Events

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.

At this event hosted by the Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs, a panel of investment experts will engage in a discussion focused on helping entrepreneurs find success under tough economic conditions.

The National Wind Technology Center will go super-size in 2009 with the installation of two new utility-scale wind turbines, a GE 1.5 MW and a Siemens 2.3 MW.  With rotor sweeps about the length of a football field, these behemoths are capable of powering hundreds of homes and will give the NWTC a whole new look. 

These turbines will give NREL researchers new opportunities to conduct research on the aerodynamics characteristics of commercial-scale turbines with the goal of improving both performance and reliability.  This research will help achieve the scenario, developed jointly by DOE and the industry, of providing 20% of the nation's electricity with wind power by 2030.

Project Leads Jim Green & Lee Jay Fingersh will present an illustrated Power Lunch lecture on January 21 at the NREL Visitors Center including photos of the recent delivery of the GE turbine. 

 

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.

This low-cost ($200), weekends-only class runs from Jan. 31 to April 19 and gives you the industry-requested skills for an entry-level wind technician position. Sign up online, click on Schedule and Registration, Alternative Energy-Sustainability.

The NREL Visitors Center will be open to the public 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 7, 2009.  Join us for a docent-guided tour and children's acivities throughout the day.

Green Investments Summit 2009 is an ideal platform for investors, governments, project owners and intermediaries to discuss and debate on the exciting opportunities for green investments in Asia. 

The theme, “Generating Unique Investment Perspectives and Partnerships for Clean Technology, Socially Responsible Companies and Capital Owners” summarizes what you need to do to survive and even prosper in today’s investment climate.

This premier professionals training course provides a comprehensive overview of the status and future opportunities facing the hydrogen economy. You will learn from the most respected experts representing diverse sectors of the hydrogen industry including industry leaders, consultants, government representatives and members of the research/academic community.

Algae fuels are making a comeback! Come hear NREL's Al Darzins of the National Bioenergy Center discuss the return of the Lab's algae biofuels program as interest in developing non-petroleum based transportation fuels continues to accelerate.  Algae grow in wastewater and salty water, and yields vastly more oil per acre than other more traditional oilseed crops. It promises to become an important resource by 2022 when a federal mandate requires the use of 36 billion gallons of advanced biofuels annually.

Be part of the world’s flagship event assembling the global leaders of the clean technology sector, driving job and wealth creation, addressing climate change and resource scarcity and stimulating global economic growth during uncertain economic times.

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.

This low-cost ($200), weekends-only class runs from Jan. 31 to April 19 and gives you the industry-requested skills for an entry-level wind technician position. Sign up online, click on Schedule and Registration, Alternative Energy-Sustainability.

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 conference will bring together industry experts, manufacturers, researchers and end users for a balanced, comprehensive discussion of the opportunities and challenges surrounding photovoltaic markets, investment, production, applications and technological requirements, challenges and breakthroughs.

This event will address opportunities and challenges for large scale solar electric generation through concentrated solar power thermal (CST) technologies.

The Photovoltaic Specialists Conference presents groundbreaking research papers on all aspects of photovoltaic-relevant materials, devices, systems and applications. This year's Technical Program will encompass nine programmatic areas covering topics from novel materials and devices, thin-film cells made from CIGS and CdTe and emerging semiconductors, crystalline and amorphous silicon, III-V cells, concentrator devices and systems, and module and system experience including reliability studies. The deadline for electronic three page abstract submission is January 14, 2009.

This year's IEEE conference is in conjunction with SEIA's Solar America Conference, June 8-10.

The Premier Energy Education Event in the Nation. Energy Fair features 200+ workshops on renewable energy and sustainable living, it also features 250 exhibitors, entertainment and much, much more!

The summit will focus on business aspects of photovoltaics and how your business can capitalise on the latest developments in this field.

The summit will focus on business aspects of photovoltaics and how your business can capitalise on the latest developments in this field.

Providing a unique opportunity for communication and collaboration between academia, industry and planners in the areas of Solar Energy, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Advanced Energy Technologies.

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 first comprehensive multidisciplinary international forum for exchange of ideas, dissemination of knowledge, and professional education for all aspects of the biofuels and bioenergy system from genetics through production, distribution and use.

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).  The conference, former called Solar Power 2009, has a new name--Solar Power International--and new dates--October 27-29, 2009.

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.