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News at a Glance
DOE Seeks Input on Wind Energy Workforce Development RoadmapThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Request For Information (RFI) to gain public input on the development of a Wind Energy Workforce Roadmap, which will provide details on the current workforce landscape in the wind industry as well as future steps necessary to train and develop a green workforce for the sector. The purpose of the Roadmap is to establish the policy objectives and overall direction that workforce development efforts throughout the wind industry should assume as it moves forward. This RFI provides leaders from academia, industry, and government with the opportunity to provide insight and guidance to DOE as the nation ramps up its wind energy production. A draft Roadmap document has been developed, and the public may provide comments on the initial draft or may provide alternative or additional viewpoints. Read more. View the full text of the RFI at the FedConnect Web site. Comments must be provided by no later than July 30, 2010. State program guides focus on policy, financeClean Energy States Alliance (CESA) has created two new state program guides—one focused on policy and the other on finance—for distributed and community wind projects. The guides were created as part of CESA’s States Advancing Wind Project.
The guides and presentations from the associated webinars on each topic are available online. IREC announces Fall 2010 webinar seriesIREC's fall 2010 webinar series kicks off on July 20 with Justin Barnes and Larry Sherwood on state solar policy and market trends. Justin Barnes, N.C. Solar Center at N.C. State University will discuss state policies and trends based on research associated with the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Larry Sherwood of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council will discuss solar installation trends in the United States. Register now for the July 20 webinar. The schedule for August to December has been set; details will follow:
The webinars are free, but you must register to attend. Mark your calendars now, and watch for details on the upcoming webinars. Geothermal Energy Association workshop to address utilities, co-ops and public powerJuly 22 The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) will explore the future of utility-scale geothermal power at an industry conference in Las Vegas July 22. With geothermal production expanding to 15 states, many new utilities, coops and public utility districts are considering geothermal for the first time. This session brings together utilities, coops, and PUDs familiar with geothermal to discuss how they have achieved success with geothermal developers and companies. Sessions will focus on approaches and challenges for utility-scale projects in the United States, Federal and state support for utilities and renewables, risk management, transmission issues, and more. Read more. For more information, please contact Garret Drexler at 646-695-7042. Transmission workshop presentations availableThe presentations from the June 17 workshop, Opening transmission constraints for solar development locally and in the west, are now available to download. The event, sponsored by DOE Solar Technologies Program and Western Area Power Administration, brought utilities and solar developer together to discuss access to the Palo Verde hub, and potential opportunities to move utility-scale solar generation from Arizona to market.
UWIG extends meeting scholarships for co-ops, public power utilitiesThe Public Renewables Partnership effort led by Western Area Power Administration and funded through the U.S. DOE Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program will offer $500 scholarships in 2010 to 30 employees of electric cooperatives and public power utilities to attend Utility Wind Integration Group meetings. The scholarships can be applied to any UWIG workshop or user group meeting, and can be used to help defray travel expenses or registration fees. The applicant’s employer must be a member of National Rural Electric Cooperative Association or American Public Power Association. There is no limit on the number of scholarships per utility. To apply for the scholarship, please contact Randy Manion at 720-962-7423. NWCC April Update now availableGet the latest news from the National Wind Coordinating Collaborative. In this month's Update:
Read more (pdf). Presentation from February wind webinar available
See more webinar presentations. Mark your calendar for GEA 2010 eventsLearn from top experts in the geothermal industry and network with professionals at upcoming events sponsored by the Geothermal Energy Association: Companies interested in sponsoring any of these events should contact Kathy Kent, GEA Marketing and Events Manager, at 202-454-5263. APPA-NRECA Utility News in the Spotlight
For more news, see the APPA-NRECA Quarterly News Brief. G&T modeling tool webinar available onlineThe generation-and-transmission (G&T) modeling tool developed by the Western Renewable Energy Zone Initiative can help your utility figure out if a renewable resource project fits into your power mix. Learn how to use the tool with a recorded webinar. Your computer must have ActiveX controls to launch the recording. Then enter your name, email and organization. Read more about the WREZ modeling tool in the Energy Services Bulletin, a monthly newsletter by Western Area Power Administration.
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