Energy storage, solar PV and microgrids go hand in hand, especially in remote locations where neither a traditional grid nor traditional generation exists. But microgrids with energy storage and solar have applications in the grid-tied market as well. Military, agricultural operations and hospitals, to name just a few, are good candidates for these innovative projects. Join us for a free webcast in which three experts on these technologies will discuss the microgrid opportunity.

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What you will learn:

• The market potential for microgrids
• How solar energy works in a microgrid
• How batteries support a microgrid
• How microgrids are financed and developed 

John Wood, CEO Ecoult

John Wood is the Chief Executive Officer of Ecoult. He joined the energy storage community in 2008 having previously launched technologies globally in Security, Identity, Payment Technology, and Telecommunications.

As a technology CEO for more than 20 years, John has had the good fortune to have worked with excellent individuals and led excellent teams that have created businesses and numerous successful products and solutions from the ground up that are used and trusted by many of the world’s largest enterprises and governments, either directly or under license by many of the largest global technology enterprises. John is now leading the Ecoult effort to commercialize the UltraBattery^® storage solutions.

Ben Peters, Director of Solar Policy and Finance, REC Solar

Ben Peters is the Director of Solar Finance Policy at REC Solar, providing strategic guidance on the residential, commercial, and utility sector. Ben is responsible for managing the economic analysis group and creating effective strategies to develop projects based on relevant regulatory and policy changes.

This includes specific rate tariff modification proposals, new incentive programs, integration of storage technology, and market specific bill credit mechanisms. In addition he manages the relationships with our financial partners, and for aligning financing options with customer goals and market needs. His expertise in structuring transactions, anticipating policy and regulatory change, and providing sound reporting that increases customer satisfaction and savings. Ben teaches classes on solar finance and policy matters, and is an expert on system economics. Ben has worked at REC Solar for 7 years and helped celebrate the company’s recent 15 year anniversary.

Peter H. Asmus Principal Research Analyst

As a Principal Research Analyst, Peter Asmus has emerged as a leading global expert on microgrids and virtual power plants. With 25 years experience, Peter is author of four books on energy and environmental issues, and has served as a consultant to many leading corporations (General Electric, Sunpower, Clipper Wind), government agencies (California Energy Commission, California Air Resources Board) and non-profit agencies (Center for Energy Efficiency Renewable Technologies, Governor’s Wind Energy Coalition, Independent Energy Producers, Center For Resource Solutions.) His prime expertise is integration of renewable energy to the grid, public policy analysis, writing and public speaking.

Jennifer Runyon, Cheif Editor, RenewableEnergyWorld.com and Renewable Energy World Magazine 

Jennifer Runyon is chief editor of RenewableEnergyWorld.com and Renewable Energy World magazine, coordinating, writing and/or editing columns, features, news stories and blogs for the publications. She also serves as conference chair of Renewable Energy World Conference and Expo, North America. Formerly, she was the managing editor of Innovate Forum, an online publication that focused on innovation in manufacturing. Prior to that she was the managing editor at Desktop Engineering magazine. In 2008, she won an «Eddy Award» for her editing work on an article about solar trees in Vienna. In 2010, RenewableEnergyWorld.com was awarded an American Business Media Neal Award for its eNewsletters, which were created under her direction. She holds a Master’s Degree in English Education from Boston University and a BA in English from the University of Virginia.

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