SOLAR-STORAGE WORKSHOP

A Master Class for Solar Developers and Integrators Interested in Better Understanding Energy Storage Opportunities

Storing electricity generated by solar PV systems is the hottest topic in renewable energy today. As the cost of battery energy storage drops dramatically and storage technology continues to improve, solar PV is being positioned to realize its full potential: the delivery of safe, clean and reliable electricity to consumers, commercial customers and utilities in the United States and worldwide.

But solar developers and integrators wishing to capitalize on the storage trend struggle with a bewildering array of battery storage technologies on the market, not to mention the prospect of better technologies coming on to the market soon. Monetizing a storage asset is also complex, and varies tremendously depending upon what the storage is used for and where it is located.

NAATBatt International, California Energy Storage Alliance and CalCharge have come together to offer two master classes for solar developers and integrators, to help them better understand the emerging storage opportunity.  The two separate workshops, offered in the morning and afternoon of Wednesday, July 13, in the Moscone Center, will help developers and integrators better navigate the commercial challenges of storage development and better understand the storage products on the market today and their relative advantages and drawbacks.

Please use the link below to register for one or both workshops through the Intersolar registration website. Look for the dropdown menu that says "Workshops Moscone Center", click on that link, and then register for one or both of the NAATBatt  Workshops. The cost is only $100 per workshop.

Registration Information for 
Intersolar/ees Workshop 

 Morning Workshop

"Making Money with Storage Today"

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Moscone Center West,  Level 3, Room 3010
San Francisco, CA
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Everyone today seems interested in solar-storage technology. But solar developers and integrators are demanding to know:  Where is the Money? The morning workshop in July 13 will answer that question. The workshop will also provide an analysis of the various types of battery energy storage on the market today, and a glimpse of what the scientists are working on, which may change everything soon.

Workshop Chair: Robert Galyen, President of NAATBatt International 

Keynote Speaker: Effective Business Models for Monetizing Storage Assets
Sudipa Lahiri, Senior Consultant, DNV GL 

Panel A: Comparing Storage Technologies

Moderator: Robert Galyen, President, NAATBatt International and CTO, Amperex Technology Limited

Ed Stein
EnerSys (lead acid batteries) 

Collin Mui
Gridtential Energy (advanced lead acid) 

John Warner
Enerdel (lithium-ion)

Mio Dart
Redflow Limited (zinc-bromide flow battery)

Russ Weed
UniEnergy Technologies (vanadium redox flow batteries)

Bill Gotts
G4 Synergetics (nickel metal hydride)

Panel B: Emerging Technologies: Will They Change the Game and When?

Moderator:  Dr. Venkat Srinivasan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Andre Hsieh, Co-Founder
Ffeasible, Inc.

Matt Harper, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer
Avalon Battery

Ashutosh Misra, Executive Vice President
ITN Energy

Colin Wessells, CEO
Alveo Energy

Alex Teran, Founder and Chief Battery Engineer
Blue Current 

Register for the
Morning Workshop Only

THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON WORKSHOP 
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  PLEASE CONTACT
JIM GREENBERGER FOR DETAILS. 

Afternoon Workshop

"What's Next in the Development of the California Energy Storage Market"

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Moscone Center West,  Level 3, Room 3010
San Francisco, CA
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

California has been the leading market in North America for  solar PV and for energy storage since the time that both technologies were first deployed in commercial quantities.  It is essential to understand what California and California government has done to date to promote energy storage in order to understand where the opportunities in storage are likely to be in coming years.

This workshop will take both look back at the laws, programs and initiatives that made California the leading market for energy storage, and look forward to what new initiatives and requirements can be expected that will give rise to opportunities for developers and integrators in future years. California shows no signs of giving up its role as the principal laboratory for energy storage technology in the United States. Attend this workshop to get a detailed understanding about what drives the storage market in California and how the future may be the same and, perhaps, quite different.

Workshop Chair: Bernie Kotlier, IBEW-NECA of California/Nevada and Board Member of CalCharge and NAATBatt International

Keynote Speaker: The California Energy Storage Market, Past, Present and Future
Alex Morris, Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, CESA

Panel A: The California 1.3 GW Procurement--A Review and Update

Moderator:  Danny Kennedy, Executive Director, CalCharge

Ted Ko, Director of Policy
Stem, Inc.

Manal Yamoud, Vice President, Policy and Markets
Advanced Microgrid Solutions

Kate McGinniss, Western U.S. Market Director
AES Energy Storage

Panel B: Where is California Going with Storage?

Moderator:  Mark Higgins, COO, Strategen

Nick Chaset, Chief of Staff to President Picker
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

Kush Patel, Senior Managing Consultant
E3

Kevin Barker, Chief of Staff to President Weisenmiller
California Energy Commission

Charlie Post, Energy Storage Procurement Manager
Pacific Gas & Electric

Please register for the morning Solar-Storage workshops on line via the Intersolar North America registration website, which you may access by clicking the link below. 

Look for the dropdown menu that says "Workshops Moscone Center", click on that link, and then register for the NAATBatt  Workshop. The cost is only $100.

Registration Information for Intersolar/ees Workshop