RETool: Business Opportunities in Renewable Electricity
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RETool: Business Opportunities in Renewable Electricity
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Denver, CO
Purpose. Renewable electricity technologies are a bright spot in a troubled economy. Many renewable start-ups are succeeding beyond expectations, renewable companies are expanding and hiring, and federal funds are flowing into the industry. And Colorado is committed to meeting 20% of its electricity needs by 2020, guaranteeing that this will remain a growth industry.
This one-day business workshop, led by CU-Boulder faculty, will tell you what you need to know about renewables and electricity, including:
o What renewable electricity technologies are out there, how much do they cost, and how well do they work?
o Where are the business opportunities in renewable electricity?
o What are the key challenges for renewable electricity technologies?
o How does the electricity grid work, and how can you sell electricity into the grid?
o How do I break into this growing industry?
Participants will gain fundamental knowledge needed to engage their careers and their companies in the renewable electricity industry.
Who should attend:
• entrepreneurs looking for opportunities for new businesses
• professionals who wish to do business in the renewable energy space
• investors wanting to understand the fundamentals of this booming industry
• anyone needing a crash course on the essentials of renewable electricity.
Cost: $450. $395 for nonprofits, partner organizations, multiple participants from same organization, early registration (by October 8).
To register: www.regonline.com/RETool
Questions: Contact JoOnna Silberman at the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, joonna.silberman@colorado.edu or 303-735-5415
Schedule:
8:30-10:00 Renewable Electricity in Context
• Why renewables? Energy prices, regulation, and other drivers
• Structure of the electricity industry: who makes the decisions
• Renewables’ current status and likely future
10:15-11:45 Renewable Electricity Technologies: Cost and Performance
Wind
Solar PV
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
11:45-12:30 Lunch (included)
12:30-2:00 Project Implementation
The twin challenges of variability and transmission
How deals are structured and financed
Buyers and sellers: Utilities, REC markets, and others
2:15-3:45 The policy setting
Net metering: how it works
Federal and state funding: what’s out there, how to get it
Colorado’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)
4:00-5:30 – Panel Discussion (industry experts)
Workshop Instructors
Paul Komor teaches in CU-Boulder’s Environmental Studies program, and was formerly a Project Director with a successful energy start-up company (E Source). He is author of the book Renewable Energy Policy (2004).
Stephen Lawrence is the Chair of the Management & Entrepreneurship Division in the Leeds School of Business at CU-Boulder. His research interests include the financial and environmental impacts of smart grids, the economic impacts of energy storage, and strategies for energy-intensive businesses.
Sponsors:
Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming RETool Events
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Friday, January 22, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
RETool is part of the Renewable Energy Education series at CU, Boulder.
Additional executive education opportunities are available through CU Leeds Executive Education.