Source Information from the 2008 Kaua`i Renewable Energy Conference

Thanks to David Ward for forwarding this. The information below is from Day 1 of a 2 day event. Presumably Day 2 will be on the KEDB site soon.

Since the conference a few weeks ago there seems to have already been a lag in action on the great information presented at the conference. Something that was reinforced with the Primary Election results last night. Nevertheless, here were some great speakers with the information, expertise and capital to make it happen...if the people of Kauai are ready for it:

"Presented by Kaua`i Economic Development Board in Partnership with the US Department of Energy, County of Kaua`i Office of Economic Development, and Kaua`i Island Utility Cooperative

Mahalo to everyone who attended the 2008 Kaua`i Renewable Energy Conference, and mahalo to all the speakers, sponsors, and coordinators of this call to action for our county.

Please check back periodically for more updates and next steps. In the meantime, here are links for handouts, speaker PowerPoint Presentations, and other information from the Conference:

Conference Agenda
Sponsorship Packet
List of Conference Sponsors

SPEAKER POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
(Click on each speaker's name below to pull up their Powerpoint)

Day One: Monday, September 8, 2008

Morning Keynote by Maurice Kaya

Panel 1:
Christopher J. Benjamin, Senior Vice President & CFO, Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

Bill Cowern, President, Hawaiian Mahogany (Partnering with Green Energy Hawai`i LLC)

Captain Aaron L. Cudnohufsky, United States Navy, Commanding Officer at Pacific Missile Range Facility

Randall Hee, President & Chief Executive Officer, Kaua`i Island Utility Cooperative

D. Noelani Kalipi, Director of Government & Community Relations, First Wind

E. Alan Kennett, President & General Manager, Gay & Robinson Inc.

Mike Tresler, Senior Vice President, Grove Farm Company

Dr. Paul S. Zorner, Ph.D., President & Chief Executive Officer, Hawaii BioEnergy LLC

Luncheon Keynote: Bill Parks

Panel 2:
D. Noelani Kalipi, Director of Government & Community Relations, First Wind

William Milks, Former Executive Director for Hawai`i Division of Consumer Advocacy

Dr. Charles L. Morgan, Environmental Planner, Planning Solutions, Inc.

State Representative Mina Morita, Chair of the Hawai`i House Committee on Energy and Environment

Theodore Peck, Manager-Energy Planning & Policy Branch, Hawai`i Dept of Business, Economic Dev't & Tourism

Panel 3:
Paul Bierman-Lytle, Principal & Chief Sustainability Officer, Group 70 International

Miles Kubo, President, Energy Industries

Ray Mierta, Manager-Energy Services, Kaua`i Island Utility Cooperative

Douglas Sears, General Manager, Grand Hyatt Kaua`i Resort & Spa

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I will be adding to this post with notes taken from the conference. There was also a presentation after the conference at KIUC about the 100% renewable Island of Samso, and I'll also put some notes up about that.

Aloha, Brad