Facilities Energy Transition Roundtable / Summit

Join us on December 6 and December 7 for the Facilities Energy Transition Summit to be held in Clemson (Day 1) and Greenville, SC (Day 2).  We plan to bring together facilities and energy leaders to illustrate the "Energy Transition" now in process for several organizations including Clemson University, the Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP) Airport and the BMW Automotive Manufacturing Plant.  Organizations expected to participate include BMW, CAAFI, Clemson University, Duke-Energy, Infintium Power Cells, Messer Hydrogen, PowerSecure, SC Ports Authority, Siemens Energy, Savannah River National Lab / Battelle, Southern Company, TRC, TVA and others.  We will explore the current energy management activities and vision of these organizations including utilization of Hydrogen, Renewable NG, Microgrids, Sustainability and related Energy topics.  We will explore the outlook for renewables and the potential for Hydrogen in the economy of the future.  We expect this networking event could include participation by Energy, Power, Wind, Solar, Hydrogen, Industrial, Regulatory / Government, Developer, Vendor, EPC and Financial organizations.  Our agenda will focus on big picture transition topics, Panel Discussions and Tours.

The Program will include Presentations, Roundtable Discussions, Panels and Physical Tours that will bring together Facilities and Technical leaders, primarily from the Southeast who are envisioning, planning and investing to advance the Energy economy of the future.

Agenda:

Energy Transition for Facilities in the Southeast:  Clemson, SC and Greenville-Spartanburg, SC.  Themes covering Combined Heat and Power (CHP), Hydrogen, Energy Storage, Co-Firing, Microgrids.

Day 1 - Tuesday December 6, 9:00AM 

• Welcome to Clemson University, South Carolina
• Purpose, Overview, Participant Introductions
• Siemens Energy Keynote - Implementing Energy Transition
• Hydrogen Hubs & Southeastern Utilities Coalition - Status
• Duke Energy Corporate Perspectives 
• Hydrogen Economy & Duke / Clemson CHP
• H2 Orange Site Vision
• Tour of CHP and H2 Orange Project
• More…

Day 2: Wednesday, December 7 - Transport Energy Transition

• Welcome to Greenville-Spartanburg and GSP Airport
• GSP Innovations and Microgrid Vision
• TRC Advanced Energy Study
• SC Ports - Maritime & Ports Transitions and Microgrid Vision
• PowerSecure - Distributed Energy & Microgrid Cases
• Aviation & Airports Sustainability Vision & Transitions (CAAFI)
• BMW Energy Strategy, Vision and Challenges
• BMW Energy Center Tour
• Messer Hydrogen & H2 Supply
• Business Case Hurdles - Siemens Energy-led Roundtable
• More…