Live Webcast of CRES Monthly Meeting:  Alternative Transportation Options

Thursday, Nov. 19, 7:00 pm  – 9:00 pm

 Colorado Springs location: Gill Foundation, Training Room, 315 E. Costilla St.,

 Pueblo location:  CSU-Pueblo, Technology Bldg., Rm. 110

Peak Oil, Global Warming, and other factors are converging to challenge our cherished tradition of driving anywhere we want in gasoline-powered vehicles. Join CRES and a panel of experts to discuss the increasing variety of ways to get around with little or no gasoline.

 CRES is assembling a panel of experts (Speakers TBA) to discuss various electric vehicles, bicycles, transit, walkable communities, tele-commuting, and other low- and no-energy transportation options.

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What: Live Webcast of CRES Monthly Meeting:  

Biofuels Research by Mark R. Nimlos  

When: Thursday, Oct 24, 7:00 pm  – 9:00 pm

 Where:

Colorado Springs location: Gill Foundation, Training Room, 315 E. Costilla St.

Pueblo location:  CSU-Pueblo, Technology Bldg., Rm. 110

Why: Driven by the desire to limit imported oil and legislative mandates, research is being conducted to investigate the use of biomass to produce liquid transportation fuels. This research involves studies of plant science, chemistry, physics and engineering, and to be effective, technoeconomic analysis must be conducted to address important cost drivers. This presentation will discuss some of the important research efforts in biofuels production and how they are tied to technical targets to improve the economic viability of biofuels.

Mark R. Nimlos is a Principal Scientist at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in the National Bioenergy Center. He is the leader of the Gasification Modeling and Optimization Task for the Biomass Program at NREL. He is also leader of the Biomass Molecular Sciences Section in the National Bioenergy Center. He has worked NREL for 20 years and is currently active thermochemical and biochemical conversion technologies for biofuels. He received his Ph. D. in Chemical Physics from the University of Colorado and has over 70 publications in peer-reviewed scientific publications.

Additional Information: Admission is FREE for CRES Members  (Join CRES!)

Contributions of $5 from Non-Members Appreciated

 SATURDAY, AUGUST 8       Don’t miss this exciting SECRES event!  

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REpowering Southern Colorado

Renewable Energy Expo and Solar Tour 2009

Life Sciences Auditorium  at  CSU –  Pueblo

Avoid Carbon Footprinting, if you can, and allow time to walk to this site – refer to campus map.

*Limited Capacity – Transportation provided by Thunderwolves Athletic Dept. Vans

Please join us for the CRES monthly meeting, available via webcast in Colorado Springs:

“The Colorado Carbon Fund”

Thursday, July 30 / 7:00 PM

The Colorado Carbon Fund (CCF) is a project of the Governor’s Energy Office. It provides high-quality, credible carbon offsets for those interested in mitigating their carbon footprint supporting new clean energy projects throughout Colorado. Join CRES to find out more about how this project is an essential part of Colorado’s New Energy Economy!

Susan Innis is the Colorado Carbon Fund Program Manager for the Governor’s Energy Office. Prior to joining GEO in 2007, she spent eight years as an Energy Policy Advisor and Green Power Marketing Director at Western Resource Advocates, a regional conservation law and policy center. During this time she was involved with several industry groups, including Green-e (Governance Board, 2002-07), Colorado Renewable Energy Society (Board member 2006-07), New Mexico Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy (Board member, 2000-07) and the National Wind Coordinating Committee (Steering Committee, 2002-07). Before working on energy issues, she worked as an Urban Park Ranger in New York City and a researcher with an international marine conservation organization, Project Seahorse. Susan holds a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Colorado Denver and a BSc in Biology from McGill University (Montreal, Canada).

Locations: 

 Colorado Springs / Gill Foundation Bldg / 315 E. Costilla St.

Please join us for the CRES monthly meeting, available via webcast in Colorado Springs:

Topic: Lee White,  “Financing Renewable Energy  in Today’s Capital Markets”

When: Thursday, June 25, 7:00 pm  – 9:00 pm

 Why: Finding the right financing for renewable energy projects has always been a challenge. Today’s combination of tight financial markets and the need for more utility-scale RE projects, however, makes this challenge even more significant. Join us for a discussion by one of the leading experts in this field to see how projects like these get financed.

 Lee White is an Executive Vice President and Manager for George K. Baum & Company at its Denver Public Finance Headquarters. He has been in investment banking for over 20 years and is responsible for underwriting over $6 billion of municipal bonds. Mr. White has assisted numerous state & local governments and private corporations finance their infrastructure needs. The complete list of Mr. White’s experience, accomplishments, and credentials is far too long for one paragraph; but highlights include serving as lead banker for several hundred million dollars’ worth of renewable energy and other utility projects, Co-Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee’s Study on Infrastructure in the United States, member of the Colorado Clean Energy Development Authority, and participation in numerous airport, stadium, higher education, and non-profit projects. Mr. White has earned a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, a Masters of City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

 Locations: 

 Pueblo / TBD

 AND  Colorado Springs / Gill Foundation Bldg / 315 E. Costilla St.

The CRES monthly meeting is available via webcast in Colorado Springs and Pueblo:

Date:   Thursday, April 30 at 7:00

Topic:  The Importance of Concentrating Solar Power in Tackling Climate Change

 Most power plants use fossil fuels to boil water.  The steam from the boiling water spins a large turbine, which drives a generator to produce electricity.  But a new generation of concentrating solar power (CSP) plants uses the sun as a heat source.  CSP already plays an increasingly important role in the fight against climate change, and that role will grow with improved technologies, policies, and economics.  Join CRES and one of the world’s leading CSP experts to find out how this will happen.

Dr. Chuck Kutscher is a principal engineer and manager of the Thermal Systems Group at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, where he currently leads the research on parabolic trough solar collector systems.  He is a past chair of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES), and was general chair of the SOLAR 2006 national solar energy conference, which led to the ASES report Tackling Climate Change in the U.S. (available at www.ases.org/climatechange).  He is an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he developed and teaches a course entitled “Climate Change Solutions,” and he writes a regular column about climate change for SOLAR TODAY MAGAZINE.  He has given many presentations around the country on climate change solutions and concentrating solar power.