Welcome to the 20th Annual
San Luis Valley Energy Fair!
Join us. August 28-30, 2009
Click here for the 2009 Prospectus PDF
The San Luis Valley is one of Colorado’s leading communities in renewable energy and sustainable living. We are home to commercial-scale solar farms, prolific off-grid residences and b
usinesses, emerging biomass projects, vibrant local food systems, leading-edge solar design, and ubiquitous solar hot water installations. In fact, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Colorado is fifth in the nation in its solar resource and the San Luis Valley is none other than number one. The Valley is on the map and the conversation has begun! Join us this year in Crestone as we “Harvest the New Energy Economy.”
As always, we are bringing top-notch presenters and demonstrators to stimulate dialogue and inspire visions of how the future of energy and sustainability is developing.
Judge Roughneck to rock the strawbale stage on Saturday night! Check them out at their website.
www.judgeroughneck.com
This year:
- Paul Shelden, Natural Capitalism Solutions "Locally Diverse Energy and Food Security in a Carbon-Constrained World."
- Scott Pittman, Permaculture Institute: "Permaculture: Surviving and Thriving in all Economies."
- Alfonz Viszolay, LG International/VMTech: "Growing Algae for Food and Fuel Demonstration"
- Agua Das, Green Sources: "Wood Chip Gasification and Carbon Sequestration Demonstration"
- Tim White, Traditional Building Models and Systems, LLC: "The Dynamic Solar Reaction of Earthen Materials"
- Corwin Bell, www.BackYardHive.com: "Top Bar Beekeeping Demonstration"
- Richard Knox, Teresa Solar: "Power from Stirling Energy Systems"
- Paul Shippee, Crestone Solar School: "Total Solar Design"
- Paul Koppana, Skyhawk Construction: "Methods for Strawbale Building Demonstration"
- Talmath Lakai, New Gen Energy: "Solar Hot Water Demonstration"
- Jason Anderson, Agua Solar: "Energy Audits and Why You Need One"
Together with wholesome food, live music, kids activities, a sustainability flea market on Friday the 28th, and vendors in renewable living trades as well as arts and crafts, this family weekend will be one not to miss. The Energy Fair will also be hosting the nationally-acclaimed Home Tour of the Northern Valley/Crestone area where residents open their high-performance and/or alternatively built homes to tour registrants. One tour ends at the Valley View Hot Springs, in which after touring their hydro-electric plant, you can soak in their healing waters! Please call the Hot Springs (719-256-4315) for soaking/lodging reservations.
Orient Land Trust
Come see some great presentations & demonstrations:
- Biomass gasification
- Biogas digester
- Hydrogen assisted fuel systems
- Algae fuel applications
- Solar installation/equipment
- Food preservation/canning
- Local food and energy
- Plus the Home Tour
- and more! Check HERE for the updated schedule of events.
San Luis Valley Energy Fair presents the
1st annual
Sustainability Flea Market
Crestone town park, Crestone Co.
This is a chance for both do-it-yourselfers and professionals alike to dig go out to those piles of stuff you have accumulated, throw it on to a truck or trailer, and bring it to the market for sale or trade.
Deals will abound in this first ever event.
What will be sold: Most anything- Building materials, tools, appliances, solar stuff, electrical stuff, plumbing stuff. If its laying in your yard, its probably fair game.
- Admission:
- Vendors: $5.00 gets one truck and trailer in with as much merchandise as they can carry.
- General public: Free
