Events

Consumer Power for the 21^st Century is a series of courses on renewable energy for homeowners and businesses, offered on a Saturday morning at the NREL Visitors Center. On May 10, we will focus on investment opportunities in the area of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and will provide some insight on the economic development potential of the state of Colorado.

Program

Welcome and Introductions, Ivilina Thornton

Smart Grid: Transforming the US Electric Power Grid, Wade O. Troxell

Smart grid “best practices” will explain distributed energy resources in the context of the physical power grid, its incorporation of market dynamics enabled by information technologies, and coupled with large-scale intelligent control infrastructure. The impacts of large-scale networked distributed energy resources will lead to a more robust, reliable, and renewable US electric power grid providing for significant economic, efficiency, and environmental benefits.

Introduction to Investing In Renewable Energy, Tom Konrad

An overview of the investment vehicles and strategies available for investing in renewable end energy efficiency companies. Targeted to the novice to intermediate investor. Will cover mutual funds, ETFs, and touch on stock picking strategies.

Speakers will include:

Tom Konrad, Investment Analyst at AltEnergyStocks.com (a provider of high-quality, original research into alternative energy, renewable energy, and clean technology companies). Tom is also a writer specializing in public renewable energy and energy efficiency companies. He has a Ph.D. in mathematics from Purdue University , and is a Level III candidate for the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. He is regularly interviewed or appears on national and international investing, news, and clean energy publications and programs.

Wade O. Troxell, Ph.D. is the Associate Dean for Research and Economic Development in the College of Engineering at Colorado State University . Dr. Troxell is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of intelligent robotics and intelligent control of distributed systems. For his current research, he is focused on “smart grid” applications as the Director of the Center for Networked Distributed Energy (NetEnergy) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

The 33rd PVSC will provide tehnical and poster sessions on all aspects of photovoltaic research and development.  More details will be available as the conference Web site is developed. 

Imagine the thrill of your electric meter spinning backwards as you produce electricity from your solar panel or small wind turbine.   What is the policy that allows for an electric meter to spin backwards?  Where do those policies exist?  How do you make arrangements with your local utility to access net metering policy? What challenges exist for areas that don’t have existing net metering policy? 

This presentation is part of NREL’s “Visitors Center Power Lunch Lecture Series.”  Participants are welcome to bring a lunch and enjoy.

The E-MRS 2008 Spring Meeting features 17 technical symposia, an exhibit, a plenary session with talks by outstanding researchers, a social event to knowledge the symposia chairperson and to reward some students for the best papers.

The PV Industry Forum is a platform for the exploding worldwide photovoltaics industry and addresses the topics central to its further development, with emphasis on the area of thin film technology. The main topics of the PV Industry Forum 2008 will be the status and developments of international PV markets, the latest developments in Thin Film and Concentrator Cell Technology, user experience and specific system requirements of large scale photovoltaic power plants and tracking systems and commercial photovoltaic applications in rural electrification: "PV Hybrid Systems" and "Mini-Grid Systems."

Europe's largest trade show for solar technology.

The 2008 North American Solar Challenge (NASC2008) is a competition to design, build, and rayce solar-powered cars in a cross-country event. Teams compete in a 2400 mile rayce from Dallas, Texas to Calgary, Alberta.

The inaugural Intersolar North America exhibition and conference is being held in conjunction with SEMICON West 2008 in San Francisco, California. It will represent the most comprehensive solar industry exhibition in the United States and focus on photovoltaics, solar thermal technologies and solar architecture. The conference, running concurrently with the exhibition, will address important issues in photovoltaics, such as crystalline silicon, thin film and concentrator technologies and system technologies.  Solar thermal and integrated technologies, financing and investments, materials issues and politics will also be discussed through a series of specific technical workshops, panel discussions and presentations.

The World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC), a major recognised forum for networking between these sectors, addresses these issues through regular meetings and exhibitions, bringing together representatives of all those involved in the supply, distribution, consumption and development of energy sources which are benign, sustainable, accessible and economically viable.

"Neighbors Powering Community" is the theme of the tenth annual SolWest Renewable Energy Fair July 25-27, 2008 at the Grant County Fairgrounds in John Day, OR. Admission includes over 50 free workshops on both off-grid and grid-intertied renewable energy (RE) and sustainable living topics. A pre-fair workshop will install a grid-intertied solar backup power system. Fifty exhibitors show tools for energy independence and lifestyle self-reliance, including solar, wind and agricultural resources. Keynote speaker Greg Pahl, author of The Citizen-powered Energy Handbook emphasizes renewable resources for neighborhood energy. Alternative vehicle displays highlight efficient transportation technology. Cost is $5 per adult per day, with weekend, youth, and family discounts, volunteers and children under 12 free. Camping is available (free for volunteers).

Researchers, engineers, scientists, architects, industry, consultants, and policy-makers in the areas of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and advanced energy technologies are invited to participate in this exchange of innovative ideas, leading edge concepts, new technologies and devices, ongoing R&D efforts, prototype and demonstration projects, commercialization technologies and projects, and visions of the future related to the general theme of energy sustainability.

HWCVD-5 is a forum devoted to the advancement of hot-wire chemical vapor deposition. The alternative names of catalytic CVD (Cat-CVD), initiated CVD (iCVD), and hot-filament CVD (HFCVD) reflect the diversity of fields that have been impacted by this technology. The Cambridge/Boston area offers a multitude of activities to sample and enjoy and is a wonderful location to continue the spirit of international cooperation established at previous HWCVD conferences. The conference will provide numerous opportunities for networking among academic and industrial attendees.

The Conference will provide an excellent platform for dialogue and information exchange across the World. The ‘who is who’ of the PV solar branch will meet at Valencia to discuss the latest developments in science and industry.

This event, looking at sustainable solar buildings, solar thermal applications and the solar market, will take a closer look at new materials, collectors and integrated systems and their design. The conference includes an international exhibition about solar technology and materials. While the focus is on solar thermal technology, PV will also feature in this event.

The largest Solar Power Conference in theUnited States about the U.S. solar industry and market opportunities.  The conference is sponsored by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA).

The largest Solar Power Conference in the United States about the U.S. solar industry and market opportunities.  The conference is sponsored by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA).

Join NREL at its 21^st Industry Growth Forum—America’s largest venture event focused exclusively on companies developing clean energy products.

The largest Solar Power Conference in the United States about the U.S. solar industry and market opportunities.  The conference is sponsored by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA).

This event, looking at sustainable solar buildings, solar thermal applications and the solar market, will take a closer look at new materials, collectors and integrated systems and their design. The conference includes an international exhibition about solar technology and materials. While the focus is on solar thermal technology, PV will also feature in this event.