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The Next Talk will be:
January 23, 2012 at 7:30 pm. (This is a week later than the usual third Monday because of Martin Luther King Day.)
Location: College of St. Rose, Conference Rooms A and B on the second floor of the Campus/Athletic Center, 420 Western Avenue, Albany, NY
Speaker: Jason Doling, NYSERDA
Title: New York Battery Energy Storage Technology Consortium
Subject: The New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST) was founded in 2009 and is administered by NYSERDA. Under NYSERDA's leadership, a consortium of private NY companies involved in a wide variety of energy storage technologies has been organized to plan and carry out both research and commercialization efforts to position NY as a global leader in Energy Storage Technology. Mr. Doling will give us an overview of NY-BEST, some of its current activities and plans, and how energy storage can transform our energy economy, especially the utility grid and transportation.
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January 23, 2012 at 7:30 pm. (This is a week later than the usual third Monday because of Martin Luther King Day.)
Location: College of St. Rose, Conference Rooms A and B on the second floor of the Campus/Athletic Center, 420 Western Avenue, Albany, NY
Speaker: Jason Doling, NYSERDA
Title: New York Battery Energy Storage Technology Consortium
Subject: The New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST) was founded in 2009 and is administered by NYSERDA. Under NYSERDA's leadership, a consortium of private NY companies involved in a wide variety of energy storage technologies has been organized to plan and carry out both research and commercialization efforts to position NY as a global leader in Energy Storage Technology. Mr. Doling will give us an overview of NY-BEST, some of its current activities and plans, and how energy storage can transform our energy economy, especially the utility grid and transportation.
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Previous Program
Speaker was: Gordon Boyd
Held On: Monday, Novermber 21, 2011, 7:30pm
Location was: Standish Conference Rooms A&B, second floor in the St Rose Campus and Athletic Center (420 Western Ave., between Western Ave. and Madison Ave.)
Title: Congestion, Canals and Hydropower - after the 2011 floods
Speaker Information: Gordon Boyd is President of EnergyNext, Inc. (www.energynext.com), a Saratoga Springs-based consulting firm that manages group energy buying programs for business and municipal consumer groups.
Subject: As repairs are made to the various locks and dams of Mohawk River section of the New York State Canal System there is a significant opportunity to enhance hydroelectric power production. In addition to the obvious benefit of replacing some fossil fuels with a renewable energy source, there are specific benefits to the stability of the electric grid in Capital district. The talk described the opportunity and the steps that need to be taken to make this potential a reality. Read the Full Story
Held On: Monday, Novermber 21, 2011, 7:30pm
Location was: Standish Conference Rooms A&B, second floor in the St Rose Campus and Athletic Center (420 Western Ave., between Western Ave. and Madison Ave.)
Title: Congestion, Canals and Hydropower - after the 2011 floods
Speaker Information: Gordon Boyd is President of EnergyNext, Inc. (www.energynext.com), a Saratoga Springs-based consulting firm that manages group energy buying programs for business and municipal consumer groups.
Subject: As repairs are made to the various locks and dams of Mohawk River section of the New York State Canal System there is a significant opportunity to enhance hydroelectric power production. In addition to the obvious benefit of replacing some fossil fuels with a renewable energy source, there are specific benefits to the stability of the electric grid in Capital district. The talk described the opportunity and the steps that need to be taken to make this potential a reality. Read the Full Story
Capital Region Energy Forum New York State
Who we are:
The Capital Region Energy Forum (CREF) is a group of concerned citizens who discuss Peak Oil and the other energy and resource issues. CREF was formed in 2005. We meet monthly, usually on the third Monday of every month except August at 7:30 P.M at the College of St. Rose. Our programs are co-sponsored with the College of St. Rose Departments of Social Work and Physical and Biological Sciences.
Future talks:
No future talks are currently listed.
Other items:
Click this link for an invitation to join a Blog sponsored by "Our Energy Independence Community"
Click this link for a report on the potential to dramatically increase the use of renewable biomass for heat in the Northeast through 2025. Click here for a fancy brochure that summarizes the report.Click this link for a report by Carl George on the Maple Ridge Wind Farm. This is probably the most accessible place were residents of the Capital district can go to get a sense of wind energy in action.
Click this link for a November 2009 report by Richard Heinberg entitled "Searching for a Miracle" analyses limitations of alternative energy technologies in providing large scale substitiion for depleting fossil fuels.
Click this link for a calendar of citizen action events including energy and environmental issues.
| Tax deductable donations to support CREF - St. Rose Educational Activities |
| Mailing address: | Ernie Kahn, CREF Treasurer |
| 13 Chestnut Lane |
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| Niskayuna, New York 12309-1243 | |
| Make checks payable to: | The College of St. Rose., and indicate "CREF" on the memo line. |
| Gift Matching: | If your employer or your former employer will match your contribution please submit the appropriate gift match request indicating St. Rose as the designated institution and CREF as the specific purpose |
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