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Da na Col l eg e R edeve l opment P l a n
(proposed)
Stakeholder Report - March 2016
Prepared by:
Allan E. Baer, President
The Global Challenge Award, Inc.
SolarQuest L3C
802.279.7250
A Proposed Capacity Building Hub of the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All Initiative
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Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s
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Planning Advisors ii
Foreword iii
Mission Statement iv
Section 1: The Dana College Campus 1.1 Section 3: The Academic Mission 3.1 Section 5: Academic Partners 5.1
Overview 1.2 Work-College Model 3.2 MCC - Advanced Technology Training 5.2
Campus Map 1.3 Prior Program Research & Development 3.3 Proposed MCC - Institute Integration 5.3
Building Photos 1.4 Prior Field Research 3.4 Inaugural Fellowship (MCC - Institute) 5.4
Building Assessment 1.5 Comparable Work-Service-Learning Model 3.5 Proposed PKI Institutional Cooperation 5.5
Building Condition Report 1.6 Certificate in Sustainable Energy Planning & Policy 3.6 PKI BIM & Automation Lab 5.6
Project Budget Recap 1.7 Associate / Bachelor of Science in Energy & Sustainability 3.7 PKI Energy & Sustainability Research 5.7
Is Dana Worth Saving 1.8 Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Development 3.8 Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research 5.8
Campus Photo Portfolio 1.9 Outreach, Admission & Enrollment 3.9 Tiered Academic Programming 5.9
Campus Photo Portfolio 1.10 Clinton Global Initiative - University (CGI-U) 3.10 Organizational Ecosystem 5.10
Section 2: Sustainable Energy for All 2.1 Section 4: Work-Learning-Service 4.1 Section 6: Financial Sustainability 6.1
United Nations SE4ALL Initiative 2.2 Integrated Enabling Action - Sankey Analysis 4.2 Packback+5x5 ESCO/EPC Revenue Model 6.2
UN-SE4ALL Capacity Building Hubs 2.3 Integrated Enabling Action - Geospatial Modeling 4.3 Packback+5x5 ESCO/EPC Revenue Projections 6.3
Proposed Project Accelerator Hub 2.4 Integrated Enabling Action - Systems Dynamic Modeling 4.4 Preliminary Pro Forma - Breakeven Analysis 6.4
Prior United Nations Collaboration 2.5 Preparation of Investment-Grade Proposals 4.5 Development Revenue Bond Financing 6.5
Proof-of-Concept: Project ERGAL, 2002-2009 2.6 Inaugural Program – College & University Outreach 4.6 Financial Sustainability Plan 6.6
US Partnership for SE4ALL 2.7 Inaugural Program – K-12 STEM Outreach 4.7 ESCO/EPC Service Center 6.7
Over 800 Direct Jobs Will Be Created 2.8 Inaugural Program – Government & Industry Outreach 4.8 Targeted ESCO/EPC Interventions 6.8
Statement of Need 2.9 Inaugural Program – NGO Outreach 4.9 UN-SE4ALL Investment/Objectives 6.9
UN-SE4ALL Member Countries 2.10 Commissioning Ceremony - Project ERGAL, 2001 – 2009 4.10 Targeted UN-SE4ALL Countries - Credit Worthiness 6.10
Targeted UN-SE4ALL Countries - Policy Incentives 6.11
Targeted UN-SE4ALL Countries - By Greatest Need 6.12
Section 7: Conclusion 7.1
In the Wisdom of Our Elders 7.2
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M i s s i o n S t a t e m e n t
The mission of the Renewable Nations Institute at Dana College is the establishment and maintenance of an institution of learning of
collegiate rank in which higher education shall be given in harmony with the protection of human society, the global economy and the
Earth’s ecological systems by integrating the principles, values and practices of sustainable development into all aspects of education
and learning.
The Institute’s mission is in alignment with the principles of the Earth Charter, a declaration of fundamental ethical principles for building
a socially and economically fair, ecologically sustainable and politically peaceful global society in the 21st century. The Earth Charter
serves as a base of ethical principles inspiring the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All, for which the Renewable Nations
Institute at Dana College seeks to serve as a Thematic Human Capacity Building Hub.
“New Old Main” and Chapel, Dana College
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Stakeholder Report
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SECTION 1: THE DANA COLLEGE CAMPUS
1.1
Dana College Photo Portfolio
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O v e r v i e w
Dana College Campus , Blair, Nebraska - Aerial View
The former Dana College is a 151 acre campus designed for a maximum capacity of 1,265 full-time students (765
residential and 500 commuter), and 300 administrators, faculty and staff. Decades of deferred maintenance, damages
due to the Hail Storm of June 3, 2014, and vandalism have reduced near-term capacity of the campus to 334 residential
and 250 commuter students, and 100 full- and part-time administrators, faculty and staff.
Current building condition reports (October 2015 – February 2016) prepared by McKinnis Roofing, Inc. and Kiewit
Building Group, Inc. indicate that an estimated $7.5 to $9.3 million is required to restore and/or secure core campus
facilities from further damage, and to provide occupancy at near-term capacity. An additional investment of an estimated
$6.5 to $7.5 million could achieve an occupancy of 600 residential and 500 commuter students, and 300 administrators,
faculty and staff. Full campus recovery to 765 residential students may not be financially feasible.
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C a m p u s M a p
1 Pioneer Hall
2 Classroom Center
3 Elk Horn Hall
4 Argo Hall
5 Hunt Campus Center
6 Hollings Hall
7 Rasmussen Hall
8 Hawks/Borup Coliseum
9 Mickelson Hall
10 Blair Hall
11 Suite Style Apartments
12 Dana Life Library
13 Madsen Fine Arts
14 Dana Hall of Science
15 Omaha Village
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Dana College Campus Map
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Pioneer Memorial Hall – Administration (1) Classroom Center (2)
Gardner-Hawks / Borup Coliseum (8)
Dana Life Library (12)
Hollings Hall – Dormitory (6)
Dana Hall of Science (14)
Blair Hall – Dormitory (10)
Suite-Style Apartments (11)
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Hunt Student Center (5)
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1.9
Dana College Photo Portfolio
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Dana College Photo Portfolio
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Redevelopment Plan
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SECTION 2: SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL
Utility-scale Solar Installation, Global Gigawatt, Rwanda
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The United Nations Sustainable Energy for All (UN-SE4ALL)
Initiative is a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) designed to
stimulate $1 trillion in new investments in energy efficiency and
renewable energy by 2024. The Initiative was launched by United
Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2011.
The UN-SE4ALL Initiative has three goals: (1) To achieve universal
energy access for over 1.2 Billion people; (2) To double annual
global investment in energy efficiency; and (3) To double world
production of renewable energy. The Initiative is targeting the
year 2030 to complete these three goals.
See Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSGEWw_zW58
One of the key goals of the UN-SE4ALL Initiative is facilitating the
development of the institutional capacity necessary for
implementing policies and programs, and initiating projects that
are commensurate for the SE4All goals in all opted-in countries.
To achieve this goal, Knowledge Management hubs are required
to support the development, implementation and documentation
of best practices, and to facilitate the sharing of the successes. To
facilitate this process, SE4ALL is organized as follows:
U n i t e d N a t i o n s S E 4 A L L I n i t i a t i v e
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
UN-SE4AL Global Facilitation Team Structure
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The Capacity Building Hub for Sustainable Energy: The Hub was
launched by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and TERI
University. Over 1,000 global leaders, experts and energy
practitioners are participating in the deliberations that include
representatives from government, business, international
organizations and civil society groups, to review progress and
share innovative solutions.
The Energy Conservation Center, Japan: The ECCJ serves as the
Energy Efficiency Facilitating Hub of SE4All to help improve
energy efficiency in the world by offering technical advice and
assistance to cities, regions or countries to establish or implement
energy efficiency policies and measures. It has been conducting
capacity building and projects on energy efficiency with policy
makers around the world for more than a decade.
Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2): A joint activity of
the Danish Government, the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) and the Technical University of Denmark
(DTU), the C2E2 is dedicated to accelerating the uptake of energy
efficiency policies and programs at a global scale. C2E2 is the
SE4ALL thematic hub for energy efficiency.
The proposed Renewable Nations Institute at Dana College will seek to become the fourth Capacity Building Hub of the UN-SE4ALL
Initiative, a “Project Accelerator Hub” providing an integrated set of “Commitments” and “Deliverables” in Enabling Action Areas in
Energy Planning and Policies, in Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing, and for developing investment-grade project proposals.
U N - S E 4 A L L C a p a c i t y B u i l d i n g H u b s
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The Concept: The concept for the Renewable Nations Institute at
Dana College is a Work-College modeled after Department of
Education Title 34, Subtitle B, Chapter VI, Part 675, Subpart C,
§675.41, in which at least one-half of all students who are enrolled
on a full-time basis are required to participate in a comprehensive
Work-Learning-Service program for at least five hours each week.
Work-Learning-Service: The proposed Work-Learning-Service of
the Institute is to provide support services for national scale
transition planning to a low-carbon economy for the targeted 77
low- and middle-income UN-SE4ALL member countries,
including internship support for the development of investment-
grade proposals for funding under the UN-SE4ALL project fund.
US-SE4ALL: The proposed Hub will include the formation of the
U.S. Partnership for Sustainable Energy for All (US-SE4ALL) and
the proposed US-SE4ALL International Service Center. The Service
Center, to be located in the urban core of the City of Omaha
(NE), will host permanent offices from UN-SE4ALL member
country stakeholders to accelerate global project implementation.
Academic Programs : The Institute will offer a Certificate in Energy
Planning & Policies; an Associate of Science in Sustainable Energy;
a Bachelor of Science in Energy and Sustainability; and a Master
of Science in Sustainable Energy Development. All programs are
proposed to be offered through legacy collegiate institutions in
the State of Nebraska, as feasible.
Financial Sustainability: The Institute will seek a set-aside from the
UN-SE4ALL project fund in the amount of $500 million to finance
projects developed with the support of the Institute’s Work-
Learning-Service interns. A revolving loan fund for the project
development will yield approx. of $25 million annually after 7
years under a Payback+5x5 ESCO program..
Organizational Structure: The Global Challenge Award, Inc., is a
Vermont-based, federally registered, tax-exempt, not-for-profit
501(c)(3) corporation, d.b.a. Renewable Nations Institute at Dana
College. SolarQuest L3C is a Vermont-based low-profit, limited
liability company organized under Vermont State Statues to serve
the educational mission of the Global Challenge Award, Inc.
(proposed)
Proposed Project Accelerator Hub
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P r i o r U n i t e d N a t i o n s C o l l a b o r a t i o n
Organizational Flow Chart: SolarQuest L3C, Project ERGAL
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P r o o f o f C o n c e p t : P r o j e c t E R G A L , 2 0 0 2 - 2 0 0 9
Project ERGAL Wind Turbine Construction (2008)
Project ERGAL (Renewable Energy Galapagos): This innovative
effort led to the articulation of the Renewable Nations Institute
with the mission to leverage America’s high-performing
undergraduate and graduate students in a study abroad mission
to provide technical assistance and human capacity building
services for low- and middle-income developing countries and in
First Nations.
Project ERGAL students provided background project research –
integrated energy systems and power grid demand and
consumption modeling, and socioeconomic and environmental
impact studies, and the preparation of investment-quality
proposals – for what became the first Clean Solar-Wind-Diesel
Mini-Grid installation in Latin America under the Clean
Development Mechanisms (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol.
Unprecedented international stakeholder cooperation across all
sectors – government, donor, industry, civil society and academic
and partners – provided the Work-Service-Learning model for
the United Nations Sustainable Energy for ALL (UN SE4ALL)
Initiative.
Subsequent to Project ERGAL, the United Nations General
Assembly unanimously declared the decade 2014-2024 as the
Decade of Sustainable Energy for All United Nations (UN)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Sustainable Energy for All Forum
on June 4-6, 2014. SolarQuest L3C officially became a capacity
partner on June 12, 2015.
Project ERGAL Commissioning Ceremony (2009)
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THE UNITED STATES PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY FOR ALL
International Service Center Omaha, Nebraska
(proposed)
A proposal for the United States Partnership for Sustainable
Energy for All (US-SE4ALL) will be submitted to the Office of the
Secretary-General of the United Nations as a joint proposal of
SolarQuest L3C and co-sponsoring stakeholders.
The US-SE4ALL is a proposed collaborative effort among U.S.
government, industry, academic and civil society stakeholders to
stimulate an estimated $200 billion in foreign and domestic
investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy projects as
the core “United States SE4ALL Commitment Proposal” under the
United Nations SE4ALL Initiative.
The Dana College campus will serve as the US-SE4ALL support
center for a proposed International Service Center under
consideration for development within the urban core of the City
of Omaha. The International Service Center will maintain
recruitment offices at Governor’s Island (New York, NY) and at the
Presidio (San Francisco, CA) under the shadow of the United
Nations Headquarters and access to the Pacific Rim. Greater than
30% of the nation’s 22 million college and university students are
with a 200 mile radius of New York City and San Francisco (CA).
The proposed US-SE4ALL International Service Center will host
delegates from 77 low- and middle-income sovereign member
nations of the United Nations. Government delegates will be
invited from the following foreign ministries – agriculture,
commerce, energy, environment, education, finance and the
executive branch of government. – and academic, industry and
civil society stakeholders.
City of Omaha W. Dale Clark Public Library
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U S Pa r t n e r s h i p f o r S E 4 A L L
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The Institute’s Productivity-centered Service-learning (PCSL)
pedagogy is designed with the goal to engage students in the
preparation of investment-grade proposals on behalf of client
nations for funding under the SE4ALL project fund and other
Clean Development Mechanisms (CDMs). The Institute will
achieve this goal by replicating the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) Industry Assessment Centers (IACs) program under a
performance-based Energy Services Company (ESCO) model.
Work-Learning-Service assignments will engage student interns –
designated as US-SE4ALL and/or UN-SE4ALL Fellows – in every
aspect of SE4ALL project implementation, from coordinating
Country Actions to Monitoring and Reporting. Fellows will intern
at both the Dana College campus and the International Service
Center in the City of Omaha.
O v e r 8 0 0 D i r e c t J o b s W i l l B e C r e a t e d
Economic Impact
The proposed Institute and SE4ALL International Service Center are projected to create an estimated 800 direct jobs in the Greater
Omaha Metropolitan Area. Based upon 30-years of data from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industry Assessments Centers
(IACs) program, over 681,000 construction and manufacturing jobs are created and or saved per $1 billion dollars invested in energy
efficiency services. The US Partnership for SE4ALL is projected to support the creation and/or retention of 68 million domestic
construction and manufacturing jobs through 2030.
- 68 MILL ION (est . ) DOMESTIC CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING JOBS THROUGH 2030 -
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S t a t e m e n t o f N e e d
Statement of Need: The U.S. Survey of Energy Management Capacity at Industrial Facilities conducted by the Department
of Energy indicated that only 1.7% of industrial facilities managers are highly sophisticated in BIM (Building Information
Management) services; 15% are at early stages of commitment; and 83.3% have little or no capacity. The energy
management capacity of industrial facilities managers and managers across all sectors in the targeted low- and middle-
income targeted UN-SE4ALL member countries is likely to be far less.
Furthermore, the need for trained professionals across all sectors of the emerging energy efficiency and renewable
energy industries – government, law, finance, insurance, education, industry and labor – is constraining the potential for
economic growth and compromising the ability of all nations to achieve UN-SE4ALL objectives. The Institute will take a
multi-sector approach to technical assistance and human capacity building services as a key “Accelerator Hub” strategy.
Source: United States Department of Energy
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UN-SE4ALL Member Countries Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominican Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau,
Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia,
Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Peru, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation,
Rwanda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi-Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South
Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago,
Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe. (106 members)
1st Sustainable Energy for All Forum, 14 June 2014
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Stakeholder Report
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SECTION 3: THE ACADEMIC MISSION
3.1
Project ERGAL: Work-Learning-Service (Left, Middlebury College / Top Right, American University / Bottom Right, California Conservation Corps)
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Wo r k - C o l l e g e M o d e l
The former Dana College campus is proposed to be repurposed
as the Renewable Nations Institute at Dana College and operate
under a modified federal Work-College model.
United States Department of Education Title 34, Subtitle B,
Chapter VI, Part 675, Subpart C, §675.41 defines a Work-College
as a public or private nonprofit, four-year, degree-granting
institution with a commitment to community service that, among
other requirements:
(1) Requires at least one-half of all students who are enrolled on a
full-time basis to participate in a comprehensive Work-Learning-
Service program for at least five hours each week, or at least 80
hours during each period of enrollment; (2) provides students
participating in the Work-Learning-Service program with the
opportunity to contribute to their education and to the welfare of
the community as a whole; (3) includes learning objectives,
evaluation and a record of work performance as part of the
student's college record; (4) provides programmatic leadership by
college personnel at levels comparable to traditional academic
programs; (5) recognizes the educational role of Work-Learning-
Service supervisors; and (7) includes consequences for
nonperformance or failure in the Work-Learning-Service program
similar to the consequences for failure in a regular academic
program.
The Institute will adhere to these requirements pursuant to a
Work-College application to the U.S. Department of Education.
The proposed Work-Learning-Service of the Institute is to: (1)
Provide an integrated set of “Commitments” and “Deliverables” in
Enabling Action Areas in Energy Planning and Policies, and in
Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing, to 77 low- and
medium-income sovereign member nations of the United Nations
under the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Initiative (2014-
2024); and (2) Provide such sovereign member nations and their
affiliated public and private stakeholders with technical assistance
and human capacity building services for transparent, inquiry-
based predictive modeling and decision support for national-
scale transition planning to a low-carbon economy.
Commitments and Deliverables to sovereign member nations of
the United Nations SE4ALL Initiative include, but are not limited
to: (1) Interactive Sankey Analysis Diagrams of national energy
flows for public policy and infrastructure planning; (2) Geo-
referenced Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment (SWERA)
resource mapping to facilitate changes in renewable energy
policies and stimulate an increase in energy efficiency and
renewable energy investments; (3) Systems Dynamic (SD)
modeling to support comprehensive, predictive modeling and
decision support services for integrated long-term national
development planning and comparative analysis of policy options
for energy services; (4) Investment-grade proposals for High
Impact Opportunity (HIO) energy efficiency and renewable
energy projects, and related Balance of Services (BOS) for project
development and implementation.
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P r i o r P r o g r a m R e s e a r c h & D e v e l o p m e n t
1998 - 2001 2002 - 2009 2006 - 2015
• 1998-2001: Co-Sponsor, President's
Million Solar Roofs Initiative
• 1999: Co-Sponsor, President's Council
on Sustainable Development.
• 1999-2000: Co-sponsor, Village Power
2000: and Solar Lights for Africa
• 1999-2001: Co-Sponsor, Annual
U.S./Africa Energy Ministerial Meeting
PROJECT ERGAL
• United Nations Foundation (UNF)
• United Nations Fund for International
Development (UNFIP)
• United National Development
Programme (UNDP)
• e8 Network for Expertise on the Global
Environment (e8)
• 2006-08 : Global Challenge Award,
University of Vermont
• 2008-13: Middle Schoolers Out to Save
the World, University of North Texas.
• 2013-17: Going Green – MOSOW,
University of North Texas
• 20014-15: iGlobe, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
Rural Electric Micro-Grid Pedagogy
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U.S.-AFRICA MINISTERIAL
SolarQuest in collaboration with the U.S Department of Energy
(DOE) provided services to 52 African nations as co-sponsor of
the U.S.-Africa Energy Ministers’ Conference (1999-2001).
Technical assistance and human capacity building services
provided under the DOE included such projects as Village Power
2000 and Solar Lights for Africa, which resulted in over 2,500 solar
energy installations in remote villages throughout sub-Sahara
Africa. The Institute will reinstate the U.S.-Africa Energy Ministerial
as a Public-Private-Partnership model led by a multi-sector
consortium.
OLADE MINISTERIAL
In collaboration with the United Nations under Project URGAL,
SolarQuest provided technical assistance and human capacity
building services to OLADE. Specifically, SolarQuest provided
economic modeling of policy options for structural reform
designed to assess the economic impact of feed-in tariffs and the
international transfer of carbon credits. Prior relations with OLADE
provide a framework for cooperation at the on-set of Institute’s
commitment to provide an integrated set of Enabling Actions in
Energy Planning and Policies, and Capacity Building and
Knowledge Sharing, under the UN-SE4ALL Initiative.
P r i o r F i e l d I m p l e m e n t a t i o n
U.S. – Africa Energy Ministers Conference (1999-2001)
Photo: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
5th Meeting of OLADE in Quito, Ecuador, May 2013
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PHASE 2 & PHASE 3
Assuming the sale of up to $50 million in securities, the remaining balance above $25 million will be placed in reserve for the build-out of
Phase 2 ($5.1 million) and Phase 3 ($14.3 million) as enrollment targets are met.
As FTE enrollment stabilizes, the College will leverage a proposed preliminary inducement from the City of Bristol for an Industrial
Development Bond (IDB) in the amount of not-to-exceed $50 million to recover campus development expenses.
These recovered funds will be invested in SE4ALL energy efficient and renewable energy projects developed by the Institute under an
Industry Assessments Center model in order for the College to fully transition to a federally sponsored Work College.
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) University-based Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs)
The Institute is partially modeled after the IACs program of DOE. At participating IACs, faculty and staff lead students in the performance
of energy assessments for small- and medium-sized manufacturers in their geographic region with the goal to identify opportunities for
energy savings, waste reduction, and improvements in both corporate sustainability and productivity. Each year, participating IACs
conduct in excess of 600 assessments. Assessments implemented under the IACs program have resulted in $2.2 billion dollars in energy
service contract value, have created or saved 1.5 million jobs, and have resulted in $5.6 billion in avoided cost savings for industry clients.
C o m p a r a b l e Wo r k - L e a r n i n g - S e r v i c e M o d e l
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C e r t i f i c a t e i n S u s t a i n a b l e E n e r g y P l a n n i n g & Po l i c y
GROUP 1: ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMICS
G-1.01: This course will focus on the
economic performance of clean
energy-based projects as a GHG
reduction strategy utilizing various
approaches to conventional and
environmental economics, including
Systems Dynamic Modeling. (3 credit
hours with optional 3-credit lab)
G- 1.03: This course will focus on
renewable energy and energy
efficiency technologies in the context
of systems optimization modeling to
improve the energy intensity and
productivity of the economies of
developing countries. (3 credit course
with optional 3-credit case study)
G-1.02: This course will focus on
international environmental laws and
site-based environmental assessment
methodologies for the permitting and
licensing of a wide range of clean
energy-based technologies. (3 credit
courses with optional 3-credit field
work and laboratory)
G-1.04: This course will focus on case
studies of policy mechanisms under
the Kyoto Protocol, the Copenhagen
Accord, and various other proposed
United Nations (UNFCCC) Clean
Development Mechanisms. (3 credits
with optional 3-credit case study)
Case Studies on Technology Interventions
3.6
The Institute is proposing to offer a Certificate
program in Sustainable Energy Planning &
Policy on a 1- or 2-semester term(s) of study.
Students will be source from U. S. colleges and
universities under a Work-Learning-Service
articulation agreement.
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GROUP 2: MAPS & MODELS
G-2.01: This course will focus on
methodologies for primary and
secondary energy resource mapping
utilizing the UNEP SWERA geospatial
toolkit and country data. Students will
collect country-specific content and
site-specific data for inclusion in the
SWERA database. (3 credits with
optional 3-credit field work and/or
lab)
G- 2.02: This course will focus on
Systems Dynamic (SD) modeling and
Systems of National Accounts as tools
to assess the risks and benefits of low-
carbon investment policies to the
economies of developing countries. (3
credits with optional 3-credit lab)
Case Studies on Systems Models
A s s o c i a t e / B a c h e l o r o f S c i e n c e i n E n e r g y & S u s t a i n a b i l i t y
UNEP Green Economy Report
The UNEP Green Economy Report
analyzes an investment of an average
of 2% of global GDP into ten key
sectors to stimulate the transition
towards a low carbon, resource
efficient Green Economy.
This groundbreaking global economic
report analysis utilizes Millennium
Institute's Threshold 21 software and
modelers to simulate greening of the
economy across multiple sectors.
Policies for agriculture, buildings,
energy, fisheries, forestry, industry,
tourism, transport and water sectors
are assessed for economic recovery
and growth, and job creation, while
addressing environmental challenges.
Threshold 21 (T-21) UNEP Green Economy Report available
at: http://www.millennium-institute.org/
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GROUP 3 : LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
G-3.01: Clean, renewable energy-
based development requires project
management skills across multiple
disciplines. This course will focus on
multi-disciplinary, outcomes-based
project management training. (3
credit course with optional 3-credit
field internship)
G-3.03 This course will focus on the
writing of a scholarly thesis based
upon the “case study” method
combined with field research. (6 credit
hrs. recommended)
G-3.02: This course will focus on a
multi-disciplinary approach to
leadership training for students with
prior mid-level management
experience. Students without prior
mid-level management experience
may petition for enrollment. (3 credit
course with optional 3-credit field
internship)
G-3.04: Students may elect to enroll in
individualized tutorials with faculty
approval. (1 - 3 credit hrs.)
Case Studies on Organization, Management & Leadership
M a s t e r o f S c i e n c e i n S u s t a i n a b l e E n e r g y D e v e l o p m e n t
3.8
The Institute is proposing to offer a Master of
Science in Sustainable Energy Development.
The graduate program is aimed at developing
the next generation of energy efficiency and
renewable energy professionals.
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O u t r e a c h , A d m i s s i o n & E n r o l l m e n t
US- and UN-SE4ALL Fellowships under the Institute’s United Nations Sustainable Energy for All Initiative (UN-SE4ALL) Initiative are
anticipated to be available for undergraduate- and graduate-level students once UN approval is granted. Junior US- and UN-SE4ALL
Fellowships are also anticipated under the US-SE4ALL program for qualifying high school seniors enrolled in AP courses offered by
Institute academic partners.
Application for enrollment in the U.S.-China Partnership inaugural program will be accepted on a 12-month, rolling-enrollment basis.
Semester study-abroad applications for undergraduate students will be accepted on a semester enrollment basis. Study-abroad will
begin with a 10-day academic residency on the Dana College campus followed by the Spring or Fall semester abroad.
The Institute will rely upon established climate education action networks for outreach and enrollment consisting in aggregate of over
1,000 U.S. and international colleges and universities, and reaching more than 6 million eligible undergraduate and graduate students:
Association for the Advancement of
Sustainability in Higher Education
American College & University
President’s Climate Commitment
Energy Action Coalition
Campus Climate Challenge
• 736 College and University Members
• Annual Membership Conference
• 17 Countries Represented
• 685 College & University Signatories
• College & University-based Governance
• 539 Action Campus Action Plans
• 30-Country Student Member Network
• Over 700 College & University Chapters
• 12,000 Member Bi-Annual Conference
FACULTY ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS
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C l i n t o n G l o b a l I n i t i a t i v e – U n i v e r s i t y ( C G I - U )
Building on the successful model of the Clinton Global Initiative, which brings together world leaders to take action on global
challenges, President Clinton launched the Clinton Global Initiative – University (CGI-U) in 2007, to engage the next generation of
leaders on college campuses around the world.
The Renewable Nations Institute is a 2012 “Commitment to Action” to
engage students from approximately 100 CGI-U member colleges and
universities in Service-learning abroad, and to establish campus-based
chapters for program outreach and enrollment.
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SECTION 4: WORK-LEARNING-SERVICE
4.1
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I n t e g r a t e d E n a b l i n g A c t i o n – S a n k e y A n a l y s i s
The Institute will support national-scale energy resource planning for SE4ALL sovereign member nations utilizing available energy data
incorporated into interactive Sankey Energy Flow Diagram software visualization tools. Sankey diagrams show conserved quantities of
energy within defined subsystem boundaries and the distribution of conversions of energy flows across subsystem boundaries. Sankey
Energy Flow diagrams are used in various formats by international and national planning agencies, such as the International Energy
Agency (IEA) and Energy Information Agency (EIA).
Proposed Capacity
Partner:
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SWERA Wind Energy Resource Map, Sri Lanka
The Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment
(SWERA) initiative brings together solar and wind energy
resource data sets and analysis tools from a number of
international organizations in a dynamic user-oriented
environment to provide information and data to
support the work of policy makers, project planners,
research analysts and investors.
SWERA began as a pilot project with funding from the
Global Environment Facility (GEF) and was managed by
the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP)
Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE)
in collaboration with more than 25 partners around the
world.
The Institute will provide SWERA geospatial data-based
mapping services toSE4ALL sovereign member nations
in ways that will facilitate changes in renewable energy
policies and increase investments under the SE4ALL
Initiative.
Proposed Capacity Partners:
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Systems Dynamic Modeling Report, Ecuador
Systems Dynamic (SD) modeling tools support
comprehensive, predictive modeling for integrated
long-term national development planning and
comparative analysis of policy options, thus providing
users with decision support services to identify policies
leading towards desired development goals.
Utilizing Millennium Institute Threshold 21 Systems
Dynamic (SD) software, the Institute will provide
technical assistance and capacity building services to
model regional and national economies for SE4ALL
policy and investment planning.
Proposed Capacity Partner:
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P r e p a r a t i o n o f I n v e s t m e n t - G r a d e P r o p o s a l s
Support Services::
US-SE4ALL Fellows
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I n a u g u r a l P r o g r a m – C o l l e g e & U n i v e r s i t y O u t r e a c h
Journal of the Green Earth Corps, Campus Outreach Publication (Sample)
The Journal of the Green Earth Corps is a
16-page newsprint publication of the
Institute. The Journal will support
development of a U.S. and international
network of college- and university-based
chapters of the proposed Institute.
Institute chapters will provide student
outreach, and:
• Sponsor campus-based activities to
bring awareness to the goals of the
United Nations Sustainable Energy for
All (SE4ALL) Initiative.
• Conduct Institute outreach activities on
campus to recruit qualified applicants
for Institute Fellowships;
• Host campus and community based
Service-learning activities in support of
the Institute’s Commitment as a United
Nations SE4ALL Partner.
The Institute’s Journal of the Green Earth
Corps is targeted to approximately 6
million U.S students who are eligible to
apply for SE4ALL Fellowships. Campus
chapters will be supported by an lecture
tour featuring current UN-SE4ALL Fellows.
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SE4ALL “iglobe.today” Sample Publication
The Institute will publish iglobe.today™ magazine to promote
public education (formal and informal), and for outreach in
support of the goals for the United Nations SE4ALL Initiative.
Proposed Content - Print and Online Media:
• EDITORIAL CONTENT: STEM Education Research; Next
Generation Science Standards; Climate Change
• FEATURE ARTICLES: Program Elements; Professional
Development for Teachers; Research Outcomes
• LEARNING COMMUNITIES: Climate Action Research; Service-
learning; Best Practices
• CAREER PROFILES: STEM-based Careers in Geoscience
Research; STEM-based Professional Careers
• GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH: Public Infrastructure; STEM Research
Innovation; DVG Instructional Technologies
• PUBLIC POLICY: United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change; Public / Private Investment Strategies . . .
• CLOUD-BASED SERVICES: Integrated SD Modeling and DVG
Instructional Technologies Platform
• RESEARCH COLLABORATION: Peer-to-Peer Student
Research; STEM Research Assessment Services
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Geoscience Library;
Accredited College Courses for Teachers . . . and more.
SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY FOR ALL
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I n a u g u r a l P r o g r a m – G o v e r n m e n t & I n d u s t r y O u t r e a c h
The Alliance builds on the Accelerate Energy Productivity 2030
goal of doubling energy productivity by 2030 by taking it
global, securing commitments from government and business
decision-makers around the world to be leaders in energy
productivity.
Key Alliance Objectives:
• ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY: Doubling energy productivity will allow
countries and businesses around the world to achieve twice as
much economic output per unit of energy used. According to
the International Energy Agency (IEA), energy productivity
improvements could generate an additional $18 trillion in global
GDP between 2012 and 2035.
• ENERGY SECURITY: Improving energy productivity enables
countries to reduce reliance on imported energy. For example,
doubling U.S. energy productivity could reduce imported energy
from 19 percent to 7 percent of its total energy consumption.
• COST SAVINGS: Real financial savings when energy productivity
is improved. The IEA projects that consumers could save as
much as $17.5 trillion in energy expenditures with available
energy efficiency improvements between 2012 and 2035.
UN-SE4ALL Fellows in the Institute’s Inaugural US-China
Partnership program will conduct global government and
industry outreach to establish and the client base for the US-
SE4ALL International Service Center.
Government & Industry Enrollment
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On-line Enrollment Drive
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I n a u g u r a l P r o g r a m – N G O O u t r e a c h
The Energy Access Practitioner Network is the United Nations
Foundation’s contribution to the United Nations’ Sustainable
Energy for All Initiative. The Network consists of over 2000
members representing small, medium, and large clean energy
enterprises, civil society, government, and academia operating
in over 170 countries.
Key Network Objectives:
• NETWORKING: The Energy Access Practitioner Network serves
as a “network of networks” to help develop a global approach to
addressing energy access issues.
• PARTNERSHIPS: Through strategic partnerships, the Network
continually explores ways to expand knowledge-sharing & best
practices, build enabling policy and financial frameworks at the
country and regional levels.
• QUALITY STANDARDS: The Practitioner Network catalyzes
energy service delivery by promoting new technologies,
adoption of quality standards in technology and delivery, and
innovative financial and business models.
UN-SE4ALL Fellows in the Institute’s Inaugural US-China
Partnership program will conduct global NGO outreach to
the Energy Access Global Practitioner Network in order to
establish and expand the client base for the US-SE4ALL
International Service Center.
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SECTION 6: FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
PAYBACK PLUS FIVE TIMES FIVE
5% OF PROJECT
SAVINGS FOR 5YRS
before
energy
savings
5%
25%
E Q U I V A L E N T T O 2 5 % O F 1 Y E A R O F S A V I N G S
6.1
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PROPOSED ESCO MODEL
Financial sustainability for the Institute will be achieved under a
proposed Energy Services Contract (ESCO) and/or Energy
Performance Contact (EPC) revenue model in which projects
developed and financed with Work-Learning-Service technical
assistance and human capacity building support will accrue a fee
equivalent to 5% of the project’s annual avoided cost savings
after Payback for a period of 5 years:
Payback+5x5 ECSO/EPC Revenue Model
An ESCO or EPC contract is a method of developing, financing
and implementing energy projects by leveraging energy savings
along with grants, utility rebates and capital dollars. Projects are
typically funded within the leveraged repayment sourced from
existing operating budgets by allocating the avoided energy cost
savings realized as a result of the implemented energy efficiency
and/or renewable energy measure(s).
In the ESCO model, the implementing contractor finances the
project on behalf of the client (Off-Balance-Sheet), assumes cost
savings performance risks, and provides warranty risk insurance
(at a fee of approximately 3% of contract value) to “guarantee”
that the client achieves projected savings and repayment.
SolarQuest L3C is the proposed private sector manager of the
Payback+5x5 ECSO/EPC program.
SOLARQUEST L3C
The following disclosure statement is requited as per State of
Vermont statutes:
DISCLOSURE: “SolarQuest L3C (hereinafter the “Company”) is a
Vermont-based Low-profit Limited Liability Company (L3C)
organized in compliance State of Vermont corporate law (11
V.S.A. Ch.21 generally, and 11 V.S.A. § 3001(27) specifically, to
further the accomplishment of one or more charitable or
educational purposes within the meaning of Section 170(c)(2)(B)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 170(c)(2)(B).
The Company (State of Vermont Business Identification Number
0300562) would not have been formed but for the Company's
relationship to the accomplishment of one or more of the
charitable or educational purposes of The Global Challenge
Award, Inc.”
The Company intends to provide Global Challenge with project
development revenue and other services for the proposed
Renewable Nations Institute at Dana College, including the
Payback+5x5 ESCO/EPC services program aimed at achieving
financial sustainability for the Institute. SolarQuest L3C is the UN
SE4ALL Commitment Holder, effective date 12 June 2015. Proof-
of-concept field research for the Institute was conducted by
SolarQuest in collaboration with the White House and the United
Nations from 1998-2009.
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F i n a n c i a l S u s t a i n a b i l i t y P l a n
Analysis of High Impact Opportunities
The Report of the SE4ALL’s Advisory Board’s Finance Committee
report - Scaling Up Finance for Sustainable Energy Investments
(July 2015) - utilizes Standard & Poor’s and World Bank Data to
identify both High Impact Opportunities (HIOs) and High Impact
Investments (HIIs) in “Reference Countries” selected among high
impact and fast moving countries with varying perceived credit
quality, ease of access to capital, and structural reform incentives
at federal and state governmental levels.
SolarQuest L3C, in collaboration with the Institute and its
academic partners, will extend Requests for Participation to these
targeted countries for priority membership and services at the
proposed US-SE4ALL International Service Center. To accelerate
project development with the aim to achieve financial
sustainability for the Institute, SolarQuest L3C will leverage
technical assistance services offered under the UN-SE4ALL Global
Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform, which provides SE4ALL
partners with Integrated Policy and Investment Roadmaps
prepared with committed public and private partners. These
Roadmaps will guide project implementation supported by a
global network of experts, institutions and businesses.
Financial Plan
SolarQuest L3C aims to achieve a $500 million project portfolio to
generate an annual revenue for the Institute of a minimum of $20
to $25 million annually by Year-7 of program operations.
Based on the model of SolarQuest L3C’s biofuel energy capacity
partner, Vital CleanTech Ventures, the capital requirement to
develop a $500 million project portfolio will require a private
investment of 4%, or $20 million, in project development fees in
order to leverage the vendor-driven, sovereign-backed financing
for UN-SE4ALL projects.
This investment will be sourced from a combination of domestic
and foreign direct investment mechanisms utilizing U.S. federal
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) mechanisms, such as
Regulation D 506(c) exempt public offers (domestic), and/or
Employment-based (EB-5) finance instruments offered through
the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (foreign).
Program-Related Investments (PRIs) will also be solicited by
SolarQuest L3C from major charitable foundations supporting the
objectives of the UN-SE4ALL Initiative.
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ROLE OF THE L3C
SolarQuest L3C is the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Energy for
All (SE4ALL) “Commitment Holder” and the proposed operator of
a United States Partnership for SE4ALL International Service
Center.
The proposed US-SE4ALL International Service Center will host
delegates from 77 low- and middle-income sovereign member
nations of the United Nations. Government delegates will be
invited from the following foreign ministries – agriculture,
commerce, energy, environment, education, finance and the
executive branch of government.
Academic, industry and civil society stakeholders from each
participating sovereign member nation will also be invited to
increase stakeholder participation and transparency at all levels of
government, as transparency remains a problematic barrier to
economic development throughout the developing world.
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE CENTER
The limited scope pilot project for the proposed US-SE4ALL
International Service Center is planned to operate from the Dana
Life Library at the former Dana College campus. The Service
Center will be fully integrated into the Work-Learning-Service
program of the Institute.
A permanent US/UN-SE4ALL International Service Center is
proposed for the urban core of the City of Omaha and Greater
Omaha Metropolitan Area colleges and universities to facilitate
Work-Learning-Service internship opportunities at the proposed
Center and at campus community engagement facilities.
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SE4ALL High Impact Opportunities
High Impact Opportunities (HIOs). HIOs are categories of action
that have been identified as having significant potential to
advance the three objectives of Sustainable Energy for All
(SE4ALL): ensure universal access to modern energy services;
double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency; and
double the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.
Approximately 50 High Impact Opportunities (HIOs) have been
identified to date. Some examples include: Advanced Lighting
and Appliance Efficiency, Building Energy Efficiency, Energy and
Women’s Health, Finance, Modern Cooking Appliances and Fuels,
Off-Grid Lighting and Charging, Phase out of Gas Flaring,
Sustainable Bioenergy, Sustainable Energy for Island Economies,
and Vehicle Fuel Efficiency.
Global Opportunities for Local Economic Development
The City of Blair is host to sustainable bioenergy leaders in North
America. $1.2 billion has been invested by Cargill and other
companies at the 600 acre Blair bio-renewable park. Novozymes,
an SE4ALL industry partner, operates the largest enzyme plant
dedicated to biofuels in the U.S. The $200 million Blair plant
specializes in making world-leading enzymes, a key technology
component for both the conventional and advanced biofuel
markets. SolarQuest L3C, through its biofuel energy capacity
partner Vital CleanTech Ventures, leverages best-in-class, bonded
international CleanTech vendors utilizing vendor-driven,
sovereign-backed financing for UN-SE4ALL projects, paired with a
20% credit enhancement facility to achieve 105% project
financing, and with avoided cost savings warranty insurance.
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UN-SE4ALL Initiative:
The UN-SE4ALL Initiative is a targeted $1 trillion investment fund
to stimulate a total annual investment of up to $862 billion to
meet the investment gap to meet the three SE4ALL objectives.
Approximately $300 billion is committed to date.
Scope of Objective in USD
The next three pages provide an overview of the priority US-
SE4ALL Service Center member nations to accelerate the goal of
financial sustainability for the Institute within 7 years.
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UN-SE4ALL Initiative: Priority Targeted Member Nations
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Financial
Policy Incentives – Priority Targeted Nations
The
Ta r g e t e d U N - S E 4 L L C o u n t r i e s – Po l i c y I n c e n t i v e s
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UN-SE4ALL Initiative:
Priority Targeted Nations by Greatest Need
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Honoring the Past, Envisioning the Future
Since its founding as Trinity Seminary in 1884 by Danish Lutheran
pioneers, until its tragic closing in 2010, Dana College has had a profound
social and economic impact on the Greater Omaha Metropolitan Area.
Generations of well-educated, civic minded graduates across all sectors of
society have contributed to the success of the Area. The name style
“Renewable Nations Institute at Dana College” seeks to honor this past by
preserving Dana College in name, and in spirit of service.
The redevelopment plan envisions the future of Dana College in the
context of the key emerging industries – the $1.2 billion biofuels-based
renewable energy sector – that drive the economy of the City of Blair.
The City of Blair is host the nation’s leading bio-fuels research center and
the region’s largest biofuel production hub. The proposed Renewable
Nations Institute at Dana College will place the City of Blair (and the
Greater Omaha Metropolitan Area) at the forefront of the energy
efficiency and renewable energy industries globally. This is arguably the
“Good Road” for the College and City.
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SECTION 7: CONCLUSION
Old Main, Dana College (Circa 1886)
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Overlooking the Dana College Campus
I n t h e W i s d o m o f O u r E l d e r s
Black Elk
The inscription on the Tower of the Four Winds overlooking the Dana
College campus and the City of Blair, reads as follows:
“This Tower is a tribute to Oglala Sioux Holy Man, Black Elk (1863-1950), and
to Nebraska Poet Laureate, John G. Neiihardt (1881-1973), who in his book
Black Elk Speaks, captured Black Elk’s visions. These visions inspired Rev. F.W.
Thomsen, Professor Emeritus, Dana College, to design the mosaic.
The Universal Messiah with outstretched arms blessing all people stands
within the Tree of Life. Around them is an ever-widening circle of Light
forming the Hoop of the World which holds all living things. Singing birds fly
between the Cottonwood leaves radiating from this sacred tree.
Two roads cross the Hoop of the World. Black Elk said: ‘The Good Road and
the Road of Difficulties you have made to cross; and where they cross, that
place is Holy.’ ”
Closing Statement: Elders from each generation carry forward knowledge
to empower – and inspire – the next generation to create a prosperous
future. The prosperity of that future, however, depends upon responsible
“Creation Stewards” endowed through education with the courage to
express the profound practical wisdom of the Universal Messiah
embodied in the Gift of Creation.
Black Elk, would agree that all generations seek the “Good Road” but in
so doing leave a legacy of difficulties. Education is the Holy place where
the next generation crosses over the “Road of Difficulties” with Hope to
recreate to the Promise of the “Good Road” by embracing the wisdom of
the Elders. Dana College can once again be that Holy Place.
– Allan E. Baer
The Tower of the Four Winds, City of Blair
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C o n t a c t I n f o r m a t i o n
The Global Challenge Award, Inc. / SolarQuest L3C
Allan E. Baer
President & Executive Director / Managing Member
39 Beacon Hill
Chelsea, Vermont 05038
802.279.7250
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