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Plenary Sessions at SOLAR 2006 focused on the conference theme, and showcased speakers of the highest caliber – the acknowledged leaders of the Renewable Energy and Global Climate Change Research communities.

Forums are organized by experts, advocates and decision makers from around the US and the World. Forums feature panel discussions, debates, tutorials, and updates on a broad spectrum of topics.

Technical Sessions consist of oral and poster presentations on the latest research,  successful projects and projects that taught valuable lessons, marketing studies from different RE sectors, state and local government initiatives, successful advocacy efforts, and the state-of-the-art in manufacturing, research and development, resource assessment and building measurement and design. All Technical Session Presenters also prepared a paper which was published in the SOLAR 2006 Conference Proceedings. To purchase the proceedings, contact Dona McClain >>

SOLAR 2006 speakers generally prepared a Powerpoint presentation. If we received permission from the presenter, the Powerpoint presentation is available here. Click on the title of the Presentation to open a PDF version.

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MONDAY, JULY 10, 2006
TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2006
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2006
THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2006

 

MONDAY, JULY 10, 2006

8:00am to 10:00am

PLENARY - Latest Climate Change Knowledge

Moderator: Dr. Chuck Kutscher, SOLAR 2006 National Organizing Committee Chair

10:30am to 12:00pm

TECHNICAL SESSION - Building Rating & Evaluation

Session Chair: Rob Nelson, Heliakos

  • Data-Mining LEED® Documentation to Shape Sustainable Development Policies & Programs
    V. Agarwal and  T. Burrelsman, Paladino and Company Inc.
  • Post Occupancy Evaluation: Understanding the Real Performance of Sustainable Buildings
    B. Erwine, V. Agarwal and  T. Burrelsman, Paladino and Company Inc.
  • Energy Efficient Affordable Housing:Validating HEED's Predictions of Indoor Comfort
    M. Milne and J. Morton, UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design and T. Kohut, Los Angeles Community Design Center
  • An Evaluation of Two Residential Green Building Programs: LEED for Homes and the Solar Decathlon
    A. Hollinger and N. Rajkovich, Cornell University

TECHNICAL SESSION - Economics and Finance

Session Chair: Sue Gouchoe, DSIRE, North Carolina Solar Center

FORUM - New Possibilities for Solar Thermal HVAC Applications

Moderators:  Tim Merrigan, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Jan McFarland, Americans for Solar Power

Solar thermal systems have the potential to meet the thermal loads in buildings, including domestic hot water, heating, and cooling. Cost and reliability are the key barriers to adopting these technologies, and practical systems, especially for cooling, have not been available. However, recent developments for such systems show potential for overcoming these barriers. This forum will assess the potential and readiness of emerging solar thermal technologies for meeting building thermal loads in both commercial and residential buildings.  It will also examine the policies that would encourage development of a solar HVAC market in the U.S.

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FORUM - Show Me the Money! Financial Incentives for Commercial and Residential Solar and Energy Efficiency Projects in Colorado and Nationwide

Moderator:  Renee  Azerbegi, Ambient Energy, Inc.

With the rising cost of utilities, we are all feeling a pinch in the pocket book.  The forum will cover how to attain all possible financial incentives for energy efficiency and solar projects through Amendment 37, the nation’s first voter passed renewable energy initiative, Xcel Energy and other local utility incentives, and the Energy Policy Act 2005.  This forum will start out with a brief overview of all incentives in Colorado by Ambient Energy. Speakers from Xcel Energy and the Department of Energy will discuss their specific incentive programs. Morey Wolfson, who was instrumental to A37 and is on the “Core 37” team, will also present the solar side of Amendment 37.  Right now is a great time to take advantage of these programs for both residential and commercial projects.

Presentations:

TECHNICAL SESSION - Solar Chemistry and Hydrogen Production I

Session Chairs: Aldo Steinfeld, ETH-Zurich and Ali Raissi, Florida Solar Energy Center

  • Thermodynamic Analysis of Mixed-Metal Ferrites for Hydrogen Production by Two-Step Water Splitting
    M. Allendorf, R. Diver, Jr., J. Miller and N. Siegel, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Solar Thermochemical Water-Splitting Ferrite-Cycle Heat Engines
    R. Diver Jr., J. Miller, M. Allendorf, N. Siegel and R. Hogan, Sandia National Laboratories
  • A Two-Step Water Splitting with Ferrite Particles and its New Reactor Concept Using an Internally Circulating Fluidized-Bed
    N. Gokon, T. Mizuno, S. Takahashi and T. Kodama, Niigata University, JAPAN
  • H2 Generation by Two-Step Water Splitting with CeO2-MOx Using Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy
    H. Kaneko, H. Ishihara, T. Miura, H. Nakajima, N. Hasegawa and Y. Tamaura, Tokyo Institute of Technology, JAPAN
  • Radiative Transfer Within a Cylindrical Cavity with Diffusely/Specularly Reflecting Inner Walls Containing an Array of Tubular Absorbers
    T. Melchior, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, and A. Steinfeld, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and Paul Scherrer Institute, SWITZERLAND
  • Numerical Modeling of Solar Thermo-Chemical Water-Splitting Reactor
    D. James, Texas Tech University and N. Siegel, R. Diver Jr., B. Boughton and R. Hogan, Sandia National Laboratories
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TECHNICAL SESSION - Solar Radiation Data and Models

Session Chair: Jim Augustyn, Augustyn + Company

A Study to Assess Solar Energy Potential Striking Existing Urban Rooftops in Honolulu, Hawaii
S. Meder and O. Pennetier, University of Hawaii
Cloudy Sky Version of Bird's Broadband Hourly Clear Sky Model
D. Myers, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Removing Systematic Errors from Rotating Shadowband Pyranometer Data
F. Vignola, University of Oregon Solar Radiation Lab
Prediction and Validation of Cloudless Shortwave Irradiance Spectra for Horizontal, Tilted, or Tracking Receivers
C. Gueymard, Solar Consulting Services

FORUM - Tackling Climate Change in the U.S with Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Energy Efficiency, Buildings, and Photovoltaics

Moderator: Charles F. Kutscher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

This special track will directly address the SOLAR 2006 conference theme, “Renewable Energy: Key to Climate Recovery.” It consists of three sessions on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday morning from 10:30 to 12:00, immediately following the climate change plenary sessions. Each consists of three presentations at which experts will quantitatively show how the various renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies will make major contributions to U.S. energy needs and will greatly reduce carbon emissions. Presenters will provide realistic technical potentials in terms of energy supply and carbon reductions with emphasis on projections for the years 2015 and 2030. The costs associated with different deployment levels will be included, and U.S. deployment sites will be shown in the form of GIS maps.

Presentations - NOTE: This research is currently being reviewed and will be included in a special report to be published in January, 2007. Go to www.ases.org to download the report.

  • Tackling Climate Change in the U.S.: The Potential Contribution from Energy Efficiency
    Joel Swisher, Rocky Mountain Institute
  • Tackling Climate Change in the U.S.: Potential Contributions from Buildings
    Patrick Hughes, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Tackling Climate Change in the U.S.: The Potential Contribution from Photovoltaics
    Paul Denholm, NREL

TECHNICAL SESSION - Technologies for Buildings

Session Chair: Mingsheng Liu, University of Nebraska

  • Analysis of Demand Side Management Measures for Residential Buildings
    J. Dark and M. Krarti, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Implementing Solar Energy in the Colorado Production Home Market
    J. Lyng and M. Brandemuehl, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Reducing the Risk of Natural Ventilation with Flexible Design
    L. Greden, The Weidt Group and L. Glicksman and G. Lopez-Betanzos, Massachussetts Institute of Technology
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis of Net Zero Energy Campus Residence
    G. Raffio, G. Mertz and K. Kissock, University of Dayton
  • Monitoring of a Zero-Energy-House
    S. Rosta, R. Hurt and R. Boehm, University of Nevada Las Vegas and M. Hale, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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12:30pm to 2:00pm

FORUM - Link-up: Brainstorming for Energy and Environmental Advocates

In this special brown-bag session, representatives from Sierra Club, Environmental Defense, Western Resource Advocates, Sustainable Village, and others will explore
• Promoting renewable energy--key to climate recovery, clean air and health
• Collaborating effectively to develop and distribute information on solutions
• Growing the base of advocates for renewable energy as the solution
• Reaching out beyond our borders to international solution-oriented groups
• Speaking to people outside of the “choir”
After brief introductory comments by the invited environmental community representatives, the session will have moderated discussion of these topics. The session will be videoed and a summary of findings will be made available to ASES and its friends.

TECHNICAL SESSION - Policy and Marketing Posters

Session Chair: Christina Panoska, Green Energy Ohio

FORUM - Trying to Understand (and Change) why Passive Solar is not More Widely Utilized in the United States

Moderator:  Rob  Nelson, Heliakos

The panelists will describe their own experiences with both Private and Public sector support for a range of Passive Solar technologies. Comparisons will be made with the present apparent larger National interest in, and support for, and growth in such solar electric areas as Photovoltaics and Wind. The panelists will propose means for achieving greater utilization of passive solar design. The panelists anticipate and will encourage audience ideas and participation in this topic.

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2:00pm to 3:30pm

FORUM - Climate Change in Colorado

Moderator: Charles F. Kutscher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Because of its high elevation and dry climate, Colorado is especially susceptible to the impacts of climate change. As temperatures rise, snow will melt earlier making summer drought more common. Ecosystems will also suffer as timberline increases in elevation, and the ski industry will be negatively impacted. This forum will take advantage of the Colorado location for the conference and the climate change expertise that exists in Colorado to educate people on the many negative consequences of climate change. The forum will be done as a panel discussion. Each panel member will describe their area and this will be followed by general discussion with questions from the audience. Speakers will describe why Colorado is so susceptible to climate change and what the natural and economic consequences are likely to be.

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FORUM - Colorado Renewable Energy In Buildings Awards

This forum will highlight the winners of the Colorado Renewable Energy Society's 2006 Renewable Energy and Sustainable Design in Buildings Awards. Awards will be given to the design teams for buildings in Colorado that exemplify the highest levels of integration of renewable energy, sustainable and aesthetic design. Categories include commercial, institutional, general housing, off-grid, and renovations. In this forum the project leaders will present the details of their building projects, offering insights on what worked and what didn't. Past sessions have presented a wide range of interesting projects, with a few surprises, from hospitals to hostels. This is a chance to see what is happening on the ground in renewable energy and sustainable building construction today in Colorado.

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TECHNICAL SESSION - Heat Pumps and Desiccant Systems

Session Chair: Jorge González, Santa Clara University

  • Analysis of a Solar Assisted Heat Pump Dryer with a Storage Tank
    X. Yingbai, L. Song and C. Liu, North China Electric Power University, PR CHINA
  • Mathematical Simulation of a Solar Bi-Ejector Refrigeration System
    B. Zhang, J. Dong and S. Shen, Dalian University of Technology, PR CHINA
  • Experimental Study and Application Analysis on Ground-Water Source Heat Pump in North China
    Z. Yu, Y. Jing, Y. Xie and X. Zhang, North China Electric Power University, PR CHINA
  • Energy Grade Balance of Gas Engine-Driven Heat Pump
    Y Xie, C. Liu and Z. Yu, North China Electric Power University, PR CHINA
  • Overview of Solar Air Drying Systems in India and His Vision of Future Developments
    A. Khanzode and S. Karale, G.H.Raisoni College of Engineering, INDIA
  • A Zero Carryover Liquid-Desiccant Air Conditioner for Solar Applications
    A. Lowenstein, AIL Research and S. Slayzak and E. Kozubal, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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TECHNICAL SESSION - Impacts of Emerging Policies

Session Chair: Ivan Urlaub, North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association

TECHNICAL SESSION - Post Secondary Design Education

Session Chair: Margot McDonald, CalPoly Architecture Department

FORUM - Putting State Sustainable Energy Programs on a Sustainable Basis

Moderator: Donald Osborn, Spectrum Energy Inc

From California to New Jersey, states are leading the way to a sustainable energy policy for the US. While much progress is being made, many of these efforts are made less effective by how they are implemented. Taking the lead from the recent ASES White Paper, Common Sense: Making the Transition to a Sustainable Energy Economy, this forum will examine the wide variety of state renewable energy incentive programs and development policy to find the common threads that go to make good, effective, sustainable policy and that which weakens it. The forum will attempt to identify the key elements of effective policy and how to incorporate those elements more broadly.

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TECHNICAL SESSION - Resource Assessment and Forecasting

Session Chair: Richard Meyer, DLR

  • Solar Resource Knowledge Management: A New Task of the International Energy Agency
    D. Renné, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; H. Beyer, Institut für Elektrotechnik, GERMANY; L. Wald, Centre Energetique et Procedes, FRANCE; R. Meyer, DLR - Oberpfaffenhofen, GERMANY; R. Perez, ASRC, The University at Albany and P. Stackhouse, NASA Langley Research Center
  • Solar Irradiance Forecasting for the Management of Solar Energy Systems
    D. Heinemann, E. Lorenz and  M. Girodo, Oldenburg University, GERMANY
  • Independent Validation of NDFD-Based Solar Radiation Forecasts
    R. Perez, ASRC, The University at Albany; K. Moore, Integrated Environmental Data and P. Stackhouse, NASA Langley Research Center
  • Towards Production of an Updated National Solar Radiation Data Base
    S. Wilcox, M. Anderberg, R. George, W. Marion, D. Myers and D. Renné, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; W. Beckman, Univesity of Wisconsin, Madison; A. DeGaetano, Northeast Regional Climate Center; G. Gueymard, Solar Consulting Services; R. Perez, State University of New York at Albany; N. Lott, National Climatic Data Center; P. Stackhouse, NASA Langley Research Center and F. Vignola, University of Oregon Solar Radiation Lab

TECHNICAL SESSION - Shading & Comfort

Session Chair: John Reynolds, University of Oregon

FORUM - Tutorial on Measurement Systems for Concentrated Sunlight

Moderator:  Andreas  Neumann, German Aerospace Center DLR

This tutorial is geared toward scientists and students who work with concentrated sunlight, ranging from a few suns up to many thousand suns for high temperature applications. The tutorial will start with basics like blackbody radiation; the sun and the solar spectrum, basic optics, and concentrating solar systems. We will describe measurement tasks on solar concentrators and solar receivers; and furthermore show temperature measurement methods including thermocouples, RTD’s, thermistors, pyrometers and infrared cameras. A few words will be said about measurement of terrestrial solar radiation including global and direct normal radiation. The tutorial will show special instruments and measurement systems for concentrated solar radiation. This includes measurement problems, radiometer, calorimeter, camera and target techniques.

Presentations:

  • "Tutorial on Measurement Systems for Concentrated Sunlight" and "Tutorial on Measurement Systems for Concentrated Sunlight - Systems at DLR"
    Andreas Neumann, German Aerospace Center DLR
  • Measurement Systems at NREL’s Concentrated Solar Radiation User Facility
    Carl Bingham, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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4:00pm to 5:30pm

FORUM - The ASES Legacy Schools/Schools Going Solar Program

Moderator: Blanche Sheinkopf, The Sheinkopf Group

The ASES Legacy Shools program promotes solar energy education by leaving a legacy in each National Solar Conference City. Come and hear the partners in this program discuss how it works!

Speakers Include:

  • Mary Spruill, The NEED Project (National Energy Education Development)
  • Carla Callahan, Denver Public Schools - Del Pueblo Elementary
  • Thomas Starrs, Bonneville Environmental Foundation
  • ENERGY STAR Challenge for Schools
    Patty Crow, US EPA Region 8

FORUM - Bringing Concentrating Solar Power to Colorado

Moderator: David Hiller, Assistant to Colorado Senator Ken Salazar

The Solar Task Force of the Western Governors' Association has recommended that the Association accept and move forward with aggressive goals for the implementation of CSP plants in a number of western states. While California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico are either building or giving serious consideration to building CSP plants, Colorado has lagged in efforts to build a large solar power plant. Amendment 37, Colorado's Renewable Portfolio Standard, sets the stage for utility-scale CSP in Colorado, since up to half of A37's approximately 80 MW solar set aside can be met with utility-scale projects. This forum will discuss solar power plant alternatives for Colorado including technology and choice of location for CSP plants. The forum will identify existing barriers to CSP in Colorado as well as public and private sector options for addressing these barriers.

Presentations:

  • Concentrating Solar Power Technologies for Colorado
    Mark Mehos, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Creating a Local Coalition to Bring Concentrating Solar Power to Colorado
    Mike Wisdom, San Luis Valley Development Resources Group
  • Overcoming Barriers to Rural Renewable Energy Development
    Mike Bowman, Ag Energy Working Group
  • Financing for Concentrating Solar Power Facilities
    Claudine Schneider, Former Congresswoman, Consultant
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TECHNICAL SESSION - Building Case Studies 1

Session Chair: Adil Sharaq-Eldin, Kent State University

FORUM - Building Solar Ready Homes in the U.S. Production Market

Moderator: Doug  Seiter, Energy Codes/Building America/Community Partnerships U.S. Dept. of Energy, Central Regional Office

Many new home products offered by builders could become ideal candidates for solar electric and solar thermal applications with only a modest amount of planning, design and education. Designing these technologies into a home at the schematic phase rather than retrofitting existing homes can have an appreciable economic benefit to the consumer, builder and utility company. This forum will highlight the progress that has been made in Colorado toward implementing solar ready concepts in new homes and will identify ways to increase the adoption of these practices.

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FORUM - The Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policy Nexus

Moderator: Howard Geller, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project

This forum will discuss policy options for advancing energy efficiency and renewable energy in a coordinated and integrated manner. It will present and discuss cutting edge policies such as combining energy savings and renewable energy generation into a single “clean energy portfolio standard”, integrating renewable energy and energy efficiency requirements into tax credit or other incentive programs, and integrating renewable energy and energy efficiency requirements into building codes. The forum will feature recent examples of such policies, as well as forward-looking policy proposals.  

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TECHNICAL SESSION - Evaluation of Building Energy Performance

Session Chair: Kelly Kissock, University of Dayton

  • Impact of Shape on Building Energy Use in Tunisia
    K. Oertani, Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie, TUNISIA and M. Krarti, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Impact of Solar Model Selection on Building Energy Analysis for Kuwait
    A. Al Anzi, Kuwait University, KUWAIT and D. Seo and M. Krarti, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Numerical Study of Optimal Building Scales With Low Cooling Load in Both Hot and Mild Climatic Regions
    J. Zhai, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Evaluating the Impact of Solar Radiation on Outdoor Thermal Comfort by the Development and Validation of a Simple Urban Climatic Model
    Y. Zhu, J. Liu, Y. Yao and Z. Ma, Harbin Institute of Technology, PR CHINA and A. Hagishima and J. Tanimoto, Kyushu University, JAPAN
  • Comparative Thermal Analysis of Structural Insulated Panels and Wood  Frame Walls for Residential Buildings
    M. Krarti, University of Colorado, Boulder and T. Hildreth, Advanced Building and Development LLC
  • The Indoor Thermal Environment Simulation and Analysis of an Emporium with Atrium
    W. Bing, G. Yuefen, W. Xiangning, W. Zhiwei and L. Li North China Electric Power University

TECHNICAL SESSION - Marketing Solar in New Construction

Session Chair: Rob Hammon, ConSol

TECHNICAL SESSION - Solar Chemistry and Hydrogen Production II

Session Chairs: Tatsuya Kodama, Niigata University and Alan Weimer, University of Colorado

TECHNICAL SESSION - Solar Resources: Temporal and Spatial

Session Chair: Darryl Myers, National Renewable Energy Lab

5:30pm to 6:30pm

FORUM - Spirit and Sustainability

Moderator: Barbara Harwood, Donald Aitken Associates

Our world is stressful for a multitude of reasons for people who just live average lives working in banks or bakeries, shoe stores or schools, Microsoft or the military. Those who spend their lives trying to change the system face spirit-crushing realities. Often, attendees at this popular annual session in previous years have approached speakers and expressed their joy and relief at having their spirits recharged by people who fight the same battles on a daily basis. This session not only addresses the spirit that we, as those trying to change the world, must maintain to lead others to sustainability, but it is also a B-12 shot for our own downcast spirits, exhausted from another year of the struggle.

Presentations:

6:30pm to 8:00pm

PLENARY - CEO Spotlight

  • Renewable Energy Corporation
    Gøran Bye, Executive Vice President, REC Silicon

  • John Myles, CEO, Solargenix Energy, Inc.
  • Solar Buildings
    Mike Nicklas, President, Innovative Design, Inc.
  • The Coming "Solar Decade"
    Jigar Shah, CEO, SunEdison

PLENARY - Emerging Architecture

The Emerging Architecture Plenary featuree presentations from six 2005 Solar Decathlon Schools, including:

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TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2006

8:30am to 10:00am

PLENARY - Building Design, Architecture and Climate Change

Moderator: Walter Grondzik, P.E., Architectural Engineer and Professor in the School of Architecture at Florida A & M University

Presentations:

  • Captain's Log, Starship Solar Enterprize
    Sue Roaf, Councillor Professor, School of the Built Environment, Oxford Brookes University, UK
  • The Global Carbon Cycle
    Joseph L. Hackler, Research Associate with Woods Hole Research Institute
  • Passive Survivability: A New Design Criterion for Buildings
    Alex Wilson, Executive Editor of Environmental Building News

PLENARY - Climate Change Action I

Moderator: Dr. Chuck Kutscher, Principal Engineer and Manager of the Thermal Systems Group at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Speakers:

  • Dr. Donald Aitken, Principal, Donald Aitken Associates; Affiliate Faculty Member, Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, and Senior Consulting Scientist, Energy Department of the Union of Concerned Scientists
  • Dennis Dimick, Associate Editor, National Geographic Magazine
  • Frank Kreith, World-renowned pioneer in the fields of solar engineering, heat transfer and renewable energy, and celebrated author and lecturer

10:30am to 12:00pm

FORUM - Bringing "Solar Convection" Technology into the Mainstream: Small Wind Turbine Vendor Forum

Moderator: Trudy Forsyth, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Many solar equipment retailers and installers also sell small wind turbine hardware, and most small wind dealers and distributors also carry solar systems. Indeed, in capturing the sun’s uneven heating of the earth’s surface, wind turbines are a subset of solar technology, "solar convection." The consumer demand for personal-sized wind turbines is surging, representing major growth potential for the solar equipment professionals. This forum will provide an opportunity for small wind turbine equipment providers to describe how available products work and how they are used, and discuss how small wind turbine issues can be incorporated into www.findsolar.com and other tools for the solar industry.

Presentations:

  • Abundant Renewable Energy
    Robert Preus, Abundant Renewable Energy
  • Aerofire Windpower
    Victor Creazzi, Aerofire Wind Power / Bergey Windpower dealer
  • Energy Maintenance Service
    Steve Scott, Energy Maintenance Service
  • Entegrity Wind Systems
    Charles Newcomb, Entegrity Wind Systems Inc.
  • Southwest Windpower
    Andy Kruse, Southwest Windpower
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TECHNICAL SESSION - Building Case Studies 2

Session Chair: Kathy Bevers, University of Oregon

FORUM - Strategies to Foster Solar Technology in Affordable, Multi-Family Housing Sector

Moderator: Mark Sinclair, Clean Energy Group

The affordable multi-family housing sector offers significant opportunities to apply and promote use of solar photovoltaics (PV) technology. In February, 2006, the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA), a coalition of 19 state clean energy programs, published a new report and guide on strategies that states can employ to promote clean energy systems in affordable housing development. Speakers will describe the recommendations of the report and showcase how several states have established innovative programs in this area. The forum will describe how renewable energy and green design can bring a spectrum of benefits to affordable housing and, in return, affordable housing may prove the critical testing ground for the applicability and cost-effectiveness of these technologies.

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TECHNICAL SESSION - PV Modeling

Session Chair: Craig Christensen, National Renewable Energy Lab

TECHNICAL SESSION - Solar Thermal Collectors and Systems

Session Chair: Mark Thornbloom, Kelelo Engineering

TECHNICAL SESSION - State Programs & Policies

Session Chair: Bill Spratley, Green Energy Ohio

FORUM - Tackling Climate Change in the U.S. with Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Concentrating Solar Power, Wind, Geothermal Energy

Moderator: Chuck Kutscher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

This special track will directly address the SOLAR 2006 conference theme, “Renewable Energy: Key to Climate Recovery.” It consists of three sessions on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday morning from 10:30 to 12:00, immediately following the climate change plenary sessions. Each consists of three presentations at which experts will quantitatively show how the various renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies will make major contributions to U.S. energy needs and will greatly reduce carbon emissions. Presenters will provide realistic technical potentials in terms of energy supply and carbon reductions with emphasis on projections for the years 2015 and 2030. The costs associated with different deployment levels will be included, and U.S. deployment sites will be shown in the form of GIS maps.

Presentations - NOTE: This research is currently being reviewed and will be included in a special report to be published in January, 2007. Go to www.ases.org to download the report.

  • Concentrating Solar Power Contribution to Tackling Climate Change
    Mark Mehos, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • The Potential Contribution from Wind Power
    Michael Milligan, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Economics and Environmental Impact of Expanded Development of Geothermal Resources
    Martin Vorum, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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FORUM - Using NASA’s Environmental Internet-Based Information System:  Application To RETScreen® International and HOMER(TM) Decision Support Tools

Moderator:  Paul Stackhouse, Jr., NASA Langley Research Center

This forum will present an overview of and highlight internet access to NASA's global environmental data sets provided by the Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) project and the subsequent use of these data sets in latest release of both the RETScreen® International Clean Energy Project Analysis Software and the HOMER(tm) analysis software package. These data and tools are particularly important for the adaptation and mitigation of energy production and efficiency to changing environmental conditions.

Presentations:

  • Interfacing RETScreen with NASA’s SSE Prototype Information System
    Urban Ziegler, Natural Resources Canada/CANMET Energy Technology Centre
  • Interfacing HOMER with NASA’s SSE Prototype Information System
    Peter Lilienthal, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

FORUM - Women in Solar Energy

This forum will highlight the experiences of four women who are active in renewable energy policy and the solar industry. By reviewing their diverse experiences, these four women will help inspire the attendees with the successes of women in the world of policy and the solar industry. The panelists will also discuss the challenges they have faced and how they have overcome them.

Combined, the four panelists have over 50 years of experience in renewable energy policy, solar and wind installations and sustainable design.

Presentations:

12:30pm to 2:00pm

TECHNICAL SESSION - Annual Posters I

Session Chair: Byron Winn, Chair, Solar Rating & Certification Corporation

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TECHNICAL SESSION - Annual Posters II

Session Chair: Craig Christensen, National Renewable Energy Lab

2:00pm to 3:30pm

TECHNICAL SESSION - Lessons from the Past

Session Chair: Jim Wasley, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

TECHNICAL SESSION - Physical Modeling

Session Chair: Marc Giaccardo, University of Texas at San Antonio

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FORUM - Plugging Transportation into the Sun

Moderator:  Stephen Heckeroth, ECD

Of all the energy challenges faced by the American people fuel for transportation is the most daunting. Nearly 97% of our vehicle fleet is dependent on petroleum which is the conventional fuel in shortest supply. In this Forum, speakers will give an overall look at national transportation and discuss renewably fueled options. Specific topics covered will be Electric Vehicles, plug-in Hybrids, Biofuels, and hydrogen. Issues addressed will include renewable charging infrastructure, developments in battery and fuel cell technology as well as biofuels that don’t compete with food crops. Presentations will also review issues that manufacturers and utilities face as renewable fuels are introduced.

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TECHNICAL SESSION - Professional Development & Training

Session Chair: Mary Spruill, The NEED Project

TECHNICAL SESSION - PV Projects, Applications and Data

Session Chair: Andy Walker, National Renewable Energy Lab

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FORUM - Rapid RE Growth Scenarios in Other Countries

Moderator: Ron W. Larson, Larson Consulting

This forum will discuss and help to establish the validity of possible large growth rates for RE technologies in the US by presenting and documenting experiences in those countries which have already embarked on large RE-growth rate programs. Several countries have aggressive programs for introducing one or more renewable energy technologies. The presenters will both describe the successes and problems with these rapid introduction programs and anything possible to state about learning curve experience.

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FORUM - Solar Heating - The Big Picture

Moderator: Alison Mason, SolarBound

This forum will continue a discussion begun at the 2005 Solar World Congress. The focus this year will be on big picture topics such as the ability of the industry to capitalize on the new solar tax credits and other funding mechanisms employed around the country (such as RECs). Questions will be prepared in advance and each one directed at one or two members of the panel. Time will be allotted for responses from panelists and questions from the audience.

Presentations Include:

  • Solar Heating Overview
    Les  Nelson, Chair, SEIA Solar Thermal Division
  • Quality Assurance - SRCC
    Byron Winn, Chair, Solar Rating & Certification Corporation
  • Quality Assurance for Solar Thermal Installers
    Peter Sheehan, Executive Director, NABCEP
  • Industry Perspective
    Bill Guiney, VP of Engineering and Operations, Solargenix
  • Financing
    Gene Beck, President, EnviroTech Financial, Inc.
  • Pioneering Solar Customers
    Alison Mason, SolarBound

FORUM - Solar Resource Monitoring: Career Perspectives

Moderator: James M. Bing, New Energy Options, Inc.

The science of solar resource monitoring and assessment has evolved rapidly over the last fifty years. Ithas transitioned from ground based analog recorders and qualitative assessment by trained observers, to ever higher resolution satellite imagery. The simulation and analysis tools available to the solar system designer and central station solar plant operator are based in this science and the amassed field data that it has produced. This forum brings together researchers from academia, private industry, and the national laboratories to provide an overview of the trends in the science and technology of solar resource assessment that they have witnessed in their careers and an appraisal of the future direction of the field.

Presentations:

  • Job Perspective on Solar Resource Assessment/Applications
    Frank Vignola, University of Oregon
  • The Origin of My Career In Solar Resource Appreciation
    Jim Augustyn, Augustyn + Company
  • Stellar and Solar Measurements
    Joseph Michalsky, Earth System Research Laboratory/NOAA
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TECHNICAL SESSION - Wind, Biofuels and Hydrogen

Session Chair: Jim Green, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

4:00pm to 5:30pm

TECHNICAL SESSION - Building Simulations

Session Chair: Liliana Beltran, Texas A&M University

TECHNICAL SESSION - PV Hardware

Session Chair: Joe McCabe, Energy Ideas, LLC

TECHNICAL SESSION - PV System Performance

Session Chair: Pali Singh, Villanova University

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FORUM - Real Stories from Real Buildings

Moderator: Nicholas B Rajkovich, Society of Building Science Educators/ Cornell University

This session will present findings from selected building case studies conducted by students, faculty and practitioners using methods and equipment from the Vital Signs and Agents of Change curriculum projects. This session will be jointly sponsored by the Society of Building Science Educators. (SBSE) The examinations to be presented take a scientific look at building performance. The concept is simple: visit real buildings; make observations; develop questions and hypotheses about performance; make measurements and talk to building users; develop understandable conclusions that can inform future design efforts and building operations.

Presentations:

  • Lighting the Black Box
    Gregory Thomson, Wentworth Institute of Technology
  • grønlands naturinstitut
    Vidar Lerum, Arizona State University
  • Ecological, Modular and Affordable Housing
    John Quale, University of Virginia
  • RISD Solar
    Jonathan Knowles, Rhode Island School of Design

TECHNICAL SESSION - Solar Chemistry and Hydrogen Production III

Session Chairs: Christian Sattler, DLR and Allen Lewandowski, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Mathematical Modeling of Solar-Hydrogen System for Residential Application
    S. Deshmukh and R. Boehm, University of Nevada Las Vegas
  • Development of a Renewably-Based Hydrogen Generation/Utilization System
    R. Boehm, Y. Baghzouz, R. Hurt, R. Mauldin, E. Bulla, R. Fifield and J. Gardner, University of Nevada Las Vegas and T. Maloney, Proton Energy
  • Life Cycle Impacts and External Costs for Various Hydrogen Pathways
    K. Tupper and J. Kreider, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Simulation on Solar Hydrogen Generation with PEM Cells and Solar Modules
    Y. Kawashima, O. Kawanami and I. Honda, University of Hyogo, JAPAN
  • Hydrogen Production Using Autothermal Reforming of Biodiesel and Other Hydrocarbons for Fuel Cell Applications
    J. Colucci, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez
  • Renewable  Biodiesel  From CSO --- A Fuel Option for Diesel Engines
    M. Krishna.B, GMR Institute of Technology and J. Mallikarjuna, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, INDIA

FORUM - Solar Thermal Heating = Solar Power!  An Untapped Market Solution

Moderator: Tim Merrigan, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Solar thermal heating is emerging as a cost-effective technology in renewable energy markets. Updated renewable portfolio standards (RPS) and renewable energy credits (REC’s) markets have adopted a broader definition of solar power that includes solar heating.  At the same time, new incentives, inexpensive metering, and innovative business models are making solar thermal heating attractive economically.  This is creating new opportunities for utilities, manufacturers, energy service providers and state programs.  In this session, speakers from these stakeholder groups will share their insights and success strategies   Want to take a home a solar REC from the conference?  Ask one of the best questions during this forum and a solar heating REC could be yours! 

Presentations:

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TECHNICAL SESSION - Solar Thermal Power Trough Systems

Session Chair: Charles Andraka, Sandia National Labs

  • Design and Construction of The APS 1-MWe Parabolic Trough Power Plant
    S. Canada, Arizona Public Service; D. Brosseau, Sandia National Laboratories and H. Price, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Performance Analysis of Thermocline Energy Storage Proposed for the 1 MW Saguaro Solar Trough Plant
    G. Kolb, Sandia National Laboratories and V. Hassani, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Advanced Parabolic Trough Pilot Project - Real-time Data Collection, Archiving, and Analysis for the Solargenix Advanced Parabolic Trough
    R. Hurt, W. Yim and R. Boehm, University of Nevada Las Vegas; M. Hale, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and R. Gee, Solargenix Energy
  • Field Survey of Parabolic Trough Receiver Thermal Performance
    H. Price, R. Forristall, T. Wendelin and A. Lewandowski, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; T. Moss, Sandia National Laboratories and C. Gummo, Consultant
  • Video Scanning Hartmann Optical Testing of State-of-the-Art Parabolic Trough Concentrators
    T. Wendelin, National Renewable Energy Laboratory;  K. May, Industrial Solar Technology and R. Gee, Solargenix
  • Practical Field Alignment of Parabolic Trough Solar Concentrators
    R. Diver Jr. and T. Moss, Sandia National Laboratories

FORUM - Value-based Large Scale Deployment of PV to Mitigate Climate Change

Moderator: Joel Gordes, Environmental Energy Solutions

So far, utilities in the U.S. have not played a significant role in driving the solar industry and some have even been adversarial. However, a utility-solar business model providing real value to utilities’ internal economics would yield enormous cost-effective--even profitable-- opportunities to deploy large amounts of solar energy, as well as provide climate change mitigation. The Forum will present a brief overview of the proposed business model, followed by presentations by experts on specific aspects, including distribution cost deferral, peak-load reduction by PV, RPS compliance, and regulatory/incentive policies, including their views on opportunities and challenges. The audience would be encouraged to ask questions, and to participate in a discussion of what changes in regulatory policy, solar supply chain management, and climate-policy would precede or follow a commitment to open the utility channel.

Presentations:

 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2006

Climate Change Action II

Moderator: Dr. Chuck Kutscher, Principal Engineer and Manager of the Thermal Systems Group at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Speakers include:

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10:30am to 12:00pm

FORUM - The Art of Energy: Aesthetics for Emergent Technologies

Moderator: Robyn Griggs Lawrence, Editor-in-Chief, Natural Home & Garden Magazine

As we develop new, clean technologies, solar, wind, and tidal energy generation become increasingly local and distributed within our communities. Photovoltaics are integrated into the built environment and wind generators edge our coastlines and mountain ridges, creating unique, publicly-visible energy sources. Though it is clearly evident that these technologies are safer and cleaner than combustion-based power production, there has been public reluctance or outright objection to the visual intrusion of new sources. This forum will generate a discussion and awareness within the renewables industry to help create a more beautiful, safe, and appealing energy future. Examples of exciting art projects using photovoltaics and wind generators will be presented.. Attendees will be invited to share their experiences in attempting to integrate beneficial, but unfamiliar technologies into communities. We will discuss successful strategies for public acceptance, along with the obstacles.

Speakers Include:

  • Amelia Amon, Alt.Technica
  • Steven Strong, Solar Design Associates
  • Mark Sofield, Town Designer, Prospect New Town
  • Kiki Wallace, Town Founder, Prospect New Town

TECHNICAL SESSION - Analysis of Heating and Cooling Systems

Session Chair: Byron Winn, Colorado State University

  • Evaluation of Energy Savings by Optimization Control in Thermal Energy Storage System
    D. Seo and M. Krarti, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Impacts on Building Return Water Temperature in District Cooling Systems
    G. Wang, B. Zheng and M. Liu, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
  • Feasibility Study of Applications of Combined Heat and Power Systems in Tropical Locations
    L. Alva-Solari, Caribbean Thermal Technologies and J. González, Santa Clara University
  • Experimental Analysis of Heat Transfer From Ice Rink Floors
    J. Mun and M. Krarti, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Economic Evaluation of a Solid Adsorption Solar Refrigerator
    E. Anyanwu and N. Ogueke, Federal University of Technology, NIGERIA

TECHNICAL SESSION - Market Status & Trends

Session Chair: Rhone Resch, Solar Energy Industries Association

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FORUM - Renewable Energy and American Agriculture

Moderator: Ron W. Larson, Larson Consulting

This Forum will introduce conference attendees to the 25 x '25 Working Group, whose vision statement is "By 2025, America's working lands will provide 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States while continuing to produce abundant, safe and affordable food, feed, fiber and fuel." The importance of RE to rural economic development will be emphasized, especially through identification of the major partners who are emerging - such as the Farm Bureau and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). The aims of their major funder, the Energy Futures Coalition, will be explicated, with emphasis on EFC’s ties to Global Warming and Climate Recovery.

 Presentations:

  • My Wheat Farm
    Barbara Harwood, Donald Aitken Associates
  • Projecting the Future of Renewable Energy in the United States
    Michael Bowman, 25 x ‘25
  • Colorado Harvesting Energy Network: 25 x '25 Colorado Affiliate
    John Covert, Colorado Working Landscapes
  • Utility Renewable Choices
    Ron Lehr, American Wind Energy Association

TECHNICAL SESSION - Solar Cells

Session Chair: Andreas Neumann, DLR and Moncef Krarti, University of Colorado Boulder

  • Preparation of CIGSS Thin Film Solar Cells by Rapid Thermal Processing
    S. Kulkarni, J. Shirolikar and N. Dhere, Florida Solar Energy Center
  • Preparations and Photovoltaic Properties of Thin Films Using Soluble Fulleropyrrolidine Derivatives for Organic Solar Cells
    M. Kim, W. Shin and S. Jin, Pusan National University, KOREA; K. Fujida and T. Tsutsui, Kyushu University, JAPAN and  J. Lee, Pusan National University, KOREA
  • Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Conducting Polymers as Hole Transporting Materials
    M. Kim, S. Lee, Y. Yeo, Y. Cho, S. Park, W. Shin and S. Jin, Pusan National University, KOREA; K. Jung and S. Han, Daehan Specialty Chemicals Co., Ltd., KOREA, J. Lee, Pusan National University, KOREA

TECHNICAL SESSION - Solar Water Heating I

Session Chair: Jay Burch, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Experimental Analysis of Stratified Multi-Tank Thermal Storage Configurations for Solar Heating Systems
    C. Cruickshank and S. Harrison, Queen's University, CANADA
  • Porous Medium Model of a Storage Tank with an Immersed Heat Exchanger
    Y. Su and J. Davidson, University of Minnesota
  • Are Baffles in Indirect Solar Storage Tanks Effective?
    F. Kulacki, J. Davidson and  M. Hebert, University of Minnesota
  • Durability of Polymeric Glazing and Absorber Materials
    G. Jorgensen, K. Terwilliger and  C. Bingham, National Renewable Energy Laboratroy
  • A Model of Antioxidant Loss in Polymer Tubes: Prediction of Life for SDHW
    S. Mantell, J. Davidson and Y. Su, University of Minnesota
  • An Apparatus for Studying Formation of Calcium Carbonate Scale on Polymer Tubes
    Z. Wu, L. Francis and  J. Davidson, University of Minnesota