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• Full Moon Fall Harvest Networking Reception w/ MESAS

  • When
    Thursday, October 05, 2017
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    4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Little River Flower Farm, 160 Turkey Lane, Buxton

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  Full Moon Fall Harvest Networking Reception
  w/ The Maine Sustainable Agriculture Society

  Join E2Tech, the Maine Sustainable Agriculture Society (MESAS), and ArchSolar for our Full Moon Fall Harvest Networking Reception! Here you will have the opportunity to network with MESAS' and E2Tech's large community of business, energy, non-profit, and agricultural professionals. There will be food and beverages served by some of Maine's leaders in year-round food production, as well as drinks from breweries and restaurants who are committed to Maine's agricultural leadership in the field. 

  This networking reception and celebration will take place at Little River Flower Farm in Buxton Maine, where E2Tech member ArchSolar has installed a 14.4 KWp solar array into a structurally sound greenhouse: an environmentally and economically sustainable solution that allows the farm to raise crop outputs year-round, while generating their own renewable energy and reducing energy inputs overall. Tours of the greenhouse will be offered.

  Join us for food, drinks, a full moon,
  a solar greenhouse, a bonfire, and a wonderful
  opportunity to make new valuable connections!

  
  

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• The Future of Fossil Fuels - Heating & Transportation Policy & Strategies

  • When
    Thursday, October 19, 2017
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    7:15 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Maple Hill Farm, 11 Inn Road, Hallowell, Maine

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  The Future of Fossil Fuels in Maine-
  Heating & Transportation Policy and Strategies

  Home heating and transportation fuel consumption make Maine one of the most petroleum-dependent states in the nation, with the highest per capita petroleum consumption in New England. Maine has the highest CO2 emissions per capita in New England, with these emissions coming mainly from the heating and transportation sectors. What is the future for fossil fuels in the transportation and heating sectors, and how can policy and other strategies positively shape the future for Maine?

  Agenda: 
  7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Networking Breakfast
  8:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Transportation Panel
  10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Heating Panel
  
  Heating Policy & Strategies

  Two-thirds of Maine households use fuel oil to heat their homes, a higher proportion than any other state in the nation. However, they are increasingly using alternatives such as wood pellets, natural gas, or heat pumps run by electricity to reduce costs when oil prices are high. The 2015 Comprehensive Energy Plan identified "Heating" as a major area of focus and the Governor's Energy Office is looking at heating policy as a major issue in its work to develop a Maine Energy Roadmap. While oil prices have improved, a new heat pump program has exceeded expectations, and Efficiency Maine programs are tightening up Maine's housing and building stock, it is still an issue in need of a comprehensive, long-term policy strategy.

  What are the biggest challenges facing Maine's heating industry in terms of policy, technology, infrastructure, etc.? What should Maine's primary strategy be in reducing oil consumption in this sector and what is the role of the State?
  
  

  Transportation Policy & Strategies

  Maine's largest end-use for energy is transportation, with the transportation sector consuming around 32% of Maine's energy. Maine has fewer alternative fuel vehicles per capita than other New England states, and very little infrastructure for alternative fuel vehicles including electric, natural gas, and biofuels. The State is nearly 100% dependent on petroleum to fuel rail, truck, bus, aerospace, marine, and automobile transportation vehicles. This is often a disadvantage as gasoline and diesel fuel prices are extremely volatile due to global, national, and regional constraints. To add to the challenge, Maine is a rural state over a large area, necessitating widespread travel within a limited transportation infrastructure base.

  What are the biggest challenges facing Maine's transportation sector in terms of policy, technology, and infrastructure? What should Maine's primary strategy be in reducing oil consumption in this sector and what is the role of the State?

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• E2Tech Expo 2017

  • When
    Thursday, November 16, 2017
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    7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine, 88 Bedford Street, Portland, Maine, 04104

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  NOVEMBER 16th
  
  

  The third annual E2TECH EXPO will be the premier business and innovation event of the year! Government Officials, funders, policymakers, energy and environmental companies, and other innovation "enablers" are on tap to advise attendees on strategies for Maine's economic and business development future!

  E2Tech Expo 2017 will engage private, public, and non-profit stakeholders to help both startups and mature companies access the resources they need to: 

  • Promote their products, services, and technologies; 
  • Accelerate growth;
  • Compete in national and global markets; and
  • Support a robust and innovative state environmental and energy market and workforce, and make Maine an innovation hub to start and grow a business.

  Don't miss out on valuable networking and the chance to learn more about the critical resources available to the energy, environmental, and cleantech sectors. 

  
  

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  7:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast Networking

  8:00 a.m. Welcome and E2Tech Annual Meeting

  8:30 a.m. Keynote

  9:30 a.m. Plenary Panel

  11:00 a.m. Lunch Networking & Explore the Sponsor and Exhibitor Tables

  12:00 p.m. E2Tech Talks Focusing on Maine Innovation & Entrepreneurial Community

  1:30 - 2:45 Workshops #1

  3:00 - 4:15 Workshops #2

  4:30 - 6:30 Happy Hour!

  
  

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  Show your support and be seen at the area's leading
  business and innovation event of the year.

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