The document summarizes an energy conference held in Christiansted Harbor, US Virgin Islands in June 2012. It discusses several presenters who spoke about topics like the importance of public education for conservation and alternative energy, wind energy, and energizing the VI. The conference was well-attended with 75 registered people and discussions continued both inside and outside the room. The Virgin Islands Energy Office organized the local event.

1. The Energy Development in Island Nations June 2012
conference was held in the Bjerget House overlooking
Christiansted Harbor

2. Adam Warren of the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory
organized the event

3. FULL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Some of those taking part in discussions were from left; Sen. Craig
Barshinger, Hugo Hodge of WAPA, and Kimberly McCullom of Quality
Electric Supply.

4. Ilene Gardner of UVI-CELL
talked of the importance of
public education in getting
residents to understand the
importance of conservation and
alternative energy.

5. NREL Wind expert Ian Boring Gould spoke; St. Croix resident Steffen Larsen
responded as did Paul Chakroff of the St. Croix Environmental Association.

6. Cassandra Dunn of the Water Power Authority added
spice to the event with her presentation on VIenergizing.
She also presented a video made in conjunction with the
Energy Office highlighting the successful programs of the
last year.

7. For most of the event all chairs were taken, 75 people registered.

8. The Virgin Islands
Energy Office did
the local organizing
of the event. To the
far right is Energy
Office Director Karl
Knight and in the
foreground is
Energy Office
Grants Program
Coordinator Miguel
Quinones.

9. Energy discussions were going
on inside the room as well as
outside it.

10. After the EDIN event, Quality Electric Supply hosted a press conference
featuring energy conservation work done at the Bjerget House using a
program funded by the VI Energy Office.

11. The view outside
the window