Advanced Energy Conference 2018
March 26, 27 and 28, 2018 
Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York City

Conference Co-Chairpersons

Robert Catell
Chairman of the Board, Advanced Energy Center 
Chairman, NYS Smart Grid Consortium

Yacov Shamash
Vice President, Economic Development
Stony Brook University

Alicia Barton
President & CEO
NYSERDA

Gil C. Quiniones
President & CEO
New York Power Authority

Ken Daly
President
National Grid New York

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Scientific Advisory Committee

Co-Chairperson: Dr. Yacov Shamash
Vice President, Economic Development 
Stony Brook University

Co-Chairperson: Dr. Doon Gibbs
Director
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Dr. Nada Marie Anid
Dean, School of Engineering and Computing Sciences
New York Institute of Technology

Dr. Kathleen Araujo
Assistant Professor, Technology and Society Department, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Stony Brook University

Dr. Chulsung Bae
Professor
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Dr. Kurt Becker
Vice Dean for Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship 
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Dr. Edward A. Bogucz
Executive Director, Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems 
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University

Dr. Ellen Burkhard
Senior Project Manager, Environmental Research and Energy Resources 
NYSERDA

Dr. Lance R. Collins
Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering
Cornell University

Dr. Doreen Edwards
Dean and Professor 
Kate Gleason College of Engineering 
Rochester Institute of Engineering

Dr. Jeremy Firestone
Director, Center for Carbon-free Power Integration Professor
School of Marine Science and Policy 
University of Delaware

Dr. Liesl Folks
Dean, School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences University at Buffalo

Dr. Serpil Guran
Director, Rutgers EcoComplex,“Clean Energy Innovation Center” RutgersX “EcoIgnite: Clean Energy Proof of Concept Center& Accelerator” Program Assoc. Teach. Prof. Dept. of Plant Biology
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Dr. William Jemison
Tony Collins Professor of Innovative Engineering Culture 
Dean of Engineering - Wallace H Coulter School of Engineering 
Clarkson University

Dr. Laura Joseph
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Farmingdale State College

Dr. Robyn Marquis
Project Manager, Clean Transportation
NYSERDA

Dr. Richard Perez
Research Professor
University at Albany

Dr. Bahgat Sammakia
Interim President
SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Fotis Sotiropoulos, PhD, Dean
SUNY Distinguished Professor
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Stony Brook University

Dr. Esther Takeuchi
SUNY Distinguished Professor 
Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry Director, Center for Mesoscale Transport Properties (m2M), Stony Brook University, Energy Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook University

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Workshop Presenters

Moderator: Sammy Chu
Chief Executive Officer 
Edgewise Energy

Moderator: Pat Malone
Executive Director of the Center for Corporate Education and The Advanced Energy Training Institute
Stony Brook University

Introduced by: Lisa Broughton
Suffolk County Energy Director
Economic Development and Planning Department   

Alicia Barton
President & CEO
NYSERDA

Kenneth D. Daly
President
National Grid New York

Dr. Doon Gibbs
Director
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Kimberly A. Harriman 
Senior Vice President of Public & Regulatory Affairs
New York Power Authority

Danielle W. Merfeld, Ph.D.
VP and Chief Technology Officer
GE Renewable Energy

Paul Meyer
Senior Vice President
WSP

Ed Murphy
Executive Director
Workforce Development Institute (WDI)

Kristine Pizzo
SVP of Human Resources and Enterprise Shared Services
New York Power Authority

Ellen A. Redmond
International Representative
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 

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2018 Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors

NYSERDA

NYSERDA, a public benefit corporation, offers objective information and analysis, innovative programs, technical expertise, and support to help New Yorkers increase energy efficiency, save money, use renewable energy, and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. NYSERDA professionals work to protect the environment and create clean energy jobs. NYSERDA has been developing partnerships to advance innovative energy solutions in New York State since 1975. To learn more about NYSERDA’s programs, visit nyserda.ny.gov or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, or Instagram.

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National Grid

National Grid is an electricity and natural gas delivery company that connects nearly 7 million customers to vital energy sources through its networks in New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It is the largest distributor of natural gas in the Northeast. Through our U.S. Connect21 strategy, National Grid is transforming its electricity and natural gas networks to support the 21st century digital economy with smarter, cleaner, and more resilient energy solutions. Connect21 is vital to our communities' long-term economic and environmental health and aligns with regulatory initiatives in New York (REV: Reforming the Energy Vision) and Massachusetts (Grid Modernization). We have energy efficiency solutions to give your business a competitive advantage. To learn more, visit our exhibit booth or www.ngrid.com/save.

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NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

NextEra Energy Resources, LLC is a clean energy leader. It operates primarily as a wholesale power generator, providing power and environmental attributes to utilities, retail electricity providers, power cooperatives, municipal electric providers and large industrial companies. It owns and operates approximately 21,000 megawatts of generating assets located primarily in 25 states and Canada as of year-end 2015. NextEra Energy Resources, together with its affiliated entities, is the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun. NextEra Energy Resources is a subsidiary of Juno Beach, Fla.-based NextEra Energy, Inc. NextEra Energy owns and operates generating assets of 46,300 megawatts, including the assets of NextEra Energy Resources. NextEra Energy subsidiaries, including Florida Power & Light Company, have developed new or repowered natural gas power plants with a combined generating capacity of more than 17,000 megawatts. For more information, visit www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.

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New York Power Authority

The New York Power Authority is the nation's largest state public power organization, through the operation of its 16 generating facilities and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. NYPA is also a national leader in promoting energy efficiency, the development of clean energy technologies and electric vehicles. NYPA uses no tax money or state credit. It finances the bulk of its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earned through sales of electricity. More than 70 percent of the electricityNYPA produces is clean, renewable hydropower. For more information visit www.nypa.gov

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New York State Smart Grid Consortium

The New York State Smart Grid Consortium (Consortium) is a unique non-profit public-private partnership that promotes broad statewide implementation of a clean, safe, and reliable smart grid. The Consortium brings together many of the world's leading utilities, technology providers, policy makers and research institutions to identify opportunities for accelerating grid modernization. The Consortium is the only organization of its kind in the US, with its diverse membership, focused on catalyzing the evolution of our energy system. The organization provides the perfect convening point to develop, test and implement optimal solutions to address regulatory and energy policy challenges. The Consortium is committed to assisting the public, energy policy makers and the energy industry in taking full advantage of clean energy technology.

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PSEG Long Island

PSEG Long Island is committed to building an industry leading electric company dedicated to providing the people of Long Island and Rockaways with exceptional customer service, best-in- class reliability and storm response, and a strong level of involvement in the communities in which its employees live and work. PSEG Long Island operates the Long Island Power Authority’s transmission and distribution system under a 12-year contract.PSEG Long Island is a subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (NYSE:PEG), a publicly traded diversified energy company with annual revenues of approximately $11 billion.

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Stony Brook University

In less than 60 years of existence, Stony Brook University has established itself as one of America’s most dynamic public universities, an essential part of the region’s economy, and an international research institution that is changing the world. U.S.News & World Report ranks Stony Brook among the top 100 universities in the nation and the top 40 public universities. A member of the prestigious, invitation-only Association of American Universities, Stony Brook is one of the 61 leading research institutions in North America and the co-manager of Brookhaven National Laboratory. Stony Brook’s 1,040-acre campus on Long Island’s North Shore encompasses not only the main academic areas of the University, but also Stony Brook Medicine, which includes the five health sciences schools, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, the Long Island State Veterans Home, and our major healthcare centers, institutes, programs and clinics.

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NYU Tandon School of Engineering

The NYU Tandon School of Engineering dates to 1854, when the NYU School of Civil Engineering and Architecture and the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute were founded. Their successor institutions merged in January 2014 to create a comprehensive school of education and research in engineering and applied science. In addition to programs in downtown Brooklyn, NYU Tandon is connected to engineering programs in NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Shanghai, and it operates business incubators in downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn.

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SMM Advertising

Humanizing Brands

SMM is Advanced Energy 2016’s official marketing agency. With a 31-year history of serving technology-based clients, SMM has deep roots in the energy industry, as well as electronics, bioscience, healthcare and employee recruitment. A full-service advertising and marketing agency headquartered on Long Island, NY, SMM has been humanizing brands since 1985: they do that by building authentic and engaging communication strategies through all available media platforms. Services include: branding, websites, video, print, broadcast and online advertising; collateral, direct and Internet marketing, social media, and PR. www.smmadvertising.com

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West Monroe

West Monroe provides strategy, advisory and business consulting, systems integration, program management and telecommunications services related to distribution and network systems undergoing modernization and transformation. West Monroe brings business, technology and industry best practices and experience to the Utility industry with strong knowledge of Strategic and Regulatory affairs, Telecommunications and Utility IT/OT operations.

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Hydro-Quèbec

Hydro-Quèbec generates, transmits and distributes electricity. Its sole shareholder is the Quèbec government. It uses mainly renewable generating options, in particular large hydro, and supports the development of other technologies—such as wind energy and biomass. A responsible corporate citizen committed to sustainability, Hydro-Quèbec carries out construction projects to prepare for the future. It also conducts R&D in energy-related fields, including energy efficiency. The company has four divisions.

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Deepwater Wind

Deepwater Wind is a leading U.S. offshore wind and transmission developer. The Company is led by a veteran team with extensive experience in developing renewable-energy projects. The Company is actively planning offshore wind projects to serve multiple East Coast markets located 15 or more miles offshore, including New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Jersey as well as deep waters projects on the U.S. West Coast. The Company’s Block Island Wind Farm is America’s first offshore wind farm.

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Caithness Energy, L.L.C.

Caithness Energy, L.L.C. is an independent power producer engaged in the development of power plants from renewable energy and natural gas in the United States. Over the last 40 years, Caithness hassuccessfully developed, operated and owned interests in over 40 power projects utilizing wind, geothermal, solar and natural gas

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Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.

The firm has an active Energy practice which includes: development of power plants, electric and gas transmission lines, negotiation of power purchase agreements, site selection and approvals, asset acquisitions, regulatory approvals, zoning, real property tax planning, environmental, financing, incentives and, where necessary, litigation. We bring together these wide-ranging disciplines and provide comprehensive advice and counsel to meet challenges faced by providers of energy resources.

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Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology and Innovation

Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology and Innovation accelerates the growth of New York State' s high-tech economy through programs supporting world-class technology research, a robust network of industry-university partnerships, and assistance to manufacturers and technology companies.

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SyracuseCoE

SyracuseCoE is New York State’s Center of Excellence for Environmental and Energy Systems. Led by Syracuse University, SyracuseCoE engages faculty, students and collaborators at 200+ firms and institutions to catalyze innovations that improve energy efficiency, environmental quality and resilience in healthy buildings and cleaner, greener communities.

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Long Island High Technology Incubator

LIHTI is a 70000/sf, 501c(3) corporation which opened in 1992 as a mixed use incubator to promote biotech, engineering and Information Technology. The facility is home to 34 companies, an Incubator Without Walls Program and the Clean Energy Business Incubator Program.

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Clean Energy Business Incubator Program

The Clean Energy Business Incubator Program (CEBIP) provides assistance for developers of renewable/clean energy technologies, including: access to office and lab space; business development/pitch review; access to investors; workshops; and the expertise, business acumen and technological resources of our management team, advisory board and extensive partners.

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Advanced Energy Research and Techology Center (AERTC)

To learn more about Advanced Energy Research and Techology Center, please visit our website at www.aertc.org/.

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Economic Development at Stony Brook University

The Office of the Vice President for Economic Development oversees more than 20 economic development and business assistance programs serving companies of any size at any stage of growth across all technology industry sectors, as well as companies that depend on technology to manage critical business processes. These programs have helped more than 450 companies, through more than 3500 projects, create or retain more than 19,000 jobs.