Colorado Renewable
Energy Conference

Clean Energy:
Pathways to a
Low-Carbon Footprint

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

 

Keynote Speaker
Dr. Eric Barron, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Climate - State of the Science
( PPS / 13.1 Mb )

 

Plenary Session 1 – Communities

Dr. Anu Ramaswami, University of Colorado, Denver
(Moderator)
Karen Hancock, City of Aurora
Derek Okubo, National Civic League
Gregg Thomas, City & County of Denver
Kevin Standbridge, City & County of Broomfield
( PDF / 2.8 Mb )

 

Plenary Session 2 – Smart Grid

Tom Konrad, AltEnergyStocks.com
(Moderator)

Honorable Matt Baker, Commissioner
Colorado Public Utilities Commission
(No presentation)

Steven Hauser, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Smart Grid---“To Infinity and Beyond…”
( PDF / 904 Kb )

Ken Regelson, Five Star Consultants
Expanding SmartGrids in 15 Minutes
( PDF / 129 Kb )

 

Track 1: Communities

Dr. Barbara Farhar, University of Colorado, Boulder
Boulder's SmartGridCity Project
( PDF / 3.8 Mb )

Richard Heinemeyer
Solar Access in Urban Environments
( PDF / 3.8 Mb )


Skip McClimans, WorleyParsons
Community Wind and Solar
(Not provided)

Kathryn Miles, EEtrex Incorporated
Smart Grid, Plug-In Vehicles
and Future Infrastructure

( PDF / 1.3 Mb )

Patrick Pelstring, National Wind, LLC.
Developing Utility-Scale Community-Owned
Wind Projects in the U.S.

( PDF / 1.2 Mb )

Kimberly Peterson, City of Aspen’s Canary Initiative
Aspen's Clean Energy Pathway
( PDF / 352 Kb )

John Phelan, Fort Collins Utilities
Pushing the Limits of Efficiency
( PDF / 1.3 Mb )

Robert Wilson, Western Area Power Administration
Transportation & Renewable Energy
( PDF / 1.6 Mb )

 

Track 2: Low-Carbon Power

Matt Futch, Colorado Governor’s Energy Office
The Climate Action Plan for Municipal Utilities
and Rural Electric Cooperatives

( PDF / 3.4 Mb )

Tom Konrad, AltEnergyStocks.com
Decarbonizing your Portfolio
( PDF / 403 Kb )

Seung-Jae Lee, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Estimating Solar PV Output Using
Modern Space/Time Geostatistics

( PDF / 1.3 Mb )

Joe McCabe, Ascent Solar
Lightweight Thin-Film PV Unique Applications
(Presentation Not Available – IP)

Dr. Marty Murphy, Xcel Energy
Solar Energy & Xcel Energy: “It’s about the technology, stupid!”
( PDF / 2 Mb )

Dr. Zhiyong Ren, University of Colorado, Denver
Microbial Fuel Cells – From Waste to Energy in One Step
( PDF / 5 Mb )

Adam Stenftenagel, Sustainably Built, LLC
Home Energy Analysis
( PDF / 4.6 Mb )

 

Track 3: Carbon Sequestration

Andrew Horn, Colorado Ground Water Association
Carbon Sequestration: Potential Environmental and
Water Quality Implications of Deep Geologic Storage

( PDF / 3.5 Mb )

Ron Larson, PhD
Carbon Negativity: Biochar
(No presentation)

Dana Miller, Transition Denver
The Transition Movement,
Grow Local Colorado Campaign & Urban Gardens

(No presentation)

Dr. Dag Nummedal, Colorado School of Mines
Carbon Sequestration and Other Approaches to
Low Emission Fossil Fuels

( PDF / 2.4 Mb )

John Seager, Population Connection
Population Growth: 6.7 Billion+ Carbon Emitters
( PDF / 460 Kb )

Steve Stevens, Golden Oldy Cyclery
Your Home as a Carbon Sink
( PDF / 10.5 Mb )

 

 

Unless otherwise noted, all presentations open in their own separate windows as Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) files.

 

CRES extends its sincere thanks to all of its 2009 Conference presenters, and especially to
Gerry Fitzpatrick,
Craig Swiatek,
Carol Tombari,
and other members of the Conference Committee for compiling these presentations!

 

 
 

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