Past event: 8th Annual Military Energy Alternatives

Event Focus

The Department of Defense is one of the biggest energy purchasers, exponentially spending billions of dollars every year on fuel and energy. As volatile fuel prices reduce capabilities and increasingly electronic military intensifies vulnerability, pressure is on both the energy sector and DoD to prioritize mission critical energy constraints by securing alternative power sources and improving grid efficiency.

Achieving U.S Forces Operational Energy Strategy objectives is heavily dependent on the development of alternative energy sources like Biofuels, Biomass, Geothermal and Nuclear. Planning processes need to consistently account for available energy sources to better calculate appropriate tradeoffs between critical mission cost and soldier risk.

To reduce vulnerability, U.S Forces must also decrease energy demands of a growing digital force. Current initiatives like NetZero and micro grid projects in aging infrastructures illustrate the vitality of upgrading mechanisms and establishing demand support to create a sustainable future force.

Quantifying future energy requirements in supply chains and logistics is a necessary and often neglected variable required for mission success. The 8th Annual Military Energy Alternatives Conference will quantify the impacts of U.S. forces’ energy decisions to create gainful technology solutions for renewable security and sustainable energy planning.

In addition to benefiting from a dynamic presentation format consisting of workshops, panel discussions and case studies, attendees will experience:

• Interactive Conference Sessions
• 20 case study driven briefings
• 10-15 Minutes of Q&A Time After Each Presentation- Providing an opportunity to address specific questions and concerns affecting YOU
• 4+ Hours of Networking
• Online Access to Materials Post-Event - Convenient reference to content back at your office to discuss with colleagues

Key Topics

• Quantify renewable technology status updates to establish planning processes supportive of macro and micro-grid innovation
• Increase energy security by promoting the development of biofuels, biomass, geothermal and nuclear alternative energy sources
• Institute relations to stabilize the grid and assure power purchase agreement returns on renewable investments
• Reduce demand in an aging infrastructure through NetZero and waste to energy initiatives to create sustainable mission success
• Streamline request for proposal and solicitation processes to expedite the development of emerging mission-critical energy solutions

Key Speakers

• Alan D. King, Director, Project Execution, Army Initiatives Task Force, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy & Environment)
• Captain Jim Goudreau, SC, Director, Navy Energy, Coordination Office, OPNAV N45E
• Captain John Hickey, Commanding Officer, Shore Maintenance Command, U.S. Coast Guard
• Dr. Tsvetanka Zheleva, Microgrid Program Lead, Energy and Power Division, Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate, U.S. Army Research Lab
• Ivan Bolden, Chief, Public Private Initiatives Division , Installation Management Command, US Army

Quality presentations by highly credentialed speakers. It is one of the best that I have participated in -- comprehensively addressed relevant DOD Energy issues.
US Army Corps of Engineers

Excellent conference, great speakers and presentations on relevant topics. Very well organized, will be back.
Altairnano Inc

It was a very good and interesting conference -- Always a good resource for networking.
Department National Defense Canada

The Annual Military Energy Alternatives Event is a great event to network with colleagues and potential partners in energy fields as related to research, defense subcontracting and DOD Energy needs and initiatives.
Energy & Environmental Research Center

A very Interesting opportunity to have several stakeholders together to discuss renewables and alternatives such as academic scientists, industry and policy makers.
Canadian Forces