May 16, 2008 (From the CalCars-News archive)
Next week we'll be at the GreenWest conference and expo http://www.greenwestexpo.com/ at the Los Angeles Convention Center. On Tues-Thurs, at Expo Hall Booth 938, among hundreds of products and services on display will be a PHEV from www.Go100mpg.com , a new North Hollywood company,converted for Rick Eye by http://www.pluginsupply.com . And among the 17 sessions with 70 speakers, on Thursday from 2:30-3:45 at "Next-Generation Plug-In Hybrids and the All-Electric Vehicle" will be:
- Ed Kjaer, Director of the Electric Transportation Division, Southern California Edison Company
- Felix Kramer, Founder, The California Cars Initiative
- David West, Vice President of Marketing, Raser Technologies, Inc..
CALCARS EVENTS PAGE
At http://www.calcars.org/events.html get information about other upcoming events, including June 11-12 on federal policy in Washington DC, Hybridfest in July, the Concours d'Elegance in Palo Alto, and a conference at the end of May in Detroit that has the distinction of being the first conference organized by a for-profit company that's in the conference business!
THE INTERNATIONAL PLUG-IN 2008 CONFERENCE/EXPO
http://plugin2008.com in San Jose, Monday July 21-Thursday July 24, has released its complete agenda, which we include below. We encourage you to attend, and, if you're a component supplier, plug-in car maker, or non-governmental institution, to consider exhibiting via http://plugin2008.com/expo/ Below you'll find the conference description, sponsor list, registration fees and the agenda.
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
http://plugin2008.com/conf/?id=hello
Attendees to Plug-In 2008 will enjoy highly interactive discussions involving:
- Senior representatives from the automotive manufacturers, high-technology component manufacturers, electric utilities, state and federal government, business and environmental community will articulate their vision of PHEVs.
- Exhibitors will showcase the latest innovations associated with PHEVs and supporting electricity infrastructure. Exhibits will include vehicles, batteries, powertrains, smart meters and grid management tools, and vehicle-to-home (V2H) applications.
- Engineers and scientists will share the most current technical research on PHEVs in areas including batteries, powertrains, electricity grid design, vehicle-grid communication links, vehicle to home (V2H) technology, and future vehicle to grid (V2G) connections.
- Business analysts and market researchers will discuss the business case for PHEVs, including potential adoption scenarios, customer segments, profit potential, expanded opportunities to store and utilize renewable energy, and investment demands for vehicle manufacturers and utilities.
- Policymakers will explain how current regulations impact PHEVs and the electricity grid, and how future regulatory mechanisms may accelerate the adoption of PHEVs and development of the necessary electricity infrastructure.
- Clean-tech entrepreneurs, including renewable energy companies, will outline their ideas to enhance and expand the PHEV market with new technologies for vehicles, communication systems, and the electricity grid.
ORGANIZERS
Electric Power Research Institute
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Sacramento Municipal Utility Project
Southern California Edison
UC DAVIS Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Research Center
PUBLIC NIGHT (Conference registration not required for this) http://plugin2008.com/conf/?id=conf_public Tuesday, July 22 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Would you like to drive a car that averages 100 miles per gallon? Do you like the idea of plugging in your car at home instead of waiting at a gas station to refuel? Are you eager to reduce your car’s greenhouse gas emissions?
If your answer is yes to any of the above, then please join us at Public Night on Tuesday, July 22, at the San Jose Convention Center.
For a $10 admission fee, you’ll have the opportunity to visit our exhibit hall and hear speakers talk about the potential of plug-ins and electric vehicles, how close these vehicles really are to market, and what consumers can do to help accelerate that process.
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Transforming Our Transportation and Energy Futures:
- Dan Reicher, Director of Climate Change & Energy Initiatives, Google.org and former Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the US Department of Energy
- Mark Duvall, Program Manager, Electric Transportation, Electric Power Research Institute
- Chelsea Sexton, Executive Director, Plug In America and former GM EV1 Specialist
CONFERENCE FEES:
Before June 27, rates range from $250 for students to $500 for government/non-profit to $600 for industry, plus $150 for pre-conference battery workshop. After June 27 and onsite fees are higher.
PLUG–IN 2008 AGENDA
San Jose McEnery Convention Center
http://plugin2008.com/conf/?id=conf_agen
* After name means invited
Monday July 21
PRE-CONFERENCE BATTERY WORKSHOP
State of the Technology
Fritz Kalhammer
Tien Duong, US Department of Energy
TBD, Battery Recycling
Current Testing and New Data
Ahmad Pesaran, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Loic Gaillac, Southern California Edison
Andy Burke, University of California at Davis
Haresh Kamath, Electric Power Research Institute
Suppliers
Michael Andrew, Johnson Controls-Saft*
Prabhakar Patil, Compact Power
Joe Adiletta, A123 Systems
Gitanjali DasGupta, Electrovaya*
Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall Sponsored by Pacific Gas & Electric
TUESDAY JULY 22
Opening Plenary Session: “The Potential and Challenges of PHEVs to Reduce Petroleum Consumption & Green House Gas Emissions” Speakers Moderator: Ed Kjaer, Southern California Edison
Plenary Panel: “Today’s Pathways to PHEVs”
Moderator: Sass Somekh, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Speakers:
- Nancy Gioia, Director, Sustainable Mobility Technologies and Hybrid Vehicle Programs, Ford Motor Company (Pending)
- James Boyd, Vice Chair & Commissioner, California Energy Commission
- Dan Sperling, Automotive Board Member, California Air Resources Board
- Ed Kjaer, Director of Electric Transportation, Southern California Edison Company
BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1-6 TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
1A: OEM PHEV Powertrain Systems
Moderator: Sunil Chhaya, Electric Power Research Institute
General Motors Corporation
Toyota Motor Sales USA
Ford Motor Company
1B: Grid Capacity
Moderator: Jill Egbert, Pacific Gas & Electric
Mark Duvall, Electric Power Research Institute
Mike Jackson, TIAX
Mark Kapner, Austin Energy
1C: PHEV Demonstrations
Moderator: Philip Misemer, California Energy Commission
Toyota Motor Sales USA
Ford Motor Company
Dominic Portmann, DaimlerChrysler (pending)
Serge Roy, Hydro-Québec
2A: Initial Standards and Requirements Moderator: Craig Childers, California Air Resources Board Gery Kissel, General Motors Corporation* Richard Carlson, Argonne National Laboratory Rich Scholer, Ford Motor Company (pending)
2B: Utility Business Cases
Moderator: Bill Zobel, San Diego Gas & Electric
Efrain Ornelas, Pacific Gas & Electric
Mike Ligett, Progress Energy
TBD, Alabama Power Company
Mike Rowand, Duke Energy Corp.*
2C: PHEV Conversions
Moderator: Felix Kramer, CalCars
Sanjeev Choudhary, Hymotion
Jim Francfort, Idaho National Laboratory
Alec Proudfoot, Google
Tom Molinski, Manitoba Hydro
John Dabels, EV Power Systems
3A: Battery System Integration
Moderator: Fritz Kalhammer
Ahmad Pesaran, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Joe Lograsso, General Motors Corporation*
3B: Electricity as a Low-Carbon Fuel Moderator: Mark Duvall, Electric Power Research Institute Mark Delucchi, University of California at Davis (pending) Roland Hwang, Natural Resources Defense Council* TBD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lew Fulton, International Energy Agency
3C: Car Buyers and PHEVs Moderator: Dahlia Garas, University of California at Davis Ken Kurani, University of California at Davis Walter McManus, University of Michigan John Axsen, University of California at Davis
4A: PHEV Powertrain Modeling Moderator: Richard Carlson, Argonne National Laboratory Mark Alexander, Electric Power Research Institute Tony Markel, National Renewable Energy Laboratory TBD, General Motors Corporation
4B: Reducing Petroleum Use with PHEVs Moderator: Matt Miyasato, South Coast Air Quality Management District Anant Vyas, Argonne National Laboratory Jamie Winebrake, Rochester Institute of Technology Dan Santini, Argonne National Laboratory
4C: Policy and Incentives Moderator : Tom Turrentine, University of California at Davis Craig Childers, California Air Resources Board Chris Yang, University of California at Davis Dean Taylor, Southern California Edison Genevieve Cullen, Electric Drive Transportation Association
5A: Emerging PHEV Battery Technologies
Moderator: Andy Burke, University of California at Davis
Tien Duong, US Department of Energy
Fritz Kalhammer
Donald Sadoway, Massachusetts Institute of Technology*
5B: Renewables and PHEVs
Moderator: Laura Stuchinsky, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Bill Boyce, Sacramento Municipal Utilities District
Jim Gordon, Energy Management Inc.*
Tom McCalmont, Solar Tech
5C: Charging Technologies
Moderator: Dwight MacCurdy, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Stuart Evans, DeltaQ Technologies Corp.
Ron Thompson, Eaton Corporation
TBD, General Motors Corporation
6A: Progression Toward EVs
Moderator: Bill Boyce, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Tom Gage, AC Propulsion
TBD, Nissan Motor Company
Alec Brooks, Tesla Motors*
Bob Graham, EDV Commercialization
6B: Smart Charging and the Home Interface Moderator: Joel Pointon, San Diego Gas & Electric Andrew Tang, Pacific Gas & Electric* Arindam Maitra, Electric Power Research Institute David Kaplan, V2Green
6C: Heavy Duty PHEV Demonstrations
Moderator: Efrain Ornelas, Pacific Gas & Electric
Hélène L. Cornils, Eaton Corporation*
Ewan Pritchard, Advanced Energy Corp.
James Muldoon, US Air Force*
Sunil Chhaya, Electric Power Research Institute
Gala Event at The Tech Museum of Innovation
THURSDAY JULY 24
Summary of Breakout Sessions
Moderator: Dean Taylor, Southern California Edison
Closing Plenary Session: “Driving Toward Tomorrow” Moderator: Tom Turrentine, University of California at Davis
