June 2011 Renewable Energy for Tribal Community Development Workshop—Denver, Colorado
The Tribal Energy Program presented a workshop in Denver, Colorado, in June 2011. The workshop was designed to help tribal leaders and staffs navigate the complexities of tribally owned energy projects and provide tools for tribal community development. The workshop agenda is included below, along with links to the presentations given.
Workshop Overview and Introductions
- Office of Indian Energy Summary of DOE Tribal Energy Summit
Pilar Thomas - Energy in a Changing World
Roger Taylor - Strategic Energy Planning: Developing a Tribal Road Map
- Project Development and Finance
Demand-Side Resource Options
- Designing Toward Net Zero/Low Energy Buildings
Jesse Dean - ENERGY STAR® Residential Lighting
Patty Crow - EPA's Wood Smoke Program
Larry Brockman - Home Energy Upgrades Project Update
Dan Beckley
Renewable Energy Options
- Wind Energy: Resource, Technology, Market
Charles Newcomb - Introduction to Biomass Energy Technologies and Applications
Randy Hunsberger - Biofuels: Current Status and Research Focus
Kristi Moriarty - Solar Energy: Capturing and Using Power and Heat from the Sun
Roger Taylor
Mobilizing Action Through Utilities
- Tribal Utility Formation: Challenges and Opportunities
Chris Clark-Deschene - Migraines of Tribal Utility Development
Raymond Wiseman
The Housing/Energy Nexus
- The Housing/Energy Nexus, Setting the Stage: How Did We Get Where We Are?
Dean Suagee - Office of Native American Programs: NAHASDA Overview
- Renewable Energy for Sustainability
- Section 184 Loan Guarantee Program
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard control
- Needs, Opportunities and Challenges of Improving the Energy Efficiency of Existing and Future Tribal Housing
Jason Adams - Gathering Place: Multi-Family Straw Bale Construction
Coeur d'Alene Tribal Housing Authority - Tribal Housing
Teri Bahrych - Interior Regional Housing Authority
- Building Energy Codes: A Significant Tool for Tribal Building Energy Efficiency
Kevin Kautzky