13th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy
and Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY COALITION
6930 Carroll Avenue, #340; Takoma Park, MD 20912
301-270-6477 x.11; fax: 301-270-4291
kbossong614@yahoo.com
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT
In cooperation with Members of the U.S. House of
Representatives and U.S. Senate Renewable Energy &
Energy Efficiency Caucuses - and in partnership with
the House Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition,
House High Performance Building Caucus, House Algae
Energy Caucus, House Hydropower Caucus, House Green
Jobs Caucus, House Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Caucus,
and House Green Schools Caucus - the Sustainable
Energy Coalition is hosting the day-long Thirteenth
Annual Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum.
This year’s EXPO will bring together 50+ businesses, sustainable energy industry trade associations, government agencies and energy policy research organizations (see list-to-date below)to showcase the status and near-term potential of the cross-section of renewable energy (biofuels/biomass, geothermal, solar, water, wind)
, fuel cells, hydrogen, energy storage, smart-grid, and energy efficiency technologies (e.g., lighting, appliances, vehicles, buildings, CHP).
WHEN
Thursday - May 27, 2010
9:30 am - 4:30 pm (exhibits open for viewing)
9:35 am - 10:55 am (morning speakers - see list on back)
11:00 am - 12:00 pm (Members of Congress - see list below)
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (Executive Branch speakers - see list below)
1:10 pm - 4:15 pm (panel discussions - see list on back)
WHERE
Cannon House Office Building - Caucus Room (3rd floor)
U.S. House of Representatives
Independence Avenue and New Jersey Avenue SE; Washington, DC
WHO
CONGRESSIONAL SPEAKERS
Rep. Chris Van Hollen
Rep. Vern Ehlers
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Rep. Jay Inslee
Rep. Steve Israel
Rep. Ben R. Lujan
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Rep. Paul D. Tonko
Rep. Peter Welch
(Members listed above are likely speakers. Others to be announced.)
EXECUTIVE BRANCH SPEAKERS
**Philip D. Moeller, Commissioner - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
**Jane Oates, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary for the Employment & Training Administration
**Matt Rogers, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Recovery
Act Implementation, U.S. Department of Energy
**Heather Zichal, Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact Ken Bossong; Sustainable Energy Coalition* 301-270-6477 x.11;
kbossong614@yahoo.com
The EXPO is free, open to the public, and no RSVPs are required. Please invite others!
MORNING SPEAKERS
(9:35 am - 10:55 am)
(House Veterans Affairs Committee Room - 340 Cannon)
1.) John Cooper - Skyline Solar
2.) Dan Delurey - Demand Response & Smart Grid Coalition
3.) Todd Foley - American Council for Renewable Energy
4.) Adam Halsband, American Biogas Council
5.) Debbie Montagna - Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
6.) Don Moore, CEO - Harmonics Limited, Inc.
7.) Jackie Prince Roberts, Director - Sustainable Technologies,
Environmental Defense Fund
8.) Jack Rogers, Biofuels Marketing Manager, Americas - Novozymes
9.) Bob Rose - Breakthrough Technologies Institute
10.) Gia Schneider, CEO - Natel Energy
11.) Bill Shank, Energy Transitions
12.) Scott Sklar, President - The Stella Group, Ltd.
13.) Keith Takasawa, Chief Product Development Director - THINK
14.) Melissa VanOrnum, Marketing Manager - GHD, Inc.
15.) Chris Voell, Program Manager-AgSTAR, Climate Change Division, USEPA
16.) Maria Vargas, ENERGY STAR, U.S. EPA
AFTERNOON PANEL DISCUSSIONS
(1:10 pm - 4:15 pm)
(House Veterans Affairs Committee Room - 340 Cannon)
Moderator:
Carol Werner, Ex. Dir. - Environmental & Energy Study Institute
Panel on Green Jobs + Sustainable Energy
1:10 pm - 1:50 pm
1.) Karl Gawell, Executive Director - Geothermal Energy Association
2.) Linda Church Ciocci, Executive Director - National Hydropower Association
3.) Lisa Jacobson, Executive Director - Business Council for Sustainable Energy
Panel on Living Sustainably
1:55 pm - 2:35 pm
1.) Ryan M. Colker, Director of the Consultative Council, National
Institute of Building Sciences
2.) Chelsea Jenkins, Executive Director - Virginia Clean Cities
3.) Karen Florini, Environmental Defense Fund
Panel on Solar Technologies
2:40 pm - 3:30 pm
1.) Rhone Resch, Executive Director - Solar Energy Industries Association
2.) Tony Clifford, CEO - Standard Solar
3.) Jeff Wolfe, CEO - GroSolar
4.) Eric G. Huffman, Business Development Manager - Eastern Region, SunOptics
Panel on New Storage, Transmission & Related Electric Technologies
3:35 pm - 4:15 pm
1.) Ruth Cox, Executive Director, US Fuel Cell Council
2.) Robert P. Thornton, Executive Director, International District Energy Association
3.) Katherine Hamilton, President - GridWise Alliance
CONFIRMED EXHIBITORS
3M - Renewable Energy Division
Abengoa Solar
American Council on Renewable Energy
AFC First
American Biogas Council
Beacon Power
Biomass Coordinating Council
Business Council for Sustainable Energy
California Fuel Cell Partnership
Capstone Turbine Corporation
Demand Response & Smart Grid Coalition
Dow Kokam
Dow Solar Solutions
Ecobuild America
Energy Transitions
Enervation Lighting
Environmental & Energy Study Institute
Environmental Defense Fund
Frostburg State Univ.- Renewable Energy Ctr.
Fuel Cells 2000
Geothermal Energy Association
GHD, Inc.
GridWise Alliance
Growth Energy
Harmonics Limited
Ice Energy
International District Energy Association
Microcell Corporation
Natel Energy
National Hydrogen Association
National Hydropower Association
National Institute of Building Sciences
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
NewTek Energy Solutions
Novozymes North America, Inc.
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
Renewable Fuels Association
SAGE Electrochromics, Inc.
Skyline Solar
Solar Energy Industries Association
Standard Solar
SunOptics Prismatic Skylights
Sunpeak USA Inc.
The Stella Group, Ltd.
THINK North America
U.S. Clean Heat & Power Association
U.S. DOE - Clean Cities
U.S. DOE - Efficiency & Renewables
U.S. EPA - AGSTAR
U.S. EPA - Center for Program Analysis
U.S. EPA - ENERGY STAR Program
U.S. Fuel Cell Council
U.S. Green Energy Corporation
Water Management, Inc.
Did You Know? The U.S. Department of Commerce reports that
green manufacturing now accounts for between 200,000 and
240,000 jobs while green services jobs were much higher,
and totaled between 1.4 million and 1.8 million.
Did You Know? The solar industry now employs 46,000 U.S.
workers and supports an additional 33,000 jobs in other
sectors while the American wind industry employs approximately 85,000 people.
Did You Know? The ongoing production of alcohol fuels,
construction of new capacity, and R&D supported nearly
400,000 jobs in all sectors of the economy during 2009.
Did You Know? The U.S. hydropower industry currently employs approximately 300,000 people while the direct, indirect and induced employment created by new geothermal projects is estimated to be 29,750 permanent jobs.
Did You Know? America’s economy has tripled in size since 1970 and three-quarters of the energy needed to fuel that growth came from energy efficiency advances – yet, much more can still be done. The economies of Japan and several European countries are about 50 percent more energy-efficient than the U.S.
Did You Know? In 2009, the National Academies found that
accelerated deployment of cost-effective technologies in buildings could cut energy use 25-30 percent by 2030; other studies have found the energy-savings potential to be even higher.
Did You Know? If the U.S. reaches DOE’s target of 20 percent of U.S. energy demand achieved with combined heat & power, it would save an estimated 5.3 quadrillion BTUs of fuel annually (equivalent to half of all U.S. household energy).
Did You Know? The smart grid could save $638 - $802 billion
over 20 years, producing an overall benefit-to-cost ratio of 4:1 to 5:1 and could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 25 percent.
Did You Know? According to the Energy Information Administration, in 2009 renewable energy sources (biofuels, biomass, geothermal, solar, water, wind) provided 10.7 percent of domestic U.S. energy production and 10.5 percent of net U.S. electrical generation.
Did You Know? Geothermal energy grew 26 percent in 2009 and there are 188 geothermal projects now underway in 15 states which could bring total U.S. geothermal capacity to over 10,000 MW of baseload power.
Did You Know? Overall U.S. solar electric capacity increased by 37 percent in 2009 and the total utility-scale pipeline (across all solar technologies) reached 17,000 MW, enough to power 3.4 million homes.
Did You Know? The U.S. wind energy industry expanded capacity by 39 percent and installed over 10,000 MW of new generating capacity in 2009 - enough to power the equivalent of 2.4 million homes
- to reach a cumulative 35,000 MW.
Did You Know? Biomass has 7,000 MW of installed electricity generating capacity in the U.S. while more than 12 billion gallons of ethanol and other biofuels - equal to 3.4 percent of transportation fuels - are projected to be produced this year.
Did You Know? Current U.S. hydropower capacity totals
100,000 MW and by 2025 the industry could add another
60,000 MW while the global capacity of emerging hydrokinetic
and ocean energy technologies could exceed 25,000 MW.
Did You Know? Almost 25,000 fuel cell units were shipped
in 2009; they can reduce CO2 emissions 20-40 percent for natural gas combined heat & power systems (up to 100 percent w. renewable fuel); 30 percent for residential systems; over 50 percent from cars.
Did You Know? Hydrogen is a national industry, with production
plants within 60 miles of every major U.S. city that are
producing 20+ billion kilograms of hydrogen - the energy
equivalent of 491 million barrels of oil.
*Founded in 1992, the Sustainable Energy Coalition
(6930 Carroll Avenue, #340; Takoma Park, MD 20912)
is a coalition of 28 national business, environmental,
and energy policy organizations supporting aggressive
development of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies.
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