2020 Conference Program
See the Intersolar North America Conference Program below. Check back often as new speakers will be added!
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Monday
03 Feb 2020
Tuesday
04 Feb 2020
Wednesday
05 Feb 2020
Thursday
06 Feb 2020
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Lobby AB
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Room 11A
Steve Higgins
Rolls Battery Engineering
Canute Haroldson
Folsom Labs
Jon Haeme
IronRidge
Stephen Lemrond
Unirac, Inc.
NABCEP Full Day Workshop | Day 1 of 2
The Installer-Contractor Continuing Ed Technical Workshops provide an indepth look at 6 different renewable energy products. NABCEP Board Certified Professionals will advance their professional development and earn CEUs pre-approved to...
Steve Higgins
Canute Haroldson
Jon Haeme
Stephen Lemrond
2020 and 2017 NEC Workshop
This workshop will cover the 2020 and 2017 NEC, with emphasis on PV and Energy storage. Bill Brooks is the main force organizing and making changes in the NEC for...
Bill Brooks
Sean White
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Room 3
Brian Mehalic
Solar Energy International
Roger Williams
Solar Energy International
PV and Energy Storage: Configurations and Applications
There is currently a tremendous amount of interest in photovoltaics and energy storage systems, and the growth in the energy storage sector is expected to continue for years to come....
Brian Mehalic
Roger Williams
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Room 1
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Registration Lobby AB
PXiSE Microgrid Tour
Just a short walk from the San Diego Convention Center, join PXiSE Energy Solutions for a tour of their downtown, high-rise microgrid at Sempra Headquarters. Learn how solar, storage, and...
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Room 3
Brian Mehalic
Solar Energy International
Roger Williams
Solar Energy International
Advanced Battery-based System Design
The market demand for energy storage technologies presents new opportunities and varied applications,and battery-based system design is a complex task. This course will take a detailed look at system sizing...
Brian Mehalic
Roger Williams
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Lobby AB
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Ballroom 6
Danny Kennedy
New Energy Nexus
David Hochschild
California Energy Commission
Keynote Presentations
Join Danny Kennedy, Chief Energy Officer of New Energy Nexus and David Hochschild, Chair of the California Energy Commission, as we kick-off Intersolar North America 2020.
Danny Kennedy
David Hochschild
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hall AB
Exhibit Hall Open
Check out 160+ exhibitors on the show floor, the Innovation & Application and Energy Storage Theaters and the most anticipated new event - The Solar Games!
10:15 am - 11:30 am
Room 9
PV Power Plants + Electrical Energy Storage Systems: Focus Residential and C&I (I)
This session will feature practical aspects of solar power plus electrical energy storage systems in terms of design, configuration and optimization of systems for both residential and C&I sectors. Issues...
Patrick Shoop
Joshua Weiner
Andy Kruse
NABCEP Full Day Workshop | Day 2 of 2
The Installer-Contractor Continuing Ed Technical Workshops provide an indepth look at 6 different renewable energy products. NABCEP Board Certified Professionals will advance their professional development and earn CEUs pre-approved to...
Ryan Stankevitz
Ryan Mayfield
10:15 am - 11:30 am
Room 4
Cedric Brehaut
Omnidian
Mark Liffmann
Omnidian
Daniel Larkin
Encor Solar / SOLO
Emily Bowden
Loanpal
Charlene Moran
GetTheReferral
Business Innovations in Residential Solar
Business models have been a major driver for growth in residential solar. This session will consist of practical case studies presented by successful and innovative companies that are changing the...
Cedric Brehaut
Mark Liffmann
Daniel Larkin
Emily Bowden
Charlene Moran
10:15 am - 11:30 am
Room 3
Jacqueline Berg
Solar On Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) Program
Tom Hunt
Pivot Energy
Larry Sherwood
IREC USA
Selene Lawrence
Sullivan Solar Power
State Level PV Market Development Across the U.S.
Solar installations in the US grew 6% in 2018, amounting to 11.7 GWdc. Last year is considered a year of change for solar in the U.S., i.e. while the residential...
Jacqueline Berg
Tom Hunt
Larry Sherwood
Selene Lawrence
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Room 1
Urban Microgrid: Concepts / Technologies / Projects
This session features urban micro/minigrids designed to be interconnected with the central grid, which means that under normal conditions they operate as part of the central grid. Such grids are...
AJ Perkins
Adam Boucher
Adam Gerza
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Room 9
Maggie Alexander
Apparent Inc.
Paula Mints
Solar PV Market Research
Ram Ambatipudi
EV Connect
Jacob Marshall
Power Electronics
Andrew Christian
Nikola Corporation
Charging Infrastructure and Business Models for Vehicle Fleets, Including Trucks, Buses, and Autonomous Light Vehicles
By 2030, roughly one-quarter of all cars and light trucks on the road will be EVs, including hybrids and fully electric vehicles. The rise of EVs is part of a...
Maggie Alexander
Paula Mints
Ram Ambatipudi
Jacob Marshall
Andrew Christian
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Room 4
Panel: Solar Continues to Be An Attractive Asset Class for Investors and Acquirers – M&A Trends in the Solar Industry
As the industry prepares for the first ITC reduction, uncertainty remains. Join us for a discussion over what is happening in the solar industry and what is in store for...
Raj Prabhu
Mihir Mehta
Tiffany Elliot
Managing the Electricity Load on the Grid – The Role and Impact of Vehicle Charging
The ever-increasing number of EV’s requires a sophisticated approach to manage the load on the grid -- i.e. load balancing means you can install multiple charging stations for electric vehicles...
Marc Trahand
Martin Weiss
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Room 3
Wendell Cathcart
Energy Web Foundation
Patrick Lee
PXiSE Energy Solutions
Dr. Andrew Skumanich
SolarVision Co.
Role of Non-Wires Solutions in Distributed Energy Resources (DER)
Traditionally, when a transmission or distribution system operator needed to upgrade or replace infrastructure due to aging equipment or increased load demand, it would simply conduct poles and wires projects....
Wendell Cathcart
Patrick Lee
Dr. Andrew Skumanich
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Room 10
Paula Garcia
The Union Of Concerned Scientists
Alfredo A. Martinez-Morales, Ph.D.
Southern California-Research Initiative For Solar Energy University Of California
Joe Schwartz
Blue Planet Energy
John Vernachia
Eaton
Steve Campbell
Grid Alternative
Alejandro Uriarte
Resolient
Panel: Solar+Storage and Climate Resilience in Vulnerable Communities / Grid Alternatives
One approach in addressing climate change is to design communities that are able to withstand climate change impacts through the adoption of technical applications that build smart and resilient communities....
Paula Garcia
Alfredo A. Martinez-Morales, Ph.D.
Joe Schwartz
John Vernachia
Steve Campbell
Alejandro Uriarte
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Room 4
Enrico Ladendorf
Pason Power
Mike Grunow
Energy Storage At Arevon DC - By Capital Dynamics Clean Energy Infrastructure Fund
Andrew Tanner
Yotta Energy
Carl Mansfield
NantEnergy
Panel: The Shifting Landscape of Energy Storage – How It Is Impacting the Solar Market and the Practical Side of Financing and Building Storage Projects
The next step in energy innovation is here. Professionals from across the market—integrators, storage technology companies, and financiers—will discuss the current landscape of solar+storage and what is in store for...
Enrico Ladendorf
Mike Grunow
Andrew Tanner
Carl Mansfield
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sails Pavilion
Tuesday Night Party
Join us for the networking event of Intersolar North America! *Tuesday Night Party Ticket is included in: Full Conference Pass, Tuesday Day Conference Pass and NABCEP Workshop Pass. **Tickets available...
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Lobby AB
8:30 am - 9:45 am
Room 3
Chris Case
Oxford PV
Dr. Daniel Kroupa
BlueDot Photonics Inc.
Kelsey Horowitz
NREL
Suvi Sharma
Solaria Corporation
PV Manufacturing – Pushing Efficiency Levels to New Heights
Although photovoltaics are mass produced worldwide, there is still plenty of room for further innovation. New technologies, materials and highly productive manufacturing equipment are required to reduce production costs and...
Chris Case
Dr. Daniel Kroupa
Kelsey Horowitz
Suvi Sharma
8:30 am - 9:45 am
Room 9
Colin Caufield
Soltec America LLC
Paula Mints
Solar PV Market Research
Venkata Abbaraju
NEXTracker
Wesley Fuller
Sunfolding
Technological Advancements of Tracker Technologies
Trackers offer substantial benefits most notably because they can generate more electricity than their stationary counterparts due to increased direct exposure to solar rays. Depending on the geographical location, this...
Colin Caufield
Paula Mints
Venkata Abbaraju
Wesley Fuller
8:30 am - 9:45 am
Room 10
Melissa Ann Schmid
EnergyBin
Eicke Weber
Berkeley Education Alliance For Research In Singapore (BEARS)
Brenden Corder
Seminole Financial Services
James Spano
RadiantREIT
Shaun Laughlin
Standard Solar
Eric Blank
Community Energy, Inc.
The Future of PV – Market and Technology
Distinguished speakers representing both the up and downstream sector of the global solar industry will share their assessments and opinions about technology trends, manufacturing and system cost reductions as well...
Melissa Ann Schmid
Eicke Weber
Brenden Corder
James Spano
Shaun Laughlin
Eric Blank
10:00 am - 11:15 am
Room 4
Emanuel Wagner
California Hydrogen Business Council
Dr. Jeff Reed
Renewable Fuels And Energy Storage, UC Irvine
Stephen Szymanski
Nel Hydrogen
Diane Moss
California Hydrogen Business Council
Susan Fernandez
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas
Alex Yu
Lionano
Long Term Energy Storage – Hydrogen to Meet California’s Goals
Moderated by: Diane Moss Optimal Role of the Natural Gas System for Long Term Storage | Presented by: Dr. Jeff Reed Scaling Electrolyzers to Meet Project Needs | Presented by:...
Emanuel Wagner
Dr. Jeff Reed
Stephen Szymanski
Diane Moss
Susan Fernandez
Alex Yu
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hall AB
Exhibit Hall Open
Check out 160+ exhibitors on the show floor, the Innovation & Application and Energy Storage Theaters and the most anticipated new event - The Solar Games!
10:00 am - 11:15 am
Room 3
Alex Morris
CESA
Alex Eller
Navigant Research
Salvatore Minopoli
Highview Power
Wendy Prabhu
Mercom Capital Group
William R. Sproull
ESS Inc.
100% Renewables Goals – Cities and Utilities Around the Globe Taking a Stand
The world is changing, and its sights are set on renewable energy. With over 130 cities across the U.S. already committed to a swift 100% carbon-free or renewable energy future,...
Alex Morris
Alex Eller
Salvatore Minopoli
Wendy Prabhu
William R. Sproull
10:00 am - 11:15 am
Room 9
Scott Picco
UL LLC
Peter Hsiung
Chint Power Systems America Company
Rachel LaVoie
UL LLC
Dean Solon
Shoals Technologies Group
BOS – Backbone and Pacemaker of PV Power Plants Featuring Unlimited Versatilities
As photovoltaic systems grow in size, so too does the significance of the balance of system components (BOS). In this session, presentations will showcase the last innovations in inverter design...
Scott Picco
Peter Hsiung
Rachel LaVoie
10:00 am - 11:15 am
Room 10
Joseph X. Adiletta
24M Technologies
Justin Raade
Highview Power
Alex Yu
Lionano
Omeed Badkoobeh
Yotta Energy
Beyond Lithium-ion: The Next Great Leaps in Lithium and Non-lithium-based Battery Technology
Nowadays, there’s a sense that existing lithium-ion battery technologies are reaching their limitations. Against this background, this session will look into the future of both current lithium-ion and non-lithium-ion based...
Joseph X. Adiletta
Justin Raade
Alex Yu
Omeed Badkoobeh
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Room 1
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Room 3
Cesar Barbosa
Verdant Energy Electric
Benjamin Davis
CALSSA
Peter Beadle
Recycle PV Solar
Garvin Heath
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Recycling of Solar PV Across the US – Today and in Future
Today, with almost 75 GW installed PV capacity across the United States, the solar industry must now think and act how the est. 5,5 Million tons of PV Panels waste...
Cesar Barbosa
Benjamin Davis
Peter Beadle
Garvin Heath
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Room 4
Hans Eric Melin
Circular Energy Storage Research And Consulting
Tomasz Poznar
A123 Systems
Dirk Spiers
Spiers New Technologies.
Second Life Batteries and Recycling
Second-life EV batteries are considered the newest value pool in energy storage in the context of continued global growth of electric vehicles (EV). New opportunities for the power sector are...
Hans Eric Melin
Tomasz Poznar
Dirk Spiers
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Room 10
Status and Prospects for Energy Storage by Non-Lithium-Ion Batteries
North-America’s stationary energy market is overwhelmingly dominated by lithium-ion batteries enjoying a market share of approximately 95%. However, many stationary energy storage applications, particularly long duration applications, other storage technologies...
Fabio Albano
Paul Wiener
Jeff Myles
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Room 9
Christine Beadle
IHS Markit
Sam Choi
Orlando Utilities Commission
Sandi Potter
Town Of Windsor
Chris Bartle
Ciel & Terre USA, Inc.
Dr. Nathan Lee
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Floating Solar – Market Overview and Case Studies
Floating solar PV systems on reservoirs and ponds is one of the fastest growing segments of the solar industry. This panel discussion will include the real world project experiences of...
Christine Beadle
Sam Choi
Sandi Potter
Chris Bartle
Dr. Nathan Lee
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Room 4
Chris Bartle
Ciel & Terre USA, Inc.
Antoine Scoliege
Ciel & Terre
Bertrand Colin
Ciel & Terre
Ryan Meyers
Seaflex
Floating Solar – Technology, Construction, and Anchoring and Case Study
Floating solar PV systems on reservoirs and ponds is one of the fastest growing segments of the solar industry. This panel discussion will include the real world project experiences of...
Chris Bartle
Antoine Scoliege
Bertrand Colin
Ryan Meyers
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Room 3
Silvia Blumenschein-Schϋtz
Solar Log
Sydney Forrester
LBNL
Dr. Ronald Sastrawan
Munich Re - Hong Kong Branch
Chris Wright
Clean Energy Associates
PV Power Plants + Electrical Energy Storage Systems: Focus Residential and C&I (II)
This session will feature practical aspects of solar power plus electrical energy storage systems in terms of design, configuration and optimization of systems for the C&I sector. Issues like site...
Silvia Blumenschein-Schϋtz
Sydney Forrester
Dr. Ronald Sastrawan
Chris Wright
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Room 10
Safety Issues Involving the Storage, Transport, and Use of Lithium-ion Batteries in Stationary Energy Storage Applications
As for any battery system, the Lithium-ion technology associates electrical risks and chemical risks. Depending on the environmental stress conditions, they can eventually create more or less dangerous consequences, or...
Laurie Florence
Chris Beitel
Dr. Kamran Moradi
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Room 9
Marcel Christians
Ice Energy
Dr. Rafael Guédez
Azelio AB
Frank Haugwitz
Solar Promotion International GmbH
William R. Sproull
ESS Inc.
Long-Duration Energy Storage Using Technology Other Than Electrochemical Batteries
While lithium-ion battery deployments have ramped up significantly in recent years as costs have decreased, project developers are reluctant to place long-duration, i.e. four hours or more demands on that...
Marcel Christians
Dr. Rafael Guédez
Frank Haugwitz
William R. Sproull
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hall AB
Craft Beer Happy Hour
Mingle with attendees and exhibitors while enjoying local craft beers in the Exhibit Hall!
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Lobby AB
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Exhibit Hall AB
Exhibit Hall Open
Check out 160+ exhibitors on the show floor, the Innovation & Application and Energy Storage Theaters and the most anticipated new event - The Solar Games!