| Economic Development Forum on Renewable Energy in Kentucky - November 17, 2010 - Berea, KY |
On November 17, the TVEKWWG partnered with the Kentucky Renewable Energy Consortium to hold the Economic Development Forum on Renewable Energy in Kentucky on the campus of Berea College. A total of 68 attendees from a variety of backgrounds brought their perspectives on the opportunities and challenges of building a renewable energy economy in Kentucky. The Kentucky Department for Energy Development and Independence and Energizing Kentucky were also co-sponsors.
The forum successfully presented an informative and comprehensive look at how renewable energy business and research partnerships, funding opportunities and workforce development could benefit the Commonwealth of Kentucky by attracting investments and creating “green jobs” as we make the transition to a clean energy economy.
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Speakers included Dr. Larry Shinn, Berea College President; Dr. Len Peters, Kentucky Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Environment; Dr. Kimberly Jensen and Dr. Chad Hellwinkle from the University of Tennessee and the national 25x’25 Alliance; Kate Shanks from Kentucky’s Department for Energy Development and Independence, Division of Renewable Energy; Danny Isaacs, Mountain Association for Community Economic Development; Jeff Brandt, Manager of Alternative and Renewable Fuels, East Kentucky Power Cooperative; Greg Faulkner from the Appalachian Regional Commission; Andy McDonald, Director of the KY Solar Partnership; Eastern Kentucky University’s Center for Renewable and Alternative Fuel Technologies Director Dr. Bruce Pratt.
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