Optimum Group to Present DOE Webinar on Financing Tribal Energy Projects
VERNON, Calif. (PRWEB) May 24, 2016 -- Optimum Group renewable energy expert Robert Parkins will present a U.S. Department of Energy webinar Wednesday on innovative methods tribal entities can use to finance their renewable energy projects.
The webinar, “Tribal Business Structures for Financing Projects,” will present information on six different structures available to tribes to diversify their economic portfolios by creating business structures for their energy business.
The webinar will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Wednesday, May 25.
“There are six different structures available to tribes to help them finance their renewable energy projects,” Parkins said. “No single structure will work for everyone. This webinar explains the pros and cons of each option so tribes are better informed to select the methods that will work best for them.”
Webinar participants will learn about these business structures, their advantages and disadvantages, and gain insight into selecting the best structure to fit their tribe’s goals given existing codes and laws.
In part, the webinar will address Optimum Group’s successful team effort with the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians in developing a successful RFP.
Visit http://energy.gov/indianenergy/events/tribal-renewable-energy-webinar-tribal-business-structures-financing-projects-0 for more information, or register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6644720773120327682.
The webinar is free and offered through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs. Anyone unable to participate in the webinar live can access recordings and slides at a later date at https://www.wapa.gov/Renewables/Pages/Webcasts.aspx.
Parkins is a longtime leader in the industry, having worked with solar for both government and private enterprises. He was Energy Services Manager for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Western Area Power Administration, where he served as the solar photovoltaic expert. He served as a Photo Voltaic technical consultant to the DOE’s Federal Energy Management Program, and was the senior manager responsible for the U.S. Department of Energy’s California-Oregon Transmission Project, a $400 million, 500-kV transmission line with substations linking Oregon to California.
A pioneer in renewable energy systems, he has instructed many PV workshops throughout the United States and assisted numerous public agencies and private clients analyzing projects and Power Purchase Agreement and Operating Lease proposals, designing systems, writing technical RFP specifications, and more. He also has performed research and development of PV components and systems, and has implemented three PV Beta Test Sites to field test new technology modules and framing systems.
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Deniene Rivenburg, Optimum Group, http://www.optimum, +1 714-423-9753, [email protected]
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