Solar Soft Cost Reductions in PV and CSP: Mapping the Opportunities

Date and time:
Saturday, April 25, 2015
8:30am—5:00pm

Location:
Courtyard Marriot Tempe
601 S Ash Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281

Leadership:
Co-chair: Miles Brundage
Co-chair: Clark Miller

Co-sponsored by:
Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes (CSPO)
Quantum Energy Sustainable Solar Technologies Center at ASU (QESST)
ASU Lightworks

Tentative agenda:

8:30 am: Breakfast
Pastries and coffee will be provided.

    Session 1 - Introduction to Solar Soft Costs Challenges and Opportunities

9:00 am: “Overview of Solar Soft Costs” - Miles Brundage, ASU
9:30 am: “A Systems Approach to Reducing Soft Costs” - Bram Britcher, Brittmore Group
10:15 am: Discussion
10:30 am: Break

    Session 2 – Artificial Intelligence Applications in Solar Energy

10:45 am: “AI-Driven Human-in-the-Loop Planning and Decision Support” - Kartik Talamadapula, IBM
11:30 am: Discussion
12:00 pm: Lunch

    Session 3 – Breakout Groups

1:00 pm: Simultaneous Breakout Groups on “Soft/Hard Cost Connections,” “Policy and Governance,” and “Installation Automation”
2:00 pm: Report Back and Discussion
2:30 pm: Break
Refreshments will be provided.

    Session 4 – Breakout Groups

3:00 pm: Simultaneous Breakout Groups on “AI and Robotics Opportunities in Non-Installation Cost Areas” and “Solar Costs and International Development”
4:00 pm: Report Back and Discussion
4:30 pm: Concluding Discussion and Comments
5:00 pm: Adjourn


Click here to download the background paper.


To RSVP or for more information, contact Miles Brundage (Miles.Brundage@asu.edu)