Wind energy, carbon financial credits and home energy windbreaks
will be the topics of discussion and exploration at the Alternative
Energy Conference hosted by Arapahoe and Douglas counties, the CSU
Extension Offices and the Douglas County Soil Conservation
District.
The conference will take place Nov. 14, from 9 a.m. to noon at
the Douglas County Events Center, 500 Fairgrounds Road in Castle
Rock.
Keynote speakers will include Colorado Department of Agriculture
Commissioner John Stulp, who will discuss wind development for
farmers and ranchers..
Mike Kostrzewa, senior research associate at the Colorado State
University Department of Mechanical Engineering, will speak about
wind energy.
Dan Pauley, with CSU Extension in Jefferson County, will address
the financial benefits of carbon credits.
The Douglas County Soil Conservation District will display an
exhibit on home energy windbreaks, which reduce the force of the
wind on a home’s exterior surfaces and the amount of cold air that
enters the structure.
The cost for the program is $20 per person and includes a
continental breakfast and lunch. The deadline to register is Nov.
9. Breakfast and registration on the day of the event is 8 to 8:45
a.m. The conference speakers will begin at 9 a.m., and lunch at
noon will conclude the program.
To register, contact the Douglas County CSU Extension Office at
720-733-6930 or 720-733-6951; e-mail Joe Julian at jjulian@douglas.co.us; or visit
douglascountyextension.org
for a registration form. Upon request, a form will also be sent via
fax or mail.
