2013 Solar Power International

Speakers: Thomas Riley, Former US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, BSIE Stanford University, MBA Harvard Business School , Ash Sharma , Tim Wohlgemut and Timothy Kim

Concurrent Sessions

Project Financing Fundamentals

Speakers: Bill Bush , Matthew Wright and David Burton

Concurrent Sessions

Solar in the Midwest: Replicable Successes and Key Policies

Speakers: Nick Hylla , Alison Andrews , Brad Klein, J.D. , Erin Stojan Ruccolo and Sarah Wochos

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Industry Trends

Continuing the Conversation: Perspectives on Net Metering

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

PV Technical Training

Battery Safety and Maintenance

3:30 PM-4:00 PM

Industry Trends

Shared Solar: Growing the Market

Solar Central

Solar Thermal Success: Case Studies in Commercial Applications

4:00 PM-4:30 PM

Industry Trends

Improving Interconnection: Integrated Distribution Planning

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Solar Central

Poster Awards and Reception

4:30 PM-6:00 PM

Educational Posters

A Developer and System Operator's Guide to Potential Induced Degradation

Instructor: Christine M. Bordonaro, Ph.D.

Educational Posters

A New Class of Highly Distributed Large-Scale Inverters – Lower Cost, Higher Efficiency HDPV-Compliant Inverters

Instructor: Stephen Shirey, P.E.

Educational Posters

A New View on Community Solar: Creating a Win-Win Solution for SMUD

Speakers: Jill Cliburn and Joe Bourg

Educational Posters

A Novel Approach to Low Cost Solar Thermal Metering: Utilizing an In-tank Enthalpy Sensor

Speakers: Arnoud van Houten and Matt Carlson

Educational Posters

Advanced Geotechnical Methods for Better Solar Foundation Design

Instructor: Michael W. Laney, P.E., G.E., P.Eng.

Educational Posters

Aluminum Extrusions: Put Your Racking on a Diet and Save Money!

Instructor: Craig Werner

Educational Posters

Bringing Solar Lighting to Rural Nicaragua.

Instructor: Romina Arcamone Garcia

Educational Posters

CIGS Solar Cell: Enhanced Energy Conversion Efficiency through Innovative Buffer Layer Deposition Process

Instructor: In-Hwan Choi

Educational Posters

Center for Next Generation Photovoltaics: Solving Industry Issues in a University Setting

Instructor: Heath Naquin

Educational Posters

Collaborative Innovation: The Key to Long-term Success for Solar Energy

Instructor: Mark Kanjorski

Educational Posters

Commercial PPA / Solar Thermal Success in Mass - Case Studies

Instructor: Joerg Gaebler, MSc renewable energies

Educational Posters

Decarbonization Plan and Net Zero Strategy for Nalanda University

Instructor: Jeffrey L. Boyer, LEED AP

Educational Posters

Eastern Renewable Generation Integration Study: Operational Impacts of Solar and Wind in the Eastern Interconnection

Instructor: Aaron Bloom

Educational Posters

Energy Storage: Clearing the Path for a Breakthough

Speakers: Kerin Cantwell and Vincenzo Franco, Partner

Educational Posters

Engaging Conversations

Speakers: Renée Guillory and Rex Stepp

Educational Posters

Feeder Impact Risk Score Technique – Voltage and Thermal Limits

Speakers: Robert Broderick and Jimmy E. Quiroz

Educational Posters

Getting to Market and Gaining a Competitive Advantage with Bankability Testing

Instructor: Sunny Rai

Educational Posters

Grid Tied Government Assisted Strategies Bridging the Gap for Solar Power in the Caribbean and Latin America

Instructor: Ignacio Ruben Smith, B.Sc. Industrial Engineering

Educational Posters

How to Minimize Ballast Requirements for Roof Mounted Solar Panels

Speakers: David Banks, PhD, PEng and Colleen O'Brien, P.E.

Educational Posters

Identifying and Mitigating Risks in Solar Project Development and Operations

Instructor: Cindy Henry

Educational Posters

Improving the Quality of PV Installations

Instructor: Ryan J. Holcombe, NABCEP-Certified

Educational Posters

Integrating High Penetrations of Solar in the Western United States: Results of the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study Phase 2

Instructor: Lori A. Bird

Educational Posters

It's Not Just for Bumper Stickers Anymore: Coexistence Between Mineral and Solar Development

Instructor: Gregory S. Friend

Educational Posters

Leveraging Microconversion (Lower System Voltage) to Reduce Potential Induced Degradation Effects

Instructor: Faraz Ebneali

Educational Posters

Managing Risks and Navigating Warranties for Rooftop PV Installations

Instructor: John G. Schehl

Educational Posters

Massachusetts SREC Market: Past, Present, & Future

Instructor: Michael Judge

Educational Posters

National Utility Rate Database

Instructor: David G. Loomis, Ph.D.

Educational Posters

New Techniques for DC Conductor Optimization

Speakers: Paul Grana and Paul Gibbs

Educational Posters

Novel testing procedure provides methodology to test embrittlement of a solar module's protective substrate

Instructor: Daniel Bartholomä

Educational Posters

Now That's Customer Service: Solving System Failures Before They Occur

Instructor: Sergiu C. Pop

Educational Posters

Optimizing Solar PV DC-to-AC Ratio Based on Site Specific Variables

Instructor: Gordon R. Woodcock Jr.

Educational Posters

PV Array Performance Troubleshooting Tree

Instructor: Paul R. Hernday

Educational Posters

Performance Assessment of PV Power Plant Dynamic Reactive Support for Distribution-Connected Applications

Instructor: Slavko Vasilic, Ph.D. P.E.

Educational Posters

Photovoltaic Module Encapsulant Films

Instructor: Belma Erdogan-Haug

Educational Posters

Photovoltaic Racking Minimum Standards

Instructor: Steve Bauer, Structural Engineer

Educational Posters

Photovoltaic System Labeling Requirements

Instructor: Todd Fries

Educational Posters

Politics of Power: Solar Energy Policy and Political Ideology

Instructor: Nick Korth

Educational Posters

Predicting PV Energy Loss Caused by Snow

Instructor: Tim U. Townsend, CA P.E. #M24605

Educational Posters

Proactive Market Planning with a Household-level Perspective

Instructor: Patrick J. Costello

Educational Posters

Protecting Market Stability and Driving Down Costs: Massachusetts' System of Assurance of Net Metering Eligibility

Instructor: Erin Sweet

Educational Posters

Requirements to Make Photovoltaic Installations a Long-term Reliable Investment

Speakers: Bengt Jaeckel and Christopher Flueckiger

Educational Posters

Retrofitting PV Systems to Prepare for Disaster

Instructor: Harvey Wilkinson

Educational Posters

Right-Sizing Battery Grid Energy Storage Systems for Solar Power Integration

Instructor: Handa Xi

Educational Posters

Risk of Failure is Reduced by Proper Selection of Materials for Protection of Solar Electrical Components

Instructor: Roger Schroder

Educational Posters

Solar Industry Employment Trends, 2010-2012

Instructor: Philip Haddix

Educational Posters

Solar Thermal Commissioning & Lifecycle Monitoring

Instructor: Henry K. Vandermark

Educational Posters

SolarPermit.org: Simplifying Solar Permitting, Together

Speakers: James Tong and Sean Milich

Educational Posters

Taking Your Project to the Bank: Mitigate Project Risk and Uncertainty

Instructor: Marie Schnitzer

Educational Posters

The Guide to Performance and Safety Measurements for Commercial PV System Commissioning

Instructor: Paul R. Hernday

Educational Posters

The Increase in Global Solar Power Capacity (GW) Caused by Extending the Kyoto Protocol Until 2030

Instructor: Michael N. Stavy

Educational Posters

The Potential Impact of Increased Renewable Energy Penetrations on Electricity Bill Savings from Residential Photovoltaic Systems: Customer Charges and Wholesale Price Caps`

Instructor: Naïm Darghouth

Educational Posters

Today’s Solar Standards: UL 1703 Updated!

Instructor: Christopher Flueckiger

Educational Posters

Utility Integration in Puerto Rico - Meeting PREPA Minimum Technical Interconnection Requirements

Instructor: Carlos Lizarraga

Educational Posters

Utility scale PV string level monitoring – an essential tool for operational reliability

Instructor: Daniel J. Sylawa

Educational Posters

What's Behind Your SREC? Providing cost effective assurance to solar industry stakeholders, utilities and ratepayers in a growing market

Instructor: Sandra Brown

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Networking and Other Events

A Special Performance by The Second City

Thursday, October 24, 2013

9:00 AM-10:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions

A Vision for Growth: SHC Outlook Pre- and Post-2020

Speakers: Katherine Stainken, SEIA staff , Chris Beebe , Wilson Rickerson and Sarah Smith

Concurrent Sessions

Addressing Attacks on Solar Industry Policy from ALEC and the Fossil Industry

Speakers: Jeffery D. Wolfe , Gabe Elsner , Nick Surgey and Dave Anderson

Concurrent Sessions

Deciphering PV Warranties and Associated Risks

Speakers: Zach Campeau , Kevin Kaminski and Ray Burgess

Concurrent Sessions

Growing a Development Company: How Not to Lose Money While You're Trying to Make It

Instructor: Chris Bullinger, President

Concurrent Sessions

Industry Collaborations to Reduce Soft Costs Including Permitting, Customer Acquisition, and Labor

Speakers: Annie Lappé , James Tong and Jesse Morris

Concurrent Sessions

The Future of Net Metering and Rate Design

Speakers: Eran Mahrer , Carrie Cullen Hitt , Greg Bernosky , Jason Keyes , Micah Myers and Fred Zalcman

9:30 AM-10:00 AM

Industry Trends

Shared Solar: Growing the Market

10:00 AM-10:30 AM

Industry Trends

Why Market-Valued IREC Credentials Matter

10:30 AM-11:00 AM

Industry Trends

Interconnection Issues at Higher Penetrations

10:30 AM-11:30 AM

Solar Central

The Future of Electric Vehicles and Solar Charging

PV Technical Training

Troubleshooting Common Installation Errors

11:00 AM-11:25 AM

Quick Talks

Behind the Numbers: Findings, Trends, and Implications of the National Solar Jobs Census

Instructor: Andrea Luecke

Quick Talks

Canada: An Emerging Solar Market for US Companies

Instructor: John A. Gorman

Quick Talks

Financing Storage: The Key to Widespread Deployment of Solar

Instructor: Thomas Leyden

Quick Talks

Heat Meter Standards: Emerging Opportunities for Renewable Heating & Cooling Resources

Instructor: James Critchfield

Quick Talks

Homeowners Associations: Dealing with the Restrictive Covenant Barrier to the Residential Market

Instructor: Michael Neary

Quick Talks

Interconnection and Integration Challenges in Island Markets

Instructor: Josh Berkow

11:00 AM-11:30 AM

Industry Trends

The U.S. Residential PV Market: Trends, Players and Forecast

11:30 AM-12:00 PM

Solar Central

Are Solar Industry Startups Meeting Industry Pain Points?

Industry Trends

IREC’s Annual Solar Market Trends Report

11:35 AM-12:00 PM

Quick Talks

Financing + Power Marketing Strategies That Move Solar to the Mainstream

Instructor: Sheldon Kimber

Quick Talks

Off-Grid PV Systems Oversights: A Comparison of the evolution between computers and PV systems

Instructor: Antonio Alabart

Quick Talks

Solar Business Opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Instructor: Nikolai Dobrott

Quick Talks

Solar Thermal Today: It's Not the '80s Anymore

Instructor: Rod Hyatt

1:00 PM-1:30 PM

Solar Central

Transforming Housing in Chicago with Solar Energy

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

PV Technical Training

NABCEP Company Accreditation

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Concurrent Sessions

A Guide to SHC Partnerships and Best Practices

Speakers: Jill Cliburn and Michael James Healy

Concurrent Sessions

Exploring Community Solar Programs

Speakers: Becky Campbell, P.E. , Joe Weidman , Hannah Masterjohn , Tom Sweeney and Krishna Murthy

Concurrent Sessions

Help! We've Entered a New Market But Customers Don't Know

Speakers: Brian Mahar and Mark Sokolove

Concurrent Sessions

Transitioning to Grid Parity: Why We Should Build a Bridge Instead of a Life Raft

Speakers: Nicole Marandino , Kerinia Cusick , Mark Domine and Jigar Shah

Concurrent Sessions

Treatment of Solar Generation in Electric Utility Resource Planning

Speakers: Karlynn Cory , Joyce McLaren , John Sterling and Mike Taylor

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

PV Technical Training

Racking & Mounting Best Practices

Solar Central

The Role and Future of Solar Energy in Turkey

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Solar Central

The Evolving Role for Electric Utilities in Expanding the Adoption of Solar

Friday, October 25, 2013

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Workshops

Fire Fighter Safety and Solar Electric Systems

Instructor: Matthew H. Parks, NABCEP Certified PV Installer, State of Wisconsin Master Electrician, State of Wisconsin Commercial Electrical Inspector,

8:00 AM-5:30 PM

Workshops

Advanced PV the 2011 NEC and 2014 NEC

Speakers: Sean White, Professor, Electrician, Solar Contractor, NABCEP Certified, Trainer and Bill Brooks, PE

Workshops

Introduction to PV Financing with Leases & PPAs

Instructor: Andy Black