"Renewable Energy in America: Phase II Market Forecasts and Policy Requirements"November 29-30, 2006 Opening Session
Mike Eckhart,
President of ACORE
Rob Pratt, ACORE Chairman and Senior Vice President, Kendall Foundation
John Geesman, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Keynote Speeches
National Energy Policy
Alexander Karsner, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
National Energy Policy
The Honorable Byron Dorgan, U.S. Senator, North Dakota
Industry Outlook and Requirements
Vivienne Cox, Chief Executive, Alternative Energy, BP
Utility Outlook and Requirements
Richard Kelly, CEO, Xcel Energy
Financial Outlook and Requirements
Alan Waxman, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Journalist's Outlook
Thomas Friedman, Columnist, New York Times Government and Institution Outlook
Range of Forecasts
Dan Arvizu, Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
EIA's Base Case, Current Policy
Susan H. Holte, Technical Assistant to the Administrator Energy Information Administration
EPRI Outlook
Christian Larsen, Vice President, Generation, Electric Power Research Institute
Western States Plan
Sarah Cottrell, Environmental Advisor to Governor of New Mexico
Economic Impact
Dan Kammen, Professor, University of California Berkeley
Summary
Michael Eckhart, President, ACORE Industry Outlook
Wind Power
Rob Gramlich, Policy Director, American Wind Energy Association
Solar Energy
Rhone Resch, President, Solar Energy Industries Association
Hydro Power
Linda Church Ciocci, Executive Director, National Hydropower Association
Ocean Energy
Richard Meyer, President, Ocean Energy Council
Geothermal Energy
Karl Gawell, Executive Director, Geothermal Energy Association
Biomass
Dr. Roger K. Conway, Director Office of Energy Policy and New Uses
Biomass Power
Paul Lemar, Chairman, U.S. Combined Heat & Power Association
Biodiesel
Scott Hughes, Director of Regulatory Affairs, National Biodiesel Board
Ethanol
Samantha M. Slater, Renewable Fuels Association Policy Change and Upside Potential
American Energy
Chris Flavin, President, Worldwatch Institute
Global Outlook
Hermann Scheer, Member, German Bundestag
Clean Energy Campaign
Jerome Ringo, Chairman, Apollo Alliance
National 20% RPS for 2020
Steve Clemmer, Director, Clean Energy Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
30% by 2030
Chuck Kutscher, Principal Engineer and Manager, Thermal Systems Group, NREL, representing American Solar Energy Society
25% by 2025
Reid Detchon, Executive Director, Energy Future Coalition Common Threads
Hank Habicht, Managing Director, Sail Ventures, MODERATOR
Dan Reicher, President, New Energy Capital
John Geesman, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Summary and Adjournment
Rob Pratt, ACORE Chairman and Senior Vice President, Kendall Foundation
Michael Eckhart, President, ACORE
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