Environmental and Energy Study Institute

12th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum

On May 14, the Sustainable Energy Coalition, in cooperation with the House and Senate Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucuses, held an event on Capitol Hill to educate policymakers about the current status and near-term potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. This year’s EXPO brought together more than 50 businesses, sustainable energy industry trade associations, government agencies, and energy policy research organizations. Reps. Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) provided welcoming remarks and discussed the role sustainable energy technologies can play in solving multiple economic, environmental, and security issues. Adjacent to the EXPO, expert panels discussed a variety of renewable energy and energy efficiency technology and policy issues.

Speakers for this event included:

Individual Presentations

• Maria Vargas, ENERGY STAR Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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• Bill Hagy, Acting Administrator, Business and Cooperative Programs, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Panel 1- Policy Overview

• Scott Sklar, President, The Stella Group, Ltd.
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• Ruth McCormick, Senior Policy Associate, Business Council for Sustainable Energy
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• Steve Kalland, Director, North Carolina Solar Center
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• Nancy Bacon, Senior Advisor, UNI-SOLAR/Energy Conversion Devices - Ovonics
  Presentation (pdf format)

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Panel 2 - Smart Grid

• Dan Delurey, Executive Director, Demand Response/Smart Grid Coalition
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• Mark Maddox, Senior Vice President, Arcadian Networks
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• Matt Polimeno, Director of Government Programs, Beacon Power
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Panel 3 - Energy Efficiency

• Peter Fiske, Vice President of Research and Development, PAX Scientific, Inc.
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• Dan Henry, Chief Technical Officer, Hearth & Home Technologies
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• Michael Sachse, Director of Government Affairs and General Counsel, Positive Energy

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Panel 4 - Non-Solar Renewables

• Andy Kruse, Senior Vice President of Business Development, Southwest Windpower
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• Jef Sharp, Executive Vice President, Qteros, Inc.
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• Arthur Sams, President, Polar Power
• Jerry Hinkle, Vice President, National Hydrogen Association
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Panel 5 - Solar Technologies

• Howard Berke, Executive Chairman, Konarka Technologies
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• Tony Clifford, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Solar
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• John Lushetsky, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and former head of Solar Energy Technology Program, U.S. Department of Energy
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Founded in 1992, the Sustainable Energy Coalition is a coalition of four dozen national business, environmental, and energy policy organizations advocating aggressive development of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies. EESI is a member of the Sustainable Energy Coalition.