May, 2007

CONTENTS

• Annual Meeting Invitation
• Participate in SOLAR 2008
• SOLAR 2007 Sessions
• Water Deaths Worldwide
• Thirstier World

ASES Clean Energy and Water Division Annual Meeting at SOLAR 2007

The ASES Clean Energy and Water Division will conduct its annual meeting during the upcoming SOLAR 2007 Conference on Wednesday, July 11, 5:30-6:30 PM in a room to be announced in the final program.

The primary item of business will be to elect permanent officers for the Division, in particular a Chair, Vice-Chair and Newsletter Editor.

Meeting Agenda

1. Introduction of meeting attendees
2. Short history of the Division's history
3. Election of Officers
4. Selection of technical representatives for the SOLAR 2008 annual conference.  One of these will serve on the Conference Technical Review Committee, and the second will serve as a reviewer for water-related abstracts.
5. Creation of a working group to develop technical forums of interest in the area of Clean Energy and Water for the SOLAR 2008 conference in San Diego.
6. Review and comments on draft Division By-laws (these will be available at the meeting.)
7. Adoption of By-laws, as amended
8. Discussion of nominating a Division member to represent the Division on the ASES Board
9. Discussion of the document  “Minimum Activities for ASES Divisions to be considered Active”, written by the ASES Divisions Committee (to be provided at the meeting)
10. Brainstorming ideas for next Division Newsletter
11. Other business

Participate in SOLAR 2008

If you cannot attend the meeting, please volunteer yourself to be a reviewer or an officer candidate prior to the meeting by contacting Steve Sargent, Acting Division Chair, at solarsarge@comcast.net.

SOLAR 2007 Presentations of interest to Clean Energy and Water Division Members

Thursday, July 12, 2007
10:30am to 12:00pm
Water Pumping and Purification—Steve Sargent, Chair

• Development and Evaluation of Free-convection Double-basin Solar Still with Increased Condenser Area.
  D. James, N. Holur Venkatesh, R. Hurt and H. Hay, University of Nevada, Las Vegas and C. Tefft, J-DECK, Inc.
• Evaluation of Portable Rainwater Harvesting Systems with Optional Solar-Powered Water Purification for Disaster Relief, the Developing World, Recreation, and Education
  J. Essig and J. Essig, Radiant Apparatus
• Dye Indicator for the Effectiveness of TiO2 Water Purification
  P. Dubro, Solar Design Associates and J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Comparison of Solar Powered Water Pumping Systems which use Diaphragm Pumps
  B. Vick and N. Clark, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
• Technical and Economical Analysis of Photovoltaic Pumping Systems with V Type Concentrators in Irrigation System to Productive Chains
  J. Bione de Melo Filho, Universidade de Pernambuco and N. Fraidenraich and O. de Castro Vilela, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil

In addition there is a poster session on Monday at 12:30 that will feature the following water-related posters:

• Photovoltaic Pumping System Applied in Family Agriculture for Irrigation of Organic Cultivations
  J. Bione de Melo Filho, Universidade de Pernambuco and N. Fraidenraich and O. de Castro Vilela, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
• Prototype Evaluation of Low-Temperature, Solar-Powered Desalination System
  V. Gude and N. Nirmalakhandan, New Mexico State University and C. Asbill and A. Rosenthal, Southwest Technology Development Institute
• Photocatalytic Destruction of Water Pollutants Using a TiO2 Film in PET Bottles
  M. Heredia and J. Duffy, University of Massachussetts Lowell