'Clean Energy Partnerships' Forum Announced; Event is Part of the Statewide Colorado Tech Week, September 18-22.DENVER -- As part of the Governor's 2006 Tech Week, the Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation (OEMC OEMC Office of Energy Management and Conservation (Colorado Governor's Office) OEMC Original Equipment Manufacturer CAGE ), Colorado State University Colorado State University, at Fort Collins; land-grant with state and federal support; chartered 1870, opened 1879 as an agricultural college, assumed present name in 1957. There is a veterinary teaching hospital, an agricultural campus, and a research campus. and the Northern Colorado Economic Development Corp. will host a morning energy forum: "Clean Energy Partnerships." The forum will have two sessions focusing on clean-energy technologies and will be held on Monday, September 18, at Colorado State University's (CSU See DSU/CSU. 1. CSU - California State University. 2. CSU - Cleveland State University. 3. CSU - Channel Service Unit. ) Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory. The first session of the forum will have presenters from Colorado's premier universities and laboratories. The presenters will discuss recent research and development in renewable energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. and emerging energy technologies. The forum will also address economic development and private-public partnerships that focus on renewable energy projects in Colorado. The benefits of these projects, as well as the challenges, will be discussed. "Colorado has some great examples of collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. between private-public partnerships, universities, and communities in renewable energy technologies," said Drew Bolin, OEMC director. There will be exhibits demonstrating emerging energy technologies in transportation, alternative fuels, renewable energy, and a tour of the CSU Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory. A question-and-answer period will be encouraged after the forum. Event Information: --Date & Time: Monday, September 18, 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. --Location: Colorado State University, Engines & Energy Conversion Laboratory, Fort Collins, Colorado The City of Fort Collins, a home rule municipality situated on the Cache la Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, is the county seat and most populous city in Larimer County, Colorado. --RSVP by September 13 to Kourtnie Harris, Kourtnie.Harris@state.co.us or 303-866-2401 --For more information: Visit OEMC at www.colorado.gov/oemc or Colorado Tech Week at www.coloradotechweek.com |
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