Climate Change
Renewable Energy

10th Annual Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and Forum

June 14, 2007

9:15-10:00 a.m. - Exhibts Opened
Morning Coffee/Snack – Sponsored by World Water & Power

10:00-10:30 a.m. - Opening Speakers
Dr. John Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy, Harvard University; Director, Woods Hole Research Center; President, AAAS (2006-2007)

10:30 – 12:15 p.m. - Panel Discussion
An Energy Revolution: Solutions Now and Within the Next 10 Years.
Sponsored by Enel

Panel Summary:  Overviews of the recent groundbreaking studies Energy [R]evolution - A Blueprint for Global Warming by Greenpeace/DLR (German Aerospace Center), and Tackling Climate Change in the U.S.: Potential U.S. Carbon Emissions Reductions from Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency by 2030 by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES), will set the stage for this discussion and underscore the urgency and ability of addressing climate change through energy efficiency and renewable technologies.  The second portion of this panel examines technologies in use now and how their impact over the next 10 years can be further leveraged with responsive climate change legislation.

12:15 – 1:15 p.m. - Exhibits Opened

1:15 – 2:30 p.m. - Panel Discussion
Global Competition: Where We Are, Why Other Countries are Ahead of the Game, and How the United States Can Catch Up.

Panel Summary:  Although the U.S. is a leader in EE/RE technology research and business development, some companies are leaving the U.S and countries such as those in the European Union and Japan have jumped far ahead in market share.  What role does U.S. policy play in the domestic and global marketplace for EE/RE industries?  How can we create a better climate for these businesses to grow and flourish in the U.S. and the broader international market?  To answer these questions, the following EE/RE industry leaders will provide brief overviews of their technology sector and its viability, a synopsis of the economics involved (size of scale, return on investment, readiness of the market, etc.), and note specific ways in which policy can foster productivity and innovation.

Chair and Moderator: R. James Woolsey, Former Director of Central Intelligence; Vice President, Global Strategic Security Division, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.

2:30 – 3:15 p.m. - Exhibits Opened

3:15 – 3:45 p.m. - Closing Speaker

3:45-5:00 - Exhibits Opened

5:00-7:00 - Closing Remarks and Reception
Caucus Chairs and Invited Guests to speak

Presented by the House and Senate Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucuses in cooperation with the Sustainable Energy Coalition

 

2007 Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo Exhibitors
Biofuels

  • Renewable Fuels Association
  • Biomass Coordinating Council
  • Iogen

Combined Heat and Power (CHP)

  • Ormat Technologies
  • Curtis Engine & Equipment, Inc
  • Cummins Power Generation

Distributed Energy & Efficiency

  • Breakthrough Technologies Institute/Fuel Cells 2000
  • The Stella Group, Ltd.
  • BTI/Fuel Cells
  • Pellet Fuels Institute
  • HUVCO

Geothermal

  • Geothermal Energy Association (GEA)
  • Geothermal Education Office
  • Ormat Technologies, Inc
  • UTC Power

Hydropower

  • Verdant Power
  • Ocean Power Technologies
  • WaveGen
  • Voith Siemens Hydropower Generation and Grant County PUD
  • Enel North America

Solar

  • Beacon Power Corporation
  • SCHOTT North America, Inc.
  • Solar Energy Industries Association
  • Uni-Solar Ovonic/ Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.

Wind

  • American Wind Energy Association
  • Southwest Wind Power

Additional co-sponsoring organizations of the Expo include:

Speaker Remarks

Speaker Slides