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Science on a Sphere Debuts at NREL Visitors Center
Open Now through 12/31/2009
Contact NREL's Visitors Center 303.384.6565
http://www.nrel.gov/visitors_center/
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently debuted “The Energy Planet”at its Visitors Center in Golden, Colo. “The Energy Planet” is a short movie about energy from the sun and how we use it on our planet. It uses Science on a Sphere®, – the unique visualization system created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency – to show visitors the world on a 6-ft. globe. Animated images projected on the globe show the sun, the Earth, and how renewable energy resources can change the planet. Come see our energy planet the way you’ve never seen it before.
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed on weekends and major holidays. Open to the Public, Free, NREL-sponsored
NREL Visitors Center
15013 Denver West Parkway
Golden, CO 80401-3393
POWER LUNCH LECTURE SERIES: Does a Rebewable Energy System Make Economic Sence? By Dan Chiras
Tuesday, July 7th FREE
NREL Visitors Center, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401
Does a Renewable Energy System Make Economic Sense? 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.
POWER LUNCH LECTURE SERIES: Technology - Environmentally Friendly By Design? By NREL's Henri Hubenka, Chuck Powers and Matt Fish
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 FREE
NREL Visitors Center, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401
Bring the sunshine in! Solar power, bio-diesel fuel and a wood-burning heating plant powering a lean, green data-processing machine? Almost by definition, large office buildings are environmentally UN-friendly – overrefrigerated and underutilized energy hogs. What is NREL’s response? The solutions are cutting edge, the problems are not. What does it take to make an energy-guzzling data center an eco-friendly one? How does that translate into your office environment?
Colorado Renewable Energy Conference 2009
Aug 28-30 Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO
Come learn about "Clean Energy: Pathways to a Low-Carbon Footprint"
Register and learn more at: http://www.cres-energy.org/conference
SMART ENERGY LIVING® Consumer Workshops; Building a Better Energy Future
In Partnership with the Colorado Renewable Energy Society
August 30th Colorado School of Mines Green Center, Golden, CO 80401
Event admission: $10 per workshop until August 14th 2009 and $15 per workshop August 15th -30th
This consumer event will offer: Eight 1.5 hour workshops in two tracks taught by Colorado’s leading experts on energy efficiency, renewable energy, green jobs, water conservation and the latest in emerging green technologies. There will also be informational displays from the top local companies and organizations.
To Register and Learn more Click Here
The Smart Energy Living workshops are generously supported by:
Ongoing events hosted by Smart Energy Living Partners |
