• the 38^th National Passive Solar Energy Conference
• the 8^th ASES Policy and Marketing Conference, and
• the inaugural Young Professionals in Renewable Energy Conference.

The American Solar Energy Society invites participation from professionals with special knowledge in the solar, renewable or sustainability fields. Program selections are based solely on the merit of the abstract or proposal. Acceptance of abstracts or proposals for presentation is based on a review of submitted materials by the designated Solar 2013 review committee. Proposals may include technical papers (to be presented at the conference) as well as forum sessions.

 Technical paper presentations at the conference include:

• Oral presentations – Typically 10-20 minutes per paper presentation (length to be determined and included in acceptance information).
• Poster presentations – Presenters will create a poster to display and will have the opportunity to do a brief overview, followed by discussion.
• “Ignite” presentations – Each presenter has 5 minutes, 20 slides, 15 seconds per slide.

Forum sessions may include:

• Panel discussions organized on a specific topic.
• Demonstrations of technology or techniques.
• In-depth discussion or debates.
• “Shoot-outs” or comparisons of competing (or complementary) technologies.

These are the topical areas for Solar 2013:

Annual National Solar Conference

• Photovoltaics
• Concentrated Solar Power
• Solar Thermal
• Distributed Wind
• Resource Applications and Integration
• Sustainable Transportation
• Water and Energy Technologies
• Cross-Track, Multi-Technology, or Other

Passive Solar Conference

• Emerging Architecture & Passive Building Technologies
• Daylighting, Modeling and Building Automation

Solar and Renewable Policy & Finance Conference

• Finance & Industry Development
• Policy & Sustainability

 Young Professionals in Renewable Energy

The inaugural Young Professionals in Renewable Energy Conference will include sessions from other tracks at Solar 2013. If you would like your proposal to be considered for inclusion, please enter the appropriate information during the abstract submission process. Additional information will be available at solar2013.org.

Continuing Education Credits

Depending on topic, ASES may be able to offer professional continuing education credits for various technical sessions and forums.  Having a session approved for credit can potentially increase attendance and expose your presentation to interested conference attendees.  Presentations that qualify for CEUs will be grouped with other qualifying presentations to enable the entire session to offer credit. If your proposal meets the criteria and is accepted, additional information may be requested from you.

Important Information and Deadlines

• The deadline for submission is November 6, 2012.
• The review process is “blind” – author/submitter names are withheld during the review process.
• Please do not submit multiple formats (e.g., paper and forum) on the same research.
• You will have the opportunity to select your presentation-style preference
• Registration: the presenting author for accepted papers, as well as organizers of accepted forum proposals, must register by February 15, 2013 in order to secure the presentation in the schedule. Other registration information is included in the Terms and Conditions.

photo credit: GE Energy

NESEA has partnered with EnergySageTM to host the virtual portion of their Green Buildings Open House program (GBOH). In 2011, approximately 10,000 people toured 504 GBOH host sites (homes, businesses and public buildings)throughout the Northeast.

Jennifer Marrapese, the Executive Director of NESEA, stated “Our mission to drive broader adoption of energy efficiency and sustainability is directly aligned with that of EnergySage. As consumers learn from their peers who have successfully implemented renewable solutions, and become more familiar with these technologies, they are more likely to start using them themselves.”

NESEA’s GBOH is part of the National Solar Tour, click here to see their tour!

Photo Credit; John Collings

Not all buildings on the National Solar Tour are homes with Solar Installed on the rooftop. Take for example the Pixel Building in Melbourne, Australia. This building received the highest LEED score in the world. To see the full article on the Pixel Building go to http://greensource.construction.com/green_building_projects/2012/1207-pixel.asp.

Wouldn’t we be so lucky to possibly have this building on the 2012 National Solar Tour. If you are interested in finding a tour near you please click here.

Photo Credit: www.denverzoo.org

This presentation will describe Denver Zoo’s efforts to become the greenest zoo in the world through systematic planning and creative innovation, including ISO 14001 and on site waste to energy conversion using gasification. Sustainability is fundamental to conservation and a Denver Zoo’s mission, to “secure a better world for animals through human understanding”.  Denver Zoo has been an industry leader in sustainable zoo operations for many years, and now has created several innovations that will have an impact beyond zoos.

For a look at the entire WERF 2012 program click here.

Photo compliments of Alison Mason, SkyFuel

For those in the concentrating solar power (CSP) industry, if there was ever a year NOT TO MISS the annual ASES conference, this year in conjunction with WREN, called WREF 2012, it’s this one!

The content directly related to CSP is robust.  With an astounding total of 22 full technical papers, 7 forums, 2 ignite presentations, a workshop, our own special reception, and of course the annual CSP Division Meeting, it’s like one stop shopping for the latest information in the CSP industry.  A full schedule of CSP “happenings” is posted on the LinkedIn Group “CSP Division Core”.  For an in depth look at what WREF 2012 is offering in the CSP industry, click here. To register for WREF 2012 click -  Come join us!

Photo compliments of CRES

At the World Renewable Energy Forum, Governor Ritter will host a panel of state experts to talk about trends in clean energy policies to drive a new energy economy.  Topics to be discussed include innovations in energy efficiency policy, solar, wind and other renewables, financing models and conversions to natural gas from a coal base load.

In Colorado, Governor Ritter demonstrated policy can drive investment and market expansion.  In the four years Ritter served as Governor, he signed 57 different clean energy bills and saw record investment in the state from the clean energy sector.  Vestas established their North American manufacturing headquarters along with other industry leaders like SMA, Siemens, RES Americas, Primestar, Abound and Ascent Solar to name a few.  During his term as Governor, he raised the state’s RPS from 10% to a nation leading 30% and renewable installations went from 225MW to over 1,800MW.

Come join Governor Ritter and all of us at the World Renewable Energy Forum. Click Register Now!