- Tuesday, September 10, 2024
5:00 AM – 7:00 AM PT
Run with the Sun 5k
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM PT
Registration Open
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PT
RE+ 24 General Session
9:30 AM – 6:00 PM PT
PowerUp Live (in partnership with Suncast Media)
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM PT
Expo Halls Open
10:30 AM – 10:55 AM PT
How Today’s EV Industry Mirrors the Early Solar Industry: Key Lessons Learned
10:30 AM – 10:55 AM PT
Scott Davidson – Revolv ### 2300637###Show Floor Speaker###Chief Executive Officer###Revolv###Show Floor Speaker: – Revolv
### 10:30 AM – 10:55 AM PT
RE+ Tech: Review of BESS Commissioning Analytics Data Showing Issues with Cell Quality, BMS and SOC
10:30 AM – 6:00 PM PT
Show Floor Theater Sessions
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
Integrated Insights Across US Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
Cora Dickson (she/her/hers) – U.S. Department of Commerce ### 606828###Panelist###Renewable Energy Lead###U.S. Department of Commerce###Panelist: – U.S. Department of Commerce
### she/her/hers @@@ Carlie E. Owen – U.S. Department of Energy ### 2303964###Panelist###Supply Chain Deployment Manager###U.S. Department of Energy###Panelist: – U.S. Department of Energy
### @@@ Kelly Speakes-Backman (she/her/hers) – Invenergy, LLC ### 248034###Panelist###Executive Vice President, Public Affairs###Invenergy, LLC###Panelist: – Invenergy, LLC
### she/her/hers11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
Positive Impact in Clean Energy Development through Community Benefits Agreements & Successful Community Engagement
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
Dana Clare Redden (she/her/hers) – Solar Stewards ### 1378869###Panelist###Founder & Chief Executive Officer###Solar Stewards###Panelist: – Solar Stewards
### she/her/hers @@@ Elizabeth Perera – Department of Energy ### 2315907###Panelist###Senior Consultant###Department of Energy###Panelist: – Department of Energy
### @@@ Kara Titus – lightsourceBP ### 2380280###Panelist###Senior Manager, Community Relations###lightsourceBP###Panelist: – lightsourceBP
### 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
Preparing for Solar Decommissioning: Strategies, Policies, and Best Practices for a Sustainable Future
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
Mary Grikas (she/her/hers) – Lightsource bp ### 1965930###Moderator###Senior Vice President of Marketing and Community Relations, USA###Lightsource bp###Moderator: – Lightsource bp
### she/her/hers @@@ Brett C. Henderson – (SPR) SolarPanelRecycling.com ### 2355041###Panelist###CEO & Co-Founder###(SPR) SolarPanelRecycling.com###Panelist: – (SPR) SolarPanelRecycling.com
### @@@ Justin Lindemann (he/him/his) – NC Clean Technology Center ### 2393119###Panelist###Policy Analyst###NC Clean Technology Center###Panelist: – NC Clean Technology Center
### he/him/his11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
The Clean Energy Shark Tank: Will Your Project Pencil?
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
Peggy Flannery (she/her/hers) – Generate Capital, PBC ### 485284###Moderator###Managing Director, Investment Team###Generate Capital, PBC###Moderator: – Generate Capital, PBC
### she/her/hers @@@ Julia F. Bell (she/her/hers) – CleanCapital ### 1791650###Panelist###Chief Commercial Officer###CleanCapital###Panelist: – CleanCapital
### she/her/hers11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
Will AI Save the Grid?
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
Marguerite E. Behringer (she/her/hers) – Landis+Gyr ### 2303944###Moderator###Director of Regulatory Policy and Industry Relations###Landis+Gyr###Moderator: – Landis+Gyr
### she/her/hers @@@ Ann Collier (she/her/hers) – SEPA ### 1695664###Panelist###Senior Manager, Emerging Technology###SEPA###Panelist: – SEPA
### she/her/hers @@@ Alexina Jackson (she/her/hers) – AES ### 2169225###Panelist###Vice President, Strategic Development###AES###Panelist: – AES
### she/her/hers @@@ Chris Roe (he/him/his) – Amazon ### 1595556###Panelist###Director, Environment###Amazon###Panelist: – Amazon
### he/him/his11:00 AM – 5:00 PM PT
Concurrent Education Sessions
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM PT
RE+ Master Speaker Series: Risk, Reward, and Renewables: A Fireside Chat with Alex Honnold and Cary Hayes
11:15 AM – 5:15 PM PT
RE+ Master Speaker Series
11:15 AM – 5:15 PM PT
11:15 AM – 5:15 PM PT
11:30 AM – 11:55 AM PT
RE+ Tech: Challenges Controlling Renewable Generation in a Green Hydrogen Complex
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PT
QuickTalk: Anticipating the Future of Green Steel
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PT
Eric Wesoff – Canary Media ### 2322311###QuickTalk Moderator###Director###Canary Media###QuickTalk Moderator: – Canary Media
### @@@ Alicia Knapp – BHE Renewables ### 2303968###QuickTalk Panelist###President and Chief Executive Officer###BHE Renewables###QuickTalk Panelist: – BHE Renewables
### @@@ Dan Needham – Nucor ### 2371798###QuickTalk Panelist###EVP of Commercial###Nucor###QuickTalk Panelist: – Nucor
### 12:00 PM – 12:25 PM PT
Powering our Future: The Role of Long Duration Energy Storage in Providing Grid Reliability
12:00 PM – 12:25 PM PT
RE+ Tech: Overview of New Bi-directional EV Charging Standards for EV Power Export Equipment
12:00 PM – 12:25 PM PT
Scott Picco – UL LLC ### 393145###Show Floor Speaker###Business Development Manager###UL LLC###Show Floor Speaker: – UL LLC
### 12:00 PM – 12:25 PM PT
Steady & Incremental Energy Transition Towards Net Zero
12:00 PM – 12:25 PM PT
Arunachalam Lakshminarayanan – Rolls Royce ### 2392566###Show Floor Speaker###Sr. Sales & Strategy Engineer, Energy Transition###Rolls Royce###Show Floor Speaker: – Rolls Royce
### 12:30 PM – 12:55 PM PT
Can AI Help Find Profitable, Equitable EV Charging Sites?
12:30 PM – 12:55 PM PT
RE+ Tech: Addressing Energy Storage System Safety: Best Practices and Beyond
1:00 PM – 1:25 PM PT
Managing Cybersecurity Risks for Renewable Energy Deployments
1:00 PM – 1:25 PM PT
Market Outlook: Residential Solar + Storage
1:00 PM – 1:25 PM PT
Juan Artega – Enverus ### 2392517###Show Floor Speaker###Senior Associate###Enverus###Show Floor Speaker: – Enverus
### @@@ Kevin Kang – Enverus ### 2398921###Show Floor Speaker###Senior Associate, Energy Transition Research###Enverus###Show Floor Speaker: – Enverus
### 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
Advancing Hydrogen in the U.S.: Hydrogen Hubs
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
Bill Elrick – Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership (H2FCP) ### 1777961###Moderator###Executive Director###Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership (H2FCP)###Moderator: – Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership (H2FCP)
### @@@ Dan Esposito (he/him/his) – Energy Innovation Policy & Technology LLC ### 2324824###Panelist###Manager, Electricity###Energy Innovation Policy & Technology LLC###Panelist: – Energy Innovation Policy & Technology LLC
### he/him/his1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
Deploying IRA for Diverse Community Hubs
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
Larry E. Glover (he/him/his) – The Glover Group ### 2307604###Moderator###Chief Executive Officer###The Glover Group###Moderator: – The Glover Group
### he/him/his @@@ Talethia O. Edwards (she/her/hers) – HAND UP Project ### 2307606###Panelist###Grassroots Organizer, Advocate, Coalition Builder, Place-Based Practitioner###HAND UP Project ###Panelist: – HAND UP Project
### she/her/hers @@@ Adaora Ifebigh – Sol Systems ### 756054###Panelist###Senior Director of Impact###Sol Systems###Panelist: – Sol Systems
### 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
The Art and Science of Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Forecasting
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
Ahmed Hanafy (he/him/his) – Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors ### 1791601###Moderator###Partner###Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors###Moderator: – Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors
### he/him/his @@@ Mark Dyson – Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) ### 818373###Panelist###Managing Director, Carbon-Free Electricity###Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)###Panelist: – Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
### @@@ Paul Lau (he/him/his) – SMUD ### 904416###Panelist###CEO & GM###SMUD###Panelist: – SMUD
### he/him/his @@@ Kevin Lucas – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 818267###Panelist###Vice President, Policy Analysis###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Panelist: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
The Art of Persuasion: Mastering Strategic Storytelling for Renewable Energy Advocacy
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
Bradley S. Pischea (he/him/his) – Land & Liberty Coalition ### 1982768###Panelist###National Director###Land & Liberty Coalition###Panelist: – Land & Liberty Coalition
### he/him/his @@@ Julia Poska (she/her/hers) – Lightsource bp ### 2314842###Panelist###Marketing & Communications Manager###Lightsource bp###Panelist: – Lightsource bp
### she/her/hers @@@ Stephanie Zawistowski (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association ### 1971560###Panelist###Director of Grassroots Engagement & Political Organizing###Solar Energy Industries Association###Panelist: – Solar Energy Industries Association
### she/her/hers1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
The RE+ Policy Pitch: Finding the Next Great Solution!
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT
Brad Benton – Darcy Partners ### 2370732###Moderator###Account Executive - Power & Utilities###Darcy Partners###Moderator: – Darcy Partners
### 1:30 PM – 1:55 PM PT
Germany's Progress on Storage as Transmission Asset and Lessons Learned for the U.S. Market
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PT
QuickTalk: Impacts of Adder Credits on Project Finance and Driving new Innovative Projects
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PT
Alyssa Edwards – Lightsource BP ### 970732###QuickTalk Panelist###Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Environmental Affairs###Lightsource BP###QuickTalk Panelist: – Lightsource BP
### @@@ Anisha Steephen – U.S. Treasury ### 1981983###QuickTalk Panelist###Senior Advisor to the Counselor for Racial Equity###U.S. Treasury###QuickTalk Panelist: – U.S. Treasury
### 2:00 PM – 2:25 PM PT
Harvesting the Sun: The Logistics of Deploying Agricultural Solutions Alongside Solar Development
2:30 PM – 2:55 PM PT
Planning for Reliability & Resiliency with Carbon-free Energy
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PT
QuickTalk: Partnering with Labor Unions
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
Building a Sustainable Supply Chain for Solar + Storage Projects
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
Jade Jones – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 2268418###Moderator###Director of Supply Chain Analysis###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Moderator: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### @@@ Renee Leong – Stem ### 2307933###Panelist###Vice President, Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain, Energy Storage###Stem###Panelist: – Stem
### @@@ Carlos Restrepo (he/him/his) – Sion Power ### 423505###Panelist###Chief Technology Officer###Sion Power###Panelist: – Sion Power
### he/him/his @@@ Kelly Weger (she/her/hers) – Qcells ### 2171765###Panelist###Sr. Director of Sustainability, North America###Qcells###Panelist: – Qcells
### she/her/hers2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
Grid Futures: Two Truths and a Lie
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
Peter Kelly-Detwiler (he/him/his) – NorthBridge Energy Partners ### 2300666###Moderator###Co-Founder###NorthBridge Energy Partners###Moderator: – NorthBridge Energy Partners
### he/him/his @@@ Kristen Ardani – National Renewable Energy Laboratory ### 109170###Panelist###Solar Analysis Sub-program Lead###National Renewable Energy Laboratory###Panelist: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
### @@@ Bryan Hannegan – Holy Cross Energy ### 914328###Panelist###SEPA Board Member & President and CEO###Holy Cross Energy###Panelist: – Holy Cross Energy
### @@@ Jodi Walters – EDP Renewables ### 2300693###Panelist###Regulatory Market Affairs Lead###EDP Renewables###Panelist: – EDP Renewables
### 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
Navigating Nationwide Siting and Permitting Regulations
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
Ellen Howard Kutzer – Colorado Solar and Storage Association (COSSA) ### 2332537###Panelist###General Counsel###Colorado Solar and Storage Association (COSSA)###Panelist: – Colorado Solar and Storage Association (COSSA)
### @@@ Matthew Wagner – DTE Energy ### 2355455###Panelist###Manager, Renewable Energy Development###DTE Energy###Panelist: – DTE Energy
### 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
Reaching the "L" in LMI: Exploring Financeability of Low-Income Clean Energy Projects
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
Matt Flaherty (he/him/his) – Clean Energy Works ### 2336064###Panelist###Director of Building Decarbonization###Clean Energy Works###Panelist: – Clean Energy Works
### he/him/his @@@ Becca Glazer (she/her/hers) – Walmart ### 2336069###Panelist###Senior Director of Energy Transformation###Walmart###Panelist: – Walmart
### she/her/hers @@@ Sana Jameel – Ampion ### 2300655###Panelist###Vice President, Account Management###Ampion###Panelist: – Ampion
### @@@ Mackenzie Martin (she/her/hers) – Puget Sound Energy ### 2300656###Panelist###Clean Energy Product Manager###Puget Sound Energy###Panelist: – Puget Sound Energy
### she/her/hers2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
Resilient Futures: Harnessing Renewables, Storage, and other DERs for Climate Adaptation and Grid Stability
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT
Jared Leader – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 818258###Panelist###Senior Director, Resilience###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Panelist: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PT
QuickTalk: Cracking the Nut: Standardization of C&I Financing & Contracts and New "Marketplaces" for Tax Credits
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PT
Laura Stern – Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC ### 818249###QuickTalk Moderator###Co-Founder###Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC###QuickTalk Moderator: – Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC
### 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PT
QuickTalk: IRA 101: Understanding and Meeting Labor Provisions of the IRA
3:30 PM – 3:55 PM PT
Integrating Vehicle-to-grid Functionality as a Key Element to the Energy Transition
3:30 PM – 3:55 PM PT
We're Cooking! Decarbonizing Multi-family Housing with Safe Fault Managed Power and Induction Cooking
4:00 PM – 4:25 PM PT
Accelerating Fleet Electrification with Distributed Energy
4:00 PM – 4:25 PM PT
Haroon Inam (he/him/his) – DG Matrix ### 2122344###Show Floor Speaker###CEO, Co-Founder###DG Matrix###Show Floor Speaker: – DG Matrix
### he/him/his4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PT
QuickTalk: Does it Work for NERC?
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PT
Jason Barmann – EPC Power ### 2300659###QuickTalk Speaker###Director, Grid Integration###EPC Power###QuickTalk Speaker: – EPC Power
### 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
Electrifying the Customer Journey
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
Garrett Fitzgerald – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1294427###Moderator###Senior Director, Electrification###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###Moderator: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### @@@ Scott Davidson – Revolv ### 2300637###Panelist###Chief Executive Officer###Revolv###Panelist: – Revolv
### @@@ Matt Horton – Voltera ### 2300636###Panelist###Chief Executive Officer###Voltera###Panelist: – Voltera
### @@@ Melissa Y. Washington (she/her/hers) – ComEd ### 2098717###Panelist###Senior Vice President, Customer Operations & Strategic Initiatives###ComEd###Panelist: – ComEd
### she/her/hers4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
Grid Equity in the Clean Energy Transition
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
Will Kenworthy (he/him/his) – Vote Solar ### 2315377###Moderator###Senior Regulatory Director, Midwest###Vote Solar###Moderator: – Vote Solar
### he/him/his @@@ Jose Bodipo-Memba (he/him/his) – Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) ### 1981961###Panelist###Chief Diversity Officer###Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)###Panelist: – Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
### he/him/his @@@ Jackie Omotalade (she/her/hers) – Dream.org ### 2168733###Panelist###Climate Investments National Director###Dream.org###Panelist: – Dream.org
### she/her/hers4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
Identifying and Implementing Permitting, Inspection, and Interconnection Best
Practices for Residential Solar & Storage
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
Jesse R. Cruce, MS (he/him/his) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) ### 1971292###Moderator###Research Analyst###National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)###Moderator: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
### he/him/his @@@ Nicole Ebert (she/her/hers) – Tesla ### 2322312###Panelist###Project Manager, Permits & Inspections###Tesla###Panelist: – Tesla
### she/her/hers @@@ Gary Lemay (he/him/his) – New Hampshire Electrical Cooperative ### 818239###Panelist###Director of Facilities/Renewable Energy Engineer###New Hampshire Electrical Cooperative###Panelist: – New Hampshire Electrical Cooperative
### he/him/his @@@ Stephen G. Pope (he/him/his) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 1595524###Panelist###SolarAPP+ Outreach Manager###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Panelist: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### he/him/his @@@ Courtney Welch (she/her/hers) – GoodLeap ### 2332540###Panelist###Director of Policy###GoodLeap###Panelist: – GoodLeap
### she/her/hers4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
Thinking Outside of the Box: Envisioning Our Clean Energy Future
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
Jon Powers – CleanCapital ### 266521###Moderator###President###CleanCapital###Moderator: – CleanCapital
### @@@ Jaime Carlson (she/her/hers) – SB Energy ### 1072289###Panelist###Head of Commercialization and Market Risk###SB Energy###Panelist: – SB Energy
### she/her/hers @@@ Sean Gallagher – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ### 818332###Panelist###Senior Vice President, Policy###Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)###Panelist: – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
### @@@ Peter Muhoro, PhD – Rappahannock Electric Cooperative ### 385789###Panelist###SEPA Board Member & Chief Strategy, Technology and Innovation Officer###Rappahannock Electric Cooperative###Panelist: – Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
### @@@ Marta Stoepker (she/her/hers) – Qcells ### 2300635###Panelist###Senior Director of Corporate Communications###Qcells###Panelist: – Qcells
### she/her/hers4:30 PM – 4:55 PM PT
Long Dwell-Tme DC-coupled Bi-directional DC EVSE and Their Utility in DC Microgrid Applications
4:30 PM – 4:55 PM PT
Multi-fleet Charging: Lessons on Aggregating Demand from Multiple EV fleets Around Shared Fast-charging Hubs
4:30 PM – 4:55 PM PT
RE+ Tech: Enhancing Solar O&M Efficiency: ESRI Technology with Robotics and AI/ML
4:30 PM – 4:55 PM PT
RE+ Tech: Planning for Energy Storage Augmentation
4:30 PM – 4:55 PM PT
Joe O'Connor (he/him/his) – Nuvation Energy ### 2403788###Show Floor Speaker###Director of ESS Solutions###Nuvation Energy###Show Floor Speaker: – Nuvation Energy
### he/him/his4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PT
QuickTalk: What is Data Risk and Why Should We Care About It?
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PT
Rhaman R. Johnson – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ### 1838022###QuickTalk Moderator###Project Manager, Standards & Interoperability###Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)###QuickTalk Moderator: – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
### @@@ David Trainavicius – PVcase ### 2307612###QuickTalk Speaker###Chief Executive Officer###PVcase###QuickTalk Speaker: – PVcase
### 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PT
Celebrating Women in Renewable Energy Reception - Hosted in Partnership with WRISE
5:00 PM – 5:25 PM PT
Future Proofing Your Charging Site Deployments
5:00 PM – 5:25 PM PT
Leveraging Smart Storage in Long-Term Resilience Planning
5:00 PM – 5:25 PM PT
Chris Bilby – STEM ### 2394749###Show Floor Speaker###Senior Technical Product Owner Edge and Dispatch###STEM###Show Floor Speaker: – STEM
### 5:00 PM – 5:25 PM PT
RE+ Tech: Accelerating Renewable Integration through Grid-Enhancing Technology
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM PT
Mastering the Multi-Stage Journey of EV Charging Projects
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM PT
Storage Hybridization and its Role in Enabling High Levels of Renewable Integration
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM PT
The Annual Block Party
