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Solar electric power colloquium set Feb. 12 12:22 p.m., Feb. 9, 2004--A colloquium on energy and environmental policy is set for noon-1:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 12, in the Ewing Room of the Perkins Student Center. Titled Solar Electric Power: Fulfilling the Promise with Effective Energy Policies, the colloquium features a lecture by Allen Barnett, senior policy fellow at UDs Center for Energy and Environmental Policy. Past president and CEO of AstroPower and a veteran solar energy researcher, Barnett will focus on the benefits of solar electric power versus traditional means of generating electricity. He serves on the U.S. Department of Energys National Center for Photovoltaics Advisory Board and the Solar Energy Industries Association Board and has authored and coauthored more than 200 technical papers. Throughout the course of his career, Barnett also has been awarded 24 U.S. patents. The colloquium, which is sponsored by the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, the Graduate Program in Environmental and Energy Policy and the College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy, is free. Lunch will be provided, and pre-registration is highly recommended. For more information, call Terri Brower at 831-8405. Article by Becca Hutchinson To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |