City Tour for Solar Addresses Democratic National Convention's Call for Increased Renewable Energy.BELTSVILLE, Md. -- A solar tour, designed to educate municipal leaders, community members, public schools, universities and utilities on how to make solar energy a meaningful power resource for their cities, will exhibit during the Democratic National Convention at Denver's Green Frontiers Fest /New Energy Station at Sculpture Park, and Coors Field "SEIA SEIA Solar Energy Industries Association SEIA Sustainable Energy Industry Association (Australia) SEIA Socio-Economic Impact Analysis SEIA Social Enterprise in Action (John F. SUNFEST" Concert. Providing practical information on how to plan, implement and verify the value of municipal and utility solar programs, the City Tour for Solar offers interactive demonstrations that explain how solar power is a vital resource for achieving new renewable energy New renewable energy is a relatively new term that is not used uniformly. Most commonly it refers to non-traditional renewable energy technologies such as solar energy, wind energy, small hydro and biomass. objectives at local, state and national levels. A key plank of the DNC DNC Democratic National Committee DNC Democratic National Convention DNC Do Not Call DNC Delaware North Companies DNC Domain Name Commissioner DNC Direct Numerical Control DNC Do Not Change DNC Does Not Compute DNC Digital Nautical Chart energy platform calls for enacting legislation that would require 10 percent of electricity to come from renewable sources by 2012. Spanning 100 days, the national tour will bring interactive educational exhibits to 50 cities in Washington This is a list of cities in the U.S. state of Washington. See also List of cities in Washington (by population), list of towns in Washington State and . : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Denver DNC dates include: * Sunday, August 24 - Thursday, August 28: Green Frontiers Fest's New Energy Station at Sculpture Park, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. * Wednesday, August 27: Coors Field "SEIA SUNFEST" Concert For SUNFEST - RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. for your ticket at: http://www.seia.org/meetingsandevents SunEdison, North America's largest solar energy services provider, is the lead sponsor of the tour with four leading solar industry companies: Evergreen Solar, Inc., a manufacturer of solar power panels; United Solar Ovonic o·von·ic adj. Of or relating to a device whose operation is based on the Ovshinsky effect. [Ov(shinsky effect) + (electr)onic.] , LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a manufacturer of thin-film solar laminates; SMA (1) See SMA connector. (2) (Shared Memory Architecture) See shared video memory. (3) (Software Maintenance Association) A membership organization that began in 1985 and ended in 1996. America, Inc., a manufacturer of solar inverters; and Xantrex Technology, Inc., a manufacturer of advanced power electronic products, including solar inverters. With rising and volatile energy costs and increasing environmental concerns, community leaders, citizens and energy companies are searching for more information about solar and renewable energy. City Tour for Solar will educate city leaders and managers on how to turn a public demand for renewable energy into reality with clean, predictably priced solar electrical power. "The reality is that solar is complex," said Carlos Domenech, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , SunEdison. "There are key concepts like 'interconnection standards,' 'net-metering' and others that national, state and local officials need to understand in order to make the right decisions about solar for their communities. We are simply bringing the knowledge to them as an industry, so cities can deploy cost-effective solar energy when and where it makes sense to them. We commend our industry partners Evergreen Solar, United Solar Ovonic, SMA America and Xantrex for making this city tour a reality." Solar energy provides new 'green' jobs, addressing climate change issues and ensuring a secure, local independent power supply. Seven jobs are created for every megawatt (MW) of solar energy installed. Tour Schedule The City Tour for Solar began Friday, August 1, at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located in Golden, Colorado, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy, is the United States' primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. (NREL NREL National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO) ) in Golden, Colo., and will visit 50 cities in the Western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century . The tour will conclude on November 14, in Sacramento, Calif. For updated information on the tour please visit: http://www.CityTourforSolar.com About SunEdison Sun Edison LLC is North America's largest solar energy services provider and operates across a global marketplace. SunEdison provides solar-generated energy at or below current retail utility rates to a broad and diverse client base of commercial, municipal and utility customers. For more information about SunEdison, please visit http://www.sunedison.com. About Evergreen Solar Evergreen Solar, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets String Ribbon[TM] solar power products using its proprietary, low-cost wafer technology. The company's patented wafer manufacturing technology uses significantly less polysilicon than conventional processes. Evergreen Solar's products provide reliable and environmentally clean electric power for residential and commercial applications globally. For more information about the company, please visit www.evergreensolar.com. About United Solar Ovonic United Solar Ovonic LLC, a subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ENER), manufactures and sells thin-film solar laminates that convert sunlight to energy using proprietary technology. Distributed globally under the UNI-SOLAR([R]) brand, the company's products are ideally suited for cost-effective solar roofing solutions because they are lightweight, durable, flexible, can be integrated directly with building materials, and generate more energy in real-world conditions. http://www.uni-solar.com About SMA America SMA America, Inc. is a proud part of the worldwide SMA family of companies, with divisions in nine countries on four continents, boasting over 2,000 employees, and continuous double-digit growth. SMA America supports installers and small businesses in the solar industry through marketing and training assistance. Since 2000, SMA America has shown unfaltering commitment to the continued development and implementation of leading-edge products, including some of the most efficient solar inverters available nationwide. http://www.sma-america.com About Xantrex Xantrex Technology Inc. is a world leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing of advanced power electronic products and systems for the renewable, programmable, and mobile power markets. The company's products convert and control raw electrical power from any central, distributed, renewable, or backup power source into high-quality power required by electronic and electrical equipment. Xantrex is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with facilities in Arlington, Livermore, San Diego, and Elkhart, United States; Barcelona, Spain; Reading, England; Berlin, Germany; and a joint venture in Shanghai, China. Xantrex is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. under the ticker symbol "XTX XTX Extex (extrudable explosives) XTX X-Band Transmitter XTX Xperience the Xtreme (website about the X roller coaster) ". http://www.xantrex.com |
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