Local Events
SolarNV Summer Solstice
June 22 | 7:30 amOur friends at SolarNV are hosting their annual golf tournament on Saturday, June 22nd.
7:30am Tee Time
Angel Park Golf Course
100 s. Rampart Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89145
Log on to solarnv.org to register!
K2 Energy Open house
June 18 | 5:30 amhttp://www.ypenevada.org/ai1ec_event/k2-energy-local-lithium-batter-developer-open-house/?instance_id=107
Previous Events:
Support Wind Energy!
January 14 | 12:00 am
http://www.awea.org/events/AWEA-Regional-Wind-Energy-Summit-West-2013.cfm
About the Summit
NEW SPEAKERS JUST ANNOUNCED!
Edward Burgess, Renewable Energy Engineering & Policy Consultant, Kris Mayes Law Firm, and the principal author of an exciting new Western Governors Association report on California transmission planning opportunities and challenges.
Wade Crowfoot, Deputy Director, California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, focuses on energy and the environment.
John Pimentel, President, Foundation Windpower, works with major companies like Wal-Mart, Safeway, and others that want to directly purchase wind power and install turbines on-site.
Also hear from:
Commissioner Catherine J.K. Sandoval, California Public Utilities Commission
A representative from the Nevada Governor's energy office
Top California developers and viable market plays
Focusing on California and surrounding states, the AWEA Regional Wind Energy Summit – West provides a comprehensive and timely analysis of critical topics in Western wind, including the renewable portfolio standard, wind energy market opportunities, and regional transmission planning. And you only have to commit ONE day to get up-to-speed on everything related to the Western U.S. wind market.
This event gives you a regional perspective, access to experts who are embedded in the industry and geographical area, and a plethora of relevant business contacts... The knowledge you'll gain and relationships you'll create at this summit will strengthen your business and increase your bottom line. Plan to attend sessions that not only speak to your current business challenges, but offer realistic and actionable solutions.
Solar NV October Meeting - EV on PV, Driving on Sunshine
October 18 | 6:30 pmOctober 2012 Meeting
Meeting Topic: EV on PV, Driving on Sunshine
Date: Octoberr 18th (third Thursday of every month)
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: University of Nevada – Las Vegas (UNLV)
(Room to be announced. Please check back prior to the meeting for details.)
4505 S Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89154
(Maps, directions, parking info)
Our speaker for October is Steve Rypka, green living consultant, writer and practitioner. He will be sharing his perspective about the practicalities of using the sun to power an electric vehicle.
Steve will discuss his decision to purchase one of the first Nissan Leaf's sold in Nevada, plus a lot of other details about incentives, charging, batteries, vehicle range and maintenance. He has been happily driving on 100% sunshine since February. Learn how his investment in a roof-mounted photovoltaic system over seven years ago is not only paying for itself, but has become one of the best and most ethical financial investments imaginable.
Steve Rypka is a founding member, past board member and past president of Solar NV. He has been a strong advocate of renewable energy and green building for many years. His Green Living column has been published every other week in the Las Vegas Review Journal for over six years. Enhanced versions of his columns (with images, links and videos) are posted and archived at GreenDream.biz.
After the presentation, Steve will show the Leaf and answer questions. We hope to see you there!
Our meetings feature speakers from a variety of renewable energy disciplines and are also a great place to network with people who share an interest in renewable energy.
Each meeting features an update on what’s happening with Solar NV and at least one interesting guest speaker. Meet designers, installers and just plain folks who are living with the sun… and using it to their advantage!
Please be our guest at our next meeting. Bring your friends. Everyone is welcome and no reservation is required.
Solar NV Solar Home Tour
October 6 | 12:00 amSolar Home Tour
The Annual Southern Nevada Solar Home Tour
The American Solar Energy Society‘s National Solar Tour is the world’s largest grassroots solar event. It offers people from all over the country an opportunity to visit innovative green homes and buildings to see how you can use solar energy, energy efficiency and other sustainable technologies to reduce monthly utility bills and help tackle climate change. More than 160,000 participants will visit some 5,500 buildings in 3,200 communities across the U.S.
This years Solar Home Tour will take place on October 6th - stay tuned for further details or contact Solar NV for information on how you can participate or include your home, business or project. info@solarnv.org
Efficiency First Home Performance Business Planning Webinar
September 27 | 12:30 pmAm I Making Money: A Home Performance Business Planning Working Session Webinar
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Thursday, September 27th @ 12:30 PM EDT/9:30 AM PDT
Approved for a total of up to 1.5 BPI CEUs and up to 1.5 NARI CEUs
EF Members: Click here to register for FREE(log-in required)
Interested in Efficiency First membership? Click to learn more.
Non-Members: Register here for $50
Description:
This session is designed to give you real tools to help you model and manage your business metrics. This webinar will help you develop a working model of your company, and set you on your way to better metrics and understanding of your business.
You will be supplied with Excel templates based on real working models of actual businesses in the Home Performance space. You will be encouraged during the webinar to start the process of creating a working financial plan for your company, so come ready to dig in, and consider having more than one computer to work from. Questions will be encouraged.
- How to use the pro forma spreadsheet tool that has grown out of actual contractor financials into a tool supported by NHPC and DOE designed to help you manage your business.
- Business planning best practices and benchmarking for home performance
- How to know when your home performance company is ready to grow, and how much it may cost
- Learn where you have strengths and weaknesses and set metrics to improve
Panelists:
Matt Golden, Efficiency.org
Dan Kartzman, Powersmith
If you are having trouble accessing your account or the webinar please send an email to info@efficiencyfirst.org.
Registration:
Efficiency First Members click here to log-in to your account and register.
Interested in joining Efficiency First? Click to learn more.
Solar NV September Meeting - How Lawyers Work for Renewable Energy
September 20 | 6:30 pmSeptember 2012 Meeting
Meeting Topic: How Lawyers Work for Renewable Energy
Solar NV meets monthly and everyone is invited!
Date: September 20th (third Thursday of every month)
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: University of Nevada – Las Vegas (UNLV)
(Room to be announced. Please check back prior to the meeting for details.)
4505 S Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89154
(Maps, directions, parking info)
Solar NV's speaker for September is Bryce Alstead of Holland and Hart who represented Sempra in the development of the large Copper Mountain solar project.
Mr. Alstead provides clients with the responsive counsel they need in complex land use and water rights matters, and in real estate and energy transactions. Clients in the energy transmission, mining, geothermal, solar, real estate development, and resort industries count on his guidance. Regarding the Copper Mountain project, he handled the real estate, land use (City Council hearings), and construction contract work for each of the CMS 1, 2, and 3, projects. He is primarily a real estate and permitting lawyer for energy projects (solar, geothermal, and transmission).
Working from the firm’s Reno and Las Vegas offices, Mr. Alstead has experience covering a broad range of land use issues common to Nevada, such as zoning changes, special use permits, water rights issues, and variances. Mr. Alstead’s experience also covers the areas of gaming and liquor licensing, development agreements, municipal leasing for energy generation and transmission projects, and open meeting law counseling. While he typically represents project proponents, Mr. Alstead also has successfully opposed land use applications.
Elecronics Recycling Event to Benefit Conservation District of Southern Nevada
September 15 | 9:00 am
4 day No-Cost Level I Infrared Thermographer Course
September 5 | 8:00 am
4 Seats Left-Register Now for the 4 day No-Co$t Level I Infrared Thermographer Course (Sept 5-8) in Las Vegas, NV. This $1,500 class is funded by Nevada State Energy Sector Partnership (SESP) through Workforce CONNECTIONS. Students must meet SESP and course eligibility requirements. Class size limited to 12 students.
• ENHANCE your company's competiveness
• IMPROVE the quality of your work
• LEARN best practices for using an IR camera in your industry
• BECOME a Level I IR Thermographer by the American Society for Non-Destructive Testing (ASTN)
• NO IR camera required
• HANDS-ON practical knowledge learning
Who Should Attend: Weatherization, insulation, electrical, remodeling and restoration contractors, home and building inspectors and facility operators.
Requirements: To be eligible to receive funding for SESP funded trainings, you must meet the following SESP and Home Energy Connection requirements:
• Must be currently employed in the Energy Efficiency or Renewable Energy Industries
• Must be a Nevada resident with valid ID
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. with a social security card
• Must provide Selective Service Registration Verification for males born after 01/01/1960
As applicable: Lawful Permanent Resident Card, Alien Authorized to Work Card, DD-214, I-20, I-94
• Have not exhausted their SESP funding money
• 100% class attendance is required
• $200 deposit required. Refunded upon receipt of written and field exam results/certificate
(Refunded upon receipt of written exam results and Certificate or field test results.)
(An invoice from Home Energy Connection will be emailed after registering.)
If you do not meet these requirements, click here for other courses and options.
Please direct questions on the No-Co$t opportunity to Carol Polke at cpolke@snvwc.org or 702-636-2346. For all other questions, email info@TrainWithECG.com or call Les Lazareck 702-451-8630 or Tracy Foglesong 702-449-1492.
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Solar NV Monthly Meeting
May 17 | 6:30 pm
Solar NV meetings are educational and fun!
Solar NV is the local chapter of ASES, The American Solar Energy Society. Solar NV's mission is to strive to educate Nevadans about the benefits of renewable energy and to encourage and promote the use of sustainable energy technology. Solar NV holds monthly education meetings on the third Thursday of every month at UNLV's Beam Hall, room 110.