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At the Forum, — featuring more than a score of industry experts and thought leaders — the acclaimed annual status report on corporate environmental trends and progress will be brought to life with compelling speakers and panels focusing on key business trends and issues.

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Presentations will focus on key findings and on new work that was performed since the last stakeholder meeting in the summer.

The meeting will be held at the Hotel Albuquerque, 800 Rio Grande Blvd, NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico. To make reservations, please call the hotel directly at 505-843-6300 or 1-800-237-2133 And ask for the "National Renewable Energy Laboratory" group rate of $137. This rate is available until January 18.

Please RSVP to Kelly Wang by Feb 3 if you will be attending this meeting.

Web Conferencing

Call 1-800-619-8495 and give the passcode: NREL

Using Internet Explorer or Safari, you can see the Web conference at: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PW1805100&p=NREL&t=c

If you do not have fast Internet access, you can download the presentations ahead of time.

More information about the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study.

Attend this cutting-edge seminar and stay informed of the latest issues related to renewable energy sources. You'll gain a clear understanding of emerging regulatory issues for renewable energy projects.

Meet the challenges ahead and find out what you need to know about financing and tax-related issues. You will be able to analyze which renewable and alternative technologies are the best fit for a broad spectrum of facilities that have a variety of characteristics.

The NREL Visitors Center will be closed for the President's Day Holiday on Monday, February 15, 2010.

The NREL Visitors Center will be closed for a private event on Tuesday - Thursday, February 16 - 18, 2010.  We will reopen on Friday, February 19, 2010 at 9 a.m.

The Western Interstate Energy Board presents a series of high-level briefings on the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study for state and provincial regulatory commissions, energy agencies, policy makers, utility staff and executives, and other interested parties. The briefings will focus on key findings and policy implications on the integration of high levels of variable generation in the Western Interconnection.

The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study (WWSIS) examines the operational impacts of high wind and solar energy penetrations in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council, with a focus on the WestConnect group of transmission providers. The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study uses a combination of grid simulation tools and data analysis techniques to explore key questions about high-penetration impacts of wind and solar on the grid. Please see the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study Web site for more information.

Four Webinars will be held every other week in February and March. The Webinars will have presentations on different aspects of the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study and include time for questions and discussion. The briefings will be delivered by National Renewable Energy Laboratory staff with input from key subcontractors (GE and 3TIER).

This February 18th Webinar will focus on statistical analysis.

• Geographic diversity
• Extreme events, how often extreme events occur, when do they occur
• Sometimes variability helps you and sometimes it hurts you
• A scenario with 35% renewable energy penetration can have instantaneous penetration that is much higher

Webcast and Phone Information

Connect on the web at Genesys.com. Look to the right for the Genesys login and click on the tab "Participant." A screen will appear and ask for the meeting number — our meeting number is 1500493.

Phone to conference call at: Phone number: (866) 779-0775, Meeting Number: *1500493*

Be sure to enter the * star key before and after the Meeting Number.

The other Webinars in the series are on these dates.

• Feburary 4, 2010: Overview of the Study
• February 18, 2010: Statistical Analysis
• March 4, 2010: Operational Analysis
• March 23, 2010: Intra-hour Analysis and Reliability

Please join Steve Demby, of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, along with a faculty of leading legal, government and business experts and gain insights on how to manage the challenges - and the advantages — of new opportunities in Green Technology.

Please join Steve Demby, of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, along with a faculty of leading legal, government and business experts and gain insights on how to manage the challenges - and the advantages — of new opportunities in Green Technology.

The Cleantech Institute is a two-day executive education course designed to advance commercialization of clean technologies by converging a dialogue between the key triad: Economics, Innovation and Policy; facilitating knowledge building and action taking to make the system work better; and creating a network that continues “action learning.”  

Participants will gain the networks and know-how necessary to catalyze the industry into achieving its potential.

The conference and expo will feature insightful discussions and presentations during technical sessions related to technology, markets, business strategies and policy covering the wind, solar, biomass, hydro, geothermal, ocean/tidal/wave, bio-power, bio-fuels hydrogen and energy sectors.

Attend Cleantech Forum XXVI, themed "Taking Cleantech to Scale," and gain a competitive advantage as large corporate incumbents and governments worldwide play an increasing role in financing and scaling cleantech. Learn about the new business models and markets that a maturing cleantech sector is creating.

This lecture will explore what a net zero energy building is and what the guidelines for approaching this ambitious goal are.   We will explore the challenges of designing and building net zero energy homes and businesses and retrofitting existing homes to meet this goal.  In this talk, Dr. Chiras will present several case studies and talk about the main design features of net zero energy buildings, as well as the costs and benefits of this exciting new design strategy.

Bring your lunch to enjoy during the presentation. Call 303-384-6565 to make a reservation for this free public program. Parking is limited at the Visitors Center.  Additional parking is available at Building 27 and NREL shuttle service is provided before and after the program. If you are using the NREL shuttle, allow extra time to reach the Visitors Center by noon for the beginning of the presentation.

Maximizing facility performance and thereby students’ potential is at the heart of this conference.  The ASHRAE High Performance K-12 School Facilities conference brings together administrators, design professionals, policy makers and other stakeholders for an interactive exchange of challenges and solutions.  The conference objective is to present an integrated approach to complying with codes and standards while achieving a cost effective high performance solution to K-12 facility design, construction and operation. 

Experts in the fields of acoustics, lighting, ventilation, system controls, energy efficiency, and operation and maintenance lead the stakeholders through the complex integration of systems, policies and legislation on a straightforward path to achieving high performance new and existing K-12 facilities and higher performing students.

Adequate transmission is necessary to the expansion of wind energy. Learn about the opportunities, potential solutions, and challenges the wind industry is facing as we work to overcome the transmission barrier. This workshop will explore ways wind and transmission companies can make more use of existing transmission capacity, work through the logjams in interconnection queues, and expand transmission capacity. It will also examine the roles that the U.S. Congress, FERC and the Department of Energy can play in getting new transmission planned, funded, and permitted.

The Western Interstate Energy Board presents a series of high-level briefings on the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study for state and provincial regulatory commissions, energy agencies, policy makers, utility staff and executives, and other interested parties. The briefings will focus on key findings and policy implications on the integration of high levels of variable generation in the Western Interconnection.

The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study (WWSIS) examines the operational impacts of high wind and solar energy penetrations in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council, with a focus on the WestConnect group of transmission providers. The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study uses a combination of grid simulation tools and data analysis techniques to explore key questions about high-penetration impacts of wind and solar on the grid. Please see the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study Web site for more information.

Four Webinars will be held every other week in February and March. The Webinars will have presentations on different aspects of the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study and include time for questions and discussion. The briefings will be delivered by National Renewable Energy Laboratory staff with input from key subcontractors (GE and 3TIER).

This March 4th Webinar will focus on operational analysis.

• Comparison of various siting scenarios
• Fuel and emissions cost savings from 35% renewables
• The cost of wind and solar uncertainty
• The impact of storage
• How transmission buildouts affect results

Webcast and Phone Information

Connect on the web at Genesys.com. Look to the right for the Genesys login and click on the tab "Participant." A screen will appear and ask for the meeting number — our meeting number is 1500493.

Phone to conference call at: Phone number: (866) 779-0775, Meeting Number: *1500493*

Be sure to enter the * star key before and after the Meeting Number.

The other Webinars in the series are on these dates.

• Feburary 4, 2010: Overview of the Study
• February 18, 2010: Statistical Analysis
• March 4, 2010: Operational Analysis
• March 23, 2010: Intra-hour Analysis and Reliability

The Solar Power Finance & Investment Summit has established itself as a major gathering place for the solar power industry’s decision makers—the one deal-making venue where the solar power and financial communities come together year after year to network and conduct business.

The Western Interstate Energy Board presents a series of high-level briefings on the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study for state and provincial regulatory commissions, energy agencies, policy makers, utility staff and executives, and other interested parties. The briefings will focus on key findings and policy implications on the integration of high levels of variable generation in the Western Interconnection.

The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study (WWSIS) examines the operational impacts of high wind and solar energy penetrations in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council, with a focus on the WestConnect group of transmission providers. The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study uses a combination of grid simulation tools and data analysis techniques to explore key questions about high-penetration impacts of wind and solar on the grid. Please see the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study Web site for more information.

Four Webinars will be held every other week in February and March. The Webinars will have presentations on different aspects of the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study and include time for questions and discussion. The briefings will be delivered by National Renewable Energy Laboratory staff with input from key subcontractors (GE and 3TIER).

This March 23rd Webinar will focus on intra-hour analysis and reliability.

• Impact on reserves
• Impact of balancing authority cooperation
• ACE sharing
• Effective Load Carrying Capability

Webcast and Phone Information

Connect on the web at Genesys.com. Look to the right for the Genesys login and click on the tab "Participant." A screen will appear and ask for the meeting number — our meeting number is 1500493.

Phone to conference call at: Phone number: (866) 779-0775, Meeting Number: *1500493*

Be sure to enter the * star key before and after the Meeting Number.

The other Webinars in the series are on these dates.

• Feburary 4, 2010: Overview of the Study
• February 18, 2010: Statistical Analysis
• March 4, 2010: Operational Analysis
• March 23, 2010: Intra-hour Analysis and Reliability

The Engineering and Operations Technical Conference was founded to meet the unique needs of professionals charged with designing, developing, and maintaining the electric systems across the country. The conference benefits public power professionals working in the areas of transmission and distribution, environmental policy, generation, safety, SCADA, metering, security and system planning.

Leading solar companies, influential regulators and policymakers, forward-thinking utilities, and bullish investors will come together once again for two days in the desert to debate the future of the solar industry at Greentech Media’s Annual Solar Industry Summit .

Biomass 2010 will focus on the role of biomass in our nation's energy portfolio and address important issues like sustainability, infrastructure, and rural development. The technical program will feature more than 60 speakers offering diverse perspectives on ways to make sustainable biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts a key part of the Department of Energy's strategy for clean, renewable energy.

The program will cover a broad range of topics related to building the new biomass fuels and chemicals industry. Session topics will include: development of new biomass sources; production and logistics to get feedstock to the biorefinery; advances in pretreatment, microbial conversion and enzyme advances; developments in bioprocessing and separations; hydrocarbon and algae-based biofuels; sustainability and land use developments; and development of industry biorefineries plus infrastructure.

Join Europe's largest and most important H2+FC exhibition: The 16^th Group Exhibit Hydrogen + Fuel Cells at HANNOVER MESSE 2010! Around 150 international exhibitors will showcase the full spectrum of hydrogen and fuel cell-related products & services as part of the giant ENERGY sector in Hannover. Over 200 000 visitors and 6 000 exhibitors are expected at the HANNOVER MESSE 2010.

GreenCamp is a collaboration of eco-oriented innovators, inventors, professionals, vendors, business strategists, and private investors that come together and learn from one another. GreenCamp is dedicated to bringing together the various members of the eco-business community for a face-to-face collaborative meetup where ideas are tested, connections are made, and success stories are born.

 

The World Geothermal Congress 2010 (WGC2010) -- Geothermal powering world’s today energy, will take place in Bali Indonesia at the Bali International Conference Center (BICC), Nusa Dua, Bali’s largest conference venue, named top in the category “World’s leading Conference & Convention Centre 2006”. Over 3000 participants from more than 80 countries are expected to attend and learn about the latest breakthroughs in the field. An Exhibition, held simultaneously with the Conference, will feature foremost companies and state-of-the-art products of the Geothermal industry.

The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) is offering industrial participants the opportunity to exhibit at The Sky's the Limit, the FLC's national meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Join participating member laboratories as an exhibitor at the FLC Tech Fair.

Early-bird registration ends March 8.

The National Green Builders Products Expo is a trade-to-trade only event.

The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, is proud to present The 11th Annual DOE Small Business Conference & Expo. The event will feature plenaries, educational workshops, an Exhibit Hall with 200+ exhibitors/sponsors, as well as business matchmaking sessions. Over 1,600 attendees will represent all levels of federal, state, and local government agencies, the small business community, large/prime contractors, and many more! The largest civilian contracting agency within the Federal government, DOE spent over $30 billion in contracts in FY 2009. The 11th Annual DOE Small Business Conference & Expo is a great opportunity for Small Business owners and large companies alike to network and partner.

Save the dates July 20-22 for the 2010 Sandia National Laboratories Wind Turbine Blade Workshop to be held in Albuquerque, NM, USA.

 

Further details and registration information will be posted on our website (http://windpower.sandia.gov) mid-January 2010.

 

This low-cost ($200), weekends-only class runs from Jan. 31 to April 19 and gives you the industry-requested skills for an entry-level wind technician position. Sign up online, click on Schedule and Registration, Alternative Energy-Sustainability.