Renewable energy resources (wind, solar, and geothermal energy) have become the focus of attention in recent years. Even though they exhibit some very desirable characteristics, such as low carbon emission and mass appeal, it is also true that the implementation of renewable energy sources faces formidable challenges. This session will leverage the existing literature and combine it with energy planners’ perspectives in order to consider feasible ways to overcome key difficulties that industry members face in their effort to popularize wind and solar-energy alternatives. This session will also describe how to leverage specialists’ knowledge in order to create a shared vision of success to assist policy makers in their goal to reduce national dependency on nonrenewable energy sources.
Who should attend: Those interested in the adoption of renewable energy, the future of energy markets, and how to leverage methods to promote a common agenda/vision of success.
What you’ll learn: Participants will learn that the current state of installed capacity in renewable energy does not lend itself to traditional forecasting methods and that the combination of futuring and scenario planning will yield a workable solution. Participants will learn the latest developments in the challenges that the industry faces and the lessons learned of a Delphi panel with industry experts, energy planners, and engineers.
How this new knowledge can be applied: Participants will gain recommentations for how to reach different stakeholders and promote greater understanding among antagonistic industry players.
Romulo Gayoso, staff engineer, Intel Corporation, Chandler, Texas