Past Events
Here's a look at some of the interesting past events that were hosted by the friends and affiliates of the San Antonio Clean Technology Forum.
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Register today for the first ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit - discounted room rates are still available, but space is limited and filling up fast!
Supporting America's Breakthrough
Energy Innovators!
Don't miss your opportunity to meet, network and collaborate with the nation's energy leaders!
The Summit will present the first round of awardees, and for the first time, many of the 250 top-ranking projects in the Transformative Technologies Showcase.
Featured keynotes include:
- Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy
- Arun Majumdar, ARPA-E Director
- Vinod Khosla, Founder, Khosla Ventures
- and more
Conference program includes panels on identifying game changing technologies, commercializing energy technology breakthroughs, building regional economic energy clusters, and global technology dissemination.
March 1 – 3, 2010
Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center
Washington, DC
Participants include: industry executives, investors, entrepreneurs, researchers and scientists, policymakers and government officials.
REGISTER TODAY
Join the Pre-Conference Workshop on March 1st to meet ARPA-E's Program Directors, discuss the goals and directions for ARPA-E's program areas, and participate in tutorials on commercialization and funding opportunities.
For more information and to register, visit:
http://www.ct-si.org/events/EnergyInnovation
SECURE YOUR HOTEL ROOM NOW: Deadline is January 18TH! |
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Austin Hydrogen 101 Workshop - Hydrogen & Fuel Cells in Austin
Ride Texas’ First Fuel Cell Bus • Visit a Hydrogen Fueling Station
24 February 2010, 10:00a - 1:00p (Including Networking Lunch)
J. J. Pickle Research Campus
Center for Electromechanics, Bldg. 133
10100 Burnet Road
Austin, Texas
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In cooperation with:
- Central Texas Clean Cities
- Austin Energy
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Supported by:
- U.S. Department of Energy
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Organized by:
- HARC and the Texas H2 Coalition
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To register: Email contact info to H2101@harc.edu to let us know you want to attend the Austin Workshop. Include your contact information:
Event Overview
At this workshop, you will hear from people involved in real world Texas hydrogen applications while updating your own understanding of the basics of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Hydrogen continues to be an important energy option for transportation and stationary power. This year in Texas, over 130 hydrogen fuel cell forklifts are being deployed in warehouse operations, including more than 30 in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area and more than 100 in the Houston area. In Austin, the state’s first hydrogen fueling station is providing fuel for a 22-passenger fuel cell transit bus. Participants in the workshop will have the opportunity to ride the bus and tour the hydrogen fueling station.
The workshop is presented as part of a national effort by the U.S. Department of Energy to increase hydrogen knowledge among state and local leaders. The Houston Advanced Research Center and the Texas H2 Coalition are conducting the workshops at five key locations in the state.
Workshop Topics
- Hydrogen infrastructure
- Implementing a hydrogen vehicle and fueling project
- Hydrogen codes and safety
- Basics of hydrogen and fuel cells
- Fuel cell equipment and fueling for materials handling
- Texas and hydrogen
- Discussion and networking on project ideas
Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America
23-25 February 2010
Austin Convention Center
Austin, TX
Event Overview
For the seventh straight year
Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America has been the event leading the way for the renewable industry. Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America 2009 had nearly 4,000 renewable energy power professionals in attendance making it another wildly successful year. Click here to view the 2009 press release.
http://www.renewableenergyworld-events.com/index.html
Israel and Texas Working Together for Cleantech
22 February 2010
Austin Hilton Hotel
Austin, TX
Event Overview
As the first Cleantech conference of its kind, the Texas-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Government of Israel-Economic Mission and the Austin Chamber of Commerce cordially invite you to participate in the Texas-Israel Cleanovation Conference next February 22, featuring the world’s most sophisticated technologies for water and alternative energy in the United States’ leading Cleantech city, Austin, TX.
This exclusive networking conference will feature 10-15 leading Israeli companies attending from Tel Aviv, and will provide utility and clean energy companies,
investors and technologists with an opportunity to learn about highly advanced Cleantech technologies available in both Texas and Israel markets. Come and learn how your business can benefit from these sources.
http://texasisrael-cleantech.org/cleanovation/
A pre-Renewable Energy World Conference/Expo event
How Industry Restructuring Led Texas to U.S. Renewable Energy Leadership
22 February 2010 8:00a - 5:00p
Austin Convention Center, Rm. 13B
Austin, Texas
Registration Fee: $675.00, includes workshop materials, certificate of completion, coffee breaks and lunch
Instructors
- Bob Webb, General Counsel, Biofuels Power Corp.
- Henry Durrwachter, Director of ERCOT Market Services, Luminant Energy
- Steve Wiese, Principal, Clean Energy Associates
- Mark Kapner, P.E., Senior Strategy Engineer, Austin Energy
- Stephen Krebs, Partner, Baker Botts LLP
- Nick Lampson, Principal, Clean Energy Advisory Group
- Pike Powers, Chairman, Texas Technology Initiative
- Karl Rabago, Vice President of Distributed Energy Services, Austin Energy
Who Should Attend
Anyone involved in or considering involvement in developing, buying or financing renewable energy generation within the competitive wholesale and retail markets of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the intrastate grid serving 85% of the electric load in Texas.
Overview
Top Texas experts and key players will provide an understanding of the special circumstances of developing renewable electric generation in the intrastate ERCOT grid in Texas, emphasizing the political climate, philosophy of government, regulatory approach and competitive retail and wholesale electric markets, as factors creating the spectacular growth of renewable generation since the Legislature launched unbundled competitive electric markets in 1999.
Texas has a business and political climate friendly to the development of independent generation with minimal permit requirements for new generation and a robust transmission system that is significantly expanding its transmission grid without cost to generators to accommodate the rapid expansion of wind energy in West Texas, as well as solar and biomass generation throughout ERCOT. The State’s robust economic growth continues to create a need to add new generating capacity in a competitive wholesale electric market primarily composed of non-utility independent generating entities. Unique markets and regulatory systems create a need for a different approach to renewable energy development, financing and commercial operation.
Course Highlights
- What Makes the Restructured Texas Electric Industry in ERCOT the Nation’s Leader in Renewable Energy?
- Bob Webb, General Counsel, Biofuels Power Corporation
- Delivering the Goods— CREZ Transmission and Integrating Intermittent Electric Generation
- Henry Durrwachter, Director of ERCOT Market Services, Luminant Energy
- Solar Energy: The Second Stage of the West Texas Renewable Energy Boom
- Steve Wiese, Principal, Clean Energy Associatees
- Utility Scale Solar Generation Technologies Being Developed in Texas
- Mark Kapner, PE, Senior Strategy Engineer, Austin Energy
- Project Financing with the ERCOT Difference and a Difficult Economy
- Stephen Krebs, partner, Baker Botts, LLP
- How Can We Get Our Full Share of the Federal Stimulus for Renewables?
- Nick Lampson, principal, Clean Energy Advisory Group
- How the State of Texas and Local Communities Coordinate Support of Sustainable Energy
- Pike Powers, Chairman, Texas Technology Initiative
- Texas Municipal Utilities are Leading the Drive for Sustainable Renewable Energy
- Karl Rabago, Vice President of Distributed Energy Services, Austin Energy
For further conference information and registration, visit
Renewable Energy World 2010 Conference
For more information, contact Russel Smith at Phone: (512) 345-5446 or Email:
rsmith@treia.org
Austin Clean Energy Group
18 February 2010 , 5:00p - 8:00p
Austin City Hall Council Chambers
RSVP required
Event Overview
Join us for an exciting panel discussion featuring distinguished subject matter experts in the science, technology, and business of electrical energy storage and batteries. Please also take this opportunity to refer your business colleagues to the Austin Clean Energy Group on Meetup.com where they can register to attend this event.
Moderated by
Gaurav Goel, Registered Patent Agent
John Cooper, Ecomergence
Panel members
Mr. Jeff Bruce, Director of Product Management, Valence Technology, Inc.
Dr. Jeremy Meyers, Assistant Professor, Center for Electrochemistry, University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Sam Stimson, Senior Fellow, Boston-Power, Inc.
Mr. Jay Taylor, Senior Engineer Global Strategist, Dell, Inc.
Free Parking
The entrance to the parking garage is on Lavaca Street on the east side of City Hall, just past the loading dock. Upon entering the garage, look for the signs that say "Public" which will guide you to the public parking area. Take a ticket at the booth and find parking anywhere on P1, P2 or P3. Be sure to take your ticket with you to get it validated inside.
New York Times Foreign Affairs Columnist Thomas Friedman to Speak at Trinity University
16 February 2010, 7:30p
Trinity University, Laurie Auditorium
San Antonio, TX
Event Overview
Thomas Friedman, award-winning journalist, will speak at Trinity University at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 16, 2010, in Laurie Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Mr. Friedman, foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times and winner of three Pulitzer Prizes, has been called "the country’s best newspaper columnist" by Vanity Fair.
His latest book, Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How It Can Renew America, was No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list. His previous books include The World is Flat, Longitudes and Attitudes: The World in the Age of
Terrorism, The Lexus and The Olive Tree, and From Beirut to Jerusalem, which won the National Book Award.
Geothermal Energy – A Gift from the Earth
19 January 2010, 6:30p – 8:00p
Witte Museum
3801 Broadway
San Antonio, TX
Event Overview
Charles Lonsberry of Southwest Mechanical Services, Howard Rogers, geothermal aficionado, and green engineer Randy Carroll-Bradd will present an evening of geothermal energy, one of the least known of the clean energy alternatives. Please note that due to the length of the program, this meeting will begin at 6:30 pm.
The San Antonio Sierra Club’s general meeting is the third Tuesday of each month at the Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway near Brackenridge Park (
map). Socializing and snacks begin at 6:40 pm, program at 7:00 pm. Showing will be 1 hour, with a discussion after.
Technology Mixer
03 December 2009, 5:30p – 7:30p
3463 Magic Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229
Event Overview
Come join the San Antonio Technology Center (SATC) for a "Green, Mean, and Clean" Technology Mixer, December 3rd 2009, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm.
Guest Speaker: Mike Burke, Founder and Chair of the San Antonio Clean Technology Forum
H2O 4 Texas: The Water Event
16 - 17 November 2009
Omni Hotel
Fort Worth, Texas
Event Overview
Without a sufficient supply of clean, affordable water, our economy and public health will be irrevocably harmed. H2O4TEXAS: The Water Event will increase public awareness of the critical water shortfalls facing our state and begin mobilizing support for full implementation of the State Water Plan - a goal that the ongoing H2O4TEXAS campaign will continue to pursue before and after The Water Event.
Featuring
Dr. Robert Glennon, Author of Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It
http://www.texaswater.org/waterfortexas/
Water: Charting the Course
04 November 2009, 11:00a
Historic Pearl Brewery
312 Pearl Pkwy
San Antonio, TX
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Join us as SAWS President & CEO Robert R. Puente looks back on the driest two years in San Antonio's recorded history, and looks forward to the opportunities ahead.
$500 for table of 10 or $60 per seat
Proceeds will benefit Project Agua, a program providing payment assistance for customers in need.
Register by Friday, October 30
To register or pledge your donation, visit www.saws.org/charting
Lunch with Electric Vehicle and Charging Experts
28 October 2009, 11:30a - 1:00p
Terrace Room
San Antonio Garden Center
3310 North New Braunfels Avenue
San Antonio, Texas 78209
The Garden Center is next to the San Antonio Botanical Garden on North New Braunfels Avenue.at Funston Place
Who is invited?
- Major Employers
- Apartment Building Owners/Managers
- Parking Facility Owners/Managers
- Automobile Dealers
- Technical Experts
- Homebuilders
- Real Estate Professionals
- Electric Utility Professionals
- Electricians
- Architects, Engineers and Planners
- Government Officials
- Interested Citizens
Agenda:
- The Chevy Volt
Mr. Robert F. Babik
Director, Vehicle Emissions Issues
General Motors
Detroit, Michigan
- Coulomb Technologies Networked Charging Stations
Mr. Guy Mannino
President and CEO
Verdek-EV
Rome, Georgia
There is no charge for the luncheon, but to reserve a place, please RSVP to Bill Barker, City of San Antonio Office of Environmental Policy,
bill.barker@sanantonio.gov, (210) 207-6322.
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2009 Clean Carbon Policy Summit
27 - 28 October 2009
AT&T Conference Center - UT Austin
Click here for Driving Directions
Event Overview
Join government officials and key industry leaders as they present an in-depth look at the policy and technology issues involved with meeting Texas' critical electricity needs and satisfying the public's interest in ultra clean technology.
Who should attend?
Academia and industry professionals in the fields of Finance, Technology, Legal, Sales & Marketing, Government, Research Institutions, Consulting, Accounting, Energy (Renewable Energy, Energy Infrastructure), Environment/Resource Management, Industry Association/ Economic Development, Materials/Chemicals, Power Generation, and Transportation/Automotive.
http://www.iemshows.com/cleancarbon/
San Antonio Business Journal Going Green Awards
22 October 2009, 11:30a
Pearl Stable
312 Pearl Pkwy Bldg #2
San Antonio, TX
It's easy to think green. But doing green? That takes some planning, patience and some serious elbow grease.
For the first time ever, the San Antonio Business Journal presents the 2009 Going Green Awards, recognizing individuals, companies and programs making an effort to save our planet. Please join us as we honor the winners on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at Pearl Stable located at 312 Pearl Pkwy Bldg #2. Registration will begin at 11:30 am following with the luncheon and program at noon.
http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/event/6547?sid=00c5e3b8792c52a6c6767782ac33e501
Clean Energy Venture Summit
14-15 October 2009
AT&T Conference Center
Austin, TX
Austin Energy and the Clean Energy Incubator are proud to announce the third annual Clean Energy Venture Summit, “Bringing the Smart Grid to Life” on October 14 -15, 2009 at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin, Texas. This summit provides clean energy technology companies and entrepreneurs a venue for presenting their innovations to venture capitalists, angel investors and strategic investors that currently invest in clean energy, along with experts from Austin Energy, corporate partners, utility executives and government leaders.
This year’s theme “Bringing the Smart Grid to Life” directly relates to efforts from the Pecan Street Project. The Pecan Street Project (PSP) is Austin’s city-wide clean energy laboratory, the largest in the nation, and the only place where researchers and entrepreneurs can come to develop, test and implement the smart grid.
The mission of the Pecan Street Project is to establish the city of Austin as America's clean energy laboratory. It is the most aggresive smart grid program in the nation with:
- 300 megawatts of distributed generation
- 320,000 smart meters
- Unique regulatory flexibility of ERCOT, the Texas Grid
- Utility participation
- Private sector technology expertise in Austin
The Summit is a place where clean energy innovations targeting the key PSP focus areas will connect with investors and prospective customers. Start-up and growth stage companies through Series B funding enter the business venture competition for a unique opportunity to present their technology innovation, business plan and environmental impact to a distinguished panel of PSP corporate partners, private investors, media, and industry experts.
The competition will focus on enabling technology in five areas:
- Distributed generation and renewable energy
- Energy efficiency
- Storage and transportation
- Demand management
- Other smart grid
Competitors may enter any component that supports and promotes advances in these key areas. Companies will compete in their individual focus area flights, and finalists in each area will present in front of a general session for best in show. Judges will evaluate entries based on innovation, overall market opportunity, stage of development, IP position, resource requirements, environmental impact and potential ROI.
Building upon the success of previous summits, we anticipate over 400 attendees. The grand prize includes a full range of in-kind services. All top five finalists will receive the opportunity for an interview with Austin Energy and Brewster McCracken of the Pecan Street Project. The overall winner will also receive membership to the Austin Technology Incubator, a three-month public relations package from Mercom Capital, deferred legal fees, and a financial and IT package. All entrants will benefit from invaluable exposure and insider guidance.
For more information, visit: http://cleanenergyventuresummit.com/
AACOG plans Sept. 28 Hydrogen Education Workshop
28 Sep 2009, 02:30p - 05:30p
AACOG Board Room
8700 Tesoro Drive, Suite 100
San Antonio, TX
The Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) will host a Hydrogen Education Workshop on Monday, Sept. 28, from 2:30-5:30 p.m. at the AACOG Board Room, 8700 Tesoro Drive, Suite 100 in San Antonio. The workshop is open to persons interested in the latest in hydrogen technology - such as fuel cells - and applications including transportation. An "idea session" will be part of the afternoon session and will deal with introduction of applications of hydrogen-powered vehicles and transportation in the community. For more information about the event and registration. See:
http://www.aacog.com/newsletter/articles/september2009/TexasHydrogenFlyer-SA.pdf
Renewable Energy Roundup
26 Sep 2009, 09:00 - 06:00
Marketplatz
100 W Main St
Fredericksburg, TX
10th Annual Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair
September 25-27, 2009
Fredericksburg, Texas
Three days:
Friday 12-5
Saturday 9-6
Sunday 9-4
Solar - Wind - Geothermal - Water Use & Reuse - Energy Conservation - Rainwater Harvesting - Green & Sustainable Building - Organic Growing - Alternative Transportation - Straw Bale Construction - Exhibits - Free Guest Speakers - Natural Food - Family Activities
Gate entry fee $10 for Friday or Sunday, $12 for Saturday or $20 for a 3-day pass (children under 12 free)
Full details at http://theroundup.org
San Antonio Geothermal Symposium
Sponsored by the Trinity University Department of Engineering Science
Saturday, September 19, 2009
at Trinity University's Chapman Center auditorium.
Speakers will discuss the feasibility of residential and commercial geothermal air conditioning and electricity generation. The talks will be geared to the public as well as to energy professionals. Attending Professional Engineers will receive a certificate for four PDHs toward renewal of their PE license.
Please join us as we explore this often neglected generation source in which Texas has the potential to be the number one producer. Geothermal is clean, cool and fuel-free. Its time has come for our region.
Time:
- 8:00 am Check In
- 9:00 am Program
- 12:10 pm Lunch
- 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Program
Location:
The Chapman Center is at the western edge of the Trinity University campus, adjacent to the fountain featuring a seated man holding a book. Please enter the campus from Rosewood Street, off Shook Avenue. Free campus parking is available but parking is not allowed on Rosewood Street. From Hwy. 281, take Hildebrand Avenue westbound, left on Shook, left on Rosewood.
Register by September 12, seating limited:
$25 – General Admission $12 – Students
To register or for more information, go to:
http://www.trinity.edu/departments/engineering/events/GTS-09.html
You may also register by calling 210-999-7601.
This event is sponsored by the Trinity University Engineering Science Department in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council Central Texas – Balcones Chapter, San Antonio Environmental Policy Office, San Antonio Clean Technology Forum, UTSA Mechanical Engineering Department, CPS Energy, and the Alamo Chapter of ASHRAE.
Green Your Home
Sponsored by Build San Antonio Green
Saturday, September 12, 2009
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
at Lion's Field, 2809 Broadway
Learn how to improve your home's efficiency in:
- Energy
- Water
- Indoor Air Quality
- Site Preservation
- Materials
Only $25. Cost Inlcudes a copy of Build San Antonio Green's "Green Retrofit Homeowner Recommendations". Space is limited, so please register early. Go to http://www.buildsagreen.org/gyhreg.html or contact Kris Zebrowski at 210.224.7278
World Affairs Council of San Antonio Lunch & Speaker John Hofmeister
Sponsored by the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
110 Lexington Ave, SATX 78205
Luncheon program featuring John Hofmeister, Founder & CEO of Citizens for Affordable Energy and former President of Shell Oil Company.
Citizens for Affordable Energy is a not-for-profit, nation-wide membership organization whose mission is to promote energy security solutions for the United States, affordable energy supplies, efficiency improvoements, esssential infastructure, sustainable environmentsl policies and pulic education on energy issues.
11:30 a.m. - Registration
12:00 noon - Luncheon Program
$25 World Affairs Council members, $30 non-members
Corporate tables available at $500, $750 and $1,000
Info: (210) 308-9494 or amaya@wacofsa.org
http://www.wacofsa.org
Jerry Yudelson on Green Building Trends
At the Central Library in Downtown San Antonio
On September 2, Jerry Yudelson, one of the most published authors on green building and sustainability, will discuss how Central Texas designers, contractors, engineers, planners and other industry professionals can accelerate the adoption of green building by looking to their European colleagues for inspiration. For the past two years he has been studying how European green building approaches can be used in the United States.
Yudelson is currently serving as Chair for the Steering Committee for Greenbuild 2009, the largest green building conference in the U.S. He has served on the national board of the USGBC and was a Founding Board Member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. He has trained nearly 3,500 industry professionals in the LEED rating system and is currently promoting his newest book Green Building Trends: Europe, which profiles a number of important developments in green building practice and sustainable development over the past 10 years.
Register: http://jerrytalks.eventbrite.com
