Event Calendar

Date	Time	Speaker	Title	Location
Upcoming Seminars and Events

03-04 May 2010			Fifth Annual Rutgers Energy Symposium

Date	Time	Speaker	Title	Location
Past Seminars and Events
06 Nov 2009	11:00-12:30pm	Kurt Creamer, Connectivity Manager for Novozymes North America	REI Seminar "The Impact of Academic and Government Partnerships on Biofuel R&D Innovation at Novozymes"- Please view presentation Rutgers Presentation 06-NOV-2009 public version	IMCS, Alampi Auditorium, Rutgers University, Cook Campus
14 Oct 2009	2:00-4:00pm	Dr. Kunio Yoshikawa, Frontier Research Center,Toyko Institute of Technology	REI Seminar "Production of Useful Fuels & Electricity from Biomass & Waste Resources"- Please view presentation YoshikawaRutgers	IMCS, Alampi Auditorium, Rutgers University, Cook Campus
6 May 2009	8:30 am - 4:00 pm	Rutgers Energy Institute (REI) Symposium- Multiple Speakers (Free Online REGISTRATION) AGENDA (Word Doc)	Fourth Annual Rutgers Energy Symposium	Fiber Optics Auditorium, Rutgers University, Busch Campus
6 April 2009	8:30 am - 5:30 pm Visit website for details	Climate & Environmental Change Initiative (CESI) Symposium- Multiple Speakers (Free Online REGISTRATION)	The Climate Ahead: Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events	Cook Campus Center, Rutgers University, Cook Campus
1 April 2009	12 pm Reception to follow - see website for RSVP Details	Dr Richard Alley, Pennsylvania State University	Climate and Energy Seminar Series	Wright Chemistry Auditorium, Rutgers University, Busch Campus
26 Mar. 2009	CANCELED	Dr. Ruth DeFries, Columbia University	Climate and Energy Seminar Series	CANCELED
20 Feb. 2009	1:30 pm (refreshments at 1:15 pm)	Dr. Haroon Kheshgi, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company	Climate and Energy Seminar Series	IMCS, Alampi Auditorium, Rutgers University
2 Feb. 2009	all day	Meeting	IOOS and Offshore Wind Power	IMCS, Alampi Auditorium, Lipman House - Rutgers University
2008 Events
17-19 Nov. 2008	all day	Conference	2008 Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Resources Research Conference (agenda)	Shepherdstown, WV
10 Nov. 2008	10 am	Seminar	"Green vs Red Uses of Solar" seminar by Professor David Faiman	Fiber Optics Auditorium, Rutgers University Busch Campus
27 Oct. 2008	7:30 am - 4:00 pm	Symposium	Carbon Capture and Sequestration (agenda)	Cook Campus Center, Multipurpose Room C, Rutgers University
8 Oct. 2008	all day	Workshop	Sugarcane Engineering for Improved Stress Tolerance and Biofuel (Agenda on page 2)	Douglass College Center, Meeting Room B, Rutgers University. Limited seating - please see PDF announcement.
23 Sept. 2008	11 am	n/a	Ground Breaking Ceremony for Solar Energy Project	6 Berrue Circle, Rutgers University, Livingston Campus, Piscataway, NJ
8 Sept. 2008	3:45 pm	Andrew Revkin, New York Times	Climate and Energy Seminar Series	IMCS, Alampi Auditorium, Rutgers University
2 June 2008	all day	Conference	Air Force Sustainable Energy Conference	Cook Campus Center, Rutgers University
21 Apr. 2008	8 am - 4 pm	Rutgers Energy Institute	Third Annual Rutgers Energy Symposium	Fiber Optics Auditorium, Rutgers University Busch Campus
22 Feb. 2008	8 pm	Webcast	Our Energy Future	University of Texas
24 Jan. 2008	All Day	Conference	The Alternative Fuels for Refuse Trucks and Heavy Duty Vehicles	Rutgers Student Center
28 Nov. 2007	2:30pm	Dr. Margaret Leinen	Geosciences and Geoengineering	IMCS, Alampi Auditorium
27-28 Sept. 2007	8am-4pm	Conference	2007 NJ Clean Energy Conference (information forthcoming)	Hyatt Regency (New Brunswick, NJ)
08 May 2007	4pm	William Schinski	BioFuels in the New Energy Equation	Wright Lab (Geology) Room 260
04-05 Apr. 2007	9am-4pm	Conference (Registration Form)	Biofuels and Water Quality	Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (Beltsville, MD)
05 Mar. 2007	9pm-12pm	Round Table Discussion	New Jersey Solar for Business Stakeholders	Thomas Edison Institute (Trenton, NJ)
22 Feb. 2007	4pm-6pm	Round Table Discussion	New Jersy Solar for Municipal and School Stakeholders	NJIT (Newark, NJ)
13 Feb. 2007	7pm-9pm	Presentations and Q&A	Global Warming: It's later than we think; but it's not too late!	Nicholas Music Center, Douglas Campus, New Brunswick
29 Jan. 2007	12pm	Sally Odland	Strategic Choices for Managing the Transition from Peak Oil to a Reduced Petroleum Economy	Wright Lab (Geology) Room 231
25 Jan. 2007	5pm	Thomas Jeffries	Biofuels - The Way Forward	IMCS, Alampi Auditorium
04 Dec. 2006	3pm	Gerald Stokes	Joint Global Change Research Intitute (U. Maryland)	IMCS, Alampi Auditorium
02 Dec. 2006	8am-6pm	Conference	Wildlife and Wind Energy Conference	Kutztown, PA
06 Nov. 2006	3pm	Jeane M. Fox	President, NJ Board of Public Utilities	Waksman Institute Auditorium

IOOS and Offshore Wind Power Meeting

U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)
Meteorological, Oceanographic and Other Observations in Support of Offshore Wind Energy Development

Offshore wind energy development projects are progressing in several states along the U.S. eastern seaboard. Projects in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia are already well into in the planning phase. Each of these development projects requires a suite of meteorological, oceanographic and other observations to support siting, installation and operation of offshore wind farms in U.S. coastal waters. Requirements include permitting, estimates of the power production potential, and input to engineering design. Initial data collection, typically from an offshore observation tower, is normally one of the first items undertaken as it is critical to have sufficient environmental information to obtain financing for the projects.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System program (IOOS) and the NOAA IOOS Program Office are working to enhance the nation's ability to collect, deliver, and use ocean information. The goal is to provide continuous data on our open oceans, coastal waters, and Great Lakes in the formats, rates, and scales required by scientists, managers, businesses, governments, and the public to support research and inform decision-making. IOOS is a partnership between the federal government, led by NOAA, and 11 Regional Associations covering the coastal waters for the U.S., the Great Lakes, territories and commonwealths (www.nfra.org). The RAs representing the Atlantic east coast include NERACOOS (Northeast), MACOORA (Mid Atlantic) and SECOORA (Southeast Atlantic). IOOS RAs received approximately $20 M in FY09 funding to support a variety of activities such as Coast Guard Search And Rescue, rip-current forecasting, fisheries management, water quality monitoring, hazardous material spill response, and storm-driven coastal flooding forecasts.

Given the shared interest in coastal observations from both offshore wind energy developers and the mission of the IOOS and its RAs to provide data to meet end user needs, it is proposed that the two communities meet to discuss possibilities for collaboration. The initial workshop is scheduled to be held on February 2, 2009 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ and will be hosted by the RAs. The invitees include offshore wind farm developers and their consultants, key partners in the regional associations, and key federal (NOAA, MMS, US Army Corp, and FERC) and state regulators. The timing of this meeting has been set to merge into the existing wind development plans of the host state. New Jersey has its final Offshore Wind Development Stakeholder Meeting scheduled for February 19, 2009. We thank all participants for their understanding as we put this meeting together on a short time schedule.

The meeting agenda includes a morning information sharing session and an afternoon collaboration plan development session. Initial topics on the agenda include:

Overview of state development plans including NJ, RI and others.
Overview of IOOS and Regional Associations on-going programs and their ability to provide observations in coastal and shelf waters.
Overview of offshore wind energy developers' plans.
Discussion of industry needs.
Time for small groups to focus on specific topics of interest
Group development of a prioritized collaborative path forward.