Energy Practicum Schedule and Readings

For students enrolled in the Energy Practicum, the following information and readings are now available.

1) Syllabus
2) Annualized Geo-Solar Heating
3) Passive Annual Heat Storage Links
4) Hydroenergy Links
5) Biodiesel and Oilseed Production
6) Camelina
7) Canola
8) Flax
9) Safflower
10) Soybeans
11) Sunflower
12) Biomass Project
13) Biomax Power System
14) Bergey Tower Installation
15) Wind Turbine Maintenance Procedure

There may be other readings posted later, so please check back regularly. Also, be advised that further readings may be handed out at the Practicum.

Energy Workshop Registration

The Energy Technology program will host two workshops. A Safety Training for Energy Practitioners will be held July 28. And a Bioenergy Workshop will be held on August 4. To register, please click here.

EPAC Conference

The 18th annual EPAC conference, titled Ethanol: Food AND Fuel will be held in Kalispell, Montana on July 20 - 22. This conference will have a number of expert speakers who will talk about the distillers grains coproduct, and the audience will have the opportunity to learn the real answers to the food and fuel issue.

In addition, a panel will talk about biodiesel, and we will hear from industry leaders such as KATZEN and ICM about the engineering and construction of biofuels facilities. A representative from BNSF railway will talk about transporting biofuels and coproducts.
This quality conference is very affordable and everyone with an interest in helping the nation become energy independent will want to attend. Hope to see you there. Check our web for further information www.ethanolmt.org

25x'25 Meeting in Great Falls

Please join with other renewable energy leaders from around Montana and across the country for an update and discussion of renewable energy development, challenges and opportunites in Montana. The forum will be held from 3:00-6:00p.m. at the Charles M. Russell Museum in Great Falls on Tuesday, July 8th. Governor Schweitzer will keynote the forum, followed by an update from a renewable panel and an open discussion period. The 28-member 25x'25 National Steering Committee, meeting in the Great Falls for two days following the forum, wants to hear from and interact with folks on the ground in Montana who are leading, researching, designing and developing all kinds of renewable energy projects to help our country meet its goal of 25 percent of our energy coming from renewable sources by 2025. The Roundtable Forum at the Russell Museum will be followed at 6:00p.m. with a reception and barbeque. Please make plans to join us at this discussion and reception. The Energy Bill passed in December, and the Energy Title of the recently passed Farm Bill, offer opportunities and incentives for us to develop renewable energy. Let's maximize this opportunity for Montana, the country and the planet. To help us best prepare to accommodate you, please RSVP to Cascade County Commissioner Peggy Beltrone by Saturday July, 5th at pbeltrone@co.cascade.mt.us, or by calling 406-454-6814.