Webinar – Taking It from Brown to Green: Renewable Energy on Contaminated Lands
April 22, 2009
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Technical Assistance Project for state and local officials, this Webinar covered how to redevelop contaminated lands—brownfields—for renewable energy.
Presentations
Taking It from Brown to Green: Renewable Energy on Contaminated Lands
By Otto VanGeet, senior project engineer, NRELBy Brian K. Johnson, Bureau Chief, New Mexico Energy Conservation and Management Division.
RE Powering America's Land: Renewable Energy on Contaminated Land and Mining Sites
By Pam Swingle, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Background Materials
RE-Powering America's Land: Renewable Energy on Contaminated Land and Mining Sites
EPA publishes this Web page that links to reports and tools for calculating renewable energy potential on contaminated sites.Siting Clean and Renewable Energy on Contaminated Lands and Mining Sites
The EPA published this two-page fact sheet in September 2008 that lists several projects that the EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response helped construct renewable energy on contaminated sitesA Breath of Fresh Air for America's Abandoned Mind Lands: Alternative Energy Provides a Second Wind.
The EPA published this report in July 2003; 22 pp.
