The annual ASES SolarConference is held in adifferent city every year.The theme of this year’s annualsolar energy conference in Julyin Cleveland, Ohio—Solar2007—Putting America ToWork—was JOBS, as mediaraged with news about GlobalWarming. This author (andOES, Inc. founder) attendedthe conference in his homestate of Ohio. He remembershis first conference, Solar1999, in Portland, Maine, whenthe theme was Global Warm-ing and the news was reportinglots of jobs and a strong andgrowing economy. Thingshave sure turned around…

What happens at the annualsolar conference? You...1) Meet people new or who

you already know,2) Hear uplifting speeches by

politicians, environmental-ists, and leaders,

3) Attend lectures and work-shops on energy topics,

4) Gather relevant literature,

pamphlets, and handouts,5) Meet exhibitors with a

range of products, ideas,and services,

6) See technical displays,such as fuel cells,

7) Attend solar sites nearby,8) Buy books & publications

on solar and related topics.

Solar 2007 was not just a nicedestination but a journey forthis author—on Amtrak’s Em-pire Builder and Capitol Lim-ited. Observed along the 2500mile route were about 5 or 6wind turbines, 2 rooftop solarhot water panels (both in Chi-cago), and no solar PV panels,aside from the small ones ontraffic signs and RVs.

Well, at least Cleveland is onboard the renewable energybandwagon, as its Lake Eriewaterfront is graced with a tow-ering wind turbine/generator,which spun during the entireconference.

Observed at the conference—more solar space heating and

hot water system developers,more Asian solar manufacturingfirms, and a variety of supportorganizations, in consulting,analysis, hardware, tools, andeducation. The American SolarEnergy Society (ASES) hasdone another wonderful job,with the staunch support fromits Green Energy Ohio chapter.

The Heliodon—a handy tool forassessing the sun’s incidence onstructures, inside and out, atdifferent times of the year.

Solar2007 inClevelandPuttingAmerica ToWork [Again]

Newsand AnnouncementsWHAT

Quimper Grange Meeting

Jefferson County Fair

Northwest RE Festival

WHEN

1st/3rd Mondays 7:00 pm

2nd Fri-Sun in August 2007

September 2007

WHERE

1219 Corona in PT

Fairgrounds in PT

Walla Walla, WA

Olympic Energy Systems, Inc. 907 - 19th Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 (360) 379-2536

Fall 2007

Volume 7, Issue 1Special Issue RENews

HANDY ENERGY TIDBITS

1 KWh = 3,413 BTUsA unit of energy, or power over time1 BTU = Heat 1 lb H2O 1 deg F

85,000 BTUs/gallonPropane; 115,000 BTUs in Fuel Oil

3.2M BTUs per m2

per year collectable in the PacificNorthwest (1000 Watts/m2 in thesun’s rays)

Inside this issue:

Solar 2007 in Cleveland -Putting America To Work

1

OES, Inc.—Who we are 2

The Olympic Energy Network- administered by Olympic

Energy Systems, Inc. —as ClientAdvocate and System Architect

2

Climate Change in the News—”Tackling it?”

2

2007 Project Pictures 3

Letter to the Editor re GrangeFor Sale (H40 Wind Turbine)

4

Renewable Energy

Solar ElectricSolar ThermalWindHydroOceanGeothermalBiomass/fuelsEfficiency

Olympic

A network of experience and licensedprofessionals who install solar energysystems. Recent additions include:Jarmuth Electric, Current Electric, H2OPlumbing Contractors, Extra Mile Tech& Electric, and more

Olympic Energy Systems, Inc. wasfounded by an electrical engineerin 2001 as a renewable energyconsulting firm specializing insolar photovoltaic design. Thecompany can assist in the appli-cation of a variety of alternativeand clean energy technologies—solar, wind, micro-hydro, fuels,energy efficiency and energymanagement. Company goalsare common to all clients:

Optimum Performance

Positive Economic Return

True Sustainability

Company operations are locatedin Port Townsend, Washingtonand primarily serve the NorthOlympic Peninsula and otherportions of the state. OlympicEnergy Systems uses local li-censed contractors for installa-tion. Fees are paid only uponsuccessful project completion,which reduces the inherent risksof high tech solar to the clients.

The founder and former Boeingengineer, Jonathan Clemens,relocated from Texas, where hewas involved in renewable en-ergy activities. Serving on theboard of the Texas Solar Energy

Society (TxSES) proved a valu-able experience for him. TxSESand the Texas Renewable En-ergy Industries Association(TREIA) hosts the annual Renew-able Energy Roundup and Sus-tainability Fair in Fredericksburg,TX, where Jonathan has spokenabout the Economics of Energy.

FREE Site, Cost, and EconomicAssessments. Let our SystemArchitects help you. For moreinformation, contact:

Olympic Energy Systems, Inc.907—19th StreetPort Townsend, WA 98368(360) 379-2536 or 301-5133

ference in Denver, Colorado, andrepresents ideas, plans, andgoals, but not predictions per se.

Here are some numbers thatrepresent reasonably thoughtout plans for reducing carbonemissions, on the path to morereductions by 2050, with therenewable source and resultingreductions by 2030:

[Million Tons of Carbon per year]

“Tackling Climate Change in theU.S.”—Potential Carbon EmissionsReductions from Energy Efficiencyand Renewable Energy by 2030,released from ASES, Charles F.Kutscher, Editor, January 2007

This report should be read byanyone interested in the scienceand strategy of dealing with thelink between our energy regimeand climate change. The report iscompiled from several paperspresented at the Solar 2006 con-

Energy Efficiency 688

Concentrating Solar 63

Solar PV 63Wind 181

Biofuels 58

Biomass 75Geothermal 83

It will take a 500 fold increase in theinstalled PV by 2030...some 250 GW,above industry predictions of 200 GW.

Notice how important efficiency will be!

WHO WE ARE—Olympic Energy Systems, Inc.

Jonathan, when he is caught watchingcontractors install PV panels on roofs

als as possible in the expandingsolar energy industry, thus pro-viding solar knowledge, optionsand expertise to as much of thepublic as possible.

Solar energy is by definition inthe public realm, available toall, and amenable to the princi-ples and essence of democracy.Thus, solar energy developmentshould not be left to an exclu-sive few to exploit in monopo-listic ways, but should begrasped, studied, understood,and led by the inclusive many.

Do we want Solar Trusts?

Think of how the oil and leadtrusts, and the big industrieslike automobiles, oil, coal, andnuclear power have dictated the“rules of the game”. Imaginehow fair, balanced, and reason-able solar energy policies anddevelopment approaches couldpacify humanity’s tendenciestoward over-consumption andconflict over the earth’s limitedresources!

Olympic Energy Systems urgesthe public to be diligent and askquestions, of themselves and ofthose trying to sell them some-thing. That diligence will payoff someday.

The Olympic Energy Network works for all of usThe multi-faceted role ofOlympic Energy Systems,Inc. (OES) in developing re-newable energy systems—asconsultant, client advocate,and system architect—has ledto the natural formation of theOlympic Energy Network(OEN). OES connects thepotential system owners withlicensed contractors—general,electrical, heating, and plumb-ing—for installation.

The expressed goal of theOlympic Energy Network isthe participation of as manyexpert and skilled profession-

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Website:www.olympicenergysystems.com

www.olympicenergynetwork.com

E -mail:OlympicEnergy@aol.com

Climate Change in the News—”Tackling it?”

Check out the great workshopsat Solar Energy International’s

website:www.solarenergy.org

The San Juan Series occurs inSpring and Fall annually.

See next pagefor snapshotsof recent projects...

Two can travel round tripcross country with aSleeper room and mealsincluded for about$1500—on Amtrak!

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These Sanyo 200 Watt panels in Kirkland are of the highest efficiency(17%) available on the commercial market. There are two parallelstrings being added one year after the first set, totaling 4000 Watts.

Installation is already underway to put a 3200 Watt PV arrayon this roof, above and to the east of a 30 evacuated tubesolar hot water collector for a preheat system in Sequim.

The new main office of Olympic Energy Systems, Inc.is still keeping warm with about 8 KWh per day inWinter, with curtains to keep the summer sun out!

A solar electric system, tied to the utility grid, in the Olympiccity of Port Angeles. The 1440 Watts can provide 10 KWh/day.

The Heliodyne external heat exchanger heats the domestic water inthe unwired electric hot water tank via thermo-siphoning. Theheating loop is a glycol/water mix, under modest pressure, circu-lated with a solar energized DC pump next to the roof-top collector.

The second phase of this project resulted in an additional1750 Watts of grid-tied solar energy production, for atotal 3500 Watts.

The 360 Watt PV system is modest, for sure, but thisweekend cabin is happy, for it is supplied by a 10 KWhsealed battery bank through an Outback inverter. The Gobi 3366 flat plate collector provides a heated glycol and

water solution circulated with an adjacent solar energized DCpump. This 4 x 7 collector supplies a preheat system in Sequim.

A clean installation performed by a localcontractor. Right: a new solar system ownerwith an electrician from Cascade Electric.

This 12 x 16 SIP (Structural Insulated Panel)building is very energy efficient and useful.The panels were made in Port Angeles.

SolarEnergy

Projectsin

2007

A Port Townsend resident got his first solar electric systemthis year...the 1440 Watts, grid-tied, cost less than$11,000.

Sequim Bay can be seen in the background of thisgrid-tied solar electric system. The Evergreen 190Watt Spruce Line PV Panels work quite well.

A new solar electric systemgoes up in the foothills westof Port Angeles, WA.; thesystem has battery backup.

E-mail: OlympicEnergy@aol.com

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[A Letter to the Editor of the PDN]When the Grange (formally known as thePatrons of Husbandry) was formed in the1860’s, its founder Oliver Hudson Kelleyhad in mind the mending of the devastationand North-South divide left the by CivilWar. A similar sense of distress and despairseems to exist today, which is why theGrange’s role is just as important now as inyears past.

Founding the Patrons of Husbandry in 1867,Mr. Kelley set out to promote the equalityof all people and eliminate ill-will, largelythrough the value of family and education.Those principles embody the Grange to thisday.

Initially patterned after the Masons, the

FOR SALE—A Southwest WindpowerWhisper H40 wind turbine system,including mounting pole, $1500...call

The Grange Faces Decline, Mission Still Relevant

The solution on the horizon

North Olympic Peninsula News

Grange today is a non-partisan, populistorganization, open to men and woman ofany faith or religion. Looking out for theinterests of rural people, who have tradi-tionally faced under-representation inpolitics, the legislative oversight role ofthe Grange is evidenced by its yearlypublication of Legislative Handbooks,which cite the official positions of mem-bers on relevant issues. Every member hasa voice and a vote.

The Washington State Grange membershipstands at about 20,000. Our JeffersonCounty Granges – Quimper, Chimacum,and Rhododendron – each have dozens ofmembers, but have faced declining mem-bership. Putting the advancing age ofmembers aside, the reason for the decline

Port Townsend in Jefferson Countyin the State of Washington

is likely the public’s misperceptions aboutthe Grange. We all have seen the old,quaint Grange halls, but most believe thatthey are merely places where farmersmeet. The Grange is not just about farm-ers. Most of us are not farmers, but weshare common interests and challenges –water rights, land use, food security, en-ergy, environment, etc.

The Grange is one of the few social andeducational organizations in America thatare relevant and suitable for membershipby anybody from anywhere. As a Grangemember myself, I can say that we havefailed to portray the relevance of theGrange to the public. The Grange mustbecome less mysterious to our citizens. Iinvite every citizen to take note of thearea’s Granges, ask around, and considerjoining.

Over its 140-year history, Grange mem-bership has waxed and waned to thechanging issues of the day. Help yourselfand society by bringing your importantissues and concerns to the Grange andfinding an organization capable of realchange. The non-partisan nature of thispopulist organization is just the cure.Check out www.wa-grange.org.

Jonathan A. Clemens, Quimper Grange