Events

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Converge and SunPower are convening a panel discussion the morning of Monday, July 22, 2019. The breakfast event will be held on-site at the JW Marriott Indianapolis in Griffin Hall.

Severe weather, cybersecurity, and physical threats to electricity delivery have heightened awareness of the vulnerability of the nation’s electric system and highlight the need for greater grid resilience. These developments, when coupled with falling costs for distributed solar power and energy storage, are creating new business opportunities for the expansion of distributed generation, grid modernization technologies, and microgrids. Although it is clear that distributed energy resources can contribute to a more resilient and secure electric grid, it is unclear how to determine the value of those benefits. This breakfast will explore new research by NARUC, along with Converge Strategies, that reviews methodologies to quantify the value of energy resilience, particularly as it relates to investments in distributed energy resources, and examine why DERs, such as microgrids, solar photovoltaics and batteries, offer new avenues for achieving sustained resilience.

The breakfast will run from 7:30am – 8:45am, with the panel discussion beginning at 7:45am.

The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) – a six decade-old community of researchers, technology innovators,  and practitioners working to develop and apply renewable energy sources – will, for the first time, focus its annual conference on using renewable energy to take urgent climate action that will lead to carbon-free electricity, transportation and building energy use within the next 20 years. This year’s annual Conference, SOLAR 2019, will take place at the Crowne Plaza AiRE in Minneapolis, MN on August 6-8, 2019.

SPI continues to lead the industry as the largest and fastest-growing solar trade show in North America. With an expanding footprint, that has added Energy Storage International, the entire smart building and microgrid ecosystem, we’re excited to offer an even better event each year and look forward to seeing you in 2019.

Energy Storage North America (ESNA) is the largest conference and expo for grid-connected energy storage in North America. From November 5-7, 2019, thousands of developers, energy users, utilities and policymakers will gather in Pasadena to advance understanding and deployment of energy storage.

Over 600 attendees joined the co-located Greenbuild International Exhibition, which is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building.  The event was one to remember! Between the sold-out exhibit hall, and a full schedule which included the following:

• An opening plenary featuring Amal Clooney.
• A fireside chat discussing the state of solar in the Midwest with Abigail Ross Hopper, President and Chief Executive Officer, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Howard Learner, President and Executive Director, Environmental Law and Policy Center, ELPC.
• A special session that looked at the role of the utility in grid modernization, with Julia Hamm, President and Chief Executive Officer, Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), Shay Bahramirad, Vice President, Engineering and Smart Grid, Commonwealth Edison Company, Phil Dion, Vice President, Technology Business Solutions, American Electric Power, and Camilo Serna, Vice President, Corporate Strategy, DTE Energy.

Tapping into one of the top 10 solar markets, Solar Power New York is the event for to network with industry leaders and businesses doing business in New York. Discover best practices and the latest trends and challenges impacting the state in energy development. The 2018 event drew 300+ attendees, over 20 exhibitors, and featured interactive education focused on the changing landscape, obstacles, and policies that are influencing the industry in New York.

Intersolar North America, North America’s premier exhibition and conference, is the perfect place to explore the megatrends driving the solar industry first. It’s the industry hotspot to discover the latest trends in photovoltaics, PV production technologies and solar heating and cooling. Co-located with ees North America, Intersolar North America sit at the cross-section of solar technology, energy storage, and smart renewable energy. It helps solar industry professionals learn about market opportiunities in the rapidly growing energy storage industry. For 11 years, Intersolar North America has been the premier industry platform for manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, start-ups, service providers and partners of the solar industry.