This weekend we hosted the Island Institute’s annual Island Enery Conference for a field trip out to Star Island. The group toured Star to look at our innovative sustainable energy initiatives including our solar array and water filtration systems. Thank you to the Island Institute for including this trip – we hope everyone enjoyed it and took something away from the visit to bring back to their island communities.
Here are some scenes from this weekend’s trip:
![Island Institute Visit - Cute Island Institute Guy and Marshall - WEB](https://starisland.org/img/Island-Institute-Visit-Cute-Island-Institute-Guy-and-Marshall-WEB.jpg)
![Island Institute Visit - Group at Dock Larger - WEB](https://starisland.org/img/Island-Institute-Visit-Group-at-Dock-Larger-WEB.jpg)
Folks from the Island Institute’s Island Energy Conference meet at our dock in Portsmouth before heading to Star Island for the afternoon.
![Island Institute Visit - Dick Case with Others on Dock - WEB](https://starisland.org/img/Island-Institute-Visit-Dick-Case-with-Others-on-Dock-WEB.jpg)
![Island Institute Visit - Cute Island Institute Guy with Others - WEB](https://starisland.org/img/Island-Institute-Visit-Cute-Island-Institute-Guy-with-Others-WEB.jpg)
![Island Institute Visit - Marhsall Driving Boat - WEB](https://starisland.org/img/Island-Institute-Visit-Marhsall-Driving-Boat-WEB.jpg)
Our own Island Engineer, Marshall Frye, captains the boat out to Star Island.
![Island Institute Visit - Dick Case Giving Tour - WEB](https://starisland.org/img/Island-Institute-Visit-Dick-Case-Giving-Tour-WEB.jpg)
Dick Case, a member of the Star Island Strategic Facilities Committee, leads a tour around the Star Island Power House and battery bank.
![Island Institute Visit - Men Talking by Batteries - WEB](https://starisland.org/img/Island-Institute-Visit-Men-Talking-by-Batteries-WEB.jpg)
![Island Institute Visit - Dick Case Giving Tour Power House - WEB](https://starisland.org/img/Island-Institute-Visit-Dick-Case-Giving-Tour-Power-House-WEB.jpg)
![Island Institute Visit - Kristen Talking - WEB](https://starisland.org/img/Island-Institute-Visit-Kristen-Talking-WEB.jpg)
Kristen Simard, Star Island’s Environmental Services Manager, talks about creating and storing drinking water on island.
![Island Institute Visit - Kristen Giving Tour of Water Tanks - WEB](https://starisland.org/img/Island-Institute-Visit-Kristen-Giving-Tour-of-Water-Tanks-WEB.jpg)
![Island Institute Visit - Pam Smith on Solar Deck with Guests - WEB](https://starisland.org/img/Island-Institute-Visit-Pam-Smith-on-Solar-Deck-with-Guests-WEB.jpg)
Conference guests take a look at our solar arrays now nearly a year in operation.
![Island Institute Visit - By Solar Panel - WEB](https://starisland.org/img/Island-Institute-Visit-By-Solar-Panel-WEB.jpg)
Photos courtesy of Perry Smith Photography.