Alaska Microgrid Group cofounder and board member Gwen Holdmann has been selected to speak in a panel discussion on June 1 at 9:00 am Alaska Time on "New Strategies to Hasten Microgrid Adoption in Remote Regions."
More than 800 million people worldwide still lack reliable power, most of them in developing countries. What will it take to electrify these regions with microgrids, minigrids and nanogrids? This panel will discuss strategies to speed the process.
The panel will be moderated by Will Heegaard, Operations Director, Footprint Project. Other panelists include:
Oscar Aitchison, Power Systems Engineer, Engineering & Operations, Okra Solar
Samantha Childress, Solutions Architect Manager, Microgrid & DER, Schneider Electric
Jesse Gerstin, Director, Sustainable Business Development, SimpliPhi Power
Zihe Menge, Senior Associate African Energy, RMI (formerly Rocky Mountain Institute)
From May 11 to June 3, the Microgrid 2021 Virtual Conference will explore topics from economical energy, sustainability, electric reliability and future impact. There will be a pre-recorded presentation as well as a live Q&A event.
Full agenda of speakers and topics can be found at https://microgridknowledge.com/microgrid-2021-conference/microgrid-2021-agenda/#agenda-at-a-glance. Note all times displayed on Microgrid Knowledge are Eastern Time (ET).
Registration
Registration for the virtual conference is free to those who attend the live event. Register in advance at https://microgridknowledge.com/microgrid-2021-conference/register/ .