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Annual Meeting Minutes
Events

Renewable Fuels and Sustainable Transportation (RFST) Division Annual Meeting

Members of the Renewable Fuels and Sustainable Transportation (RFST) Division conducted their annual meeting during the upcoming Annual Solar Conference on Monday, July 9, 12:30pm to 1:30pm.
Main meeting tasks were:
1. Main task to fill out sheet for officers. Nominate names for officers.
2. RFST division will have a rep on the ASES board. Need two nominations. One reviewer goes to San Diego as a traveling reviewer who will read all papers from all divisions.
The second is an at-home reviewer who just reads RFST related papers.
3. Form proposals for next year.
4. Discuss parameters of this division.

Officers and Division technical reviewers are as follows:
Steve Heckeroth was nominated to continue as division chair.
Vice Chair: Jeff Lyng (who is also vice chair of solar electric)
Secretary: John Rockhold will continue in that position
Newsletter: Janice Arnold will make division quarterly reports to Becky

Ron Swensen will be RFST division traveling tech reviewer
George Renoldson & David Soule will be our division stay @ home reviewers.
Nathan Mitten has agreed to stand for nomination as RFST division Board representative
Nancy Hazard has declined so we need at least 1 more nomination to have an election. Please send your nomination to Becky ASAP at bchowe@ases.org

People interested in proposing forums for next year might include Steve, Ron, Andy Schoenburg & Nathan Mitten.

This year’s RFST sponsored forums at the Cleveland conference included:
Traction Batteries Forum, Homegrown Biofuels, Renewable Conversions and Hydrogen sessions as well as the Emerging Transportation Plenary. Topics in our division definitely include Peak Oil, Electric Vehicles and other innovative emerging transportation technologies.

We feel it is important to continue discussion on how we will define “clean renewable fuels” included in our mission statement?

Ron Swenson and David Soule have been asked to work together on committee to analyze data on ethanol, biofuels, hydrogen, etc.  Jeff Lyng will join them to help with ROI calculations. We want to consider all viable sustainable transportation technologies scientifically. We all agree that meeting sustainability criteria should be objectively analyzed.

WE are looking forward to ASES’s planned website database of technical information from past proceedings and Solar Today articles that will be researchable by subject, author or year of creation.

SOLAR TODAY Magazine

September/October 2007 Features

Building a Market for Solar Homes
What other U.S. regions can learn from California and New Mexico’s work to bring efficient, solar-powered houses into the mainstream.
By Robert W. Hammon, Ph.D.
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Wind Farm Tour
Three generations of a family tour Puget Sound Energy’s Hopkins Ridge Project near Dayton, Wash., and experience the grace and majesty of a wind farm firsthand.
By J. Douglas Balcomb, Ph.D.
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Green Jobs
USA Experts at SOLAR 2007 discussed the tens of millions of renewable energy jobs that may be created in coming years — and how to bring them to the U.S. industrial heartland.
By Bill Spratley
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National Solar Tour
Supplement

A Taste of the 2007 Tour
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EVENTS Sept – Dec

SEPTEMBER 2007

September 28-29
Boston City Hall Plaza
AltWheels
Boston-based Altwheels is planning their 2007 event where participants can enjoy three great days of viewing, experiencing and discussing some of the most innovative means of transportation in the world today.
Web Site: www.altwheels.org/festival.html

OCTOBER 2007

October 6-7
Washington D.C. Convention Center, Washington D.C.
Washington DC Green Festival
Celebrating what's working in the communities across the District, Maryland, and Virginia. You’ll enjoy more than 125 visionary speakers and 350 green businesses (start your holiday shopping now!), great how-to workshops, green films, a fair trade pavilion, yoga and movement classes, organic beer, delicious organic cuisine and live music.
Web Site: www.greenfestivals.org/

October 6-8
Cocoa, Florida
Sun Day Challenge
In the spirit of automotive innovation, the Florida Solar Energy center, Florida Electric Auto Association, Florida Institute of Technology, and the Space Coast Clean Cities Coalition will conduct an alternative energy vehicle event featuring solar, fuel cell, electric and hybrid vehicles. The three day event will consist of performance testing, autocross, road rally and workshop.
Web Site: www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/media/events/sundaychallenge/

October 15 - 19
San Antonio, TX, USA
2007 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exhibition
The Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition offers the largest number of technical papers, the most exhibits and the best coverage of the latest technical advances in the field. To learn more visit: http://www.fuelcellseminar.com/

October 16 - 17
Ontario, California, USA
Southern California Clean Vehicle Technology EXPO
The South Coast AQMD aims to bring together Southern California’s fleet operators, alternative/clean fuel vehicle and infrastructure technology providers, funding agencies, and other industry experts to share information on alternative/clean fuel vehicle funding, policies and regulations with key fleet operators. Event to be held at Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, CA.

October 19 - 20
Santa Monica, CA, USA
Alternative Energy and Transportation Expo
Features AltCar Expo. For more information visit www.altcarexpo.com or call (310) 390-2930

October 26 - 28, 2007
Yellow Springs, OH, USA
4th U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions
For more information and to register online visit: www.communitysolutions.org

NOVEMBER 2007

November 9-11
San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center, 635 8th Street at Brannan
San Francisco Green Festival
The San Francisco Electric Vehicle Association hosts its annual booth at the world's largest environmental expo.
Web Site: www.greenfestivals.org/

November 1 - 2
Winnipeg, Canada
PHEV2007 Conference
The PHEV2007 conference is the first Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle conference in Canada. To learn more visit: http://www.pluginhighway.ca/

DECEMBER 2007

December 2-6
Anaheim Convention Center, California
EVS23
World gathering of the electric drive industry.
Web Site: www.electricdrive.org/evs23