Identify how to promote the value of your CSP technology to boost your business in 2013 and beyond!

In 2013 CSP Today USA has been carefully crafted to help you increase your competitiveness and promote the value of your CSP technology to key stakeholders in the US energy market.

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Have a look below at the hard questions that will be tackled throughout the 2 days from a project development, technology and industry perspective.

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Mapping CSP’s Future in the US Energy Mix

• Hear from the masterminds behind the Solana, Mojave, Crescent Dunes and Ivanpah projects  being commissioned in 2013-14,  to evaluate their impact on financing, regulation and the future project pipeline in the United States
• Get the full picture on the contribution Solana, Mojave, Crescent Dunes and Ivanpah have made towards local economies, job creation and manufacturing in Arizona, California and Nevada
• Sourcing across the US market – get a breakdown of the benefits  of local manufacturing on increasing component availability for future projects and driving down costs for years to come

John M. Woolard, President & CEO, BrightSource Energy
Kevin Smith, CEO, SolarReserve
Armando Zuluaga, Director General, Abengoa

CSP Future Policy Frameworks

• New administration, renewed CSP initiatives - get the regulator and industry perspective on the policy frameworks that need to be implemented over the next 4 years to facilitate CSP growth
• Hear the steps you must take to  promote the flexibility and dispatchability of CSP to utilities, regulators and grid operators, in order to secure your market  niche amongst renewables and boost your project pipeline
• What is the future role of CSP hybridization in the US – Is hybridization a stepping stone to reduce costs or a long-term solution to boost your business growth

Mapping CSP Growth Potential, State by State

• Get a breakdown of the programs and initiatives that have facilitated CSP growth in California, Nevada and Arizona, and identify the future market potential of CSP for years to come
• Identify the unique challenges that CSP must overcome, including changing incentive levels, improving grid infrastructure and increasing renewable portfolio standards, to recognize the future growth potential for your business in Arizona, California and Nevada

Future CSP Procurement – A Utility Perspective on the value of CSP

• Identify what utilities think about the current cost curve reductions of CSP technologies and see the steps the industry must take to be competitive in their procurement plans for years to come
• Get the utility perspective on the value of high generation CSP, to overcome renewable intermittency, constraints in grid capacity, and competition from natural gas has impacted the signing of PPA contracts in key states
• Hear from utilities on the advantages and barriers of Thermal Energy Storage to see how incorporating this technology into your project will help support grid stability, increases in peak demand and overall cost of energy for their customers

Bud Beebe, Project Manager - Energy Research & Development, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
Lori Mitchell, Manager Renewable Energy Generation, San Francisco Water, Power and Sewer

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Changing Financing Frameworks and the Future of the Loan Guarantee Programme

• Get updated on the future of the loan guarantee programme and identify the future government incentives that will provide access to the credit you need to develop
• As the stimulus of the DOE loan guarantee program ends, and with uncertainty surrounding future tax incentives, get the expertise you need to develop innovative financial structures for your project that will reduce risk and guarantee you get the required capital to develop
• From single owner financing to lease structures and partnership flips get a breakdown from the experts in the know on the cost impact of specific financial structures and how these could benefit your business

Jonathan Silver, Visiting Distinguished Senior Fellow, Third Way
Sandip Sen, Managing Director & Global Head of Alternative Energy, CITI Bank

CSP’s Role in Overcoming Grid Intermittency 

• Get the grid operator perspective on how CSP can help stabilize the grid, as renewable integration increases,  to identify how  to promote the value of your CSP technology and improve power supply reliability for years to come  
• From power flow study models to the probability of power queuing see the lessons that have been learnt in the US to avoid stability issues and identify the best point of interconnection for your project
• Hear the latest work to overcome transmission cost allocation issues by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and new federal rules for cost allocation that could streamline this process for CSP projects

Clyde Loutan, Sr. Advisor - Renewable Energy Integration, California ISO
John Adams, Principal Engineer, ERCOT
Jon Wellinghoff, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Increasing Value through Thermal Energy Storage

• See why thermal storage will spread the contribution of CSP technologies in the United States, through shifting generation with normal demand, and identify the importance of dispatchability as PV and wind penetration increases
• Asses the current capacity value of Thermal Energy Storage technologies, and develop an industry vision to replace  aging conventional generation and provide a flexible energy mix for years to come
• Evaluate the energy performance of current thermal energy storage systems in operational plants, to identify the output potential for your project and the long-term benefits on LCOE

Udi Helman, Director of Economic and Pricing Analysis, Brightsource Energy
Paul Denholm, Senior Project Manager, NREL
Mark Z. Jacobson, Professor, Stanford University

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The dynamic duo: hybridization with natural gas
Hybridization – showcasing the versatility of CSP

• Assess the market potential of Hybridized CSP applications in the US and explore the current location of gas plants to identify the potential development opportunities for ISCC
• As CSP continues to compete with low PV prices, see how combining solar and gas can secure the continued installation of CSP, and add to the track record of technologies
• With natural gas becoming popular choice for utilities, see why the US energy marketing is suitable for ISCC applications and how this can improve energy distribution to the grid

Optimizing Long-Term O&M Strategies

• Get updated on the performance of trough, tower and Fresnel plants that have recently come online and identify the tried and tested operational techniques that have guaranteed optimum output
• Hear how to effectively plan and execute your scheduled maintenance, to reduce reactive maintenance costs, and ensure your plant runs at full capacity throughout its lifecycle
• Hear the very latest methods for modelling CSP plant output, to see how merging performance and reliability data can quantify uncertainties in your operations and boost efficiency

Gilbert Cohen, President & CEO, ELIASOL Energy , LLC

As new projects come online in 2013, CSP will prove its future value to the US energy mix! Attending CSP Today USA will give you the knowledge and contacts you need to capitalise on upcoming project opportunities, and boost your business for years to come. Download the event brochure here to get the latest updates to the agenda and your exclusive discount to attend 

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