Commercial, Industrial and Utility Scale Energy Storage (3 hour)
Commercial, Industrial and Utility Scale Energy Storage (3 hour)
Date & Time: Saturday, June 16th, 10:00 am
Location: Education Room
Energy storage is the key to obtaining the full benefits of renewable energy sources. Commercial energy clients stand to profit significantly by the strategic employment of solar + storage systems by obtaining the greatest “stack” of services that energy storage systems (ESS) can provide. Utilities can access huge benefits from the deployment of and access to others ESS’s. Find out how ESS’s are revolutionizing how utilities and clients interact and what these systems can do for renewable energy and a smart clean energy grid. ESS services, how to stack them, and system design and deployment will covered at length.
About the Presenter(s)
Christopher LaForge, IREC Certified Master Trainer, Great Northern Solar
Christopher is an IREC Certified Master Trainer and is a NABCEP Certified Photovoltaic (PV) Installation Professional (ID# 041704-24). He has run Great Northern Solar for 28 years. Great Northern Solar has designed, specified, sold, and deployed systems since 1988 for both the grid-intertie and off-grid markets. He has worked to develop documents regarding 'Establishing Training in Solar Business Development and Sales' and 'Best Practices for Designing a Solar Electric (PV) Lab' as a member of the IREC Subject Matter Expert Team. Chris has been an instructor with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association since 1993, Teaching Advanced PV design and installation. Christopher has developed training for contractors, administrators, project managers, and the public. Clients have included the City of Minneapolis-MN, Hennepin, and St. Louis County in MN, as well as the Madison Area Technical College and several other colleges. He has trained many electrical contractors in the greater Midwest and beyond.