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Don't Miss Your Opportunity to Participate
in SOLAR 2008!
Technical Abstracts
Forum Proposals
Workshop Proposals
Due October 8
2007
Exhibit Space Available
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Call for ASES Award Nominations and Applications
ASES honors persons making significant contributions to the field of solar energy and to the Society each year. Award winners are recognized at the annual awards ceremony during the National Solar Energy Conference.
Award nominations/applications are due January 5, 2008.
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In This Issue:
SOLAR 2008 Abstracts and Proposals >>
Annual Division Meeting at SOLAR 2007 >>
Articles and Reports of Interest >>
An Invitation to Participate in SOLAR 2008
Please submit your technical presentation abstracts and proposals for forums and workshops by Monday, October 8. For details, visit Solar 2008 at http://www.ases.org/solar2008/participate.htm.
With the “catch the clean energy wave” theme, this will be a great opportunity to present your work on topics related to solar water treatment and production methods, solar water pumping, assessment of water resources, water conservation, alternative water resources, water supply for developing regions, etc. As both water and energy are two of our most fundamental resources, processes and methods to obtain and manage them sustainability is of utmost importance.
Thanks to Brian Vick, who is our Clean Energy and Water Division reviewer for Solar 2008.
Clean Energy and Water Division Meets During SOLAR 2007
Summary of meeting minutes:
Current Chair: Nathan Mitten (mittenater@gmail.com), Graduate Student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
Technical Reviewer: Brian Vick
Newsletter Editor: Anne Misiak
Division bylaws adopted >>
Discussion of forum and technical session topics for SOLAR 2008
-seeking topic submissions
Mission Statement Adopted
The Division, created in 2005, promotes the use of clean, renewable energy for supplying clean water for drinking, agriculture, and other beneficial uses. The Division supports stated ASES goals: providing sound technical and scientific information to interested persons on the use and development of renewable energy.
The Clean Energy and Water Division strives to:
- Sponsor technical sessions and forums on water-related subjects at the annual conference
- Provide reviewers for water-related abstracts and papers submitted for the annual conference
- Disseminate information on clean energy and water to ASES members and the general public
- Create a community of business, academia, and government working in water/energy related fields
The ASES Clean Energy and Water Division is looking for people who align with this mission statement to be actively involved. If interested please contact Nathan Mitten (mittenater@gmail.com).
Articles and Reports of Interest
“On the Verge of a New Water Scarcity”
"Energy Demands on Water Resources Report to Congress on the Interdependency of Energy and Water"
excerpt from Sandia’s site: The continued security and economic health of the United States depends on a sustainable supply of both energy and water. These two critical resources are inextricably and reciprocally linked; the production of energy requires large volumes of water while the treatment and distribution of water is equally dependent upon readily available, low-cost energy. The nation's ability to continue providing both clean, affordable energy and water is being seriously challenged by a number of emerging issues.
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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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