Events - February 2009

The NREL Visitors Center will be open to the public 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 7, 2009.  Join us for a docent-guided tour and children's acivities throughout the day.

Green Investments Summit 2009 is an ideal platform for investors, governments, project owners and intermediaries to discuss and debate on the exciting opportunities for green investments in Asia. 

The theme, “Generating Unique Investment Perspectives and Partnerships for Clean Technology, Socially Responsible Companies and Capital Owners” summarizes what you need to do to survive and even prosper in today’s investment climate.

This premier professionals training course provides a comprehensive overview of the status and future opportunities facing the hydrogen economy. You will learn from the most respected experts representing diverse sectors of the hydrogen industry including industry leaders, consultants, government representatives and members of the research/academic community.

Algae fuels are making a comeback! Come hear NREL's Al Darzins of the National Bioenergy Center discuss the return of the Lab's algae biofuels program as interest in developing non-petroleum based transportation fuels continues to accelerate.  Algae grow in wastewater and salty water, and yields vastly more oil per acre than other more traditional oilseed crops. It promises to become an important resource by 2022 when a federal mandate requires the use of 36 billion gallons of advanced biofuels annually.

Be part of the world’s flagship event assembling the global leaders of the clean technology sector, driving job and wealth creation, addressing climate change and resource scarcity and stimulating global economic growth during uncertain economic times.

The Renewable Energy Technology Conference and Exhibition (RETECH 2009) is ACORE’s premier trade gathering of the all-renewable energy industry in the United States. This three-day premier event features a trade show with 250+ exhibitors, six tracks of business conference sessions on each renewable energy technology, and multiple business-to-business side events. The conference will be attended by key players in all fields of renewable energy, as well as the 200 top CEOs who will present their market strategies and business objectives.