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U of M conference to highlight future of renewable energy
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL ( 11/20/2006 ) --The third annual University of Minnesota Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment (IREE) Research Symposium will take place at the McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak St. S.E., Minneapolis, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28. The event is an opportunity for university faculty and researchers to showcase groundbreaking new work in the areas of renewable energy and the environment. The event is free and open to the public. "We are at the crossroads," said IREE director Dick Hemmingsen. "The energy systems of the past are being rapidly replaced by the renewable energy technologies of the future. University of Minnesota researchers are leading this transition." The conference will showcase IREE accomplishments over the past year through a poster session featuring over 70 IREE-funded projects. Don Shelby, WCCO-TV news anchor, will give the keynote address. Edward Garvey, deputy commissioner for the energy and telecommunications division of the Minnesota Department of Commerce, will speak on Minnesota's 25/25 initiative. Gov. Tim Pawlenty's 2006 State of the State address set Minnesota on a course to have 25 percent of its energy come from renewable sources by the year 2025. University of Minnesota Regents Professor David Tilman will give the capnote address. The faculty presentations will include: * Nanowire and Nanoparticle Based Solar Cells * Biofuels Research at the U of M Center for Diesel Research * Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration * Genetic Improvement of Woody Crops and the Potential Role of Energy Crops * The Potential of Electrons from Bacteria The University of Minnesota's Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment (IREE) addresses the urgent need to reduce our state and nation's dependence on non-renewable energy, fossil fuel-based sources of energy and products and to improve the health and sustainability of our global ecosystems. Since its inception in 2003, IREE has funded more than 100 renewable energy-related projects involving over 225 faculty, research scientists and students at the University of Minnesota. These researchers come from six colleges on the Twin Cities campus, the four coordinate campuses and three research and outreach centers. For more information about IREE, visit www.iree.umn.edu. ---------- |
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