Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for Tribal Community and Project Development:
California Tribes
January 21-24, 2008
Sacramento, California
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Course Overview: Energy in a Changing World
Roger Taylor (PDF 5.6 MB)
Community Strategic Energy Planning
Roger Taylor (PDF 317 KB)
Introduction to Energy and Market Terminology
Scott Haase (PDF 1.0 MB)
Demand-Side Options
Roger Taylor (PDF 1.7 MB)
Weatherization Overview
Roger Taylor (PDF 1.4 MB)
EPA-Certified Wood Stoves
John Crouch (PDF 586 KB)
Project Development Steps for Community- and Commercial-Scale Projects
Scott Haase (PDF 1.8 MB)
Wind Energy
Ewiiaapaayp Wind Project
William Micklin (PDF 5.4 MB)
Overview of Biomass Energy
Scott Haase (PDF 5.5 MB)
Biomass Power Plant Development in California
Tad Mason (PDF 2.3 MB)
The Biofuels Opportunity
Scott Haase (PDF 4.8 MB)
Solar Thermal (Heating) Technology and Applications
Solar Electric Technologies / Photovoltaics (PV)
Sandra Begay-Campbell (PDF 1.7 MB)
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians — PV Project
Jack Whittier (PDF 1.4 MB)
Concentrating Solar Power: Technologies and Applications
Sandra Begay-Campbell (PDF 1.2 MB)
Concentrating Solar Power: Economics
Sandra Begay-Campbell (PDF 3.2 MB)
Hydroelectricity: Overview and Case Study
Faline Haven (PDF 2.6 MB)
Hydroelectricity: Glossary of Terms
Faline Haven (PDF 46 KB)
Hoopa Valley Tribe — Micro-Hydro Feasibility Study
Curtis Miller (PDF 8.1 MB)
Geothermal Energy: Beneficial Uses of Heat from the Earth
Roger Taylor (PDF 4.8 MB)
Introduction to Project Finance Analytic Methods
Jack Whittier (PDF 409 KB)
Business and Legal Issues in Tribal Energy Projects
Douglas C. MacCourt (PDF 1.2 MB)
New Market Tax Credits: A Financing Opportunity for Tribal Energy Projects
Jack Whittier (PDF 151 KB)
USDA Rural Development Energy Programs
Ben Higgins (PDF 793 KB)
Financing Tribal Energy Projects
Kevin O'Connor (PDF 135 KB)
Renewable Energy in California
Dora Yen-Nakafuji (PDF 7.3 MB)