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National Renewable Energy Conference

Register for the Renewable Energy National Conference: Registration is now open for "Advancing Renewable Energy. An American Rural Renaissance," a national renewable energy conference that will be hosted by the Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Energy (DOE) on October 10-12, 2006, at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The June 23, 2006, press release provides information concerning the conference.

2006 Solar Conference

The 2006 Solar Conference will be held in San Jose, California, on October 16-19, 2006.

The Solar Power Conference and Expo is the largest business-to-business solar event held in the United States. Organized by the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), this event has been growing rapidly each year. More than 2,000 people are expected to attend Solar Power 2006, and more than 125 companies will exhibit.

For more information, visit the conference website at (http://www.solarpowerconference.com/1/).

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Harvesting Clean Energy 6th Annual Conference

The Harvesting Clean Energy 6th Annual Conference was held on February 27-28, 2006, in Spokane, Washington. Sponsors of the conference include the Washington Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the US Department of Energy, and the Washington State University. The conference addresses rural issues in the advancement of clean energy initiatives, including success stories. The group continues to work on promoting clean energy projects. This year's keynote speakers included Thomas Dorr, Under Secretary for Rural Development.

For more information, visit NREL's website (http://www.nrel.gov/news/events.html) or the conference website (http://www.harvestcleanenergy.org/conference).

2006 National Ag and Forestry Renewable Energy Summit

The 2006 National Ag and Forestry Renewable Energy Summit was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC on March 7-9, 2006.

Our nation is searching for solutions to build energy self sufficiency, strengthen national security, revitalize rural economies and protect the environment. America's farmers, ranchers and private forest land owners are taking up the challenge by advancing an ambitious, yet achievable, initiative that addresses each of these concerns. Their vision: that by the year 2025, America's working lands will provide 25 percent of the nation's energy from renewable resources.

The 2nd National Ag/Forestry Renewable Energy Summit sets the launch of the initiative to national prominence. The meeting will lay out the national vision, demonstrate the achievability of the vision through economic, technical and political inputs, and show how the vision can advance through roll out of an implementation plan.

For more information, visit the conference website at (http://www.agenergy.info/index.aspx?mid=38652).