Renewable heating and cooling technologies - including air source and ground source heat pumps, solar thermal, and biomass heating - are increasingly seen as important solutions to a low-carbon future in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region. The Renewable Thermal Alliance (RTA) and Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership (NEEP) are inviting you to a workshop to explore how the region can work collaboratively to accelerate the adoption of renewable heating and cooling technologies that will ultimately transform the way we heat and cool our homes and businesses.
The two-day workshop will offer a plenary session covering topics relevant across clean heating and cooling technologies (day one), while day two will include several technology and project-specific breakout sessions.
Workshop objectives
- Raise awareness of renewable heating and cooling as a critical pathway to deep decarbonization
- Coordinate effective implementation of regional market transformation strategies
- Build constructive relationships across clean heating and cooling technologies and markets
Agenda - Monday, June 18 |
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| 8:30 | Breakfast and Check-in |
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IntroductionDave Lis, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Helle Gronli, Renewable Thermal Alliance |
Session 1: Renewable Heating and Cooling in the Broader Energy and Climate Policy Context
Keynote speaker: Alicia Barton, NYSERDA
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Session 2: Realizing the Full Value and Related Challenges of Renewable Heating and Cooling to the Energy System
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Session 3: Moving Renewable Heating and Cooling Strategies from State Specific to Regional
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Session 4: Realizing Synergies in Renewable Heating and Cooling
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Session 5: Perspectives on Financing Renewable Heating and Cooling
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| 5:30 | Session 6: Observations, next steps and adjourn Day 1 |
| 6:00 | Reception |
Agenda - Tuesday, June 19 |
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| 8:00 | Breakfast and Check-in |
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Breaksfast Snaps: Report out and Summary of Day 1 |
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Breakouts |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:45 |
Manufacturers Speed DatingManufacturers accross technologies are welcome to participate into this session. Each of them will have a few minutes to present their latest technologies in front of the audience |
| 12:15 | Lunch |
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Breakouts |
| 2:45 |
Closing Panel |
| 3:15 | Adjourn |
| 3:30 | Space available for side meetings. Potential Field trip—more details TBA |
Lodging information
NEEP and RTA have reserved a block of rooms at the Holiday Inn Saratoga Springs. Attendees may take advantage of the special rate of $139 by booking their room online (link here) or by using the group code NEE when making their reservation by phone (518-584-4550).
The deadline date for this special rate is Friday, June 1.
Sponsorship opportunities
If you want to show your organization's leadership on the topics of renewable heating and cooling technologies, we have multiple sponsorship options for your consideration. Please contact Lucie Carriou for more details and pricing.
Thank you to our planning committee
- Helle Gronli, Renewable Thermal Alliance
- Dave Lis, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
- John Ciovacco, Aztec Geo
- Charlie Niebling, Innovative Natural Resources Solutions
- Dave Hermantin, CT Geo
- Bill Nowak, NY Geo
- William Guiney, Artic Solar
- Rick Nortz, Mitsubishi
- Josh Kessler, Mass CEC
- Adam Sherman, VEIC