SOLAR 2015 Conference "Expanding Horizons: Shaping the New Energy Economy"

ASES has worked with Penn State representatives to form an innovative affiliation, out of which the 60-year ASES Archive will now be held in trust and curated by the PSU Special Collections Library, and out of which we plan to expand opportunities for our new Emerging Professionals in Renewable Energy. SOLAR 2010 Arcs: Renewable Energy Integration - Energy Economics - Next Generation Data - Solar Forecasting – Beyond Global Horizontal Irradiance - Emerging Roles of Energy Storage - Distribution Grids: Policy, Utilities, Microgrids, Markets - Transmission Grids: Transmission, Generation Flexibility, Markets - Cybersecurity - Impacts of Clean Air Act 111(d) - Environmentally aware buildings Whole Building Systems and the Solar Community: Passive solar and resilient, regenerative strategies in the built environment for our communities - Resilient / Regenerative / Low-energy / Low-carbon architecture - Community and solar - Energy modeling / Simulation tools - Monitoring / Post-occupancy evaluations - Embodied energy and Life Cycle Assessment - Daylighting methods and case studies Smart Systems Integration: Smart energy systems and their effect on energy economics; Buildings / Transport / Communities / Grids Energy-Water-Food Nexus: Whole systems interdependence and resilience framing the concept of a Solar Ecology Transformations in Energy Education: Innovations in solar, sustainability, and building science education - Interdisciplinary Approaches in Education - Modern Methods and Online Education - Sage of the Stage vs. Guide on the Side - Service-based learning and Social Entrepreneurship Embracing the Past and Looking to 2050: A Storied Message: ASES is also looking to develop our story! A complimentary outcome of this year's event is the arc of. So we look forward to your contributions to two integrative tracks on story as well, suggestions welcome in your submissions. - Solar Stories: Where have we come from? - Future tales: plans and visions for 2050 - The Millennial generation and renewable energy The Solar 2015 agenda is still preliminary, the latest version can be found {http://solar2015.ases.org/program/|here}.