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SUMMARY:Jens Bomer - German Renewable Energy Consultant
DESCRIPTION:Seattle Renewable Energy Meetup Group\n\nSeattle Renewable Ener
 gy Kicks off their Fall 2008 Meeting Series with Berlin renewable energy co
 nsultant Jens Bömer of Ecofys (www.ecofys.com).\n\nDuring his presentation 
 Jens will address:\n\nWhat is the German Aachen Model or the Full Cost Rate
 s that recently influenced Washington State’s current solar legislation?  \
 nWhat are Germany’s Feed-in Tariffs that influenced Jay Inslee’s Renewable 
 Energy legislation?  \nHow has Photovoltaic and Wind Power aggregation take
 n off in Germany and other countries?  \nWhat can we learn from Germany and
  their experience?  \nWhat technical challenges are related to the integrat
 ion of renewable energies into our electricity networks and what services d
 oes Ecofys provide related to them?  \n\nHear first hand from Jens what thi
 s could mean for citizens concerned about a clean and sustainable energy fu
 ture.\nAlso we’ll take a brief video look at where we are in terms of Washi
 ngton state’s Renewable Energy Portfolio standard.\n\nJens Bömer works part
 -time as a Consultant in the Power Systems and Markets department at the Ec
 ofys office in Berlin (www.ecofys.com). Ecofys is an internationally leadin
 g consulting company on renewable energies\, energy efficiency and climate 
 change.  Jens is responsible for power flow and dynamic grid studies and ma
 nages several projects on innovations in electrical power systems. Due to h
 is former work experience he has thorough knowledge about the intersection 
 between technical and political decision making.\nBefore Jens joined Ecofys
  in September 2007\, he worked for two years as a consultant to the German 
 Environment Ministry and dealt with technical questions regarding the grid 
 integration of wind turbines and other renewable energies. He gained thorou
 gh knowledge about the German Renewable Energy Resources Act (which turned 
 the Aachen Model nationwide in the year 2000).  Eventually he was the Minis
 try's main advisor for the regulations to improve the grid integration of w
 ind turbines in the 2008 amendment of the German Renewable Energy Resources
  Act.  During his studies he spent six months at the University of Chile an
 d worked in two projects for the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) that we
 re related to the grid integration of wind energy into the Chilean intercon
 nected system. During this period\, he proved his Spanish skills related to
  technical terms and presentation style. This also helped him later at Ecof
 ys in successfully managing a grid connection study for a small wind farm i
 n Costa Rica\, including a field trip to the site. Related to the Spanish R
 ES-E area\, he gained experience by supporting his colleagues in a small pr
 oject on grid connection possibilities for offshore wind farms in the Medit
 erranean Sea. \nJens holds a diploma in Electrical Engineering from Univers
 ity of Dortmund where he specialised in power systems and renewable energie
 s. During his studies he contributed as a volunteer to the press relation w
 ork of the local Greenpeace group of Dortmund. Recently\, Jens started work
 ing on a PhD in electrical engineering at Technical University of Delft\, T
 he Netherlands\, complementing his four-days-a-week part time job at Ecofys
 .\n\nWe are very privileged to be able to host Jens at our meeting this mon
 th.  If you have ever wondered how we stack up against what is going on in 
 Europe this is an amazing opportunity to learn first hand\, and speak to an
  expert.  Please RSVP in advance so we can plan appropriately\, I anticipat
 e we'll have a big group for this meeting.\n\nSean\n\nSeattle\, WA  98104 -
  USA\n\nThursday\, September 25 at 7:00 PM\n\nPhoto: http://photos4.meetups
 tatic.com/photos/event/8/5/2/0/event_274080.jpeg\n\nAttending: 30\n\nFee: P
 rice: USD 3.00 per person\n\nDetails: http://alternativeenergy.meetup.com/1
 1/calendar/8761965/
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LOCATION:First Presbyterian Chuch - 1013 8th Ave - Seattle\, WA  98104 - US
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