Topics to be Covered
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Note: Subject to change
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To speak on one of the below topics, or a related subject, email your proposal to info@smartgridobserver.com by Friday, October 23. Sponsorship is not required in order to speak.
Business Models and Implementation Strategies
- Optimizing renewables in the C&I enterprise energy mix
- Sourcing options and strategies for a 100% RE objective
- Moving from strategy to implementation
- Corporate initiatives and partnerships in maximizing renewables
- Adopting 100%RE as a goal across the organization
- Controlling costs and making the business case for customers
- Integrating and interoperating with legacy systems
Current Market Opportunities, Drivers and Challenges
- Opportunities for cities, states and companies in an evolving energy environment
- Policies and regulatory trends
- Electrification across sectors
- Implementation case studies and progress to date
- New market platforms, exchanges and alternatives for integrating renewables
The Role of Transportation Electrification in 100% RE
- Enabling green technologies for EV charging power infrastructure
- Decarbonizing the public and corporate transportation resources
- EV adoption trends, drivers, opportunities and challenges
The State of Enabling 100RE Technologies: Key Developments and Applications
- Solar + storage: options and potential going forward
- Renewables R&D advances, projects and initiatives
- Energy storage developments: grid-scale and behind the meter
- Role of the smart grid and next-gen distributed utility network
- Latest technology innovations and market offerings for achieving 100% RE
Decarbonizing Across the Enterprise: Buildings, Energy and Operations
- Smart buildings, building energy management and 100% RE
- RE microgrids and nanogrids in the building campus
- Achieving buy-in across the organization
- Leadership case studies and key take-aways to date
Shaping the Future of the Renewable Energy Network
- Working with the utility as a partner toward 100% RE
- Enabling grid upgrades, investment, and modernization
- Regulatory and policy considerations
- Utility renewable energy programs for corporations and residential customers
- Ensuring stakeholder support across organizational boundaries
- Achieving a smooth and efficient transition toward renewables
- Addressing and accommodating potentially conflicting priorities