Renewable Energy Teleconference Series

September 17, 2008

Carbon Regionalism and the National and Global Carbon Agenda-How Does This Fit Together?

Topic: Following the first RGGI auction, and issuance of Western Climate Initiative and California protocols, and the development of the Midwestern Climate Accord. Current updates, trends and what the regional initiatives mean for national activities ahead

Co-Moderators: Monica Schwebs, Charles Pratt, Stephen Hall

October 22, 2008

Who’s in Charge of Carbon Trading?

Topic: Who’s in charge of Carbon trading- Securities, commodities, carbon accounting, CFTC, FTC Green Guide, Enron loophole, and the new Federal Reserve?

Co-Moderators: Roger Feldman, Baird Brown, Michael J. Zimmer

November 19, 2008

Renewable Energy Finance- Hedging and Risk Management During Financial Markets in Turmoil

Topic: Use of Financial Derivatives for Risk Management in Renewable Projects-Issues and Answers- What will the marketplace demand in the future for Wind, Biofuels, and Solar finance?

Moderator: Roger Stark, John Lorentzen

December 10, 2008

RTOs and the Renewable Reliability Challenge
Topic: Intermittency and the renewables reliability challenge – from all perspectives, including storage, transmission, reliability and the challenges for wind, solar technologies for integrated grid operations, role of RTO's and queuing.

Co-Moderators: Michael J. Zimmer, Baird Brown

January 21, 2009

Renewables Solutions Through Alternative Dispute Resolution: Case Studies for Success
Topic: Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution - collaborative processes, negotiated rulemaking, stakeholder reviews/ conferences or mediation for project development, including case studies from an applied practitioner perspective.

Moderator: Edna Sussman, David Nash

February 18, 2009

Financing the New Water Power Sources
Topic: Run of River Hydro, Tidal and Ocean Power, desalination – Trends, technology, regulatory and financing strategies in the future water power market place

Co-Moderators: Baird Brown, Bill Hewitt, Robert Riley

March 18, 2009

Biomass Power Generation from Waste Fuels
Topic: Bio thermal, gasification, land fill gas, cellulosic, distributed generation ("DG") and related issues for renewable dispatchable resources; lessons learned from the ethanol experience with biomass and biofuels .

Co-Moderators: Bill Holmberg, Bill Hewitt, Robert Riley, Roger Feldman

April 15, 2009

Defining Renewables in the New Global Carbon Era

Topic: Carbon and Renewables – Policy options for the U.S. and also in a global context, updates on VERPA, international markets for renewables and biofuels, offsets and feed-in tariffs, resource performance standards – US and EU perspectives

Co-Moderators: Chris Berendt, Roger Feldman

May 20, 2009

Wind Grows Up- -Drafting Contract Issues for Successful Wind Projects

Topic: Drafting Contract Issues for Successful Wind Projects – contracting, financing, lease and easements, regulatory, infrastructure, interconnection, tax structuring and planning. As the wind industry matures, what is needed next?

Co-Moderators: Karen Jones, David E. Nash

June 17, 2009

Power Industry Reform for Affordable, Sustainable Growth

Topic: Federal, State and Congressional Challenges in a Mature Industry-net metering, carbon trading, RPS, advanced metering, DG, feeder tariffs, interconnections, RPS compliance; tax incentives, implementation issues; utility rate marketing and rate base treatment.