Mark Your Calendars for the 2008 Alternative Energy Fair

April 25 - 26, 2008
Hosted by Franklin PUD and Columbia Basin College

This Mid-Columbia Earth Day event grew out of Franklin PUD’s participation in Earth Day held in Richland several years ago. The PUD hosted a “pedal power generator” that kids could get a real idea of how much energy it takes to power a TV.  With that in mind, Franklin PUD decided to invite solar, wind and other renewable energy vendors to exhibit energy producing products and talk to the public about new ways to collect and use renewable energy. The event has expanded each year and now is held at Columbia Basin College. The college and Franklin PUD are working together to bring this exceptional hands-on energy experience to the community.

Speaker Schedule of Events:

Friday in Chemistry Room S226

4:30 PM       Warren Wittekind, PhD, P.E.- Energy From the Vacuum and Other
                   True Things

5:30 PM       Bill Kinney - Hypermiling

6:30 PM      Jennifer C. States, Senior Energy Specialist, PNNL - Wind
                   Power; Current Situation and Status

7:30 PM      Virtual Presentation: Bjorn Lomborg (author of the Skeptical
                   Environmentalist) - Our Priorities for Saving the World

8:30 PM      Virtual Presentation: Al Gore (former Vice President) - New
                   Thinking on the Climate Crisis

Friday in Biology Room S239

4:30 PM      Dennis Houghton, Yakitat Energy Services - The Solar Industry
                   in the Northwest

5:30 PM      Scott Johnson, President, Gen-X Energies Biodiesel production
                   in Burbank

6:30 PM      Virtual Presentation: Amory Lovins -We Must Win the Oil Endgame

7:30 PM      Virtual Presentation: David Keith - A Surprising Idea for "Solving"                             Climate Change

8:30 PM      Virtual Presentation: John Doerr - Seeking Salvation and
                   Profit in Greentech

Saturday in Chemistry Room S226

4:30 PM     Michael Kintner-Meyer, Ph.D, Energy and Environment
                  Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - PHEV
                  Opportunities in the US: A Technical and Economic Impact Assessment.

5:30 PM     Virtual Presentation: Shawn Frayne - Windbelt Cheap Generator
                  Alternative

6:30 PM     Virtual Presentation: Al Gore (former Vice President) - New
                  Thinking on the Climate Crisis

7:30 PM     Virtual Presentation: John Doerr - Seeking Salvation and
                  Profit in Greentech

8:30 PM     Virtual Presentation: Amory Lovins -We Must Win the Oil Endgame
                  Robert Pritchett Alternative Energy User Group President

For more information, view the
Event Flyer and Exhibitor Registration Form

Energy for the Environment
Renewable energy comes from sun, water, wind, biomass and geothermal sources. These energy sources are called renewable because they are constantly being replenished. Unlike nonrenewable energy sources such as coal, and oil, they will never run out. Renewable resources bring us energy in ways that are cleaner and less damaging to our environment.

Hydropower is the world’s leading renewable resource for generating electricity. This clean and affordable source of power continues to be the backbone of a strong Northwest economy, supplying half of our electricity. Hydropower enables the development of the region’s wind energy resource, because it can respond immediately to fluctuating energy demand and the intermittent nature of wind.

Other renewable energy sources – including wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal power – have assumed an important part of the energy portfolios of Northwest utilities, and Franklin PUD. There is a growing sense that we must increase our use of renewable energy. Renewable resources provide a source of diversity to a utility’s power portfolio, which is crucial in properly managing risk.