Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Expo

The Expo will take place in House Cannon Caucus Room 345. Light refreshments will be served. No RSVP is required. Exhibits will be open from 9:15am until 7pm except during panel presentations.

9:15-10am
Exhibits Open
Morning Coffee/Snack

10-10:30am
Opening Speaker: Dr. John Holdren, Theresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy, Harvard University; Director, Woods Hole Research Center; President, AAAS (2006-2007)
"The Time for Action is Now": Opportunities to Address Climate Change Through Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

10:30-12:15pm
Panel Discussion-An Energy Revolution: Solutions Now and Within the Next 10 Years.
* Panel Summary: Overviews of the recent groundbreaking studiesEnergy [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 2030by 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. The panel will close with audience Q & A.
* Chair: Scott Sklar, Chair, Sustainable Energy Coalition Steering Committee; President, Stella Group, Ltd.
* Dr. Wolfram Krewitt, DLR German Aerospace Center, Stuttgart, Germany
* David Hamilton, Director of Global Warming and Energy Programs, Sierra Club
* Mark Wagner, Vice President Government Relations, Renewable Energy Solutions, Johnson Controls Inc.
* Brandon Seitz, Biotown, USA, Manager of Energy Division, Indiana Office of Energy and Defense Development
* Carol Werner, Executive Director, Environmental and Energy Study Institute

12:15-1:15 pm
Exhibits Open (lunch on your own)

1:15-2:30pm
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. The panel will close with audience Q & A.
* Chair and Moderator:R. James Woolsey, Former Director of Central Intelligence; Vice President, Global Strategic Security Division, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
* Kevin Rackstraw, Development Leader, Eastern North America, Clipper Windpower Development Company, Inc.
* Lisa Krueger, Vice President, Sustainable Development, First Solar Inc.
* Jonathan Weisgall, Vice President, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Corp, CalEnergy (Geothermal)
* Julie Smith Galvin, Director, Corporate Affairs, Enel North America, Inc. (Hydropower)
* Dick Munson, Vice President for Government Affairs, Recycled Energy Development (Energy Efficiency)
* Gordon Davidson, Washington Office of BRI Energy (Biofuels)

2:30-3:15pm
Exhibits Open

3:15-3:45pm
Closing Speaker: Mayor John Hieftje, Ann Arbor, Michigan, issued Green Energy Challenge (2005) to bring 30% renewable energy to Ann Arbor by 2010. Moving Forward: How a Mid-Size City is aggressively addressing the Climate Change Challenge

3:45-5pm
Exhibits Open

5-7pm
Closing Remarks and Reception (Caucus Chairs and invited guests)
VIP Tours of all exhibits

2007 Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo Exhibitors:

Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
Ormat Technologies
Curtis Engine & Equipment, Inc.
Cummins Power Generation

Biofuels
Renewable Fuels Association
Biomass Coordinating Council
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

For more information, contact Jennifer Hinrichs at the Sustainable Energy Coalition at 301-219-6249 or 202-347-2774.