Events

New national and regional activities focused on harvesting light, global trends and funding opportunities in this field. We want to make this event relevant to the many companies and R&D initiatives in the Carolinas already in the solar power business. We would like to invite you to join us on November 6th and showcase your company and/or interests at this important sustainable energy conference.

This one-day forum will provide information on the latest in planning and forecasting wind energy generation in Arizona, an update on local projects, transmission planning to access wind areas in the state, maximizing the use of a variable resources in a growing energy market and more! Please see the Web site for an agenda and registration information.

This program was established to address these issues comprehensively in an intensive “boot camp” format. Segments will be oriented toward executives, managers, system planners, contract specialists, system operators, design engineers, and others involved in the process of designing, integrating, and operating wind-energy sources. A group of nationally-known experts and outstanding faculty will provide top-notch instruction in the relevant topics.

Hosted by the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, this community open house will offer neighbors a chance to learn more about the Laboratory’s upcoming construction plans.

Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered about our place in the universe and whether there might be another Earth out there in the cosmos? Are we alone? Where did Earth and the Sun come from? Humans for countless generations have wondered about our connection to the Sun, moon and stars that adorn the heavens.

Astronomer and educator, Dr. Paul Dusenbery from the Space Science Institute, will talk about the amazing discoveries that have recently been made in our own Solar System, our galaxy and beyond.

You will be transported to the surface of the Sun to witness colossal explosions and their impact on Earth. Your journey will take you to Jupiter, King of the Planets, and Saturn, the Lord of the Rings. You will visit a stellar nursery and learn about the life cycle of stars. Their deaths can be mild or wild.

You will also see what's beyond our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Along the way, we will play two fun games. Finally, we will return back home to planet Earth and have some time for reflection and questions. Come with us on this journey of discovery.

Held in conjunction with the 4th annual AWEA Wind Energy Fall Symposium November 19 – 21, 2008, the "Utilities and Wind Power Seminar" is an all-day seminar on Wednesday November 19th from 8:30am to 5:30pm. The seminar will focus on critical issues facing electric utilities as they integrate more wind power into their systems and will cover topics effecting wind projects such as new business models and strategic partnerships, and operations and maintenance issues.

The seminar will primarily consist of presentations by electric utilities (IOUs, munis, and co-ops).

The NREL Visitors Center will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28, 2008.  We will reopen at 9 a.m. on Monday, December 1, 2008.  We wish you a happy and safe holiday season. 

 

As the PV industry continues its rapid expansion, it must emphasize the quality and reliability of its products to further secure public trust and thereby avoid premature, irreversible setback if affected by large-scale reliability issues. This workshop serves as the first of two planned activities designed to address these quality and reliability issues. Any individuals closely involved in PV manufacturing, marketing, installation, application use, and decision-making, and concerned with PV product quality and performance reliability, are highly encouraged to participate.

The theme of this meeting is "Clean Energy for the World: Natural Gas, Biodiesel and Ethanol” and major topics to be addressed include environment, technology and logistics.

The NREL Visitors Center will be closed for the Christmas Holiday on Thursday, December 25 and Friday, December 26, 2008.  We wish you a happy and safe holiday season.

This event is aimed at the international solar industry and will look at topics such as crystalline and thin-film technologies, system components and PV programs.

Solar Power Generation USA will look at how the different levels of government are contributing to solar policy as well as understanding the true market potential of CST, CPV and large scale PV. Leading experts will discuss the different business strategies that are emerging and how stakeholders are working together to address key issues such as permitting and grid connection. It is a must attend for anyone charged with solar technology development, manufacturing, finance, utilities, policy makers and regulators.

Join energy attorneys, developers, renewable energy experts, county officials, landowners, and engineers at the 2009 Wind Energy Institute. A nationally-recognized faculty—drawn from attorneys, developers, engineers, and key Texas policymakers—will provide you with the latest technological, business, and legal information regarding wind development. Topics include emerging issues, market conditions, CREZ developments, dispatch priority, citing issues and more.

 

The Clean-Tech Investor Summit has become widely recognized as one of the premier events for active investors to network with major corporations and emerging cleantech companies. The primary object of this annual summit is to provide delegates with an update on the cleantech sector and facilitate premium networking.

The Renewable Energy Technology Conference and Exhibition (RETECH 2009) is ACORE’s premier trade gathering of the all-renewable energy industry in the United States. This three-day premier event features a trade show with 250+ exhibitors, six tracks of business conference sessions on each renewable energy technology, and multiple business-to-business side events. The conference will be attended by key players in all fields of renewable energy, as well as the 200 top CEOs who will present their market strategies and business objectives.

For 53 years, the American Public Power Association has been hosting the annual Engineering & Operations Technical Conference. The conference was founded to meet the unique needs of professionals charged with designing, developing and maintaining the electric systems across the country.

Today, the conference continues to be the only national conference designed to meet the needs of engineering and operations staff, and has expanded to include the public power lineworkers' rodeo competition. The conference benefits public power professionals working in the areas of transmission and distribution, environmental policy, generation, safety, SCADA, metering, security and system planning.

Become an exhibitor at Europe’s largest and most international hydrogen and fuel cells exhibition – the 15th Group Exhibit Hydrogen + Fuel Cells at HANNOVER MESSE 2009, April 20-24! Around 200 international companies and institutions will show off their latest products and developments in this specialized community at the world’s biggest event for industrial technology – the HANNOVER MESSE. Network with visitors and exhibitors in the fields of hydrogen production, fuel cell components, stationary, portable and mobile fuel cells, fuel cell applications, test systems, hydrogen transport, storage & infrastructure, reformers and beyond! Meet more than 500 representatives from the world's leading H2/FC companies and research institutions. Profit from HANNOVER MESSE's international platform where over 200,000 visitors and 6000 total exhibitors will come together under one roof!

 

The forum will provide a versatile examination of what is required to renovate today’s laboratory-based technologies into large-scale commercial products. Discussion of technological requirements and manufacturing considerations will be accompanied by an analysis of market forces to identify not only when OPVs will be widely commercialized, but what role they will play in the context of a growing PV industry.

This event is one of the world's three big PV conferences (together with the PVSEC in Asia and the IEEE PVSEC in the U.S.), but traditionally has the most visitors and the largest industry exhibiiton.

This event from the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) will highlight advances and technological developments.  The theme of the event is "Renewable Energy: Shaping our Future."

The largest Solar Power Conference in the United States about the U.S. solar industry and market opportunities.  The conference is sponsored by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA).

International Trade Fair for Renewable Energies and Energy Efficient Building. For the 5th time, worldwide experts meet in order to exchange know-how, present experiences from the practice and offer advice gained through research and development and ensuring this knowledge is quickly transferred into action. The innovation conference takes place over two days parallel to the CEP trade fair.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently debuted “The Energy Planet”at its Visitors Center in Golden, Colo.  “The Energy Planet” is a short movie about energy from the sun and how we use it on our planet.  It uses Science on a Sphere®, – the unique visualization system created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency – to show visitors the world on a 6-ft. globe.  Animated images projected on the globe show the sun, the Earth, and how renewable energy resources can change the planet.  

Come see our energy planet the way you’ve never seen it before. 

Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed on weekends and major holidays.

 

NREL's Strategic Energy Analysis and Applications Center (SEAAC) and DOE/EERE's Office of Planning, Budget, and Analysis (PBA) cohost analytical and applications seminars on the second Thursday of every month. Topics focus on new and innovative renewable energy and energy efficiency analysis strategies, models, and technologies and how to apply them. The presentation takes place at NREL's Washington, D.C., office from noon until 1 p.m; and is simultaneously videoconferenced to NREL's Golden, Colorado, office from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m.

For more information on the seminar series — including log-in and call-in information for remote access — visit the Energy Analysis Web site.