American Solar Energy Society » National Renewable Energy Laboratory http://www.ases.org Leading the Renewable Energy Revolution Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:13:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Nearly 100 NREL Staff to Discuss Innovation at WREF 2012 http://www.ases.org/nearly-100-nrel-staff-to-discuss-innovation-at-wref-2012/ http://www.ases.org/nearly-100-nrel-staff-to-discuss-innovation-at-wref-2012/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:10:39 +0000 Seth Masia http://ases.org/?p=3443

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Nearly 100 renewable energy experts from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have been selected to present at this year’s World Renewable Energy Forum (WREF) to be held in Denver, Colo., on May 13-17, at the Colorado Convention Center. Edit

NREL’s Director, Dan Arvizu, opens the conference as a keynote speaker at the May 14 plenary session. Other NREL presenters represent nearly all of NREL’s scientific research, energy analysis and technology transfer areas. Presentations include:

  • No Blank Check: Examining Renewable Energy Financing Strategies in the United States
  • Integrating Variable Renewable Energy Sources into the Grid: Lessons from Large Studies
  • Cold Storage as an Enabling Technology for Solar and Wind Energy
  •  Microalgae as Biofuels Feedstocks: An assessment of the Yields and Fuel Quality
  •  Producing Clean Biomass Syngas for Fuel Synthesis: Reforming Catalyst Development and Deployment
  • Advances in materials modeling of kesterite thin-film solar cells

“Colorado has long been seen as a leader in this industry,” Dana Christensen, NREL’s Deputy Laboratory Director for Science and Technology, said. “With the convergence of international business community and the world’s renewable energy technology experts happening on NREL’s home turf, it only makes sense that we have a strong presence at the World Renewable Energy Forum.”

WREF will feature more than 200 sessions discussing everything scientific, renewable, or financial and will also examine how renewable energy innovation is transforming commercial products and public policy to meet the world’s toughest economic, environmental and security challenges.
A complete list of NREL presentations is available online. To see the complete WREF 2012 program, and to register, visit www.wref2012.org. Early Bird discount ends April 13.

The World Renewable Energy Network (WREN) and the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) have joined forces to present the World Renewable Energy Forum (WREF). The 2012 conference also is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES)and the International Solar Energy Society (ISES). 

NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy’s primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. NREL is operated for DOE by The Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC.

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More than 200 sessions will discuss everything scientific, renewable, efficient, environmental or financial at the World Renewable Energy Forum (WREF), May 13–17, 2012, in Denver, Colorado.

Registration is open; early registration discount ends April 13. Sign up now for access to world’s top renewable energy experts.

If your focus is the business side of energy, here are just some of the presentations ready for you:

  • Forecasting the Future of Energy Technologies using Economic Payback Curves
  • Clean Energy Policy Building Blocks: Helping Policymakers Determine Best Policy Practices for Clean Energy
  • Can You Find Real Gold in Investing in Green Energy in 2012? A Panel Discussion on the Effectiveness of Tax Credits, Incentives, and Grants for Renewable Energy Installations

If the business side of energy isn’t your thing, we’ve got hundreds of other sessions to choose from—WREF’s complete program is now online.

For more information on WREF, visit www.wref2012.org.

About WREF

The World Renewable Energy Network (WREN) and the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) have joined forces to present the World Renewable Energy Forum (WREF). This international event on renewable energy technologies will address the world’s economic, environmental and security challenges at every scale, from off-grid villages to gigawatt power plants. The 2012 conference also is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) and the International Solar Energy Society (ISES). Conference details are at www.wref2012.org.

]]> http://www.ases.org/financiers-investors-entrepreneurs-are-you-ready/feed/ 0 ASES Supports NREL http://www.ases.org/ases-supports-the-national-renewable-energy-laboratory/ http://www.ases.org/ases-supports-the-national-renewable-energy-laboratory/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:52:59 +0000 Seth Masia http://ases.org/?p=72 (Boulder, Colo., Oct. 5, 2011) — In response to anticipated budget cuts, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo. on Monday announced a “voluntary separation program,” offering buyouts to up to 150 employees. In response to the news, the American Solar Energy Society expressed support for the laboratory’s mission.

“Since 1974 the National Renewable Energy Laboratory has been a key driver of technology innovation in American industry,” noted ASES President Susan Greene. “The lab’s dramatic progress in improving the efficiency of solar and wind power in particular have triggered massive growth of clean-energy industries around the world.

“The American Solar Energy Society encourages the lab’s management to preserve and expand its research programs,” Greene said.  “Those programs are critical to American competitiveness as renewable energy industries achieve mainstream economic vitality worldwide.”

According to Bob Noun, NREL’s director of external affairs, the offer will be made to all 1350 technical, nontechnical and management personnel, full time or part time, with more than a year of service. NREL’s total staff, including subcontractors, is about 2600.

The decisions will be based on the extent to which the lab will have to replace the skills and knowledge of the employee,” Noun said. “We need to retain people whose skills and knowledge are essential to meeting our critical mission goals.”

Those goals include ongoing development of technologies in renewable electricity generation and transportation, including fuels and vehicles. “We need to be able to advance those key technologies across the entire spectrum of innovation, from basic research to technology deployment that can have an impact on markets,” Noun said.

NREL estimates that the buyout offer may cost about $8 million in separation pay and medical benefits, Noun said. “The savings will be determined by who steps up,” he said. “The budget effect is hard to quantify now. Our concern is budget cuts we likely face over the next few years. But we’re confident we’ll be able to adjust and preserve our critical mission.”

For further information contact:
Seth Masia
720.420.7937 | smasia@solartoday.org
American Solar Energy Society
4760 Walnut St., Suite 106
Boulder CO 80301

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