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Energy: A Conversation About Our National Addiction.
An Inter-Agency Learning Opportunity


Energy Forum #7


Solar: Photovoltaic Advance in System Application
for Critical Functions

with

Scott Sklar and Dr. Robert Birkmire


Scott SklarDr. Birkmire

Monday October 16
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Doubletree Hotel, 300 Army Navy Drive, Crystal City, VA

Registration form
Directions to hotel

Scott Sklar, President of The Stella Group Ltd., will present the advance photovoltaic systems being deployed for military/intelligence, commerical/industrial and building applications as well as the interface with smart electric utilit grid and battery/hybrid systems.

Dr. Robert Birkmire, Director of the Institute of Energy Conversion at the University of Delaware will illustrate the material and manufacturing process advances for photvoltaics which existing manufacturing exceeds 1.5 GW per year and should hit 10 GW per year global manufacturing capacity by 2010.

Event items

Announcement/invitation (pdf)
Transcript

Further information about or written by Mr. Sklar

Biography
Participate in a Q&A with Mr. Sklar
Consumer Guide to Solar Energy, 3rd Edition (website)
Environmental And Energy Saving Tips - Common Cents Energy Efficiency for Individuals
Top 10: What Should I Do In My Home or Office Building?

Information about Dr. Robert Birkmire

Resume including technical reports written by Dr. Birkmire

Additional resources

Energy Consensus website

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Upcoming Event

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2006 Calendar

March 27 - R. James Woolsey, Former Director of the CIA -
Energy, Security and the Long War of the 21st Century


April 24 - Congressman Roscoe Bartlett and Dr. Robert Hirsch, SAIC
Averting a Liquid Fuels Crisis from "Peak Oil"

May 22 - Jeremy Rifkin - The Hydrogen Economy

June 20 - Matt Simmons - Twilight in the Desert

July 17 - Dr. Michael Pacheco and Suzanne Hunt - Biofuels' Potential, Risks and Implications - National and Global Perspectives

Sept 18 - Retired Navy Admiral Frank L. "Skip" Bowman (USN, Retired) - Nuclear Energy 2006: Status and Outlook

October 16 - Scott Sklar and Dr. Robert Birkmire - Solar: Photovoltaic Advance in System Application for Critical Functions..

November 13 - Brian Appel, Changing World Technologies, Inc. - Thinking Differently About Energy Sources - A Paradigm Shift - From Waste To Fuel

December 12 - Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute - Winning the Oil Endgame

2007 Calendar

January 16- Charles R. Zimmerman, Walmart - Why the World's Largest Retailer is so Obsessed with Energy.

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