15th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum

Cannon House Office Building
Caucus Room (#345) & Veterans Affairs Committee Room (#340)
U.S. House of Representatives
Independence Avenue and New Jersey Avenue SE; Washington, DC

Thursday – June 21, 2012
9:30 am - 4:30 pm (exhibits open for viewing)
11:30 am – presentations by Members of Congress

On June 21, the House and Senate Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucuses, in partnership Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, the House Algae Energy Caucus, Congressional Peak Oil Caucus, House Green Schools Caucus, Congressional High Performance Building Caucus, and Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Caucus, and with the Sustainable Energy Coalition* - will host the 15th annual Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum.

This year’s EXPO will bring together over forty businesses, sustainable energy industry trade associations, government agencies, and energy policy research organizations (see list to-date below) to showcase the status and near-term potential of the cross-section of renewable energy (biofuels/biomass, geothermal, solar, water, wind) and energy efficiency technologies. The late morning program will feature Members of the U.S. Congress while speakers throughout the day will discuss the role sustainable energy technologies can play in meeting America’s energy needs.

As Congress, the Administration, the business community, environmental advocates, and American voters search for options to stimulate the economy and “green jobs,” as well as address issues of national security, higher energy costs, increased reliance on energy imports, and the environmental threats associated with energy consumption, the EXPO will help address the role that sustainable energy technologies might play. This will include not only the technical aspects of renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies but also related issues such as economics, jobs potential, environmental benefits, current and near-term market potential, model programs in the public and private sectors, and institutional, financial and legal barriers.

The EXPO is free, open to the public, and no RSVPs are required.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE AN EXHIBITOR:
Businesses, trade associations, organizations, and government agencies interested in being exhibitors should request a Registration Form. Booth spaces (10’ x 4’) are $750; table spaces (8’ x 4’) are $600; "side-room" booth spaces (10' x 4') are $350 – but available spaces are dwindling fast.

40+ EXHIBITORS CONFIRMED TO DATE:
ABB, Inc.
Acuity Brands
Advanced Biofuels Association
Advanced Biofuels USA
Army's Energy Initiatives Task Force
BETTER, Inc.
Breakthrough Technologies Institute
Business Council for Sustainable Energy
Building Performance Institute
Diesel Technology Forum
Efficiency First
Electricity Storage Association
Enervation, Inc.
Environmental & Energy Study Institute
Federal Performance Contracting Coalition
Frostburg State University-Renewable Energy Center
Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Association
Geothermal Energy Association
GreenHeat LP
Growth Energy
Industrial Energy Efficiency Coalition (IEEC)
Intertribal Council on Utility Policy
Lite Line Companies, Inc.
Natel Energy, Inc.
National Biodiesel Board
National Association of Energy Service Companies
National Green Energy Council
National Hydropower Association
National Insulation Association
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition
Solar Energy Industries Association
Standard Solar
The Pew Charitable Trusts
The Stella Group Ltd.
Sustainable Energy Fund
U.S. Clean Heat & Power Association
U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program
U.S. EPA's RE-Powering America Program
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. High Speed Rail Association
Water Management, Inc.

TWO DOZEN SPEAKERS CONFIRMED TO DATE:
U.S. Representative Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD)
U.S. Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Dr. Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Undersecretary of Defense-Installations & Environment
Karen Atkinson, Director - DOI/BIA Indian Energy & Economic Development Office
Beth Craig, Director, Climate Protection Partnership Division, U.S. EPA
Rhone Resch, President & CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association
John Finnerty, Director of Business Development, Standard Solar
Ryan Skukowski, Policy Analyst, BTI/Fuel Cells 2000
James Warner, Director of Policy & External Affairs, Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Association
Ruth McCormick, Senior Policy Associate, Business Council for Sustainable Energy
Joanne M. Ivancic, Executive Director, Advanced Biofuels USA
Anne Steckel, Vice President of Governmental Affairs, National Biodiesel Board
Leslie McDowell, Marketing & Communications Director, Building Performance Institute, Inc.
Scott Sklar, President, The Stella Group Ltd.
Andy Kunz, President & CEO, US High Speed Rail Association
Gia Schneider, CEO, Natel Energy
Les Scott, Director of Business Development, GreenHeatLP
Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director, Diesel Technology Forum
Eric Huffman, Director-Daylighting Sales, Acuity Brands
Linda Church Ciocci, Executive Director, National Hydropower Association
Katherine Hamilton, Policy Director, Electricity Storage Association
Ralph Avallone, Secretary General, International Green Energy Council
Bruce Salkin, Owner, Enervation, Inc.
Jennifer Schafer, Executive Director, Federal Performance Contracting Coalition

Contact Ken Bossong, Sustainable Energy Coalition*
301-270-6477 x.11; kbossong614@yahoo.com

*Founded in 1992, the Sustainable Energy Coalition is a coalition of 23 national business, environmental, and energy policy organizations supporting aggressive development of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies.