Saturday, November 7, 2009

News and Events on Renewable Energy

Selected events

April 22, 2009: Tom Ulen, The (Daunting) Policy Choices in Addressing Global Warming, IGPA Brownbag Series, noon, 1007 W. Nevada, Urbana [more]

April 22, 2009: Anthony Star, The Center for Neighborhood Technology and its work with the Illinois Smart Grid Initiative, ISTC Sustainability Seminar, noon, 1 Hazelwood Dr, Champaign [more]

April 20, 2009: Jonathan Mielenz, Consolidated Bioprocessing for Improved Biomass Fuels and Chemicals Production, Seminar on Bioenergy Topics, ACES Library, 4 pm [more]

April 17, 2009: John C. Bailar, Solar Hydrogen Generation from Water, Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 112 Chem Annex, 4 pm [more]

April 16 - 17, 2009: Sustainable Biofuels and Human Security: Brazil and Southern Africa, International Hewlett Conference, Levis Faculty Center [more]

April 16, 2009: Amory B. Lovins, Energy & Resource Sustainability in The Twenty-First Century, 6:15 pm 141 Wohlers Hall [more]

April 13, 2009: Luis Rodriguez, Enabling Systems Informatics and Analysis for Biomass Feedstock Production and Delivery, Seminar on Bioenergy Topics, ACES Library, 4 pm [more]

April 8, 2009: Planet U: The Human Story of Climate Change, Conference at the University of Illinois [more]

April 8, 2009: Karl Helmink, Retrocommissioning at UIUC - Saving the Planet One Building at a Time, Seminar Series on Sustainability, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 1 pm [more]

April 7, 2009: Dick Warner, Movement Toward Sustainability at the University of Illinois, Know Your University, Noon, University YMCA [more]

April 6, 2009: Hans Stein, Utilization of Co-Products from the Biofuels Industry in Swine Nutrition, Seminar on Bioenergy Topics, ACES Library, 4 pm [more]

March 30, 2009: Tom Theis, Integrated Management of Reactive Nitrogen, Seminar on Bioenergy Topics, ACES Library, 4 pm [more]

March 16, 2009: Kevin Borgia, Wind Energy Trends in Illinois, Seminar on Bioenergy Topics, ACES Library, 4 pm [more]

March 2, 2009: Steffen Mueller, The Global Warming Impact of Corn Ethanol Production , Seminar on Bioenergy Topics, ACES Library, 4 pm [more]

February 23, 2009: Alan Hansen, Energy Solutions for the Transportation Sector , Seminar Series on Bioenergy Topics, ACES Library, 4 pm [more]

For more see the renewable energy events calendars of:

Selected news

January 30, 2008: Focus the Nation: Climate Change; Brownbag, Movie, Teach-In, with Cliff Singer, Ed Kolodziej, Michael Schlesinger, Andrew Leakey, William Sullivan [more]

January 28, 2008: Hans Blaschek, Jürgen Scheffran, Seminar Series in Bioenergy Research, ACES Library, 4 pm. Click link for a schedule. [more]

February 1, 2007: BP funds Energy Biosciences Institute at Berkeley and UIUC [more]

August 22, 2006: Illinois Department of Commerce released the Solar Thermal Grant Program Guidelines and Application for FY 2007. [more]

June 26, 2006: Gov. Blagojevich Announces $1 Million Available For Solar Energy Rebate Program [more]

May 31, 2006: Illinois Department of Commerce released the Solar Energy Rebate Program Guidelines and Application for FY 2007. [more]

June 10, 2005: Illinois Gov. Pushes for Renewable Energy [more]

News sources

Energy Bulletin

Renewable Energy Access

Environmental News Network

Environmental News Service