Webinar & Events - 2016

Resilient Power Retrofit: How a Minnesota Nature Center Became a Solar+Storage Community Shelter

October 19, 2016

In this webinar, presented by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, guest speakers from the University of Minnesota Duluth and the community nonprofit Ecolibrium3 shared details about the resilient power retrofit of an existing solar PV array at the Hartley Nature Center in Duluth, Minnesota.

Grid Modernization and Renewable Portfolio Standards

October 11, 2016

In this webinar, hosted by CESA’s RPS Collaborative, guest speakers from LBNL and NREL discussed research and technical assistance opportunities to help state regulators and policymakers better plan for grid modernization, and how grid modernization could impact RPS goal setting and implementation.

Bringing the Benefits of Solar to Affordable Housing: The California Nonprofit Solar Stakeholders Coalition Plan (Part 2 of 2)

September 29, 2016

In this two-part webinar series hosted by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, members of the Nonprofit Solar Stakeholders Coalition presented details from the ground-breaking proposal they compiled to guide implementation of California’s new $1 billion dollar affordable housing solar program.

Bringing the Benefits of Solar to Affordable Housing: The California Nonprofit Solar Stakeholders Coalition Plan (Part 1 of 2)

September 22, 2016

In this webinar, Part 1 in a two-part series hosted by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, members of the Nonprofit Solar Stakeholders Coalition presented details from the ground-breaking proposal they compiled to guide implementation of California’s new $1 billion dollar affordable housing solar program.

Improving Energy Resiliency with Flow Batteries

September 15, 2016

In this webinar hosted by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, Adam Rauwerdink from Vionx Energy presented the Vanadium Redox Flow battery. Learn about the advantages of flow battery technology for dispatachable renewable power and efficient design of the transmission and distribution grid.

The Economics of Resilient Solar+Storage for Critical Infrastructure

September 14, 2016

In this webinar, presented by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, guest speakers from NREL and CUNY presented the findings and detail the methodology used in their recent report, “Economic and Resiliency Impact of PV and Storage on New York Critical Infrastructure.”

Enhancing Community Resilience through Energy Efficiency

August 15, 2016

In this webinar, hosted by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, ACEEE’s David Ribeiro gave an overview of efficiency as a resiliency measure and their new technical assistance offering. Clean Energy Group’s Seth Mullendore also discussed how efficiency can complement resilient solar+storage system design.

Resilient Solar Retrofits: Adding Storage to Existing PV and Making New Installations Storage Ready

August 4, 2016

This webinar, presented by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, provided an overview of a new solar+storage resource, “Resilient PV Retrofit and Storage Ready Guidelines.” Guest speakers from Sustainable CUNY and the NREL walked through design and financial considerations, and example schematics.

State of the U.S. Energy Storage Industry: Q1-Q2 2016

August 3, 2016

In this webinar hosted by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, guest speakers from GTM Research shared insights related to recent developments in the U.S. energy storage market including deployment trends, policy updates, and market outlook (2016-2021).

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells for Resiliency: Secure and Sustainable Energy for Commercial/Residential Buildings

July 28, 2016

Guest speakers from Doosan Fuel Cell and Becker + Becker discussed fuel cell technology that is being used to provide both electricity and thermal energy for space heating/cooling and water heating at multi-unit residential structures.