GovEnergy 2008

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The Premier Energy Training Workshop and Exposition for Federal Agencies!

Session Details — Renewables


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1. Small Wind – Where Does it Fit?
Speakers:  

Andrew Kruse
Charles Newcomb

Date/Time:  

Monday, 8/4/2008, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Take-Aways:
An update on small wind equipment and applications.

Description:
Gain an understanding of how to deploy on-site small wind generation technology.  Learn from industry experts how to size, site, deploy, operate, and maintain wind generation equipment, focusing on the use and deployment of small-scale wind generators.

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2. Solar Electricity – From the Sun to the Plug
Speaker:

Chandra Shah
Steven Strong

Track:  

Renewables

Date/Time:  

Monday, 8/4/2008, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Take-Aways:
How to implement and fund solar electric generation projects.

Description:
This session will share lessons learned from the implementation of solar projects and examine the solutions to the challenges that were faced. Come to this session to gain an understanding of the project costs and the savings achieved by installing photovoltaic electric generation. 

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3. Meeting Your Renewables Goals
Speakers:

Anne Crawley
William J. Stein

Track:  

Renewables

Date/Time:  

Monday, 8/4/2008, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Take-Aways:
How to meet the federal renewables requirements.

Description:
Learn the details of the new federal guidance on meeting the renewable energy requirements of EPAct 2005 and EO 13423. Discover how partnering with EPA and the Green Power Partnership can help you meet your renewable energy goals. 

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4. One Person's Waste is Another's Energy
Speaker:

Dennis Bollinger
Scott Haase
Preston Lee

Track:  

Renewables

Date/Time:  

Tuesday, 8/5/2008, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Take-Aways:
An update on the use of waste material to generate renewable opportunity fuels.

Description:
In this session you will gain an understanding of how to convert your waste to energy. Discover the technologies that will turn your waste grease, wood waste, and other wastes into renewable energy sources.

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5. Use, Don't Abuse, the Earth and Water
Speaker:

Michael Albertson
Mike Kapps
Phil Rawlings, CGD

Track:  

Renewables

Date/Time:  

Tuesday, 8/5/2008, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Take-Aways:
Ways to use the Earth and water as heat sinks and heat sources.

Description:
Mother Earth has many ways to help you reduce energy consumption and energy costs. Discover how dirt and water can reduce your facility's energy consumption through geothermal heat pumps and lake water cooling technologies. Hear how these technologies use Mother Earth to reduce your energy use.

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6. Solar Thermal – It's Hot Again
Speaker:  

Bill Guiney
Gordon Maynard
Dale Tattersall

Date/Time:  

Tuesday, 8/5/2008, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Take-Aways:
How to implement and maintain solar thermal systems.

Description:
Discover the changes and improvements in technology that have allowed solar thermal to return as a viable solution to your energy requirements. Learn from industry experts how to employ these new systems to provide long-term value and avoid the problems of the past.

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7. What Will Power Your Future?
Speakers:  

Terry Kenny
Andy Walker

Track:  

Renewables

Date/Time:  

Tuesday, 8/5/2008, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Take-Aways:
Awareness of the cutting-edge and next-generation renewable energy technologies.

Description:
What are tomorrow's answers to meeting your energy requirements? Join in the tour of the renewable energy systems of tomorrow and prepare yourself for the journey to the future.

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8. Large Projects – Size Matters
Speaker:  

Tom Mancini
Kate Maracas
Robi Robichaud

Track:  

Renewables

Date/Time:  

Wednesday, 8/6/2008, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Take-Aways:
Unique characteristics and requirements of large-scale projects.

Description:
Prepare yourself for confronting the problems of large-scale projects. Learn from suppliers and users the requirements that are unique to large-scale renewable deployment. Gain an understanding of what will scale up, and what will not, and what was never considered by those who have been there and done that.

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9. Remote Renewable Power
Speaker:  

Mac Collins
E. Ian Baring-Gould
Beverly C. Wade, PE, CEM

Track:  

Renewables

Date/Time:  

Wednesday, 8/6/2008, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Take-Aways:
Options for renewable energy systems at remote or non-static locations.

Description:
Learn about renewable technologies that have application at any remote location and learn about the challenges and the evolution of solutions facing stand-alone systems. Discover alternatives to stringing miles of copper wire to a remote or non-stationary load.

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