Innovative technology, renewable energy policies and green jobs will be the focus of the 2009 Southwest Renewable Energy Conference, Sept. 10 and 11 at the High Country Conference Center.<\/p>\n
The conference is a forum for renewable energy developers, policymakers and researchers to share developments in technology and policy related to wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy on tribal, federal, state and private land.<\/p>\n
For information or to register, go to the\u00a02009 Southwest Renewable Energy Conference<\/a>\u00a0web site, or contact\u00a0Karin Wadsack<\/strong>, a graduate student in NAU\u2019s College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences, at\u00a0Karin.Wadsack@nau.edu<\/a>\u00a0or (928) 523-2300.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s theme, \u201cIntegrating State and Federal Policy with Technology to bring Renewables to the Grid,\u201d will be featured in a variety of sessions and panel discussions about renewable policies and technical issues, offering participants options to fit their own professional development interests.<\/p>\n NAU is hosting the conference, which will include presentations from members of its Arizona Wind Working Group.<\/p>\n The conference also will include a series of introductory workshops to cover the fundamentals of various renewable energy sources and a post-conference public \u201cGreen Jobs\u201d session and panel discussion on clean energy workforce training and career development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"