“Employing Storage to Create a Clean Energy Future” Panelist
Ron DiFelice, Managing Partner of EIP and Panelist of “Employing Storage to Create a Clean Energy Future” at the “Our Clean Energy Future: Micro-grids, Energy Storage and Data Analytics conference. Learn more…
NOTE: The conference venue, the UNC Chapel Hill Student Union Great Hall, lies equidistant and a ten minute walk from three on-campus paid parking structures. Accordingly, we encourage attendees to wear summer shirts, casual slacks and comfortable walking shoes so you enjoy your walk through campus.
9:00 am Registration/Continental Breakfast/Networking
9:30 am Welcome
- Sponsor Introductions – David Doctor, President & CEO, E4 Carolinas
- Conference Overview/Introductions – Mary Katherine Stukes, Partner, Parker Poe
- Co-Day Moderators: Zach Walker and Olivia Corriere, UNC Chapel Hill Renewable Energy Special Projects Committee
9:45 pm Employing Storage to Create a Clean Energy Future
MODERATOR: Greg Gangi, Associate Director for Clean Technology and Innovation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Ron Difelice, Managing Partner, Energy Intelligence Partners
- Nanette Lockwood, Global Government & Public Affairs Strategic Advisor, Ingersoll Rand
- Eric Dupont, Chief Commercial Officer, PowerSecure
10:45 am Stretch/Networking Break
11:05 am Employing Energy Data Analytics to Produce a Clean Energy Future
MODERATOR: Tim Fairchild, Director, Global Energy Practice, SAS
- Dr. Jeremiah Johnson, Associate Professor, Energy Collaborative, North Carolina State University
- Jim Fisher, Senior Vice President of Global Sales, OMNETRIC, a Siemens Company
- Dalia Patino- Echeverri, Gendell Associate Professor of Energy Systems and Public Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
12:20 pm Lunch/Networking
1:00 pm Luncheon Presentation – Olivia Nicole Corriere and Zach Walker, Co-chair, Renewable Energy Special Projects Committee, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1:20 pm Federal/State Regulatory Overview – Steve Hunting, Partner, Parker Poe
1:50 pm Employing Micro-grids to Producing a Clean Energy Future
MODERATOR: Nelle Hotchkiss, SVP & COO, Association Services, North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation
- Gary Rackliffe, Vice President, Smart Grids, North America, ABB
- Dr. Zak Kuznar, Managing Director of Microgrid and Energy Storage Development, Duke Energy
- John Lemire, Director of Transmission Resources, North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation
3:10 pm Closing Remarks
3:30 pm Conference Concludes