Events - November 2009

Join NREL at its 22^nd Industry Growth Forum—America's largest venture event focused exclusively on companies developing clean energy products and services.

The Forum provides growth opportunities in the clean energy industry for early-seed to expansion capital companies. In attendance will be angel investors, venture capitalists, investors, company executives, and government officials.

Sponsored by NREL and DOE, the Mid-Size Turbine Development Workshop will facilitate collaboration between wind turbine designers and U.S. manufacturers and build awareness of the DOE-NREL Mid-Size Wind Turbine Development Project. This half-day workshop will consist of facilitated panel presentations by turbine designers and manufacturers. In addition to networking opportunities, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the anatomy of a mid-sized turbine and future opportunities to partner with DOE.

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We will discuss how companies can continue to grow despite a challenging business environment, as well as prepare to maximize opportunities as the market strengthens. We will consider these opportunities from three perspectives: financing (accessing dollars), innovation (IP strategy) and acquisition.

In this presentation, we'll examine four highly useful economic techniques that homeowners can use to analyze the economics of a wind or solar system using real life examples. We'll explore financial incentives like the Federal Tax Credit, utility rebates, and USDA REAP grants that help lower the initial cost of systems.

Dan Chiras is a green building consultant and an internationally acclaimed author of 25 books on residential green building, residential renewable energy, and sustainability, including The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy, Power from the Wind, and The Solar House. Dan is founder and director of The Evergreen Institute where he teaches courses on green building, solar energy, and wind energy, and more (www.evergreeninstitute.org).

Bring your lunch to enjoy during the presentation. Call 303-384-6565 to make a reservation for this free public program. Please, note that 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.