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CRES' Colorado Renewable
Energy Conference goes global
This year, CRES is hosting its
annual conference as part of the World Renewable
Energy Forum (WREF), May 13-17 at the Colorado
Convention Center.
You won’t want to miss a
single minute! From the first presentation to the
last, CRES has crafted a program sure to appeal to a
wide range of energy efficiency and renewable energy
enthusiasts. See the
Full Showcase Colorado Schedule.
Monday 5/14,
10:30-11:45am
 Showcase
Colorado kicks off WREF with “Waste to Energy
at the Greenest Zoo in the World”. George
Pond, Vice President for Planning & Capital Projects
at the Denver Zoo, will describe the zoo’s efforts to
become the greenest zoo in the world through
systematic planning and creative innovation, including
ISO 14001 and on site waste to energy conversion using
gasification.
Sustainability is
fundamental to conservation and a Denver Zoo’s
mission, to “secure a better world for animals through
human understanding”. Denver Zoo has been an industry
leader in sustainable zoo operations for many years,
and has now has created several innovations that will
have an impact beyond zoos.
Thursday 5/17,
4:15-5:30pm
 Showcase
Colorado wraps up at WREF with a riveting session
called “Trends in Clean Energy Policies to
Drive a New Energy Economy”, moderated by
former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr..
In
Colorado, Governor Ritter demonstrated policy can
drive investment and market expansion. In the four
years Ritter served as Governor, he signed 57
different clean energy bills and saw record investment
in the state from the clean energy sector. Vestas
established their North American manufacturing
headquarters along with other industry leaders like
SMA, Siemens, RES Americas, Primestar, Abound and
Ascent Solar to name a few. During his term as
Governor, he raised the state's RPS from 10% to a
nation leading 30% and renewable installations went
from 225MW to over 1,800MW.
The Governor will
host a panel of state experts to talk about trends in
clean energy policies to drive a new energy economy.
Topics to be discussed include innovations in energy
efficiency policy, solar, wind and other renewables,
financing models and conversions to natural gas from a
coal base load.
Full
Showcase Colorado Schedule
Register for Showcase Colorado and WREF
HERE.
CRES members receive a $100 discount on full
conference registration. Email
info@cres-energy.org for the code.
Find out about other events CRES is hosting in
conjunction with
WREF.
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Showcase
Colorado Schedule |
Monday
10:30-11:45 |
Waste
to Energy at the Greenest Zoo in the World
George Pond,
ASLA, Vice President for Planning &
Capital Projects at the Denver Zoo
This presentation will describe Denver Zoo’s
efforts to become the greenest zoo in the world
through systematic planning and creative
innovation, including ISO 14001 and on site waste
to energy conversion using gasification.
Sustainability is fundamental to conservation and
a Denver Zoo’s mission, to “secure a better world
for animals through human understanding”. Denver
Zoo has been an industry leader in sustainable zoo
operations for many years, and has now has created
several innovations that will have an impact
beyond zoos. |
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Monday
1:15-2:30 |
Innovative
Financing: Public Banking and Renewable Energy
Robert Bows, Media and
Communications Manager, Public Banking Institute
(PBI),
Money comes in many forms,
just like energy. Some of these forms support
sustainable economic systems and some do not. This
presentation will explore the sustainable forms of
money and monetary policies and how these are
being used to support renewable energy, as well as
how such efforts could be expanded.
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Monday
2:45-4:00 |
Golden
Colorado: 2 Paths Toward Residential Conversion to
Net Zero
Michael D. Haughey, P.E., HBDP, CEM, LEED AP,
Principal, Silvertip Integrated
Engineering Consultants
Peter J.
Ewers, AIA , LEED AP, Principal,
Ewers Architecture
The City of Golden
has established a focus on sustainability since
2007. The City commissioned a study to make
existing houses in Golden more energy efficient,
even all the way to net zero energy.
The study
explores making economically justifiable decisions
along the way to net zero, and ultimately
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Monday
4:15-5:30 |
High
Altitude, Cold Climate Design Considerations
M. Robert D.
Barrett, P.E., Principal, B2CE, Inc.;
Ross Lindgren, Director of
Engineering, Blender Products, Inc.;
Paul C. Hutton, AIA,
Principal, Hutton Architecture Studio
This presentation will be a panel that includes
ventilation and thermal envelope issues for
“tight” buildings and/or humid occupancies. A
project that was part of the Colorado BEST
Program, built in Sangre de Cristo, will be used
to discuss cold climate and high altitude
considerations for PV, RE, and envelopes. In
addition, a Colorado-grown company specializing in
air mixing as part of a solution to economizer
efficiency and coil freeze prevention: The
presence of air stratification is a threat to
freeze and rupture hydronic coil(s) in Air
Handling Units and thus is the reason low-limit
freeze stats are used to stop the unit from
operating when freezing conditions are present. In
an effort to be energy conscious, system designers
should strongly consider the use of a
high-performing air mixing device to eliminate the
air stratification and maximize airside
economizer. |
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Tuesday
10:30-11:45 |
Fostering Electric Vehicle Expansion in the
Rockies
Kathryn
Valdez, Utility Manager, Xcel Energy;
Dave Altman, Federal
Regional Business Development, Eaton Corp.;
Natalia Swalnick,
Director of Environmental Health, American Lung
Association in Colorado;
Lauren
Quillian, Clean Cities Program
Manager
Project FEVER (Fostering
Electric Vehicle Expansion in the Rockies) is a
public/private partnership designed to prepare
communities in Colorado for electrified
transportation. This panel discussion will provide
an overview of the project, objectives and
partners. Furthermore, information about the data,
projections and forecasts will be shared with
attendees. The private sector will be represented
by Eaton, a supplier of charging equipment, and
Xcel Energy, a local utility in Colorado. Both
Eaton and Xcel will provide insight into the
current electric vehicle business opportunities.
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Tuesday
1:15-2:30 |
Local
Solutions, Local Plans: the Tale of Three Cities
Elizabeth
Babcock, Residential Program
Administrator, City and County of Denver,
Department of Environmental Health;
Julie Carlton, Energy Outreach
Coordinator, City and County of Denver, Department
of Environmental Health;
Jessica
Scott, Solar Program Coordinator,
City and County of Denver, Mayor’s Office;
Ken Regelson, Founder of
EnergyShouldBe.org & Muni101.org;
Steve Catanach, Manager, Fort
Collins Utilities
The Tale of 3
Cities:
1.The City
and County of Denver has developed a strategy of
pairing energy efficiency with renewable energy
adoption through the Denver Energy Challenge.
Through grant funding and public-private
partnerships, the City and County of Denver has
structured programs to increase renewable energy
development, improve energy efficiency, and reduce
utility costs with limited General Fund support.
While no one-size-fits-all solution exists,
Denver’s programs are scalable and easily
replicable by communities of all sizes.
2. Last November, Boulder voters
approved municipalizing our electric system if
rates & reliability can be protected. Find out
more about the quest to move from mostly baseload
coal and fossils to mostly renewables.
3. Fort Collins will be the model
community for a leading and replicable net Zero
Energy District. The mission of FortZED is to
transform the downtown area and the main campus of
Colorado State University into a net Zero Energy
District through conservation, efficiency,
renewable sources and smart technologies. |
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Tuesday
2:45-4:00 |
Keys
to Success: The Importance of Colorado Business
Incubators in Supporting Innovation and
Entrepreneurship
Mike Freeman, CEO, Rocky
Mountain Innosphere;
Stephen
Miller, President/CEO of CleanLaunch,
Colorado’s Clean Tech Incubator;
Ric Denton, CEO/President of the
Colorado Springs Technology Incubator;
Moderator: Richard Adams,
Manager of the Innovation and
Entrepreneurship Center (IEC) within the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Innovation and entrepreneurship are the new
drivers of the Colorado economy, and business
incubators are helping new clean energy,
technology and scientific startup companies turn
their great ideas into great businesses. These
businesses, in turn, create high wage job
opportunities for the community and fuel the
growth of the industries of the future. This
session will explore some of the most successful
incubators in Colorado in order to learn what they
are doing right, where the challenges are, and
discuss insights into the future of business
incubation.
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Tuesday
4:15-5:30 |
Power of the People
– Citizen and Non-profit Initiatives in Colorado
John Powers,
President, Board of Directors, Alliance for
Sustainable Colorado;
Charlie
Montgomery, Energy Organizer, The
Colorado Environmental Coalition;
Dr. Malcolm Newton, Executive
Director, The Denver Institute of Urban Studies
and Centre For Urban Research and Environmental
Technology;
Moderator: Alexis
Halbert
Colorado has a
well-educated and passionate citizenry who, with
the help of non-profit leadership, continues to
build grassroots momentum for a new energy
economy. This session will focus on the work of
some of our most committed non-profit
organizations and past successes in renewable
energy and efficiency measures, including the
development of Colorado’s Renewable Energy
Portfolio Standard. The session will explore the
critical role that non-profits serve for advocacy
and education in Colorado. |
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Wednesday
10:30-11:45 |
The
Dynamic and Collaborative Role of Energy and
Industry Associations in Colorado
Lorrie McAllister,
Executive Director, Colorado Renewable Energy
Society;
Neil Lurie,
Executive Director, Colorado Solar Energy
Industries Association;
Craig
Cox, Executive Director, Interwest
Energy Alliance;
Christine
Shapard, Founding Director of the
Colorado Clean Tech Industries Association;
Moderator: Carol Tombari
Colorado has a strong presence of
professional associations and organizations that
represent and support the development of renewable
energy and efficiency industries, markets,
policies and social networks. In this session we
will explore the role these associations and
alliances play in moving Colorado’s new energy
economy forward and what kind of successes they
achieve through collaboration. We will also look
at how future collaboration between these
organizations can create take our new energy
economy to the next level. |
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Wednesday
1:15-2:30 |
Solar Gardens: Cultivating Community Involvement
Paul Spencer,
President, Clean Energy Collective;
Jaclyn Webb, Product
Manager, Solar Rewards Community, Xcel Energy;
Moderator: Roger Alexander
This session will cover the
various considerations that must be taken into
account when designing community solar solutions,
such as security laws, consumer protection and
taxation exposure. The best practices of designing
community solar solutions will also be reviewed.
Additionally, important items that consumers
should consider when partaking in solar gardens
will be covered to ensure that consumers
adequately protect their investments. |
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Wednesday
2:45-4:00 |
Going Global – Colorado in International Business
and Education
Laurie Stone, International Program
Manager, Solar Energy International;
Alan Campbell, Director,
Global Supply Chain, Envirofit;
Andrew Romanoff, Senior Advisor, iDE;
Moderator: Robert Youngberg
Colorado is rich with
businesses and non-profits that work
internationally in energy development. This panel
will explore the successes of some of Colorado’s
organizations with an emphasis on how they
navigate the international development world and
emerging markets. |
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Wednesday
4:15-5:30 |
The
Power of Collaboration – Colorado’s Clean Energy
Cluster Models
David Hiller, Executive Director,
Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory;
Drew Bolin, CEO, Colorado
Clean Energy Cluster;
Ned Harvey,
Chief Operating Officer & Solar Program
Director, Rocky Mountain Institute
University-industry-government collaborations have
led to the funding, development, demonstration and
market introduction of cutting edge technologies
in the renewable energy and efficiency sectors.
This session will explore the winning combination
of public and private partnerships in Colorado and
why clean energy clusters are leading the way.
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Thursday
10:30-11:45 |
Colorado
– The Right Climate for Business
Dan Fesenmeier,
Account Manager, Renewable Power Generation Sales,
GE Energy;
Michael Rucker,
CEO, Juwi Wind;
Craig Cox, Executive Director,
Interwest Energy Alliance;
Tom
Georgis, VP Development, Solar
Reserve;
TJ Deora,
Director, Colorado Governor's Energy Office
Colorado continues to fuel growth and
innovation, create jobs, and is a global
competitor in attracting clean technology
companies and business opportunities. This session
will discuss why Colorado is home to some of the
most successful renewable energy companies in the
country and will explore ways to further attract
and retain businesses. |
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Thursday
1:15-2:30 |
Colorado's Solar Thermal Industry: Reaching the
Global Stage
Leslie Martel Baer, President, Energy
Intersections, LLC;
RJ
Harrington, Executive Director, Clean
Energy Action;
Lars Lisell,
Mechanical Engineer, National Renewable Energy
Laboratory;
Laurent Meillon,
Partner, Capitol Solar Energy;
Moderator, Lorrie McAllister,
Executive Director, Colorado Renewable Energy
Society
Through the Colorado Solar
Thermal Roadmap Released in January, the Colorado
Thermal Roadmap is a strategic plan for growing
the solar thermal industry and positioning
Colorado as an international leader. Colorado's
unique geographic position places it in the
bull's-eye of ST heating performance in the U.S.
The Roadmap models significant industry growth
across the value chain, addresses key barriers and
leverages Colorado's advantages. Join the
discussion of Roadmap development, projections for
growth, implications for business and policy,
applying this process to other states or
nationally and making Colorado a global player in
ST research, manufacturing and policy. The
audience will interact extensively during Q&A.
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Thursday
2:45-4:00 |
Recharge
Colorado: Energy Central
Jeffrey Nathanson, CEO,
Recharge Colorado;
Gretchen
Stanford, Customer Relations Manager,
Loveland Utilities;
Ann Seymour,
Colorado Springs Utilities - Water
Conservation Manager;
Brad
Zaporski, Marketing and Member
Services Manager, San Miguel Power Association
A panel presentation on Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy Development in Colorado through
the eyes of Utility practitioners. |
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Thursday
4:15-5:30 |
Trends
in Clean Energy Policies to Drive a New Energy
Economy In Colorado
Bill Ritter, Jr., Former
Colorado Governor, now Director of the Center for
the New Energy Economy at Colorado State
University;
Malcolm Woolf,
Executive Director, Maryland Energy
Administration;
Tom Plant,
Senior Policy Advisor, Center for the New
Energy Economy, CSU
Governor Ritter
demonstrated policy can drive investment and
market expansion. In the four years Ritter served
as Governor, he signed 57 different clean energy
bills and saw record investment in the state from
the clean energy sector. During his term as
Governor, he raised the state's RPS from 10% to a
nation leading 30% and renewable installations
went from 225MW to over 1,800MW.
The
Governor will host a panel of state experts to
talk about trends in clean energy policies to
drive a new energy economy. Topics to be discussed
include innovations in energy efficiency policy,
solar, wind and other renewables, financing models
and conversions to natural gas from a coal base
load. |
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Colorado Renewable Energy Society