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Solar Power Generation USA
1/20/2010 to 1/21/2010
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January 20-21, 2010
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Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino
3700 W. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
United States
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Anneke Hohl
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Online registration is closed.
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Preston Roper, Principal at AltaTerra Research will moderate two panel discussions at Solar Power Generation USA. Read his preview of the event in our Conference Coffee Break blog.
Overview
Join industry leaders at Solar Power Generation USA
and learn about the latest market developments, make new contacts, and
help drive innovation in large scale solar project development. This
annual networking event is for anyone charged with
solar technology development, manufacturing, policy making and
regulation, plus representatives from financial institutions and utility
companies.
Who you will meet:
Over 250 attendees have confirmed their attendance as of January 14th.
From companies including:
Acciona Nevada One, Agile Energy, Albiasa Corporation, Alcan Baltek Corporation, American Superconductor, Anji Dasol Solar Energy, APS, Arizona Corporation Commission, Arizona Public Service Co, Asian Institute of Information Technology, Austin Energy, Beautiful Earth Group LLC, Bechtel Enterprises, Bioaktiv Agrotech I Pvt Ltd, BLM, BLM Arizona State Office, BLM California Desert District Office, BLM Ely District Office, BLM Las Vegas District Office, BLM Nevada State Office, BLM Washington DC Office, BP, BP Solar, Brahma Group Inc, BrightSource, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau Veritas North America, Inc, Calif/Nevada Desert Energy Ctee, CEERT, Centauri Consultants, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Company Ltd, Competitive Power Ventures, Inc, CRDF, Credit Suisse, Customized Energy Solutions, Ltd, DBL Investors, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, EH2 Solar, Enhanced Use Lease Center of Excellence, U.S. Army, Flowserve, Fraunhofer Institute, Green Mountain Engineering, Green Stealth, Green Strategies, Inc., Greenberg Traurig LLC , GreenSPHERE Energy Corporation, GTM Research, Honeywell Utility Solutions, Interwest Energy Alliance, JDSU, John Hancock Financial Services, Large-scale Solar Association, Macquarie Capital, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Semiconductor, SolarMagic, Navigant Consulting, Nevada State, New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, New York's Clean Fuels Institute, Newmont Mining Corporation, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, NextLight Renewable Power, NREL, NV Energy (formerly known as Nevada Power Company), P2i Ltd, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Parametrix, PCEF, Renewable Ventures, RockPort Capital Partners, Sandia National Laboratories, SCE, Schott Solar CSP GmbH, Sharp Electronics, SMUD Solar, Solar Electric Power Association, Solar Energy Constructors, Solar Energy Industries Association, Solar Power Partners, SolarReserve, SolarsiliconUSA, Southern California Edison, Squires, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, Stirling Energy Systems, Suntech America, Suntech Power, Tessera Solar, Tioga Energy, Trina Solar, US Concentrix Solar, US Digital, US Renewables, Utility Savings & Refund, LLC, Western Area Power Administration, Western Governor's Association, Wilson TurboPower and WTEC
Expert Speakers
Keynote speaker: Roger Ballentine, President, Green Strategies Inc.
A
former senior member of the White House staff, Ballentine served
President Bill Clinton as Chairman of the White House Climate Change
Task Force and Deputy Assistant to the President for Environmental
Initiatives, and was a founding Board Member of ACORE.
Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick,
Nevada State Legislature
Frank De Rosa,
Chief Executive Officer,
NextLight Renewable Power
Roger Duncan, General Manager,
Austin Energy
Tom Kretzschmar,
US Army
Thomas Fair, Executive Director, NV Energy
Steve Malnight,
Vice President, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Mike Nedd,
Assistant Director, Bureau of Land Management
Paul Newman, Commissioner,
Arizona Corporation Commission
Jason Marks, Commissioner,
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
Dr. Tom Mancini,
CSP Team Leader,
Sandia National Laboratories
Steve Chadima, Executive VP,
Suntech Power
V. John White, Director,
CEERT
Nancy E. Pfund, Managing Partner, DBL Investors
Nicola De Blasio, Head of International R&D Development, ENI
Craig Cox,
Executive Director, Interwest Energy Alliance
Shannon Eddy, Executive Director, Large-scale Solar Association
Matt Cheney,
Chief Executive Officer,
Renewable Ventures
Abe Yokell,
Principal,
RockPort Capital Partners
John Stanton,
Vice-President,
Solar Energy Industries Association
Rich Halvey,
Program Director – Energy,
Western Governor’s Association
Pat Dinkel,
Renewable Energy Director,
Arizona Public Service Co
Michael DeAngelis,
Program Manager,
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
Lee Bailey,
Managing Director,
US Renewables Group
Sonalee Henriette,
President,
GreenSPHERE Energy Corporation
Preston Roper, AltaTerra Research
Nathan Campbell,
Vice President,
Macquarie Capital
Dr. Fred Morse,
President,
Morse Associates, Inc.
Paula Mints,
Principal Analyst,
Navigant Consulting
Jan-Gustav Werthen,
Senior Director,
Photonic Power JDSU
Phil Smithers,
Renewable Energy – Technical Services,
APS
Agenda Outline
Day One, January 20, 2010
Keynote address
Building Blocks for a Large Scale Solar Industry
Keynote session
- How do leading players see the future development of utility scale solar?
- What is the commercial outlook for solar power generation?
- How will large-scale solar projects change the structure of power generation?
- What are the key market drivers?
- What are the key barriers holding up market development?
The effect of the stimulus package on the project pipeline
What are latest Federal policies for solar power?
- What are the impacts of the stimulus package one year on?
- What state policies and regulations are promoting solar power generation projects?
- How are the different levels of government contributing to solar policy?
- How does the stimulus package impact the state markets?
- How can solar power generation help states meet their renewable portfolio standards?
- What role will state feed-in tariffs play in large scale development?
Emerging business models for large scale solar
- What are the key drivers for utility action?
- How are utilities looking to engage in large scale solar – PPA’s or direct ownership?
- What new business models are needed to drive industry growth?
- What are the developments in utility procurement policies?
Solar projects for the U.S. Military
- How can the DoD target of 25% of installed electricity from renewables by 2025 be achieved?
- What are the key challenges to building large scale solar projects on U.S. Military bases?
- How are these projects being financed?
Siting, permitting and environmental issues
- What are the key environmental, land use and permitting issues?
- How are wildlife and water issues being addressed?
- How can time for permitting for plants on federal lands be reduced?
- How will the results of the BLM PEIS impact siting?
Transmission issues, reform and expansion
- What are the key issues in connecting to the grid system?
- Which are the most important transmission corridors to be upgraded?
- How can issues in financing new transmission lines be overcome?
- How can market players coordinate to tackle these issues?
Networking Cocktail Reception
Day Two - January 21, 2010
BLM Breakfast
Special
Q&A session on the Bureau of Land Management’s Solar Policy,
application process and the Solar PEIS, with 8 representatives from the
BLM HQ and Field Offices.
Investing in Large Scale Solar Power Generation
- How do VCs view solar in respect to other renewable sources?
- Where do investors see the best opportunities – CSP, CPV or large scale PV?
- What criteria do investors look for when making investment decisions?
- What options for finance exist outside the traditional banking world?
Financing Large Scale Solar Power Generation
- What are financiers looking for in a solar power generation project?
- How can developers attract finance under current market conditions?
- What impact has the loan guarantee program had on debt finance?
- What steps can developers take to quantify and mitigate project risk?
- How can tax equity and federal grants be secured for solar projects?
- What is the short term outlook for debt financing?
Parallel Track A: CSP
Concentrated Solar Power
- Overview of the main technologies: parabolic troughs, tower, linear fresnel, dish/engine
- What are the latest technical developments and experiences?
- What scope is there for reducing the cost of deployment?
- How can efficiencies be increased?
Construction, operations and maintenance
- What are the main challenges in building a solar thermal power plant?
- What can be learned from early mover experiences?
- What are the true costs of plant construction?
- How can expensive mistakes be avoided?
- What steps can be taken to ensure effective scale up?
- What are the key issues in operating and maintaining your plant?
- How can system performance be measured and assessed?
Thermal Storage
- What are the benefits of thermal storage for optimizing CSP?
- What are the most promising developments in solar storage?
- What are the key challenges of storing solar energy?
- How do the relative benefits of molten salt, concrete and stone storage compare?
Parallel Track B: PV
Large Scale PV
- What is the latest state of large scale PV projects?
- Is the biggest growth in silicon wafer based PV or thin film?
- What are the criteria in the choice of technology?
- What is the progress with roof-top systems?
- What are the challenges of storage and network stability?
Concentrated Photovoltaics
- What are the advantages of CPV?
- What is the commercial reality of CPV?
- What efficiencies can be reached?
Tracking systems
- What is the impact of different tracking systems on performance?
- What are the cost implications?
- How can tracking accuracy be improved?
Inverters and System Controllers
- What is the scope for power electronics to improve the economics of solar power generation?
- What impact can be made on energy management?
- What are the latest developments in distributed inverter architecture?
Training Courses
Solar Technologies "101”
A 1-day primer for non-engineers
Pre-conference, January 19
9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Course objectives
Whether you are new to
the industry or simply want to refresh and update your knowledge, this
one-day training course will ensure you are up-to-speed with the key
technologies driving the solar energy industry. You will learn about
harnessing the sun's energy through silicon and thin-film photovoltaics
(PV) plus through solar thermal collection and power conversion;
including concentrating and utility-scale systems in both cases.
Technologies are placed in their relevant business context, ensuring
that you also understand the factors which will decide their commercial
success or failure.
Agenda Details
Key concepts in understanding Solar Technologies
- Jargon-buster: introducing some key scientific terminologies and concepts
- Power vs Energy, energy conversion efficiency, electricity and heat
- The fundamentals of Solar Radiation and limiting factors on the energy resource available
- Fixed, single-axis and dual-axis tracking solar energy collectors: pros and cons
Pholtovoltaic (PV) Solar
- How solar cells work: the pholtovoltaic effect
- PV materials, powers and efficiencies
- Comparing crystalline and thin-film materials and their performance
- Manufacturing and commercializing PV technologies
- Real-world PV performance: why it varies and how it is reported
- PV cells, modules and systems, including "balance of system” components
- PV concentrators (CPV)
- New materials and upcoming developments (dyes, organics, space solar etc)
- Case studies and examples, including utility-scale deployments
Solar Thermal
- Low vs High-temperature solar thermal
- Heat-engines and efficiencies
- Concentrating Solar Power (CSP): linear, dish and tower solar power plants
- Heat collection and transport
- Thermal Energy Storage and back-up energy mechanisms to smooth supply to the grid
- Hybrid plants and Integrated Solar Combined Cycle (ISCC)
- Efficiencies and scales of current and future deployments
- Case studies and examples
Solar Power Economics
A 1-day practical primer on quantifying solar power’s market competitiveness
Post-conference, January 22
9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Course objectives
Accessible to
non-experts, industry newcomers and those with little or no technical
or financial background, this one-day course describes and illustrates
(using simple calculations and models) the factors which determine the
competitiveness of solar power in current and future electricity
markets. It will discuss markets for solar power, physical limits on
the solar resource, influences (both technological and otherwise) on
its cost, challenges in integrating solar into future grid supplies,
and the comparative attributes of competing options (both renewable and
fossil).
Agenda Details
Solar Power Applications, Markets & Resources
- Solar markets and applications: what are the opportunities and the competition?
- A review of market data and trends; including deployments, market shares, pricing trends, international contrasts
- How much energy exists?
- Solar resources and data, including global and local variations
- A brief review of competing solar power technologies: PV, CPV & CSP
- Maximizing energy production: site selection and restrictions; performance vs cost compromises
Power Markets and Grids
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How electrical power is supplied and sold: demand vs supply; cost vs price
- Competing power plant types, both renewable and fossil
- How the structure and operation of the grid affects the deployment of solar power
- Integrating variable renewable resources (such as solar) into the grid
- Supply and demand management, including "Smart Grids" and energy storage
- What can (and can’t) solar power replace?
- Competitive and complementary power sources
Quantifying Solar’s Competitiveness
- Solar Market Drivers: the competitive factors influencing markets for solar energy
- Supply and demand; including raw materials, manufacturing capacity and other factors
- Capital and Operational costs: factors and examples
- Regulatory support mechanisms and their impact
- Grid
Parity and Levelized Electricity Costs (LEC): how they are calculated
and how different assumptions and variables affect them
- Example calculations plus data from real studies and examples
- The relevance of the results vs the challenges in interpreting them
- How solar stacks up against the competition, and how this might change
Venue
Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino
3700 W. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89103
866-746-7671
http://www.riolasvegas.com/casinos/rio/hotel-casino/property-home.shtml
Registration fees
3 for 2 delegates offer! Register just 2 delegates here and e-mail contact details for a third delegate from the same company to anneke.hohl@altaterra.net – they will go free.
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| Both training courses only
| Solar 101 only
| Solar Economics only
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