Abbas Salim (79), an active member of the Sierra Club NJ Chapter since 2019, passed away on March 29, 2024.
Abbas, a resident of Monroe Township in Middlesex County, served as our Chapter’s home solar issues coordinator. He was an ardent champion of New Jersey’s community solar movement, which allows affordable renewable energy access for residents who cannot install solar at their homes. Thanks to the efforts of Abbas and many others, community solar is taking off in New Jersey.
Abbas also advocated for solar installations on warehouse rooftops, which would otherwise make little or no contribution to the environmental cause.
Outside of his Sierra Club work, Abbas was a family man and a retired aerospace and terrestrial photovoltaic electrical engineer with 47 years of service to Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics. His expertise encompassed lithium-ion battery technology.
Abbas and his wife were the first residents in Monroe Township to purchase solar panels for their home. In Abbas’ memory, consider signing up for community solar through this website: https://shorturl.at/hnHKW