April 2013- An ultra energy efficient home powered entirely by solar
StraightUp recently completed construction of a 4 kW system for Missouri’s first Passive House – or “PassivHaus” in German. In conjunction with the project consultant, Gary Steps of Butterfly Energy Works, and architect Ralph Eglin Wafer, we worked tirelessly to see this pioneering project get started. PassivHaus is a German invention from a physicist who […]
2014 Year in Review
It has been an exciting year in solar! Thank you for being a part of the Solar Tribe.
Success for Nicaraguan Fundraiser
Thank you everyone for your support. Together we raised half of the funds necessary to electrify 24 huts Post by StraightUp Solar.
We Support CNN Hero Finalist WE CARE Solar
StraightUp Tribe Helps We Care Solar …Help Us Save Lives with CNN Hero Organization WE CARE Solar… In Sub-Saharan Africa, women face a 1 in 22 lifetime chance of dying in childbirth – not from rare diseases but from treatable medical conditions. Manywomen in rural Africa labor at home, and when complications arise, […]
Save $250 and Join the Zoo in Going Solar
The Solar Zoo Promotion We are just so excited to see the Zoo go solar that we want to be sure everyone can share in it. For a limited we will make a donation to the Zoo AND cut the cost of your array. All you have to do is take a photo of yourself, […]
From Coal to Solar – A Clean Break
It’s hard to take the mile-high view on climate change when you’re toiling away underground to put food on the table and a roof over your family’s head. That’s certainly the case for coal miners, whose concerns about meeting the needs of their kids here and now trump whatever concerns exist about the world those […]
StraightUp Solar Supports National/International Advocacy
StraightUp Supports These Organizations We previously shared local organizations that we support. As we mentioned before, we love being part of a growing a solar industry and supporting other “believers” in the renewable / environmental community. Here are three organizations that are advocates for the solar community on a national / global level. We’re proud […]
We Powered This School with Solar
Thanks to your generous donation, Muleke Community School has been able to light their school’s two classrooms with clean safe solar power. Everyone at the school is thrilled with the solar lights and all the benefits they are bringing to the students, the staff and the wider community. Muleke School in Zambia is located 120 […]
Community First
At StraightUp we live by our CLEARE values: Community First Lead the Solar Tribe Educate the Solar Lesson Advocate Always Respect Others & The Environment Excellence in All We Do From St. Louis to Africa – Creating a Sustainable World We recently confirmed our vision statement: “To inspire a solar tribe to create a sustainable […]
SolarAid
New in 2013: For every installation StraightUp completes, we donate a solar light for Africa via Solar-Aid.org. Only 14% of people in rural sub-Saharan Africa have access to electricity. Solar Aid works to power homes, schools and health clinics with clean and affordable light from the sun. Solar lights increase a family’s income by 20%, cut carbon emissions, and improve […]
