SOLAR 2016 – SOLAR 2016 International Conference

SOLAR 2016

PROGRESS TOWARD 100% RENEWABLES

ASES National Solar Conference

Intercontinental Hotel

July 10-13, 2016

San Francisco

Featuring leading solar professionals and researchers

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SOLAR 2016 will feature:

Cutting-Edge Research & Trends

Pre-Publication Sessions

Sessions for discussing pre-publication research at the forefront of renewable energy and related fields.

Expanded Network & Influence

ASES Emerging Professionals Meeting

Meeting for emerging solar professionals and other informal networking opportunities to broaden personal and professional communities working on the 100% renewable energy world goal.

Business Insights & Global Progress

Plenary Sessions

Plenary talks and forums on the advancement of renewable energy in the US, and what is happening worldwide as a result of the United Nations Conference of Parties in December 2015

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Program

SOLAR 2016, July 10th-14th, 2016

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Jul 10, 2016

Jul 11, 2016

Jul 12, 2016

Jul 13, 2016

Jul 14, 2016

Jul 15, 2016

Lunch Break

Coffee & Tea

Bryan Bowen

Technical Session: Solar Buildings & Architecture I *

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Orlo Stitt

Forum: Spirit & Sustainability

9:00 am-10:30 am

Orlo Stitt

Don Aitken

Tom Thompson

Technical Session: Solar Electricity: Economics & Policy I

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Erica Helson

Forum: Case Studies on Resilient PV Systems

9:00 am - 10:30 am

10:30 am - 11:00 am

30 Minute Break

Carly Rixham

Plenary Panel: Progress toward 100% Renewable Energy-Global Actions *

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

12:30 pm - 1:30 am

Lunch & ASES Division Meetings

Avery Palmer

Forum: Community Solar I: Solar Powering America

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Avery Palmer

Chad Laurent

Joshua Huneycutt

Andrew Mills

Technical Session: Implementing 100% Renewable Electricity

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Technical Session: Solar Electricity: Economics & Policy II

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Nader Chalfoun

Technical Session: High Efficiency ZEB & Control Systems *

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

30 Minute Break

John Hostetter

Forum: How the Convergence of Energy, Data Analytics, and IoT will Change the Solar Market

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Technical Session: Renewable Energy Grid Integration

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

George Burmeister

Technical Session: Solar Electricity: Simulations, Hybrid & Specialty Applications

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Technical Session: Resource Assessment: Models & Data

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm

30 Minute Break

Intersolar Official Opening Ceremony
(Followed by the ISNA Opening Reception)

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Renewables UnWind: ASES Emerging Professionals Networking Reception

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Coffee & Tea

Technical Session: Resource Assessment: Forecasting & Remote Sensing

9:00 am - 10:45 am

Technical Session: Solar Thermal Technology Advances I *

9:00 am - 10:45 am

John Shenot

Forum: Tapping Solar Potential in Higher Education

9:00 am - 10:45 am

Andreas Karelas

Forum: Solar for All: Expanding Solar Markets

9:00 am - 10:45 am

10:45 am - 11:15 am

30 Minute Break

Carly Rixham

Plenary Panel: Progress toward 100% Renewable Energy – Actions in the U.S. *

11:15 am - 1:00 pm

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Lunch (Provided) & ASES Division Meetings

Forum: SANE (Solar Automated Nonstop Elevated) Transportation

2:00 pm - 3:45 pm

Technical Session: Forecasting Applications for Large-Scale PV Operations

2:00 pm - 3:45 pm

Technical Session: Solar Thermal Technology Advances II *

2:00 pm - 3:45 pm

Technical Session: Solar Buildings & Architecture II *

2:00 pm - 3:45 pm

John Essig

Christopher Hazel

Robert Pena

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm

30 minute break

Forum: Community Solar II: Solar Market Pathways

4:15 pm - 6:00 pm

Henry Vandermark

Forum: Applicaton of PV-Thermal Systems

4:15 pm - 6:00 pm

Henry Vandermark

Reinhard Peter

Michael Intrieri

Technical Session: Transportation, Sustainability, & Resiliency

4:15 pm - 6:00 pm

Nick Brekke

Technical Session: Technological Advances in Solar Electricity

4:15 pm - 6:00 pm

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Break

ASES Fellow’s Reception & Gala Awards Banquet

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Coffee & Tea

Forum: The Great Solar Thermal Debate

9:00 am - 10:45 am

Ron Gehl

Andy Baker

Peter Skinner

Technical Session: The Value of Distributed Solar Resources

9:00 am - 10:45 am

Technical Session: Socio-Economics of PV Resiliency

9:00 am - 10:45 am

Forum: Community Solar III: Finance

9:00 am - 10:45 am

Joel Cohn

10:45 am - 11:15 am

30 Minute Break

Closing Plenary: Accelerating Progress Towards 100% Renewable Energy *

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

12:15 pm - 12:30 pm

Break

ASES Annual Membership Meeting

12:30 pm - 1:45 pm

ASES Board of Directors Meeting

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Intersolar North America Exposition

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Selected sessions presented at SOLAR 2016 have been approved for AIA Continuing Education System (CES) Learning Units. A total of 12.5 LUs can be earned by attending all eight of these approved sessions.