Full Schedule

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM MST

Networking Breakfast

7:30 AM – 5:30 PM MST

Registration

8:30 AM – 9:10 AM MST

Building the Future of Clean Power: Welcome & General Session

Location: Tamaya ABCDE

Speaker: – American Clean Power Association

Co-Chair: – ENGIE North America

Co-Chair: – Clearway Energy Group

Keynote Speaker: – New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD)

Speaker:

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM MST

United in Energy: Building Stronger Relationships with Tribal Communities

Location: Tamaya ABCDE

Moderator: – Nossaman

Speaker: – Avantus

Speaker: – Ørsted

Speaker: – North American Indian Center of Boston

Speaker: – U.S. Department of Energy

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM MST

Networking Break

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MST

End of Life Management for Wind, Solar, & Battery Storage

Location: Tamaya E

Moderator: – Electric Power Research Institute

Speaker: – Sandia National Laboratories

Speaker: – Renewance Inc.

Speaker: – Okon Recycling (formerly Okon Metals)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MST

Overcoming Challenges to Landscape Level Planning

Location: Tamaya ABCD

Moderator: – Large-scale Solar Association

Speaker: – Defenders of Wildlife

Speaker: – Intersect Power

Speaker: – University of Colorado Boulder

Speaker: – Steve Black Strategies, Inc.

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM MST

Networking Lunch

1:45 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Tech It to the Limit: Accelerating Technological Minimization Solutions

Location: Tamaya E

Moderator: – Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute

Speaker: – Locke Lord LLP

Speaker: – Wildlife Imaging Systems

Speaker: – Western Ecosystems Technology, Inc. (WEST)

Speaker: – DOI/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services/ Ecological Services

Speaker: – Duke Energy

1:45 PM – 3:00 PM MST

To Infinity and Beyond! Unique Challenges and Solutions Presented by Taller Turbines

Location: Tamaya ABCD

Moderator: – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Speaker: – Apex Clean Energy

Speaker: – Vestas American Wind Technology

Speaker: – Stantec

Speaker: – Tetra Tech

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST

Networking Break

3:30 PM – 4:45 PM MST

Bats and Tortoises: Minimizing Project Impacts on Wildlife

Location: Tamaya ABCD

Moderator: – Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

Speaker: – Ironwood Consulting

Speaker: – Electric Power Research Institute

Speaker: – Natural Power

Speaker: – Stantec

3:30 PM – 4:45 PM MST

Cutting through the Red Tape: Using Science-Based Standards for Successful Project Permitting

Location: Tamaya E

Moderator: – JACOBS

Speaker: – Polsinelli PC

Speaker: – Ollson Environmental Health Management (OEHM)

Speaker: – DNV Energy USA Inc.

Speaker: – Persimia

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM MST

Presentation of the 2023 Andrew Linehan Award

Location: Tamaya ABCD

Presenter: – American Clean Power Association

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MST

Networking & Poster Reception