative building techniques and passive solar home design.  The tour will begin at Ohio University’s Innovation Center, 340 West State St., in Athens at 12 noon.  For more information and to reserve your spot, email michelle@third-sun.com or go to the Green Energy Ohio website, www.greenenergyohio.org.

NABCEP Certification
Geoff Greenfield is now a NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™. Owner and chief installer at Third Sun, Geoff sat for the first ever, national solar installer exam in October of 2003. Geoff is now one among 63 certified installers nationwide. Third Sun is committed to being the most trusted and experienced installer in Ohio and Geoff’s certification can assure customers that their systems are designed and installed correctly, safely and effectively. To find out more about NABCEP, visit their website at www.nabcep.org.

Third Sun Featured in Ohio Magazine
In the October edition of Ohio Magazine, an article called “Green Living” featured Third Sun Solar and Wind Power, Ltd. owners Geoff and Michelle Greenfield. The article focused on the annual Ohio Solar Tour, sponsored by Green Energy Ohio, and the fact that renewable energy is a growing trend in Ohio. Download article in PDF (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader - file size: 340kb)

Another Successful Southeastern Ohio Solar Tour
Southeast Ohio hosted its fifth annual Solar Tour on October 4, 2003. Seventy people came out to tour ten different sites in Athens, Amesville, Albany and New Marshfield. This year the tour was part of the First Annual Ohio Solar Tour, which featured tours in five areas of the state: Northeast (Cleveland), Central (Columbus), Northwest (Toledo), Southwest (Cincinnati and Dayton) and Southeast (Athens and surrounding counties). A wonderful statewide booklet was produced by Green Energy Ohio. Booklets are packed full of information on solar sites in Ohio, energy efficiency and solar and wind power. The 2004 tour is set for October 2, 2004. Check back here for details as the date approaches.