|
Youth Energy Challenge |
|
Has your
school considered a renewable
energy project? An important
first step is to conduct a
resource assessment and
feasibility study. What do
those terms mean? If your
school installed a 10 kW solar
PV array or small wind turbine
how many kWhs do you expect it
will produce in an average day,
month, and year? Get involved
with CRES. Send us your answers
to:
schools@cres-energy.org.
Thanks! |
|
|
|
Welcome to
the New CRES
E-Newsletter!
Tony Frank
Executive
Director
 |
Welcome to
the Colorado
Renewable
Energy
Society's
new
e-newsletter.
It's still
called CRES
Clips, but
with a new
design and
sections.
You may have
already
viewed some
changes to
our website
with more to
come in the
months
ahead.
These
changes are
reflective
of the new
programs and
initiatives
we will be
announcing
in the near
future to
advance
renewable
energy
technology
and policy
innovations
across the
state.
Just last
month we
hosted our
13th annual
Colorado
Renewable
Energy
Conference
in Montrose,
CO with
Delta-Montrose
Electric
Association
and San
Miguel Power
Association
as prime
sponsors.
The event
brought
together
hundreds of
people who
attended
seminars
with leading
experts in
their
fields;
toured small
hydro
projects and
energy
efficient
facilities;
visited with
local
businesses
providing
renewable
energy
services;
and,
applauded
the efforts
of CRES'
award
winners in
building
design and
leadership.
Moreover, we
were
challenged
to look at
the future
of energy
development
with a rich
set of
speakers
that
included
Amory Lovins,
Rocky
Mountain
Institute;
Don
Marostica,
Colorado
Office of
Economic
Development
and
International
Trade; John
Hickenlooper,
Mayor of
Denver; Vice
Admiral
Richard
Truly,
former
Director of
NREL; and
Steve
Andrews,
founder of
the
Association
for the
Study of
Peak Oil.
We look
forward to
your
involvement
in the days
ahead as we
communicate
our upcoming
events and
new
initiatives.
Thanks for
being part
of CRES at
this
exciting
time!
Tony Frank,
Executive
Director
|
|
Denver
Area Solar and
Green Homes Tour
Saturday, Sept.
25
Boulder County Solar
and Green Homes
Tour: Sunday, Sept.
26
Get ready for CRES'
Denver Area Solar &
Green Homes Tour on
Saturday, September
25 with more than 12
very impressive
homes displaying
energy efficiency
and solar energy
technologies in
central Denver and
going out as far
west as Evergreen.
This year we are
partnering with the
Center for ReSource
Conservation (CRC) who will host
the Boulder County
Solar & Green Homes
Tour on Sunday,
September 26. In
addition to the
Solar & Green Homes
Tour CRES and CRC
will host a number
of other solar
energy events
including:
-
Solar Mixer,
September 15, Golden
-
Commercial Building
Tour, September 17,
Denver area
-
Seminars on Solar
and Energy
Efficiency for your
home, Sept. 21, 22,
28, and 29, Denver
and Boulder
-
Industry Party,
October 1, Boulder
For more information
on the tours,
events, and
registration costs
visit
CRES-Energy.org/events/tour/.
If your organization
would like to
sponsor the event
please contact
Sheila Townsend at
s.townsend@cres-energy.org
or call
303-806-5317.
|
|
Speakers
Bureau to Launch
Soon
Are you looking
for a speaker for a
particular area of
renewable energy
technology or
policy? Starting
this fall CRES will
announce a set of
core topics and
speakers for a wide
range of venues
including a high
school classroom or
your neighborhood
association. Drawn
from our business
members and general
membership, we are
organizing a group
of professionals and
experts to help you
explore energy
improvements for
your home, small
business or to
better understand
the future of energy
development. Look
for more information
soon about speakers
covering the
following topics:
-
Solar Energy
-
Wind Energy
-
Small Hydro
-
Energy Efficiency
and Smart Grid
Technologies
-
Biomass and Biofuels
-
Geothermal
-
Energy Basics
If you or your
organization is
interested in being
part of the CRES
Speakers Bureau
please contact Ariel
Braude at
a.braude@cres-energy.org or
call 303-806-5317.
|
|
Policy Committee
Expanding
The CRES policy
committee is growing
and developing a
tool for local
policy development.
Over the last two
months it has
invited new members
with expertise in
the following
technology and
project development
areas:
-
Energy Efficiency
and Smart Grid
Technologies
-
Solar PV and Central
Solar
-
Small Hydro
-
Solar Thermal and
Geothermal
-
Small Wind and
Utility Scale
Community Wind
-
Biomass and Biofuels
-
Smart Transportation
Solutions
The committee is now
focused on developing a
statewide report
tracking local clean
energy policy
innovations that support
near-term development
and community based
projects. The report
will be available this
October. Other
committee led activities
to watch out for include
candidate forums before
the November elections
and a legislative day at
the State Capitol.
Please send us your
policy comments and
ideas to
policy@cres-energy.org. |
Calendar of Events
July 22
Membership Meeting,
7 p.m.
There will
be no cover
charge this
month only!
If you
haven't
attended
one of
our
monthly
events,
this is
the
month to
check us
out!
" Climate
Change: A
Challenge for
Our Times"
with Dr. Susan
Solomon,
co-chair of the
Science Working
Group I of the
Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate
Change.
Jefferson
Unitarian
Church, 14350 W.
32nd Ave (just
west of I-70),
Golden. Free
reception to
follow. For more
information
visit
CRES-Energy.org
and go to
events.
August 14
"REpowering
Southern
Colorado:
Renewable Energy
Expo and Solar
Tour,"
Pueblo, Hosted
by SECRES and
Colorado State
University
Pueblo. To
volunteer call
Jane Fraser,
719-549-2036,
jane.fraser@colostate-pueblo.edu
August 26
Membership
Meeting, 7 p.m.,
"Wind
Energy"
with Larry
Flowers,
National
Technical
Director,
National Wind
Technology
Center,
Jefferson
Unitarian
Church, 14350 W.
32nd Ave (just
west of I-70),
Golden.
September 10
CRES
Fundraiser
at Whole
Foods, 14357
W. Colfax
Ave., Golden
September 17
Commercial Solar
Tour, Denver
September 25
Denver Area
Solar & Green
Homes Tour
September 26
Boulder County
Solar & Green
Homes Tour
October 2
Northern Front
Range Tour of
Solar Homes,
Hosted by NCRES
October 2
Colorado Springs
Tour of Solar
Homes, Hosted by
SECRES
October 23
Green Jobs and
Career Resources
Fair, at
Arapahoe
Community
College,
Littleton
February 25, 2011
CRES Annual
Party in Denver
June 2011
Colorado
Renewable Energy
Conference in
Ft. Collins
|
|
Join Us!
CRES is
growing with new
individual and
business members
who want to get
involved and
support clean
energy
innovations. If
you are not
already a
member, please
consider joining
in order to get
involved with
one of our
committees,
receive
discounts to our
meetings and
events, or to
spotlight your
company.
To learn more
visit
CRES-Energy.org.
Interested in
sponsoring the
next issue of
CRES Clips?
Contact us at
303-806-5317 or
email
s.townsend@cres-energy.org
|
|
|