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| Alice Madden, Climate Advisor to
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, provided a Colorado Legislative
Update in April 2010 |
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CRES
EVENT ARCHIVE
2010
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| January
2010 |
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Thursday,
January 28
7:00 PM
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CRES
Monthly
Meeting & Webcast:
"Climate Change Activities
from Congress to Copenhagen"
Jefferson
Unitarian Church
14350 West 32nd Avenue
(about a mile west of I-70)
Golden
There has been more official activity to deal with
climate change over the past year than at any other
time since the signing of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997.
Join CRES for an update on these activities at the national
and international levels.
Congressman
Ed Perlmutter represents the 7th District
of Colorado. He was elected to his first of two terms
in the Colorado State Senate in 1994, where he garnered
a reputation as a bipartisan bridge-builder and a champion
of renewable energy and smart growth policies. In the
111th Congress, he serves on the exclusive Financial
Services Committee and the influential Rules Committee
which sets the parameters for debating and voting for
legislation on the House floor.
Bill
Becker moderated several panel discussions
at the recent COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference
in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is Executive Director of
the Presidential Climate Action Project at the University
of Colorado's Wirth Chair in Environmental and Community
Development Policy. Before that, Bill was the director
of the US Department of Energy's Central Regional Office,
where he specialized in energy efficiency, renewable
energy technologies and sustainable community development.
His diverse career has also seen him serve as Associate
Director of the Wisconsin Energy Extension Service and
Communications Director for the Assistant Secretary
for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. His specialization
in sustainable development began in the 1970s when he
proposed and helped implement a pioneering project in
which a Wisconsin community relocated from a floodplain
and built the nation's first "solar village."
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| February
2010 |
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No meeting this month (CRES Annual Party) |
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| March
2010 |
Thursday,
March 25
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CRES
Monthly
Meeting & Webcast:
Colorado Transmission Update
Jefferson Unitarian Church
14350 West 32nd Avenue
(about a mile west of I-70)
Golden.
Click
Here to View the
Presentation Slides Only
( No Audio - PDF / 15 Mb ) ...
Click
Here to View a Short Video
about the REDI Report
( 10 minutes / FLV ) ...
Click
Here to View the REDI Report ...
Colorado is rich in renewable energy resources. However,
delivering green electrons to the grid is limited by
Colorado's constrained, aging, and under-sized transmission
infrastructure. Without a robust high-voltage transmission
system, the scale-up of Colorado’s utility-scale renewable
energy projects will limit the penetration of renewable
energy in the electricity sector. Join CRES for a summary
of the Governor's Energy Office's recently-released
REDI Report- “Renewable Energy Development Infrastructure:
Connecting Colorado's Renewable Resources to the Markets
in a Carbon-Constrained Electricity Sector.”
Click
here to view the REDI Report ...
Morey Wolfson is the Transmission
Program Manager at the Governor's Energy Office. Some
highlights of his experience include: organizer of Denver's
Earth Day event in 1970; Executive Assistant to the
Commissioners at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission,
member of NREL's Federal Energy Management Program Team,
member of the CRES Board of Directors, Amendment
37 campaigner, Solar Program Manager for the Colorado
Energy Science Center, and sustainability consultant
to David Owen Tryba Architects.
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April
2010 |
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Thursday,
April 29
7:00 PM
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CRES
Monthly
Meeting & Webcast:
"Colorado Legislative Update"
Jefferson Unitarian Church
14350 West 32nd Avenue
(about a mile west of I-70)
Golden
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Here to View the
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The 2010 session of the Colorado State Legislature
has seen another flurry of activity to further advance
the New Energy Economy. Join CRES for an update on the
legislation and other activities that will affect our
industry the most.
Alice Madden is the Climate Advisor
to Colorado Governor Bill Ritter. She was first elected
in 2000, served four terms as Representative for House
District 10 (central Boulder, Gunbarrel and Niwot),
and served as House Majority Leader (2004-2008).
One of Alice's priorities in the legislature was expanding
what is now referred to nationally as the New Energy
Economy. Today, Alice continues to apply her experience,
knowledge, and passion for energy and climate change
issues as Governor Ritter’s Climate Change Advisor and
is responsible for coordinating both public and private
efforts to reach the green house gas reduction goals
set forth in Colorado’s Climate Action Plan. Alice also
served as a Senior Fellow on climate change issues at
the Center for American Progress from January of 2008
to November of 2009. She is a graduate of University
of Colorado School of Law.
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| May
2010 |
Thursday,
May 27
7:00 PM
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CRES
Monthly
Meeting & Webcast:
"Status of Bio-Power"
Jefferson Unitarian Church
14350 West 32nd Avenue
(about a mile west of I-70)
Golden
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Here to View the Presentation Slides Only
( PDF / 4.3 Mb ) ...
Biopower is a proven electricity generating option
in the United States, and is our second largest source
of non-hydro renewable generation after wind. With the
possible advent of a national renewable portfolio standard,
many states without adequate wind or solar opportunities
may need to turn to biomass generation in order to achieve
RPS compliance. This presentation will address questions
about availability and capability of both resources
and technology. Are technologies available to meet a
federal RPS? What resources are included in the definition
of biomass? How do biomass resources vary by region?
What are the economic and environmental benefits and
challenges? How do we start to address the biofuels
versus biopower question?
Richard L. Bain is a Principal Engineer
at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s National
Bioenergy Center. Dr. Bain has been at NREL since February
1990, and has extensive experience in the thermal conversion
of biomass, municipal wastes, coal, and petroleum. He
is a lead researcher in the area of production of transportation
fuels and hydrogen via biomass thermochemical conversion;
technical advisor to DOE on biomass demonstrations.
He has been a member of the International Energy Agency
Biomass Gasification Working Group for 18 years. He
has published more than 80 papers and has 10 patents
in energy. Dr. Bain’s background includes ten years
with Resource Technology Associates (Boulder, CO) developing
processes for heavy oil upgrading and coal/biomass liquefaction;
six years as a research professor at Colorado School
of Mines teaching undergraduate chemical engineering
courses and performing research in coal liquefaction;
and two years with Occidental Research investigating
fast pyrolysis of MSW and other biomass feeds.
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| June
2010 |
Weekend,
June 18-20
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Colorado
Renewable
Energy Conference
Clean Energy:
Let's Get to Work!
Montrose, Colorado
See the conference wrap-up: www.cres-energy.org/conference
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| July
2010 |
Thursday,
July 22
7:00 PM
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CRES
Monthly
Meeting & Webcast:
"Climate Change:
A Challenge for Our Times"
with Dr. Susan Solomon!
Jefferson Unitarian Church
14350 W. 32nd Ave.
(about a mile west of I-70)
Golden
CLICK
HERE to View
Dr. Solomon's Presentation
(Slides Only / PPT / 15.5 Mb )
Our planet is warmer today than it was a century ago.
Understanding how temperatures are increasing around
the world, how ice is melting at the poles, and how
rain is decreasing in key regions are among the critical
issues attracting the attention of the public, scientists,
and policymakers worldwide. Recent work has also shown
that manmade warming that takes place due to increases
in carbon dioxide concentration is nearly irreversible
for more than 1000 years after emissions stop, and human
choices in the next several decades can be expected
to have an enduring impact on our planet. Join us
to discuss how our and why our climate is changing,
some of its impacts on humans & natural systems,
and how it is expected to change in the future.
Dr. Susan Solomon has altered the
course of atmospheric research through her pioneering
role in the international scientific community’s efforts
to discover the cause of depleted atmospheric ozone
in the Antarctic, known as the ozone “hole.” Her research
has also helped institute a global ban on chemicals
that destroy atmospheric ozone and threaten human health
worldwide. She is a co-chair of the Science Working
Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
an organization that advises governments and industry
on climate-related issues. She has received many national
and international awards, including the National Medal
of Science, the Montreal Protocol Tenth Anniversary
Award from the United Nations Environment Programme,
and the prestigious Blue Planet Prize in 2004. She is
a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the
European Academy of Sciences, and the Academy of Sciences
of France. She studied chemistry at the Illinois Institute
of Technology and then earned a doctorate at the University
of California at Berkeley in 1981. Dr. Solomon has spent
her entire professional career at the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Aeronomy Laboratory
in Boulder, Colorado.
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August
2010 |
Thursday
August 26th
7:00PM
Larry Flowers |
CRES
Monthly
Meeting & Webcast:
"The $$s and Sense of Wind Energy"
Larry Flowers, NREL NWTC
Click HERE to View the PowerPoint Presentation (PDF
Format)
Principal Project Leader, National Wind Technology
Center
B.S., Metallurgical Engineering and Materials
Science, Lehigh University
M.B.A., University of Denver
Larry Flowers has been with NREL since 1980 holding
team and principal project manager positions. He is
currently the National Technical Director of Wind Powering
America (WPA), a U.S. Department of Energy program
launched in 1999 to dramatically increase the deployment
of wind in the United States. WPA focuses on states and
institutions that have under-utilized their wind
resources. Prior to WPA, Larry led NREL's international
Village Power program and the NWTC's hybrid systems
technology project as well as programs and projects in
NREL's business development, buildings sciences, utility
systems, solar thermal, and industrial applications. Larry
has an MBA from the University of Denver and a BS in
metallurgical engineering and materials sciences from
Lehigh University.
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| September
2010 |
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"The Colorado Solar Panel"
Moderated by Joseph McCabe, PE, CRES Life Member and
ASES Fellow
Many renewable energy
companies have recently
located their manufacturing,
research, design and corporate
headquarters in our resource
rich state. The power and
force behind Colorado's New
Energy Economy has very real
impacts to our state. Please
join a panel of long-time
industry leaders from solar
panel manufacturers, inverter
manufacturers and other
technologies to discuss:
· Job creation;
· Site location;
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Supporting industries and
institutions; and,
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Strategic reasons for choosing
Colorado to grow their
business.
Companies on the
Panel:
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Abound Solar, Mark
Chen, Director of
Marketing
· Advanced
Energy, Cathy Kawakami,
Marketing Manager
· Oak
Leaf Partners, John
Hereford, Partner
· SMA America, Jeff
Kosinski, Business
Development Manager
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SolSource, Jeff Scott,
President & Founder
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| October
2010 |
Thursday,
October 28
7:00 PM
Robin L. Newmark, Ph.D.
Sponsor Spotlight
OWNENERGY
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CRES
Monthly
Meeting & Webcast
Water Implications of
Advanced Energy
Choices: Understanding the challenges
and opportunities
Robin L. Newmark, Ph.D., NREL:
The DOE Energy-Water Nexus
Download the Flyer
Click
HERE to view the
PDF of the PowerPoint slides
Robin L. Newmark is Director of the Strategic
Energy Analysis Center at the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory (NREL). Prior to joining NREL, Dr. Newmark was at
the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), where her
research focused primarily on energy, environment and
national security. In recent years, she has led or
contributed to programs involving energy, climate and water
issues, including the interdependence of water and energy
systems; one example is a water initiative with components
addressing the impacts of climate change on water resources,
assessing denitrification in agricultural regions, and the
development of energy-efficient, selective water treatment
technologies. Dr. Newmark is an active member of the
multi-national laboratory Energy-Water Nexus working group,
the World Resources Institute Carbon Capture and
Sequestration (CCS) Stakeholder Group and the U.S. – China
Expert CCS Steering Committee. She is an author of over 50
papers, reports and patents, a Fellow of both the Renewable
and Sustainable Energy Institute at the University of
Colorado, Boulder and the Center of Integrated Water
Research at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Dr. Newmark holds a
B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where
she was selected Phi Beta Kappa, a M.S. from the University
of California at Santa Cruz, an M.Phil and a Ph.D from
Columbia University.
Brad Udall, University of Colorado. Due to a
project assignment in Australia, Brad Udall will not be able
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| November
2010 |
Thursday,
November 18
7:00 PM
Download the Event Flyer
Spotlight
Company
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CRES
Monthly
Meeting & Webcast
Update on the ASES Green Jobs Report
Download a PDF Copy of this Presentation
Arapahoe Community College
Brad Collins,
with the American
Solar Energy Society
Brad is a former Executive Director of the American Solar
Energy Society (ASES) and Publisher of SOLARTODAY magazine. During his career Brad has
served as an organizational manager, chief development
officer, foundation executive, fund raising consultant and
solar building researcher, designer and builder. He holds an
M.A. in Sociology from the University of Colorado and an MBA
from Regis University. He represents the Society at
functions and events throughout the country and works to
educate and advocate for renewable energy technologies among
decision makers, educators, media and the public.
Spotlight Company Presentation
Lauren Coyne
Namasté Solar, Co-Owner,
Education & Outreach Manager
Namasté Solar
propagates the responsible use of solar energy, pioneers
conscientious business practices, and creates holistic
wealth for ourselves and our community. We are dedicated to
bringing clean, reliable, and affordable renewable energy
technologies to homes, businesses, and nonprofits in
Colorado.
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2010 |
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