Workshop on Renewable Energy 2009

Sorry, this event has been cancelled.

Please contact Melody Singleton at (512) 471-3954 or singletonm@mail.utexas.edu for more information about next year's schedule.

Workshop on Renewable Energy 2008 (Information provided below for your reference. The 2009 event has been cancelled.)
::ABOUT THE WORKSHOP	:: WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Providing clean, renewable energy at an affordable price and delivering it efficiently to homes and businesses on the electric grid are just some of the topics that will be discussed at this one-day Renewable Energy Workshop hosted by the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at UT Austin and Austin Energy. These workshops are designed to provide a free exchange of information on topics of timely interest to the electric utility industry and its customers. The workshop begins at 8:00 am and ends at 4:30 pm.	Engineers, managers and specialists Renewable energy companies Commercial and industrial companies Vendors to manufacturers Academia Environmental professionals
:: AGENDA & SPEAKERS	:: SPONSORS
WELCOME W. Mack Grady, Professor, UT Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering OVERVIEW OF RENEWABLE ENERGY BUSINESS ISSUES Cheryl Mele, Senior Vice President, Electric Service Delivery, Austin Energy AN UPDATE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE ERCOT MARKET Bob Kahn, President and Chief Executive Officer, ERCOT TOWARD ENERGY INDEPENDENCE: AFFORDABLE SOLAR POWER Louay Eldada, Chief Technology Officer, HelioVolt Corp., Austin, Texas THE VALUE OF ENERGY STORAGE IN THE TEXAS WIND MARKET Brad Roberts, Power Quality System Director, S&C Electric CompanY WIND ENERGY STATUS AND TECHNOLOGY Paul Veers, Manager, Wind Energy Technology Department Sandia National Laboratories WIND INDUSTRY: TODAY'S TECHNOLOGIES & POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES OF TOMORROW Michael Bachmeyer, Business Leader, Wind Industry TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company) RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE ALAMO CITY Paul Barham, Senior Director, Generation Research & Planning, CPS Energy WIND GENERATION INTERCONNECTION IN ERCOT Virat Kapur, Planning Engineer II, Regional Planning, ERCOT Jeff Billo, Senior Planning Engineer, Regional Planning, ERCOT AUSTIN ENERGY'S COMMERCIAL GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM Maureen Scanlon, Austin Energy Green Building Program Engineer EVALUATING THE PERORMANCE OF PV INSTALLATIONS W. Mack Grady, Professor, UT Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Leslie Libby, Solar Rebate Program Manager, Austin Energy Back to top	Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin Austin Energy S&C Electric Company HelioVolt Corp., Austin, Texas
	:: REGISTRATION & LOCATION
	REGISTER: The cost of the workshop is $75 for early registration by October 10, 2008 or $85 afterward. This fee is non-refundable, covers the cost of the workshop and includes lunch. Register using either the Secure Online Registration Form or send in the Printable Registration Form with your registration payment. LOCATION: The University of Texas at Austin, Thompson Conference Center Auditorium 1.110 Dean Keeton and Red River, Austin, Texas Phone: (512) 471-3121 or (800) 882-8784 LODGING & DIRECTIONS: For lodging suggestions, view the TCC Local Accomodations page. For directions, view the TCC Maps & Parking page. CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE: Provided to each participant to be used toward PDH requirements for PE license renewal. QUESTIONS?:Program questions may be addressed to: Melody Singleton Phone: (512) 471-3954 E-mail: singletonm@mail.utexas.edu Cosponsors: Back to top