Clean Energy Resource Teams

Homeowners Kevin Schreurs and Brian Cook and installer Steve Johnson present their experiences choosing, installing, and living with a geothermal heating and cooling system over the last couple of years. Call 507-775-2814 or click here for more info.

EPA’s Clean Energy-Environment Municipal Network is kicking off the 2009 series of webcast trainings targeted to local governments with a webcast on how local governments can use landfill methane to generate energy.
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Featuring:

• Jimmie Sparks, energy auditor, Neighborhood Energy Connection
• Diana McKeown, Metro CERTs Coordinator
• Jess Roberts and Betti Iwanski, District 10 Environment Committee

Free refreshments and a free CFL lightbulb for all attendees. Door prizes as well.

Fairmont, MN-Rural Advantage is proud to announce the program topics for their 5th Annual Third Crop Winter Series Producer Meetings. These meetings are intended to provide the public an opportunity to learn about various 3rd crops and emerging issues in agriculture and renewable energy. Click here for more info.

In 2006, The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) organized, coordinated and led a renewable energy roundtable. During the 2007 legislative session, the Minnesota State Legislature passed legislation requiring that AURI continue to lead those efforts on behalf of the State of Minnesota as one its statutory duties.

The next Minnesota Renewable Energy Roundtable will be at The Minnesota History Center on February 9 from 10:00AM-3:30PM. Dr. Peter Senge, Senior Lecturer at MIT and founding chair of the Society for Organizational Learning, will be our featured guest speaker.

Please contact Valerie Gravseth at vgravseth@auri.org to RSVP. More information about this meeting can be found at http://mnrer.org

Rural Advantage is proud to announce the dates for our up-coming Third Crop Producer Meetings. Each day is scheduled from 10am – 3pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fairmont, Minnesota. Admittance is free of charge. Speakers to be announced at a later date. Click here for more info.

Building Operator Certification (BOC) training through the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance includes nearly 80 hours of classroom and project work (5.6 CEUs) in building systems operation and maintenance. Each course in the series is completed in a one-day training session, except BOC 103 HVAC Systems and Controls, a two-day course. To become certified, participants must pass an exam at the end each day of training and complete assigned projects.

For more information about BOC training in Maple Grove, please contact: James Pena, (312) 587-8390 ext. 24, jpena@mwalliance.org. You can also visit MEEA’s Web site.

The Third Clean Energy Resource Teams Conference

will be held in St. Cloud on February 10-11, 2009!

 
CERTs 2009: Harnessing Resources & Teamwork for Minnesota’s Energy Future will bring together over 500 Minnesotans who are blazing the paths to a clean energy future by working on energy efficiency and clean energy projects in their communities, thus accelerating our learning process together.

This year’s event will start with optional In-Depth Workshops and an Evening Reception on February 10th followed by the Daylong Conference on the 11th. Wind, solar, biogas, efficient cooling, heating and lighting, and fuel-efficient cars will be discussed. We will hear from successful CERTs-supported projects, trailblazing green cities and schools, and we will learn the latest about green jobs, green manufacturing, and green investment & financing in Minnesota. Networking sessions will allow like-minded attendees to learn from one another, and a conference documentary and online discussion forum will allow us to harness our collective resources and share them beyond the event.

Click to learn more and register today!

The Third Clean Energy Resource Teams Conference

will be held in St. Cloud on February 10-11, 2009!

 
CERTs 2009: Harnessing Resources & Teamwork for Minnesota’s Energy Future will bring together over 500 Minnesotans who are blazing the paths to a clean energy future by working on energy efficiency and clean energy projects in their communities, thus accelerating our learning process together.

This year’s event will start with optional In-Depth Workshops and an Evening Reception on February 10th followed by the Daylong Conference on the 11th. Wind, solar, biogas, efficient cooling, heating and lighting, and fuel-efficient cars will be discussed. We will hear from successful CERTs-supported projects, trailblazing green cities and schools, and we will learn the latest about green jobs, green manufacturing, and green investment & financing in Minnesota. Networking sessions will allow like-minded attendees to learn from one another, and a conference documentary and online discussion forum will allow us to harness our collective resources and share them beyond the event.

Click to learn more and register today!

Join the wind industry’s leading project developers, lenders, investors, financial innovators and other industry players at the 8th annual Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit as we discuss the cutting edge developments in the windpower finance and investment markets, as well as the various challenges and prospects for 2009 and beyond. Click here for more info.

Due to increasing interest in renewable energy and residential-sized wind turbines, this three-day workshop is being offered to provide an opportunity to learn the ins and outs of small wind project development. The timeliness of this workshop complements the growing demand and interest in renewable energy.
Click here for more info.

Join the wind industry’s leading project developers, lenders, investors, financial innovators and other industry players at the 8th annual Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit as we discuss the cutting edge developments in the windpower finance and investment markets, as well as the various challenges and prospects for 2009 and beyond. Click here for more info.

Due to increasing interest in renewable energy and residential-sized wind turbines, this three-day workshop is being offered to provide an opportunity to learn the ins and outs of small wind project development. The timeliness of this workshop complements the growing demand and interest in renewable energy.
Click here for more info.

Join the wind industry’s leading project developers, lenders, investors, financial innovators and other industry players at the 8th annual Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit as we discuss the cutting edge developments in the windpower finance and investment markets, as well as the various challenges and prospects for 2009 and beyond. Click here for more info.

Due to increasing interest in renewable energy and residential-sized wind turbines, this three-day workshop is being offered to provide an opportunity to learn the ins and outs of small wind project development. The timeliness of this workshop complements the growing demand and interest in renewable energy.
Click here for more info.