August 25th - September 2nd
Once a year, tens of thousands of people gather in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, a temporary metropolis dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance.
The Burning Man Project aspires to power the infrastructure and art of Black Rock City from solar power by 2030. Organizations, camps, and artists are heeding this call, engaging Black Rock City and neighboring communities as a testing-ground to research and develop ways to harness and utilize solar power, not only during the annual event on playa, but throughout the rest of the year. As they learn to power The Man, The Temple, camps and more, emerging systems, networks, and best practices mark this endeavor to make Black Rock City a carbon-neutral model for future civilization.
'Going Solar', the documentary by the all-volunteer Profiles in Dust crew, profiles several teams whose Black Rock City 2022 solar projects are working towards a net zero Black Rock City. Their work, and the learning and collaboration within the broader Burning Man community, is bringing us closer to meeting our Environmental Sustainability Roadmap goal to be carbon negative by 2030.
And they’ve only just begun. Whether led by Burning Man Project or the community, these sustainability projects continue to evolve into 2024. Heading to Burning Man? There are many collaborative groups you can get involved with — no matter your current level of knowledge on solar energy. One of the groups pioneering solar is the RAT - Renewables for Artists Team Visit their website to learn more www.renewablesforartiststeam.org/home
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