Full Conference Schedule

7:00 AM – 3:00 PM PDT

Golf Tournament
Location: Las Vegas Golf Club, 4300 W Washington Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89107

Sponsored By FranklinWH Energy Storage Inc., Okon Recycling, McCarthy, Solar Umbrella, Pine Gate Renewables

7:00 AM – 8:00 PM PDT

Main Registration Open - Caesars Forum
Location: CAESARS FORUM, 3911 Koval Ln, Las Vegas, NV 89109

7:00 AM – 8:00 PM PDT

Registration Open - Airport Location
Location: Airport T1 & T3 Baggage Claim

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

101: U.S. Energy Storage Market Opportunities in 2023 and Beyond – A Practical Guide to Understand & Leverage the Full Potential for your Business (Additional Ticket Required)
Location: Marcello 4404, Level 4, The Venetian

Workshop Moderator: International Battery and Energy Storage Alliance – International Battery & Energy Storage Alliance - IBESA

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

How Long Duration Energy Storage is De-Risking the Clean Energy Transition (Additional Ticket Required)
Location: Marcello 4402, Level 4, The Venetian

Workshop Moderator: Long Duration Energy Storage Council

Workshop Speaker: Julia Souder (she/her/hers) – Long Duration Energy Storage Council

Workshop Speaker: Ben Lowe – Roland Berger

Workshop Speaker: Gabe Murtaugh – Long Duration Energy Storage Council

Workshop Speaker: Wes Bolsen (he/him/his) – Noon Energy

Workshop Speaker: Justin W. Rangooni (he/him/his) – Energy Storage Canada

Workshop Speaker: Mark Higgins (he/him/his) – Redflow

Workshop Speaker: Jan Petrenko – Invinity Energy Systems

Workshop Speaker: Nishant Sharma – CellCube

Workshop Speaker: Kate Cummings (she/her/hers) – G&W Electric

Workshop Speaker: Craig R. Horne – Energy Vault

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Workshop Moderator: Long Duration Energy Storage Council
### @@@ Julia Souder (she/her/hers) – Long Duration Energy Storage Council ### 1778709###Workshop Speaker###CEO###Long Duration Energy Storage Council###
Workshop Speaker: Julia Souder (she/her/hers) – Long Duration Energy Storage Council
### she/her/hers @@@ Ben Lowe – Roland Berger ### 2107697###Workshop Speaker###Principal###Roland Berger###
Workshop Speaker: Ben Lowe – Roland Berger
### @@@ Gabe Murtaugh – Long Duration Energy Storage Council ### 2107700###Workshop Speaker###Director, Markets and Technology###Long Duration Energy Storage Council###
Workshop Speaker: Gabe Murtaugh – Long Duration Energy Storage Council
### @@@ Wes Bolsen (he/him/his) – Noon Energy ### 2107701###Workshop Speaker###Commercialization###Noon Energy###
Workshop Speaker: Wes Bolsen (he/him/his) – Noon Energy
### he/him/his @@@ Justin W. Rangooni (he/him/his) – Energy Storage Canada ### 1612517###Workshop Speaker###Executive Director###Energy Storage Canada###
Workshop Speaker: Justin W. Rangooni (he/him/his) – Energy Storage Canada
### he/him/his @@@ Mark Higgins (he/him/his) – Redflow ### 2107702###Workshop Speaker###President, North America and CCO###Redflow###
Workshop Speaker: Mark Higgins (he/him/his) – Redflow
### he/him/his @@@ Jan Petrenko – Invinity Energy Systems ### 2125866###Workshop Speaker###Regional Director, North America ###Invinity Energy Systems ###
Workshop Speaker: Jan Petrenko – Invinity Energy Systems
### @@@ Nishant Sharma – CellCube ### 2081849###Workshop Speaker###Vice President, North America###CellCube###
Workshop Speaker: Nishant Sharma – CellCube
### @@@ Kate Cummings (she/her/hers) – G&W Electric ### 2125867###Workshop Speaker###Manager, Power Grid Automation###G&W Electric###
Workshop Speaker: Kate Cummings (she/her/hers) – G&W Electric
### she/her/hers @@@ Craig R. Horne – Energy Vault ### 2125868###Workshop Speaker###Vice President, Advanced Energy Storage###Energy Vault###
Workshop Speaker: Craig R. Horne – Energy Vault
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8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Introduction to Distributed Energy Resources for Electricity Pros (Additional Ticket Required)
Location: Veronese 2403, Level 2, The Venetian

Workshop Moderator: Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Microgrid Use Cases at the Enterprise Level – Commercial/Industrial, Residential, EV Infrastructure, Military, ICT (Additional Ticket Required)
Location: Delfino 4001B, Level 4, The Venetian

Workshop Moderator: Tim Martinson (he/him/his) – EMerge Alliance

Workshop Speaker: Joe Suppers – NODE Com

Workshop Speaker: Mark Welsko – Worldwide Environmental Services

Workshop Speaker: Dusan Brhlik – Direct Energy Partners, Inc.

Workshop Speaker: Matt Conger, n/a – Sinclair Digital Services

Workshop Speaker: Haroon Inam (he/him/his) – DG Matrix

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Sneak Peek: A Roadmap to the Future of Interconnection Innovation (Additional Ticket Required)
Location: Titian 2305, Level 2, The Venetian

Workshop Moderator: Department of Energy – Department of Energy

8:00 AM – 4:30 PM PDT

Carbon Reduction Strategies (Additional Ticket Required)
Location: Veronese 2405, Level 2, The Venetian

Workshop Moderator: Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

8:00 AM – 4:30 PM PDT

Megawatt-Scale PV: Design Considerations and Case Studies (Additional Ticket Required)
Location: Delfino 4103, Level 4, The Venetian

Workshop Moderator: Solar Energy International – Solar Energy International

8:00 AM – 4:30 PM PDT

PV System Operations and Maintenance (O&M) (Additional Ticket Required)
Location: Delfino 4101, Level 4, The Venetian

Workshop Moderator: Solar Energy International – Solar Energy International

8:00 AM – 4:30 PM PDT

PV, Energy Storage and the 2023 NEC with Bill Brooks of Brooks Engineering and Sean White of HeatSpring (Additional Ticket Required)
Location: Delfino 4105, Level 4, The Venetian

Workshop Moderator: Bill Brooks – Brooks Engineering

Workshop Moderator: Sean White – White House Energy Inc

8:00 AM – 4:30 PM PDT

Solar 101: Overview of the Solar Landscape at RE+ 2023 (Additional Ticket Required)
Location: Titian 2301, Level 2, The Venetian

Workshop Moderator: Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PDT

RE+ Tech Opening Session: Financing the Cleantech Needed to Get to Net Zero

Location: Bellini Ballroom, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Moderator: Darrell Proctor (he/him/his) – POWER Magazine

RE+ Tech Speaker: Becca Jones-Albertus (she/her/hers) – U.S. Department of Energy

RE+ Tech Speaker: Gabriel Scheer (he/him/his) – Elemental Excelerator

RE+ Tech Speaker: Bryan Didier (he/him/his) – Monarch Private Capital

RE+ Tech Speaker: Andrew Gilligan (he/him/his) – Fluence

RE+ Tech

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

RE+ Tech Coffee and Networking Break
Location: Veronese, 2501B/2503, Level 2, The Venetian

Sponsored By

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PDT

On the Move: EV Charging and Fleet Management

Location: Veronese, 2503, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Moderator: Thor Hinckley

RE+ Tech

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM PDT

Using Vehicle Telematics to Enable Optimal EV Charging and Minimize Capital Expenditures

Location: Veronese, 2503, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Speaker: Michael Bakunin (he/him/his) – Epic Charging

RE+ Tech

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM PDT

Advantages of DC-Coupled EV Chargers to Benefit Next-Generation Clean Power Systems

Location: Veronese, 2503, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Speaker: Brian Reeves, n/a – Enteligent Inc.

RE+ Tech

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM PDT

Solving the Fleet Charging Challenge: Accelerating Fleet Electrification with Multi-Use Charging Hubs

Location: Veronese, 2503, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Speaker: Dan Wilson (he/him/his) – Inspiration Mobility

RE+ Tech

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM PDT

Q&A: On the Move: EV Charging and Fleet Management
Location: Veronese, 2503, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Moderator: Thor Hinckley

RE+ Tech

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PDT

Securing the Grid: Innovations in Cybersecurity and Physical Security
Location: Veronese 2501B, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Moderator: Megan Egan (she/her/hers) – Idaho National Lab

RE+ Tech

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM PDT

The State of Cybersecurity for Renewable Energy Technologies and Systems

Location: Veronese 2501B, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Speaker: Megan Egan (she/her/hers) – Idaho National Lab

RE+ Tech

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM PDT

Cybersecurity for Distributed Energy Systems: The Need for Appropriate Solutions

Location: Veronese 2501B, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Speaker: Keith Rose – Operant Networks

RE+ Tech

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM PDT

UL Outline of Investigation 2941: A New Standard Covering DER Cybersecurity

Location: Veronese 2501B, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Speaker: Mike Slowinske (he/him/his) – UL Solutions

RE+ Tech

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM PDT

Q&A: Securing the Grid: Innovations in Cybersecurity and Physical Security
Location: Veronese 2501B, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Moderator: Megan Egan (she/her/hers) – Idaho National Lab

RE+ Tech

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PDT

Batteries, Act Two: Second Life Energy Storage

Location: Veronese 2501B, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Moderator: LaTanya Schwalb, n/a (she/her/hers) – UL Solutions

RE+ Tech

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Extending the Remaining Useful Lifetime of EV Batteries in Stationary Second-Life Applications

Location: Veronese 2501B, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Speaker: Matthias Vetter – Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE

RE+ Tech

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM PDT

UL 1974 and the Safety of Second Life EV Batteries

Location: Veronese 2501B, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Speaker: LaTanya Schwalb, n/a (she/her/hers) – UL Solutions

RE+ Tech

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM PDT

Battery Cell-Level Control Fundamentally Changes Stationary Battery Energy Storage: Unlocking Improved Capacity, Cost, and Safety While Enabling a First and Second-Life Batteries Circular Economy

Location: Veronese 2501B, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Speaker: Ben Shepherd (he/him/his) – Relectrify

RE+ Tech

12:30 PM – 12:45 PM PDT

Q&A: Batteries, Act Two: Second Life Energy Storage

Location: Veronese 2501B, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Moderator: LaTanya Schwalb, n/a (she/her/hers) – UL Solutions

RE+ Tech

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PDT

Illuminating the Path to Net Zero: Emerging Solar Technologies

Location: Veronese, 2503, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Moderator: Colleen O'Brien – UL LLC

RE+ Tech

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Understanding & Mitigating Challenges Utilities Face with the Growth of Distributed Solar

Location: Veronese, 2503, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Speaker: Ken Pennock (he/him/his) – UL Solutions

RE+ Tech

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM PDT

Dimensioning Solar Collector Power Transformer Based on Loading and Ambient Temperature Profile

Location: Veronese, 2503, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Speaker: Hugo Avila – Hitachi Energy

RE+ Tech

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM PDT

Reuse of Solar PV Systems for Social and Ecological Benefit: Academic Research and Non-Profit Implementation

Location: Veronese, 2503, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Speaker: Rich Stromberg (he/him/él) – University of Alaska Fairbanks / Western Colorado University

RE+ Tech

12:30 PM – 12:45 PM PDT

Q&A: Illuminating the Path to Net Zero: Emerging Solar Technologies
Location: Veronese, 2503, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Moderator: Colleen O'Brien – UL LLC

RE+ Tech

12:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT

201: Advanced Topics in Energy Storage: New Business Models, Technological Innovations and System Intelligence (Additional Ticket Required)
Location: Marcello 4404, Level 4, The Venetian

Workshop Moderator: International Battery and Energy Storage Alliance – International Battery & Energy Storage Alliance - IBESA

12:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT

AEG RE+ 23 Action Challenge: Climate, Health & Equity (hosted by Advanced Energy Group) (Additional Ticket Required)
Location: Casanova 605-606, Level 1, The Venetian

12:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Procurement Workshop for U.S. Companies (Additional Ticket Required)
Location: Veronese 2401A, Level 2, The Venetian

12:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT

Community Solar Bootcamp: How We Can Democratize Solar for All (Additional Ticket Required)
Location: Titian 2305, Level 2, The Venetian

Workshop Speaker: Matthew Hargarten – Coalition for Community Solar Access

Workshop Speaker: Rikkia Ramsey-Williams (she/her/hers) – CCSA

Workshop Speaker: Nicole Steele – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Workshop Speaker: Jeff Marootian – U.S. Department of Energy

Workshop Speaker: Jared Lang – Housing Sustainability Advisors

12:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT

Introduction to Green Hydrogen (Additional Ticket Required)
Location: Veronese 2403, Level 2, The Venetian

Workshop Moderator: Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

12:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT

SEPA Working Group Summit (Additional Ticket Required)
Location: Titian 2303, Level 2, The Venetian

Workshop Moderator: Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

12:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT

The Grid of Grids - Creating the Enernet (Additional Ticket Required)
Location: Delfino 4001B, Level 4, The Venetian

Workshop Moderator: Brian Patterson – EMerge Alliance

Workshop Speaker: Gary Oppedahl – Block Energy

Workshop Speaker: Kevin Meagher (he/him/his) – The Sun Company Americas Inc

Workshop Speaker: Samuel T. Ojetola, PhD. – Sandia National Laboratories

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

Giving Back to the Grid: Emerging V2G Technologies

Location: Veronese 2501B, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Moderator: Thor Hinckley

RE+ Tech

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM PDT

From 10 V2G Pilots to Commercial Offering: The Transformation Journey

Location: Veronese 2501B, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Speaker: Sarah Woogen (she/her/hers) – The Mobility House

RE+ Tech

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM PDT

Leveraging Electric Vehicles as Energy Storage in Urban Areas with Vehicle-to-Everything Tech

Location: Veronese 2501B, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Speaker: Matthew Sachs (he/him/his) – Peak Power

RE+ Tech

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM PDT

Standardizing V2G: A Critical Factor in Scaling

Location: Veronese 2501B, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Speaker: James L. Mater (he/him/his) – QualityLogic, Inc

RE+ Tech

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

Q&A: Giving Back to the Grid: Emerging V2G Technologies
Location: Veronese 2501B, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Moderator: Thor Hinckley

RE+ Tech

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

Solar Power and Electric Load Forecasting for a More Reliable Grid

Location: Veronese, 2503, Level 2, The Venetian

RE+ Tech Moderator: Tassos Golnas – Solar Energy Technology Office, DOE

RE+ Tech Speaker: Guohui Yuan, PhD – Solar Energy Technologies Office, Department of Energy

RE+ Tech Speaker: David Larson (he/him/his) – EPRI

RE+ Tech Speaker: Zhimin Xi – Reliable Autonomy LLC

RE+ Tech Speaker: Mike Barg – Shifted Energy Inc.

RE+ Tech Speaker: Jeff Xu – Leaptran Inc.

RE+ Tech

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT

First Time Attendee Roadmap + Speed Networking
Location: Bellini Ballroom, Level 2, The Venetian

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT

Master Speaker Session: Interview with Van Jones by Kal Penn

Speaker: Kal Penn – Actor, Harold & Kumar Former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement Host of Getting Warmer (Bloomberg Green climate change docuseries)

Speaker: Van Jones – CNN Host and President of Magic Labs Media

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PDT

RE+ Tonight - Opening General Session
Location: Lando, Level 4, The Venetian

Opening Remarks: U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff – State of Georgia

Opening Remarks: Sheri Givens – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

Opening Remarks: Abigail Ross Hopper – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Host: Kal Penn – Actor, Harold & Kumar Former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement Host of Getting Warmer (Bloomberg Green climate change docuseries)

Special Guest: Van Jones – CNN Host and President of Magic Labs Media

Special Guest: Sandhya Ganapathy – EDP Renewables North America

Special Guest: Annette Clayton – Schneider Electric

Sponsored By

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM PDT

SEIA’s Clean Energy Pride Reception
Location: The Venetian (Private Suite)

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM PDT

Welcome Networking Event
Location: Forum Ballroom, Caesars Forum

Sponsored By Omnidian, SMA America, Solar Umbrella