TRACK THREE
Leading in Renewables: Offshore, Onsite and Operating
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Track Chair: Marybeth Campbell, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Renewable Energy Trust
Conference Room: Cityview 1
Offshore Wind: The Path Forward
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Wednesday, March 12
Session Chair: Nils Bolgen, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Renewable Energy Trust
Session Speakers: Patrick Quinlan, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Greg Watson, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Stephen Wood, ESS Group, Inc.
Offshore Wind - Where we stand and where we're headed: This session will offer an examination of factors affecting offshore wind development in the Northeast, including the regulatory environment, technology and applications, operational experience in Europe, and looking at the path forward in the US and on the Offshore Wind Collaborative.
Large Wind in New England: It Happens
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Wednesday, March 12
Session Chair:Jason Gifford, Sustainable Energy Advantage, LLC
Session Speakers: Ryan Chaytors, UPC Wind Management
Kristen Goland, PPM Energy
Harley C. Lee, Endless Energy Corporation
While many regions of the US have witnessed widespread development and installation of new, large wind power projects (>10 MW in capacity), New England has lagged behind. However, the successful permitting and completion of several projects in New England within the past year suggests that large scale wind may be securing a foothold. This session will provide project-based case studies by commercial wind developers associated with these and other projects.
We're All Business: Cases for Renewables
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Wednesday, March 12
Session Chair: Elizabeth Kennedy, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Renewable Energy Trust
Session Speakers: Brian Fairbank, Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort
Pedja Kostic, Iggy’s Bread of the World
Deborah Stein-Sharpe, Extrusion Technology
Audience members will hear from small business owners that have installed renewable energy technology at their sites. Speakers will provide the audience with insight as to their decision making process for various installations and discuss some of the economic and environmental factors leading to those decisions. Technologies featured will include: wind, solar, and biodiesel combined heat and power.
Solar PV and Thermal: It's Here and It's Hot
8:30 AM - 10:00 PM Thursday, March 13
Session Chair: Kelly Brown, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Renewable Energy Trust
Session Speakers: Tina Halfpenny, KeySpan Energy Delivery
Daniel P. Leary, NexGen Energy Solutions, LLC
William L. Stillinger, Pioneer Valley PhotoVoltaics Cooperative, PV2®
Steven Weisman, Peregrine Energy Group
Session attendees will hear about case studies and “how to” scenarios for solar photovoltaic and thermal. Industry and utility representatives and two practitioners will discuss the Residential and Business Guidebook for Solar, learn about solar thermal incentives, and hear about PV and thermal hybrid projects.
Today’s Small Wind Turbines
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Thursday, March 13
Session Chair: William L. Stillinger, Pioneer Valley PhotoVoltaics Cooperative, PV2®
Session Speaker: John Blittersdorf, Central Vermont Solar & Wind
Mark Durrenberger, New England Breeze, LLC
Paul Glenney, Aerovironment
Philippe F. Rigollaud, Eoltec, Inc.
This conference session is designed for those who are seeking a basic knowledge of small wind turbine technologies. It presents a balanced view of the important attributes of common currently used turbines rated at 50 kW capability and under. The session will offer an objective comparison of wind systems. It will also focus on the assessment of wind energy potential, through project design, siting, permitting, installation, and operation and maintenance requirements.
Greening Existing Multifamily Housing
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Thursday, March 13
Session Chair: Raphael Herz, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Renewable Energy Trust
Session Speakers: Heather Clark, WinnDevelopment
DeWitt (Dick) Jones, Boston Community Capital
A developer and financier show how they stabilize operating costs of existing multifamily housing using creative strategies for water and energy conservation and long-term power financing. Learn about financing renewables by underwriting its costs through energy efficiency and water conservation savings, and the expected effect of third-party ownership to provide long-term renewable energy power to affordable housing properties.
Marketing Clean Energy
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Thursday, March 13
Session Chair: Jonathan S. Edwards, SmartPower
Session Speakers: Mark Culpepper, SunEdison Corporate Headquarters
Chris Recchia, Biomass Energy Resource Center
Ron Stimmel, American Wind Energy Association
Because the Northeast continues to either design new buildings or rehab old, dated commercial or residential buildings, the region is ideal for on-site generation of clean energy. There are a growing number of options for on-site generation in the Northeast. This panel will discuss the marketing of specific forms of generation with speakers from Sun Edison, AWEA and the Biomass Energy Resource Center.