Implementing Sustainability – Energy and Environmental Management & Best Practices Conference AGENDA

September 10-11, 2019
2020 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Hilton Garden Inn, Arlington, Virginia

Tuesday September 10, 2019

7:00 AM MEETING REGISTRATION (Full Hot Breakfast provided)
8:00 Welcome and Introduction, Mike Zebell, Environmental Resources Management, Chairman
8:00 Calculating  Energy Efficency Methods and Realities 101, TBD
9:00 Evaluating the Value and Cost of Carbon for Energy Project Implementation

  1. Alex James, Environmental Resources Management
  2. TBD, Cargill Incorporated
  3. Discussion
10:45 COFFEE BREAK
11:00 Sustainability Project Evaluation

  1. Ann McIver, Citizens Thermal
  2. TBD
  3. Discussion
12:00 BUFFET LUNCH (Provided)
1:00 Assessing Renewable Energy, Energy Storage and Demand Side Management in Industrial and Institutional Energy and Microgrid Systems

  1. TBD
  2. TBD
  3. Discussion
3:00 COFFEE BREAK
3:15 The Latest in Advanced Maintenance and Control Systems

  1. TBD
  2. TBD
  3. TBD
  4. Discussion
5:00 Adjourn
5:30 to 7:00  

Reception and Exhibits (Maximum 6)
Dinner on your own

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

7:00 AM MEETING REGISTRATION (Full Hot Breakfast provided / with Exhibits)
8:00 Renewables, Electricity Distribution and the Grid 101 – What You Need to Know, TBD
9:00 Making the Two Way Grid Connection a Reality – AC/DC,  Islanding & Black Start

  1. TBD, NETL?
  2. TBD
  3. Discussion
10:15 COFFEE BREAK
10:30 Determining the Social and Environmental Benefits of Energy and Environmental Management Systems

  1. Stephanie Nicholson, Environmental Resources Management
  2. TBD
  3. TBD
  4. Discussion
12:00 LUNCH
12:30 Case Study and Sustainability

  1. TBD, Michigan State University????
  2. TBD
  3. TBD
  4. Discussion
2:30 General Discussion – How Do I Do It?
3:00 Meeting Adjourns