| January
27, 2010
8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Hyatt Regency
122 N Second Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-252-1234 |
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| 2010
- Sessions |
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2010
- Speakers |
8:00
– 8:30
Continental Breakfast
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| 8:30
– 9:00
Opening Remarks & Symposium Kick Off |
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Kirk
Busch |
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Az4Solar.org
- Chairman |
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| Gabrielle
Giffords |
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US
Congresswomen Video Feed |
Rick
Shangraw |
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Arizona
State University |
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9:00
– 10:00
Arizona's Solar Demand Environment
Moderator: Bud Annan - Science Foundation AZ
Arizona's
Solar Demand Environment
This session will examine factors driving the demand side
of Arizona's emerging solar economy. The state’s
major utilities will discuss how they are responding to
increasing demand from residential and consumer markets,
and how they are confronting the challenges and opportunities
related to large-scale generation.
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Tony
Tewelis |
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Arizona
Public Service |
| Lori
Singleton |
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Salt
River Project |
| Ted
Burhans |
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Tucson
Electric Power |
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10:00
– 11:00
Creating PV
Moderator: Paula Mints - Navigant Consulting
Photovoltaic
panels / modules are among the most visible aspects of
a solar economy. This session will examine PV manufacturing,
including the technologies and process flow environment.
Our panel will discuss the relative strengths and weaknesses
of these manufacturing approaches and discuss the opportunities
for creating PV in Arizona.
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David
Bohling |
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First
Solar |
| Jeff
Britt |
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Global
Solar |
Rob
Wanless |
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SOLON Corporation |
Richard
Bozicevich |
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TUV
Rheinland |
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| 11:00
– 11:15 - Break |
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11:15
– 12:15
Creating CSP
Moderator: Scott Clavenna - Greentech Media
Concentrating
Solar Power is best known as a utility-scale solution
for generating solar energy. Our panel will examine various
technologies involved in CSP. We’ll discuss the
manufacturing environment necessary to produce components
utilized in solar thermal generation and the outlook for
CSP deployment in Arizona.
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Albert
Fong |
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Albiasa
Corporation |
| Brian
Rasmussen |
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BrightSource
Energy |
Chris
Davey |
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EnviroMission |
Steve
Cowman |
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Stirling
Energy
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| 12:15
– 1:45
Luncheon Program |
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Governor
Jan Brewer to Announce Suntech Factory Location |
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Keynote
Address
Suntech Power
Steve Chadima, VP External Relations
Suntech Power Holdings is the global leader in the design
and manufacture of solar products. Suntech recently announced
plans to build its first North American factory in the
Greater Phoenix area.
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ASU’s
PV Manufacturing Consortium
Stuart Bowden - ASU Solar Power Lab
Arizona State University has become a world leader in
solar-related research. We’ll take a brief look
at how ASU is approaching a US Department of Energy opportunity
for creating a university / industry consortium to manufacture
photovoltaics.
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Arizona
Solar Employment Center
Joseph Tuerff - Manpower, Inc.
Manpower will introduce its Arizona Solar Employment Center,
a proprietary platform designed to provide Arizona-based
employers and employees with a unique window into solar-related
job opportunities and the skills necessary for these jobs.
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1:45
– 2:30
Solar Manufacturing Supply Chain
Moderator: Michael O’Halloran - CH2M HILL
Our panel will discuss the diverse elements that comprise
a solar manufacturing supply chain and why it’s
important to locate in the Southwest. We’ll see
if Arizona has “the right stuff” when it comes
to meeting the existing - and future - needs of manufacturers
and suppliers of solar-related materials, tools and processes.
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Jeff
Handelman |
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Air
Products
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| Mark
George |
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General
Plasma |
Gerald
Fine |
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Schott
Solar |
Andy
Weissmann |
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Eaton |
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2:30–
3:15
Solar in Action
Moderator: David Beauchamp - Bryan Cave LLP
We’ll review several examples of how Solar is currently
deployed in Arizona, and how it may be deployed over the
next few years. We’ll discuss the projected growth
of residential, commercial and utility-scale solar applications
and the role of developers, financing agents and other
parties
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Ray Jensen |
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Arizona
State University
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| James Beard |
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Solar City
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Thomas Rooney |
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SPG Solar
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| 3:15
– 3:30 - Break |
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3:30 – 4:15
First Solar: Development Overview
First Solar is one of the
world's leading solar module manufacturers and utility
systems providers. More than 1,800 MW of First Solar's
PV technology has been deployed in projects throughout
the world. First Solar Executives will provide a company
overview and discuss:
• What it takes to complete a
utility scale PV project
• Lessons learned: an overview of the 21MW Blythe
project
• First Solar’s project philosophy and execution
• Conditions necessary for solar to thrive in
Arizona and the U.S.
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| Richard
Gruber |
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VP
Project Development.
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| Jim
Tyler |
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Director
of Projects, US West
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4:15
– 5:15
Policy
Moderator: Tom Alston - Solar Alliance
“With so much sunshine, Arizona should be the solar
capital of the world.” Representatives from Arizona’s
key economic development and policy making organizations
will discuss the policy frameworks surrounding the adoption
of solar / renewable energy; the competitive business
landscape within which manufacturers and other industry
participants operate; and the economic prospects for Arizona’s
solar energy industry.
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| Kris Mayes |
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Az Corp. Commission
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| Bennet Curry |
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Az Dept of Commerce |
Barbara Leff |
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Arizona Legislature |
Barry Broome |
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Greater
PHX Economic Council
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Steve
Chadima |
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Suntech
Power |
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5:15
– 7:00
Networking Reception:
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Opening
Remarks By Mayor Phil Gordon |
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