RE+ Tech Concurrent Education Schedule

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT

TechTalk: Finding Balance: Navigating Resiliency Challenges in the Energy Transition

Location: 211AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Moderator: Weston P. Dengler (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

RE+ Tech Panelist: Cedric Tai (he/him/his) – SWTCH Energy

RE+ Tech Panelist: Colleen Lueken (she/her/hers) – AES

RE+ Tech Panelist: Mathew Sachs – CPower

RE+ Tech Panelist: Andrew Tang – Wärtsilä Energy Storage & Optimisation (ES&O)

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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT

TechTalk: Moving V2X to Scalability

Location: 212AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Moderator: Erika Myers (she/her/hers) – Charging Interface Initiative North America (CharIN Inc.)

RE+ Tech Panelist: Jonathan Levy – Kaluza

RE+ Tech Panelist: Jacqueline Piero – The Mobility House

RE+ Tech Panelist: John Holmes – American Honda Motor Co.

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1:00 PM – 1:30 PM PT

TechTalk: Feasibility Assessment – The First Step of a Microgrid

Location: 212AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Andrew Gordon – Eaton

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1:00 PM – 1:30 PM PT

TechTalk: Integration Challenges with New Technologies: How AI-Grid Analytics Can Improve Stability and Reliability

Location: 211AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Alex Robart – Amperon

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1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PT

TechTalk: Bringing AI/ML Algorithms and Applications into the Energy Storage World

Location: 211AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Kiran Kumar (he/him/his) – LG Energy Solution Vertech

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1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PT

TechTalk: Multi-Vendor DC Microgrid Design and Protection Methodologies

Location: 212AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Dusan Brhlik – Direct Energy Partners, Inc.

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2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PT

TechTalk: Deploying Residential Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Bidirectional EV Chargers

Location: 212AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Frances Bell (she/her/hers) – Bidirectional Energy

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2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PT

TechTalk: Increasing PV System Voltage to 2000 Volts: Economics, Safety and Code Compliance

Location: 211AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Colleen O'Brien – UL LLC

RE+ Tech Speaker: Adam Detrick – Jinko Solar

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3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PT

TechTalk: Automated Multi-Objective Optimization of Wireless Energy Delivery to Vehicle Fleets

Location: 212AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Erik Langenborg – InductEV

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3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PT

TechTalk: Revolutionizing Energy Storage: The Potential of Solid-State Lithium-Metal Batteries

Location: 211AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Asim Hussain – QuantumScape

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4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PT

TechTalk: Exploring Battery Storage Cybersecurity and its Impact on Profitability Through Remote Monitoring and Operations

Location: 212AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Christopher Walcutt – DirectDefense

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4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PT

TechTalk: How to Undo the Queue: Accelerating Interconnection through Automation

Location: 211AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Marko Jereminov (he/him/his) – Pearl Street Technologies, Inc.

RE+ Tech Speaker: Nicholas C. Linder (he/him/his) – Pearl Street Technologies, Inc.

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4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PT

TechTalk: Accelerating to Net Zero: The Future of Innovation with DOE’s Chief Commercialization Officer

Location: 211AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Vanessa Chan (she/her/hers) – U.S. Department of Energy

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4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PT

TechTalk: Latest Developments in DER Cybersecurity Standards - Updates to UL 2941

Location: 212AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Mike Slowinske (he/him/his) – UL Solutions

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9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PT

TechTalk: Mapping Carbon Impact: Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Assessment on Eleven Mile Solar Center

Location: 212AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Daniel Elias – Fluence Energy

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9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PT

TechTalk: The Digital, GRIDGITAL, Grid: Leveraging Software and AI for Next-Generation Grid Modernization

Location: 211AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Moderator: Gerhard Walker – Eversource

RE+ Tech Panelist: Ravi Jain (he/him/his) – Tapestry

RE+ Tech Panelist: Alexina Jackson (she/her/hers) – AES

RE+ Tech Panelist: Sadia Raveendran (she/her/hers) – Uplight

RE+ Tech Panelist: Aaron Smallwood – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

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10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PT

TechTalk: Advancing Circular Economy: Recyclability & Reusability of Renewable Energy Technologies

Location: 212AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Hong Zhang Durandal (he/him/his) – Zelestra (SolarPack)

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11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PT

TechTalk: An Introduction to Silicon Carbide Power Semiconductors for Solar Inverter Applications

Location: 211AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Ken Dulaney (he/him/his) – FREEDM Systems Center at NC State

RE+ Tech Speaker: Wensong Yu – North Carolina State University

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11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PT

TechTalk: Optimizing Hydrogen's Role: A Deep Dive into Hydrogen’s Present and Future Applications in the Overall Energy Ecosystem

Location: 212AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Meryl R. Mallery (she/her/hers) – Plug Power

RE+ Tech Speaker: Danielle Sigismondo (she/her/hers) – Plug Power

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11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PT

TechTalk: IEEE 2030.5 Communications to Inverters Over an AMI Network

Location: 211AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Bryant Komo – Hawaiian Electric Company

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11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PT

TechTalk: Industrialization of Solid State Hydrogen Storage through Metal Hydrides; Promising Use Cases and What Lies Ahead

Location: 212AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Jim Petrecky – GKN Hydrogen

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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT

TechTalk: Latest Innovations in Solar Grid Integration: Grid Forming Inverters, AI/ML Applications, and Grid Services

Location: 211AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Moderator: Becca Jones-Albertus (she/her/hers) – U.S. Department of Energy, Solar Energy Technologies Office

RE+ Tech Panelist: Laurence N. Abcede (he/him/his) – San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)

RE+ Tech Panelist: Michael Brown – NV Energy

RE+ Tech Panelist: Benjamin Kroposki – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

RE+ Tech Panelist: Guohui Yuan – US Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office

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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT

TechTalk: Spotlight on Innovation in Germany

Location: 212AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Panelist: Julius Beutel (he/him/his) – Weidmueller Interface GmbH & Co KG

RE+ Tech Panelist: Peter Fath, PhD (he/him/his) – RCT Solutions

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2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PT

TechTalk: Building the Geothermal Boom: How Oil and Gas Technology is Creating a Path for Clean Firm Energy

Location: 212AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Speaker: Trent McFayden – Project InnerSpace

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2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT

TechTalk: Innovations in Long Duration Energy Storage

Location: 211AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

RE+ Tech Moderator: Gabe Murtaugh – Long Duration Energy Storage Council

RE+ Tech Panelist: Eric Caulkin – Sumitomo SHI FW

RE+ Tech Panelist: Jordan Cole (he/him/his) – Hydrostor

RE+ Tech Panelist: Spencer Hanes – EnerVenue

RE+ Tech Panelist: Matt Harper (he/him/his) – Invinity Energy Systems

RE+ Tech Panelist: David Martin – Energy Dome

RE+ Tech Panelist: Rachel Wilson (she/her/hers) – Form Energy

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3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PT

TechTalk: Behind-the-Meter (BTM) Energy Storage: Unlocking Opportunities and Overcoming Challenges

Location: 212A, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

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