The Renewable Energy Showcase, is a new feature of Ag Progress Days and is comprised of a series of presentations on energy resources and conservation practices. The Showcase will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 14, in the Learning Center Tent at Main and East 9th streets (below the Pasto Museum). Clickhttp://agsci.psu.edu/apd.
Topics will be presented all three days at the following times:
Noon -- Conservation --Travel Adventures on a Solar-Powered Canal Boat --Energy Efficiency and Conservation to Lower Costs --Southwest Pa. Renewable Energy Incubator Project Update
1 p.m. -- Solar and Wind Energy --Solar Energy 101, Financing Options, System Design, and Combination Benefits --Why Wind? Developing the Partnerships
2:15 p.m. -- Biogas and Biomass Energy --Manure Cures: Benefits of Biogas --Switchgrass Pellets for Fuel --Warm Season Grasses as Bioenergy Crops and for Environmental Benefits --Woody Crops as Biomass Energy Resources
Visit the Center for Sustainability website to learn more!