Congressional Sustainable Energy EXPO + Forum

15^th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy

& Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum

 

Efficiency+ Renewables = Economic & National Security!

 

Cannon House Office Building

Caucus Room (#345) & Veterans Affairs Committee Room (#340)

U.S. House of Representatives

Independence Avenue and New Jersey Avenue SE;Washington, DC

 

Thursday – June 21, 2012

 

**If You Will Not Be in Washington DC, Please...

 

- Contact your U.S. Senators and Representatives and urge them to attend and/or address the EXPO

 

- Forward this announcement to businesses, activists, government officials, media, and others in the Washington DC area.

 

WHAT

 

On June 21, the House and Senate Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucuses,in partnership Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, the House Algae Energy Caucus, Congressional Peak Oil Caucus, House Green Schools Caucus, Congressional High Performance Building Caucus, and Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Caucus, and with theSustainable Energy Coalition* - will host the 15^thannual Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum. 

 

This year’s EXPO will bring together over forty businesses, sustainable energy industry trade associations, government agencies, and energy policy research organizations (see list to-date below) to showcase the status and near-term potential of the cross-section of renewable energy (biofuels/biomass, geothermal, solar, water, wind) and energy efficiency technologies.  The late morning program will feature Members of the U.S. Congress while speakers throughout the day will discuss the role sustainable energy technologies can play in meeting America’s energy needs.

 

As Congress, the Administration, the business community, environmental advocates, and American voters search for options to stimulate the economy and “green jobs,” as well as address issues of national security, higher energy costs, increased reliance on energy imports, and the environmental threats associated with energy consumption, the EXPO will help address the role that sustainable energy technologies might play.  This will include not only the technical aspects of renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies but also related issues such as economics, jobs potential, environmental benefits, current and near-term market potential, model programs in the public and private sectors, and institutional, financial and legal barriers.

 

The EXPO is free, open to the public, and no RSVPs are required.

 

WHEN

 

Thursday, June 21, 2012

9:30 am - 4:30 pm (exhibits open for viewing)

11:30 am – presentations by Members of Congress (starting list below)

9:30 - 4:30 pm – Administration, exhibitor speakers (partial list below)

 

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE AN EXHIBITOR

 

Businesses, trade associations, organizations, and government agencies interested in being exhibitors should request a Registration Form.  Booth spaces (10’ x 4’) are $750; table spaces (8’ x 4’) are $600; "side-room" booth spaces (10' x 4') are $350 – but available spaces are dwindling fast.

 

40+ EXHIBITORS  CONFIRMED  TO  DATE

 

ABB, Inc.

Acuity Brands

Advanced Biofuels Association

Advanced Biofuels USA

Army's Energy Initiatives Task Force

BETTER, Inc.

Breakthrough Technologies Institute

Business Council for Sustainable Energy

Building Performance Institute

Diesel Technology Forum

Efficiency First

Electricity Storage Association

Enervation, Inc.

Environmental & Energy Study Institute

Federal Performance Contracting Coalition

Frostburg State University-Renewable Energy Center

Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Association

Geothermal Energy Association

GreenHeat LP

Growth Energy

Industrial Energy Efficiency Coalition (IEEC)

Intertribal Council on Utility Policy

Lite Line Companies, Inc.

Natel Energy, Inc. 

National Biodiesel Board

National Association of Energy Service Companies

National Green Energy Council

National Hydropower Association

National Insulation Association

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.

Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition

Solar Energy Industries Association

Standard Solar

The Pew Charitable Trusts

The Stella Group Ltd.

Sustainable Energy Fund

U.S. Clean Heat & Power Association

U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program

U.S. EPA's RE-Powering America Program

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. High Speed Rail Association

Water Management, Inc.  

 

TWO DOZEN SPEAKERS CONFIRMED TO DATE

 

U.S. Representative Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD)

U.S. Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

Dr. Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Undersecretary of Defense-Installations & Environment

Karen Atkinson, Director - DOI/BIA Indian Energy & Economic Development Office

Beth Craig, Director, Climate Protection Partnership Division, U.S. EPA

Rhone Resch, President & CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association

John Finnerty, Director of Business Development, Standard Solar

Ryan Skukowski, Policy Analyst, BTI/Fuel Cells 2000

James Warner, Director of Policy & External Affairs, Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Association

Ruth McCormick, Senior Policy Associate, Business Council for Sustainable Energy

Joanne M. Ivancic, Executive Director, Advanced Biofuels USA

Anne Steckel, Vice President of Governmental Affairs, National Biodiesel Board

Leslie McDowell, Marketing & Communications Director, Building Performance Institute, Inc.

Scott Sklar, President, The Stella Group Ltd.

Andy Kunz, President & CEO, US High Speed Rail Association

Gia Schneider, CEO, Natel Energy

Les Scott, Director of Business Development, GreenHeatLP

Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director, Diesel Technology Forum

Eric Huffman, Director-Daylighting Sales, Acuity Brands

Linda Church Ciocci, Executive Director, National Hydropower Association

Katherine Hamilton, Policy Director, Electricity Storage Association

Ralph Avallone, Secretary General, International Green Energy Council

Bruce Salkin, Owner, Enervation, Inc.

Jennifer Schafer, Executive Director, Federal Performance Contracting Coalition

 

Did You Know?  America’s economy has tripled in size since 1970 and three-quarters of the energy needed to fuel that growth came from energy efficiency advances – yet, much more can still be done. The economies of Japan and several European countries are about 50% more energy-efficient than the U.S.

 

Did You Know?  According to the Energy Information Administration, in 2011 renewable energy sources provided 11.7% of domestic U.S. energy production and 12.7% of net U.S. electrical generation.

 

Did You Know?  The U.S. wind industry now totals 48,611 MW of cumulative wind capacity. There are over 8,900 MW currently under construction involving nearly 100 separate projects spanning 31 states plus Puerto Rico. The U.S. wind industry has added over 35% of all new generating capacity over the past 5 years, second only to natural gas, and more than nuclear and coal combined.

 

Did You Know?  The U.S. is the world leader in utility-scale geothermal energy with  3,187 MW of installed capacity, including ~91 MW of new capacity brought online between 2011 and early 2012. Currently, geothermal electric power generation is occurring in AK, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT and WY while AZ, CO, LA, NM, ND, TX and WA have geothermal capacity in development.

 

Did You Know?  Solar power in the U.S. grew 140% in the third quarter of 2011, making it one of the fastest growing sectors in the economy. Solar now exceeds 3,650 MW, enough to power 730,000 homes. More than 100,000 Americans work in the solar industry, double the number in 2009. They work at more than 5,600 companies, the vast majority being small businesses, in every state.

 

Did You Know?  Hydropower currently accounts for 7% of U.S. electrical generation yet only 3 percent of the nation’s 80,000 dams currently generate electricity. Nearly 9,000-MW of new capacity could be added by modernizing existing hydropower facilities. America’s hydropower industry has the potential to create 1.4+ million cumulative jobs by 2025. 

  

Did You Know?Due to environmental benefits, ease of use, and available subsidies, biodiesel use in the U.S. grew from about 10 million gallons in 2001 to 772 million gallons in 2011. Biodiesel at blend levels of 5% by volume (B5) or lower can be used in any diesel engine.

 

Did You Know?Size, flexibility, and their corresponding electrical output make fuel cells ideal for a wide variety of applications, from a few kilowatts to power a laptop computer to several megawatts at a central power generation facility. The fuel cell industry continues to expand and the total size of the global market is estimated to hit $785 million in 2012.

 

Did You Know?Better federal energy management over the last two decades to reduce energy use in federal buildings and other facilities has resulted in significant energy and cost savings. Federal energy use decreased by 16% from 1985 to 2007. Energy-saving efforts helped federal building carbon emissions decrease by 9.4% from 2003 to 2007. 

  

Did You Know?More than 80% of builders say energy-efficient features are now pervasive in new homes. Two-thirds of builders and remodelers say customers request green homes to lower their utility bill. The green-homes share of the construction market -- 17% in 2011 -- will increase to between 29% and 38% by 2016.

 

Did You Know?With 13.9 billion gallons of domestic ethanol production, the U.S. required 485 million fewer barrels of imported oil in 2011. That is a total greater than all the oil the U.S. imports from Saudi Arabia. The total percentage of ethanol in the country's fuel supply is projected to reach 13.2% by 2021.

 

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THE E-MAIL LIST

FOR REGULAR UPDATES

 

Contact Ken Bossong, Sustainable Energy Coalition*

301-270-6477 x.11; kbossong614@yahoo.com

 

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*Founded in 1992, the Sustainable Energy Coalition is a coalition of 23 national business, environmental, and energy policy organizations supporting aggressive development of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies.