CESA Webinars & Events

Below is the list of our upcoming and most recent webinars. All of our webinars are free to attend, but registration is required. Click on the titles of the upcoming webinars below to read more and register.

Upcoming

Batteries 101, Part 3: Safety and Environmental Considerations for Battery Energy Storage in Massachusetts

July 11, 2024

In a special, Massachusetts-focused webinar series by CEG and CESA, experts answer your questions about energy storage. This third installment will address fire codes, environmental considerations, and security considerations that municipalities and planners should explore when designing a battery storage project in their communities.

Energy Storage for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction

July 30, 2024

States are increasingly adopting ambitious clean energy and climate goals, which will require both renewable generation and energy storage technologies. This webinar will feature two different state approaches to reducing emissions with energy storage.

Department of Energy, Equitable Solar Communities of Practice Community Convening: Resilience, Storage, and Grid Benefits

August 5, 2024

Join CEG for an interactive 2-hour session exploring the best practices, opportunities, and obstacles in advancing resilient power – solar PV paired with battery storage (solar+storage) – in historically marginalized communities.

California’s Flexible Demand Appliance Standards for Pool Controls Program – Employing Load Shifting to Lower Peak Demand and Avoid Emissions

August 15, 2024

In 2023, the California Energy Commission (CEC) created the first-in-the-world flexible demand appliance standard for residential swimming pool controls. In this CESA webinar, guest speakers from the CEC will present their award-winning Flexible Demand Appliance Standards for Pool Controls program, featuring CEC Commissioner Andrew McAllister.

Recent

State of the U.S. Energy Storage Industry: 2015 Year in Review

April 19, 2016

Clean Energy States Alliance’s Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership (ESTAP) will host a webinar to review the US energy storage industry in 2015. Ravi Manghani and Brett Simon from GTM Research will present.

What are flow batteries and how can they improve resiliency, continuity and safety in urban installations?

March 24, 2016

This webinar, presented by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, will feature experts from the flow battery company ViZn Energy Systems and energy management company Schneider Electric. They will discuss the basics of flow batteries and how these technologies are being economically deployed in high electricity usage applications including universities, hospitals, and manufacturing plants.

Flow Batteries: New Efforts in R&D

March 23, 2016

This webinar, presented by CESA’s Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership (ESTAP), will feature a presentation by PNNL’s Vincent Sprenkle for a discussion on the latest advancements in flow battery technology; recent efforts to demonstrate the multiple benefits flow battery systems can provide; and the path forward for lower cost systems.

Impacts of Federal Tax Credit Extensions on Renewable Deployment and Power Sector Emissions

March 18, 2016

NREL has released a new report exploring the likely impacts of recently extended federal tax credits on the deployment of renewable generation and on CO2 emissions. CESA is hosting a webinar with the report’s lead author, Trieu Mai, to discuss the report’s findings.

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells for Resiliency: Fuel Cells for Telecom (Renewable H2)

March 17, 2016

Guest speakers from Altergy and T-Mobile discuss how fuel cells have become a significant part of their company’s mission to reduce environmental impact and dependence on fossil fuels while ensuring continuity of service for their customers.

Hawaii’s 100 Percent RPS and Vermont’s New RPS

March 14, 2016

This webinar will look at two states that last year took important actions to advance renewable energy. Program developers and managers from Hawaii and Vermont will present.

Resilient San Francisco: How to Develop a Citywide Solar+Storage Disaster Plan

March 7, 2016

This webinar, hosted by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, features a presentation on efforts in San Francisco to develop solar+storage systems to provide resilient power during grid outages.

NREL’s STAT Network—Explaining the Opportunity and Process for Requesting Solar Technical Assistance

March 3, 2016

NREL’s STAT program provides direct technical assistance to state and local governments on matters that require solar market expertise to either answer a specific question or to provide expert testimony on policy best practices. Attendees will learn how to obtain solar technical assistance and hear about past solar technical assistance responses.

Optimizing Energy Storage Sizing, Location and Operation: Current R&D Efforts at Sandia National Laboratories

February 25, 2016

This webinar, presented by CESA’s Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership (ESTAP), will feature a presentation on modeling software that can help developers optimize energy storage size and location. Panelists include Dr. César Silva-Monroy, Dr. Raymond Byrne, and Dan Borneo from Sandia National Laboratories.

Energy Storage in PJM: Wholesale Market Rules and Requirements

February 23, 2016

This webinar, hosted by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, features a presentation by Scott Baker of the PJM regional transmission organization on the rules and requirements for distributed energy storage to participate in the PJM wholesale energy markets.