550,000 square feet of the Anaheim Convention Center and public spaces of four hotels housed the educational sessions, unrivaled networking opportunities, innovative exhibitor displays, Master Speaker Series, and panel discussions for RE+24 as the show offered its largest event to date in its 20 years – September 9-12. RE+ is the leading force in the clean energy event industry – having doubled attendance in four years.
RE+ is the premier event in North America that unites decision-makers and leaders in solar, energy storage, hydrogen, microgrids, EVs/charging and infrastructure, and wind energy.
Exhibitor categories with the most growth included electric vehicles/infrastructure and wind. There was also a marked increase in attendees representing sectors of microgrids and wind energy technologies. Overall, the leading exhibitor categories are solar and energy storage.
Sold out and at capacity networking and social opportunities included: Celebrating Women in Renewable Energy Reception, the Apprenticeship & Workforce Power Hour, the Annual Block Party at Angel Stadium, the Funders Breakfast, the Clean Energy Job Fair, Affinity Group Gatherings, Social Views & Brews with Solar Storytelling Recording Booth, the International & Spotlight Country Reception, the Emerge Alliance Reception, the Diversity in Clean Energy Reception, the Annual Golf Tournament, the RE+ Monday Meetup, Campus Tours, First Time Attendee Orientation, the Run With the Sun 5K.
A special event, “Cheers to 20 Years,” held at the House of Blues, celebrated the show’s anniversary and featured musical acts Smash Mouth and Ashley Cooke.
Some of the best attended sessions included:
- Will AI Save the Grid
- IRA+: What’s New in the IRA Era
- The Art of Persuasion: Mastering Strategic Storytelling for Renewable Energy Advocacy
- Powering Tomorrow: Addressing Load Growth and its Impact on Grid Resilience and the Electric Power Industry
- RE_ Master Speaker Series: The Future of AI in Clean Energy
- RE+ Master Speaker Series: From VPPs to Beyond: Safe, Reliable, and Affordable Investment on the Grid Edge
- RE+ Master Speaker Series: Partnering for Power: Tech, Utilities, and the Built Environment
“With RE+24, we feel we reached a new level of interactivity, engagement and relevance for our audiences,” said Stephen Miner, President & CEO, RE+ Events. “Our goal was to offer the depth and breadth of education our stakeholders rely on for up-to-the-minute topics, combined with an impressive range of networking opportunities.”
RE+24 opened with “RE+ Today – From Our Kitchen Tables to the Grid” – Padma Lakshmi, Emmy Award-nominated Host and Executive Producer of Hulu’s Taste the Nation and Ambassador for the United Nations Development Program – hosted a “morning show” with a panel discussing how to best ensure communities have access to clean, safe, and resilient power. Unique perspectives include Suzy Macke, a line worker for Duke Energy; Cody Two Bears, a leader in the tribal energy space; Dan Shugar, CEO, Nextracker
Special programs and exhibits included the Horizon Hydrogen Grand Prix (H2GP) Final. This event united high school students from four continents to race mini-fuel cell-powered hydrogen cars. A special presentation was made to Schwarzenegger Institute Environmental Policy Director (and former California State Senator) Fran Pavley.
Another especially popular attraction – the American Solar Grazing Association (ASGA) in partnership with RE+ – presented the Agrivoltaics Showcase (complete with “solar sheep”) to demonstrate “solar grazing” – the art of raising sheep under solar panels to control vegetation.
RE+ 25 returns to Las Vegas, September 8-11. For more information, please visit re-plus.com.
About RE+
RE+ 24 brings the modern energy industry together to foster a cleaner future and marks its 20th year as the largest and most comprehensive event in North America for the clean energy industry. What began as Solar Power International (SPI) has evolved into RE+, uniting an extensive alliance of renewable energy leaders for multiple days of programming and networking opportunities. Today, RE+ incorporates business opportunities and education content across the clean energy industry including solar, energy storage, hydrogen, microgrids, EV charging and infrastructure, and wind energy. Developed by the nation’s leading solar energy organizations, the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), RE+ reflects an ongoing entrepreneurial approach to renewing best practices across the clean energy landscape as the marketplace evolves.
