Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark will join the slate of speakers at the Harvesting Clean Energy Conference in Kennewick in early February. Goldmark will address the conference on Tuesday morning, February 9. U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, who chairs the Energy Subcommittee of the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee, opens the conference on February 7.
Now in its 10th year, this annual conference draws landowners, rural communities, government agencies and others interested in wind power, solar technologies, geothermal, small hydro, biomass and biofuels. Breakout sessions, panel discussions and exhibits at the conference will feature experts on the science, financing, and partnerships available to help develop alternative energy sources in Washington State.
Goldmark recently announced DNR’s first pilot projects in his Biomass Inititive. Private firms will buy woody biomass from state trust lands to make renewable energy products. DNR also leases state trust land for wind power, bringing in more than $600,000 for state trust beneficiaries in FY 2008.
The 10th Annual Harvesting Clean Energy Conference is Feb. 7-9, 2010, in Kennewick.
