DOE Announces Webinars on the Distributed Wind Power Market, Utility Energy Service Contracts, and More

DOE Announces Webinars on the Distributed Wind Power Market, Utility Energy Service Contracts, and More

The following press release was published by the U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy on Aug. 21, 2013. It is reproduced in full below.

Upcoming Webinars

August 21: Live Webinar on the 2012 Distributed Wind Market Report

Webinar Sponsor: EERE's Wind and Water Power Technologies Program

The Energy Department will present a live webcast titled "2012 Market Report on U.S. Wind Technologies in Distributed Applications" on Wednesday, Aug. 21, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Alice Orrell, energy analyst at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Heather Rhoads-Weaver, principal consultant at eFormative Options, will provide a detailed overview of the Energy Department's. Jennifer Jenkins of the Distributed Wind Energy Association will provide an industry-focused update, reflecting on current market conditions and trends.

No registration is required. Join the event here.

August 22: Live Webinar on the Street and Parking Facility Lighting Retrofit Financial Analysis Tool

Webinar Sponsor: EERE's Federal Energy Management Program and Better Buildings Alliance

The Energy Department will present a live webinar titled "Using the Street and Parking Facility Lighting Retrofit Financial Analysis Tool" on Thursday, Aug. 22, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The webinar will show how property owners, utilities, energy-efficiency organizations, cities, and other government entities can use the tool to compute annualized energy and energy-cost savings, maintenance savings, greenhouse gas reductions, net present value, and simple payback associated with potential lighting upgrades.

Register to attend the webinar.

August 27: Live Webinar on Utility Energy Service Contracts

Webinar Sponsor: EERE's Federal Energy Management Program

The Energy Department will present a live webinar titled "Introduction to Utility Energy Service Contracts" on Tuesday, Aug. 27, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The webinar will provide attendees with an overview of the contracting options and services available from their local utility companies to engineer, finance, and install cost-effective energy and water savings projects. Find out more about Utility Energy Service Contracts.

Register to attend the webinar.

August 28: Live Webinar on Renewable Energy Market Expectations and Trends

Webinar Sponsor: DOE's Office of Indian Energy

The Energy Department's Office of Indian Energy, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Tribal Energy Program, and the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) will present the next Tribal Renewable Energy Series webinar titled "Renewable Energy Market Expectations and Trends" on Wednesday, Aug. 28, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. This webinar will examine the many factors that drive the growth and pace of the renewable energy market and how they may impact the future market. Participants will also learn about market trends in the compliance and voluntary markets, including options for procuring renewable energy, what claims can be made with each type of purchase, and how Tribes can operate in renewable energy certificate markets, either as buyers or sellers.

Register to attend the webinar.

September 3: Live Webinar on Tying Energy Efficiency to Compensation and Performance Reviews

Webinar Sponsor: EERE's Better Buildings Challenge

The Energy Department will present a live webinar titled "Tying Energy Efficiency to Compensation and Performance Reviews" on Tuesday, Sept. 3, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The webinar will share details from the successful initiatives that Better Buildings Challenge Partners Alcoa, HEI Hotels, and TIAA-CRE have in place to reward employees for meeting energy efficiency goals. Organizations with building portfolios can learn how partners implemented sustainability performance scorecards, energy-focused recognition events, incentive compensation, and other methods to encourage energy use reductions in their facilities. The webinar presenters include Walt Brockway of Alcoa, Bob Holesko of HEI Hotels and Nick Stolatis of TIAA-CREF Financial Services.

Register to attend the webinar.

Past Webinar

July 24: Live Webcast on DOE Analysis Related to H2USA

Webinar Sponsor: EERE's Fuel Cell Technologies Office

The Energy Department presented a webcast titled "DOE Analysis Related to H2USA" on Wednesday, July 24. The webinar provides an informational briefing on models, tools, and various analyses relevant to H2USA, new public private partnership focused on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support more transportation energy options for U.S. consumers, including fuel cell electric vehicles. This new partnership brings together automakers, government agencies, gas suppliers, and the hydrogen and fuel cell industries to coordinate research and identify cost-effective solutions to deploy infrastructure that can deliver affordable, clean hydrogen fuel in the United States.

View the past webinar.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

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