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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
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| 1:00 p.m. |
Pre-conference seminar: An Overview of CSP: Technology, Systems, SEGS Developments, Current Project Development and R&D
Led by: David Kearney, Principal, KEARNEY & ASSOCIATES
Andrew McMahan, Vice President, Technology & Projects, SKYFUEL
John White, Executive Director, CEERT
Extra fee required
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
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| 7:00 |
Registration and continental breakfast |
| 8:00 |
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Opening remarks from the co-chairs |
David Kearney, Principal, KEARNEY & ASSOCIATES
Charlie Ricker, SVP of Business Development, BRIGHTSOURCE ENERGY
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| 8:15 |
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Concentrating Solar Power at a Crossroads |
| Reese Tisdale, Research Director, EMERGING ENERGY RESEARCH |
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| 8:45 |
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Implementation Challenges for Utility Scale Solar Projects |
| Charlie Ricker, SVP of Business Development, BRIGHTSOURCE ENERGY |
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| 9:15 |
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Engineering, Procurement and Construction Market Outlook |
| Jim Lilly, VP, FLUOR |
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| 9:45 |
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Siting and Permitting Solar Development on BLM-managed Lands |
| Greg Miller, RECO Program Manager, CALIFORNIA BLM |
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| 10:10 |
Networking break |
| 10:45 |
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Permitting, Siting and Planning (panel discussion) |
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John White, Executive Director, CEERT
Joshua Bar-Lev, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, BRIGHTSOURCE ENERGY INC
Rainer Aringhoff, President, SOLAR MILLENIUM
Ed Feo, Partner, Global Power, Energy & Utilities Group, MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP
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| 12:15 |
Lunch will be served for speakers and delegates |
| 1:45 |
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Developments at Abengoa Solar |
| Speaker TBD |
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| 2:15 |
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US DOE Funding and Cost Targets for CSP |
| Tommy Rueckert, Solar Program Systems Team Leader, US DOE |
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| 2:45 |
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State RPS Targets and the CEC Role in Achieving Success |
| Eileen Allen, Siting Office Manager, CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION |
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| 3:15 |
Afternoon networking break |
| 3:45 |
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Transimission and Renewable Energy in the West |
| Rich Halvey, Program Director-Energy, WESTERN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION |
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| 4:15 |
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| 5:30 |
Networking reception |
Friday, May 7, 2010
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| 7:00 |
Breakfast |
| 8:00 |
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Remarks from the co-chairs |
David Kearney, Principal, KEARNEY & ASSOCIATES
Charlie Ricker, SVP of Business Development, BRIGHTSOURCE ENERGY |
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| 8:15 |
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CSP Technologies: Where Are We and Where Are We Going? |
| Dr. Thomas R. Mancini, CSP Program Manager, SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES |
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| 8:45 |
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Molten Salt Thermal Storage for CSP Systems (panel discussion) |
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Babul Patel, Senior Consultant, NEXANT INC
Kelly Beninga, Global Director, Renewable Energy, WORLEYPARSONS GROUP
Greg Glatzmaier, Senior Engineer II, NREL, US
Antonio Gómez, General Manager, ACS-COBRA ENERGY
Matthew Rappaport, Managing Director, IP Checkups
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| 10:15 |
Networking break |
| 10:45 |
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Key Elements of Successful CSP Project Development |
| Gilbert Cohen, Senior VP, ACCIONA SOLAR POWER |
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| 11:10 |
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Utility Perspectives on CSP (panel discussion) |
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David Hicks, Director, Renewable Energy, Procurement and Technical Services, NV ENERGY
James Avery, Senior Vice President - Power Supply, SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC
Michael DeAngelis, Manager, AR&DGT Program, SMUD
Eric Silagy, Vice President, Development, FPL GROUP (tentative)
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| 12:30 |
Lunch will be served for speakers and delegates |
| 1:30 |
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Developments in Parabolic Trough Technology and Project Experience in Europe |
| Paul Nava, Manager Business Development Solar, FLABEG GMBH |
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| 2:00 |
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Solar Power "On-Demand" |
| Bill Gould, CTO, SOLARRESERVE |
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| 2:30 |
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Developments at eSolar |
| Rob Rogan, Senior VP of the Americas, ESOLAR |
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| 3:00 |
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Dish Stirling Deployment Plans of Stirling Energy Systems |
| Steve Cowman, CEO, STIRLING ENERGY SYSTEMS INC. |
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| 3:30 |
Closing remarks from the co-chairs and end of conference |
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