From nmsea-news at nmsea.org Thu Mar 11 14:03:56 2010 From: nmsea-news at nmsea.org (News from New Mexico Solar Energy Association) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:03:56 -0700 Subject: [NMSEA-news] NMSEA News, Events & Announcements Message-ID: <4B995ABC.6000104@nmsea.org> *Hi Solar Enthusiasts! Here are the Latest News, Events, and Announcements from NMSEA! * *For a Complete Listing of Events, Please See our NMSEA Event Calendar Or Contact Us with Questions or Comments! We Value Your Input!* **************************************************************************************** *To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE, Please Scroll to the End of this Message.* **************************************************************************************** *__** **_EVENTS_* **** MARCH 11: Science & Society Public Talks -ABQ, NM * MARCH 11: NMSEA Sustainable Las Vegas Chapter Meeting -LV, NM *** MARCH 11: NMSEA Sustainable Las Vegas "Speaking Meeting" -LV, NM * MARCH 12: 2010 Climate Change UNM Campus Conference Call to Senate * MARCH 13: NMSEA Board of Directors Meeting -ABQ, NM ***** MARCH 15-19: High Tech/Green Tech Virtual Job Fair ***** MARCH 16: NM Green Building Tour -ABQ, NM ***** MARCH 17: NMSEA Santa Fe Chapter Meeting -Santa Fe, NM ***** MARCH 22-23: Green Bld Council "Green Build Professional" Training ***** MARCH 23: NMSEA ABQ Chapter Meeting -Abq, NM ***** MARCH 25: The Living Building Road Show -Abq, NM** ***** MARCH 27: GREEN Your Space in Any Color * APRIL 10-11: **Home Builders, Remodelers & International Green Ideas Showcase -Abq, NM** * MAY 17-22 : SOLAR 2010 American Solar Energy Society (ASES) National Conference and Trade Show -Phx, AZ * *_ANNOUNCEMENTS _* ** MARCH-APRIL: **Solar Foundation's Free 'Wednesday Webinar' Series *_______________________________________ *_ANNOUNCEMENTS _* *MARCH-APRIL: Solar Foundation's 'Wednesday Webinar' Series* Since February, the Solar Foundation has been hosting weekly Wednesday webinars (2-3 pm ET) on issues impacting the solar industry from finance, workforce training, current policies, utility interaction and tariffs, permitting, technology innovation and aesthetics, purchase process streamlining, insurance issues and more. The webinars are free, but you must register to attend . * *You only need to register once to register for all the webinars in the series.* * *WEB SEMINARS...* * **March 17: **Community Purchases: An Emerging Method for Solar Purchases */Speaker: Kevin Fox, IREC; Gwen Rose, Vote Solar Initiative; Andria Jacob, Solar Now!/ *March 24: **Utilities Driving Solar: *How Utility Ownership Models are Pushing the Market **/Speaker: Jenn DeCesaro, Solar Energy Technologies Program, DOE/ *April 28: Workforce Development: */Speaker: /IREC's Jane Weissman and NABCEP's Ezra Auerbach // Register for the Solar Foundation's Wednesday Webinar Series **every Wed. 2-3pm EST. _______________________________________ *_EVENTS _* *MARCH 11:* *Science & Society Public Talks* Thursday @ 5:00 pm Meet & Greet 4:30 pm UNM Conference Center 1634 Univ. Blvd. Larry Papay is currently CEO and Principal of PQR, LLC, a management consulting firm specializing in managerial, financial, and technical strategies for a variety of clients in electrical power and other energy areas. He has been engaged in energy and environmental systems for over 40 years including the development and demonstration of renewable technologies. Larry has served on numerous state and national committees. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and serves on its Board of Councilors. He chaired the Panel on Electricity from Renewables and co-chairs a joint committee with the Chinese Academies on Renewables. *_Abstract: _*Today, about 10% of all electrical generation in the U.S. is from renewables, mostly from hydroelectric sources. A U. S. National Academies Panel found that, with a sustained effort, renewables could produce 20 percent of the nation's electricity generation by 2020 and 30 percent of electricity generation by 2030 - 2035. The major impediments to accomplishing this are issues dealing with deployment and integration. Larry will discuss these issues. For additional information please contact: Gordon Chandler at 505-845-8384 _______________________________________ *MARCH 11:* *NMSEA/Sustainable Las Vegas Chapter Meeting* Thursday @ 5:15 pm NMHU Donnelly Library, Rm 325 Roberto Rio, Executive Director of EDC (Las Vegas-San Miguel Economic Development Corporation) will be our guest. We will discuss ways we can help EDC promote sustainable economic development in the city and county. Please bring your ideas and questions to this meeting. For further information, call Emelie at 454-3920. Note: this is a change from the topic announced earlier. _______________________________________ *MARCH 11:* *NMSEA Sustainable Las Vegas "Speaking Meeting"** * 6:30pm-8pm at PEEC, Pajarito Environmental Education Center* * LASE Network members will have the opportunity during this meeting to get more involved in LASE Chapter meetings and organizational structure. Please come and share your suggestions, ideas, and interests! Las Vegas Chapter meetings typically scheduled to be held every 2nd Thursday of the month at PEEC. For further information, call Emelie at 454-3920. Note: this is a change from the topic announced earlier. _______________________________________ *MARCH 12: 2010 Climate Change UNM Campus Conference Call to Senate * Climate and clean energy policy is one of the defining issues of our time, stirring nationwide debates across college campuses and in Congress. On behalf of Professor Bruce Milne and the UNM Sustainability Studies Program, we invite you to join the conversation on climate change by* *participating in a *statewide conference call on Friday, March 12th at 2:00 pm MST*, with the offices of New Mexico Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall. The call will begin with a briefing by a New Mexico student discussing current statewide engagement on campus with climate issues. Jonathan Black and Andrew Wallace will then discuss positions on clean energy and climate policy from Senators Bingaman and Udall. After these two introductory briefings they will then respond to student questions and concerns. Be part of this critical educational dialogue on climate change by submitting questions for Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall to climate at bard.edu by calling (712) 432-3100, code 253385 at 2pm MST, Friday, March 12th. All those who submit questions will automatically enter in a raffle to win a free case of Clif Bars!* * While the call is designed to connect campus to the Senate, interested community members are welcome to send in their own questions, and join the call as well. Please *help spread the word* and also send us the contact information for others in New Mexico so that we can engage the maximum number (500) New Mexico Let's Talk is coordinated by the Bard Center for Environmental Policy as part of a national initiative connecting campus to congress. Follow us on Twitter and on our Facebook page ! students, faculty, staff and citizens with Senators Bingaman and Udall on the call on Friday, March 12th. Please contact us with any questions at climate at bard.edu . We look forward to talking with you! _______________________________________ *MARCH 13: NMSEA Board of Directors Meeting * 11:30 Potluck & 12:00 -- 3:00 pm NMSEA Board Member Meeting Please bring a dish and join us for our monthly NMSEA Board meeting, at the NMSEA Office at 1009 Bradbury Dr. No additional items will be added to the agenda. All members welcome! Please contact Rose or Ragan at the NMSEA office at 505-246-0400 for additional information. _______________________________________ *March 15-19: High Tech/ Green Tech Virtual Job Fair * Online at: www.nmvirtualjobfair.com For more information, please contact Ingrid Baker, TVC Director of Recruitment Resources: 505 843-4255 _______________________________________ *MARCH 16: **NM Green Building Tour * Emerging Green Builders -NM Chapter presents NM Green Building Tour Lunch 11:30 am -- 1 pm at Silver Gardens Home tour of green, mixed income housing to revitalize downtown, buildings nearing completion, rain water catchment features & building integrated wind turbines. * Event is free, but space is limited. RSVP REQUIRED by Friday, March 12: Amanda at edi-arch.com * _______________________________________ *March 17: **NMSEA Santa Fe Chapter Meeting * 6:20pm Main Library, Downtown Santa Fe, Upstairs Please wear green. Guest speaker will be Gerald Greernaert, PhD -Director of the Institute of Geophysics & Planetary Physics, LANL. Dr. Greernaert will speak about climate change projections for this century. For more information, please contact Gary Anderson, Vice Chair NMSEA Santa Fe at: gla_5573 at yahoo.com or 505 670-8246 _______________________________________ *MARCH 22-23: Green Build Council "Green Build Professional" Training *8 AM to 4:30 PM, Doc Savage Supply, 600 Candelaria NE. "Certified Green Professional" -- two-day course for building professionals presented by Green Build Council. Learn how to incorporate green building principles into homes without driving up the cost of construction. HBA members $345/Non-members $445. For more information contact: education at usgbcnm.org _______________________________________ ***MARCH 23: NMSEA ABQ Chapter Meeting * Tuesday @ 6:30 pm REI Recreational Equipment store at 1550 Mercantile NE, 87107. This month's NMSEA ABQ Chapter speaker will be Helene Beauchamp of Zomeworks whom works with passive solar technologies and solutions. ABQ Chapter meetings are open to the public and free, with donations welcomed. For additional information please contact chapter leader Olga Lavrova at 505-417-9342 _______________________________________ *MARCH 25: **The Living Building Road Show* 8:30am - 3:30pm/ / Living Building Challenge (presented by USGBC -- Cascadia Chapter) has swept North America. There are now more than sixty registered projects from coast-to-coast pursuing certification under this vigorous performance standard and interest continues to rise. The ROAD SHOW is a tour of in-person introductory workshops to share the tenets of the Challenge with advanced practitioners and will be coming to Albuquerque on March 25th! Approved for 6 GBCI CE Hours for LEED APs. /10% discount to the first 10 people who register! / For event and location details, please visit: www.ilbi.org/roadshow /Or register here: http://ilbi.org/education/events/albuquerque-nm / _______________________________________ ***MARCH 27: GREEN Your Space in Any Color * Saturday 10am -- 12pm Southwest Green Building Center, LLC "GREEN YOUR SPACE IN ANY COLOR" - with professional Jason Goldbarg Jason will be showing off several of our zero VOC paints by applying them right here on our walls. Enjoy 10% off all paints from March 16 - 31. Call 821-6259 to sign up... SPACE IS LIMITED! _______________________________________ *APRIL 10-11:* *Home Builders, Remodelers & International Green Ideas Showcase * Saturday, April 10: 10am-5pm//// Sunday, April 11: 10am-4pm/ / //East Hall of Albuquerque Convention Center The 2010 Home Builders, Remodelers and International Green Ideas Showcase will include a Virtual Trade Show, over 250 exhibitors in up to 400 booths, and dozens of seminar speakers covering all aspects of new home construction, home improvement and eco-friendly lifestyles. National celebrity speakers will also join local and regional experts. For additional information, please contact: www.hbashowcase.com or www.igishows.com _______________________________________ *MAY 17-22 : SOLAR 2010 American Solar Energy Society (ASES) National Conference and Trade Show * The National Solar Conference is America's leading conference on the emerging trends, technology, and opportunities shaping the new energy economy. Join NMSEA, a local ASES Chapter, for SOLAR 2010, the nation's best educational opportunity for solar energy professionals at the Phoenix Convention Center. For more information, please visit the ASES website: www.ases.org ************************************************************************ *NEW MEXICO** SOLAR ENERGY ASSOCIATION* *1009 Bradbury Dr. SE, # 35**, Albuquerque, NM 87106** 505-246-0400, 888-886-6765, Fax: 505-246-2251 info at nmsea.org www.nmsea.org * ************************************************************************ To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to this NMSEA-news e-mail list, please visit: *http://nmsea.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nmsea-news*. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ NMSEA-news mailing list NMSEA-news at nmsea.org http://nmsea.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nmsea-news -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We Value Your Input!* **************************************************************************************** *To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE, Please Scroll to the End of this Message.* **************************************************************************************** *__** **_EVENTS_* *** * **MARCH 20: Urban Growers Gardening Workshop -ABQ* ** **MARCH 30: Albuquerque Business Academy -ABQ** *_______________________________________ *_EVENTS _* *MARCH 20: Urban Growers Gardening Workshop* *10:00am at Rio Grande Community Farm* Gardener's Guild . Rio Grande Community Farm . Harwood Art Center Urban Growers Workshop Series /Dig your Hands in the Dirt: Planting your Vegetable Garden/ with Joran Viers (County Program Director, Bernalillo County Cooperative Extension Service) *Please note that this workshop is being held at Rio Grande Community Farm and NOT at the Action Buzz Garden. A short presentation will be followed by Q&A and discussion. This workshop will focus on details related to getting plants (or seeds) into the ground. Topics will include: *Plant selection *Plant positioning *Microclimates *Seeds and starts *What to plant & when Rio Grande Community Farm Directions: Park in Open Space lot on Tierra Viva Pl NW (1.1 miles west of 4th St. on Monta?o) Walk east to the barn/greenhouse (RGCF staff will direct you) Bring a lawn chair! Admission is FREE to members of Rio Grande Community Farm, Gardener's Guild and Harwood Art Center. Non-member admission is $5 (kids are free) For more information or to RSVP, please contact Stephanie Dobbie at Rio Grande Community Farm _stephanie at riograndefarm.org _ _______________________________________ *MARCH 30: Albuquerque Business Academy * *GREEN ACADEMY FOR NEW MEXICO SMALL BUSINESSES* 8:30am - 3pm (MST) University of Phoenix 5700 Pasadena Ave. NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Green Academy is a free training intended for people who own or operate an existing small business. This free training aims to engage and educate small business owners in the region, to provide them with tools and resources to scale their operations and create green jobs locally. The Green Academy is hosted by Green For All, a national nonprofit organization that is dedicated to building an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. Guest speakers at the Academy, will include: * State Senator Tim Keller * State Senator Eric Griego * Randy Sadewic, General Manager of Positive Energy * Brendan Miller, Green Economy Manager for the state of New Mexico * Doug May, President and CEO of Unirac * David Melton, President and CEO of Sacred Power & a range of representatives from supportive organizations, such as: * ACCION * Capital CDC * The Loan Fund * New Mexico Community Capital * Small Business Administration * WESST * Technology Ventures Corporation * Wells Fargo If you would like more information, please visit Green For All online: http://www.greenforall.org/what-we-do/capital-access-program/albuquerque-business-academy ************************************************************************ *NEW MEXICO** SOLAR ENERGY ASSOCIATION* *1009 Bradbury Dr. SE, # 35**, Albuquerque, NM 87106** 505-246-0400, 888-886-6765, Fax: 505-246-2251 info at nmsea.org www.nmsea.org * ************************************************************************ To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to this NMSEA-news e-mail list, please visit: *http://nmsea.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nmsea-news*. ************************************************************************ NMSEA-news mailing list NMSEA-news at nmsea.org http://nmsea.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nmsea-news -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We Value Your Input! * **************************************************************************************** To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE, Please Scroll to the End of this Message. ************************************************************************************** *_EVENTS_* * ***** MARCH 31: Santa Fe Green Drinks - Santa Fe ***** MARCH 31: Webinar Optimizing the Benefits of Tax and Other Incentives in Renewable Energy Financing *** APRIL 1: Clean Energy Jobs Albuquerque -ABQ *** **APRIL 2: NMSEA Silver City Chapter Meeting -Silver City *** **APRIL 24: Silver City Earth Day Event -Silver City* _______________________________________ *_EVENTS_* *MARCH 31: Santa Fe Green Drinks* *6:30 pm at Back Road Pizza, 1807 Second Street * Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up at informal sessions known as Green Drinks. Green Drinks hosts a lively mixture of people from NGOs, academia, government and business. Come along and you'll be made welcome. Just say, "are you green?" and we will look after you and introduce you to whoever is there. It's a great way of catching up with people you know and also for making new contacts. Everyone invites someone else along, so there's always a different crowd, making Green Drinks an organic, self-organizing network. ****** For more information please contact programs at santafealliance.com _______________________________________ *MARCH 31: Webinar Optimizing the Benefits of Tax and Other Incentives in Financing Renewable Energy Projects 1:00pm -- 2:30pm EDT* The section 1603 grant program created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 recently entered its second year. Section 1603 has transformed the renewable energy industry from one in the doldrums to an industry revitalized. But what does the future hold for section 1603 and will recent legislative efforts to limit the grant program create a new uncertainty in renewable energy financing? Unfortunately, section 1603 is set to expire at the end of 2010, except for projects that have commenced construction. Recently, the prospects for extending section 1603 were dimmed when Senator Charles E. Schumer (N.Y.), and three other Democratic senators, sponsored a bill that would place limitations on receipt of the grant. Developers, lenders, investors and their counsel all need to know whether and how they can fit under section 1603 and, if they can, how to optimize their deal structures, including the interface between the section 1603 grant and the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Programs and any related NEPA compliance issues. Those who, for whatever reason, cannot qualify for section 1603 need to understand what comes next: PTCs, ITCs, or maybe some variation on 1603, and how those transactions should be designed. Please join Infocast and Stoel Rives for a 90-minute webinar and panel discussion on project financing of renewable energy projects to maximize the benefit of tax and other incentives that may be available. Stoel Rives is a Chambers-rated leader in renewable energy law. Register: http://www.infocastinc.com/index.php/conference/financeweb/registration Moderator : *Edward Einowski*, /Partner/, STOEL RIVES LLP _______________________________________ *APRIL 1: Clean Energy Jobs Albuquerque 9am - 1:30pm at the National Hispanic Cultural Center* **Albuquerque community leaders are inviting you to come together and make our city a front runner in creating clean-energy jobs. Together we can create careers and business opportunities, save families money, and improve our environment by making it easy to outfit our homes and businesses with clean-energy technology. RSVP: http://greenforall.org/rsvp Contact Julie at greenforall.org _______________________________________ *APRIL 2: NMSEA Silver City Chapter Meeting 5:30 - 7pm at Isaac's House: 200 N. Bullard, Silver City * For more information, please contact Cissy McAndrew: 575 538-1337 _______________________________________ *APRIL 24: Silver City Earth Day Event * *10am - 2pm Penny Park, Silver City * NMSEA & other sustainably-minded organizations will gather in Penny Park to celebrate Earth Day. 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