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September 19th, 2024
Solar Developers
Perspective on Agrivoltaics
Our first solar industry seminar focuses on the role that solar developers play in
deploying solar arrays across Colorado for the benefit of our clean energy future. Our panelists will share about their experiences of working with local governments and utilities to permit and site projects to their efforts to engage community members around potential solar sites to lining up the materials, labor, and finances needed to build out a project. Be prepared to learn how challenging it is to get a solar array built and hear about our speakers’ thoughts on the future of solar development in our communities.
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Join us at the Lory Student Center in Fort Collins to hear perspectives on these topics from representatives of the Colorado Solar & Storage Association, Leeward Energy, Cloud Break Energy, Lightsource BP, and Redeux Energy.
Location: Longs Peak Room (level 300), The Lory Student Center - Colorado State University, 1101 Center Ave Mall, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Time:
5.00 pm - 8.00pm
Doors Open at 5.00 pm
Please take your seats by 5.15pm
Parking at CSU: Please park in the LSC Engineering Parking Lot 310
Transport Information: The transport will leave SEEC building (by the bike racks) at 4.00pm and will leave the Lory Center on the CSU campus at 8.00pm, returning to SEEC (Boulder).
Parking at SEEC: Those with cars should park in the short-term parking Lot 550 - please note, this is a paid lot until 7pm ($2/hr). For those with a CU parking account, a short-term daily permit for Lot 556 might be cheaper ($5)
Please register your attendance so that we can adhere to venue capacity restrictions and ensure adequate catering.
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Session Sponsors
Session Speakers
Guest Moderator
Mike Kruger
President & CEO
Mike has served as the President and CEO of COSSA since October 2018. Previously, he was the Director of Communications for the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) in Washington, DC. He oversaw all public communications for the organization, including public speaking engagements, research reports and the annual SEPA Power Players Awards program. Prior to joining SEPA, Kruger was the Deputy Director of Communications for the U.S. Department of Commerce under the Obama Administration. He also served on the communications staff for the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee. Kruger earned a Master of Arts in Education and Social Justice from the University of London and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Western Washington University. When he’s not explaining the wonders of the electric grid, you can find him watching baseball.
Colorado Solar & Storage Association
Noah Eckert
Noah Eckert is a renewable energy executive who has spent that last 16 years developing and commercializing distributed and utility scale solar and storage applications, totaling nearly $2bn in asset value.
As Vice President of Development, Noah is responsible for leading the origination, development, and execution of Redeux’s project portfolio across the US market. Prior to Redeux, Noah financed approximately 1GW across 35 projects for D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments, Community Energy, BayWa r.e., Canadian Solar, and BP Solar. Noah holds an IMBA and MS Finance from the University of Denver and a BA from Northwestern University.
Vice President of Development
Redeux Energy
Pat is the Director of Corporate Strategy at Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE). Prior to working at LRE, he was a management consultant for the Power & Utilities sector and worked with many of the major investor-owned utilities across North America. Pat started his career with Cummins Inc., a global manufacturer of power products. He has an MBA from the UNC, Kenan-Flagler Business School and a bachelor’s degree from Miami University.
Patrick Kelly
Director, Corporate Strategy
Leeward Energy
Brysen Daughton
Brysen is a Senior Project Developer at Cloudbreak Energy Partners and a 4th-generation Coloradan. Prior to joining Cloudbreak, he was developing Commercial and Industrial solar and storage projects in California. He has spent several years in the energy industry, including consulting utilities and implementing utility programs. Brysen received a renewable energy-focused Master's Degree and a Bachelor's Degree in Biology, both from the University of Colorado, Boulder. His role on the Project Development team focuses on developing all Cloudbreak solar and storage projects, which includes managing the design and permitting process, maintaining landowner and neighbor relations, and overseeing subcontractor relationships.
Senior Project Developer
Cloudbreak Energy Partners
Lindsey Guinther
Director, Environmental Affairs
Lindsey is the Director Environmental Affairs at Lightsource bp, a global market leader in the development, financing, construction, and management of large-scale solar projects. With more than 15 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, her expert knowledge of project siting, spatial modeling, and climate and disaster resilience and have helped advance gigawatts of executed projects.
In her role as Director of Environmental Affairs, Lindsey leads Lightsource bp’s global climate and disaster resiliency initiative and works to integrate mitigation strategies for serve weather events into all aspects of project development, construction, and operations. Rooted with initial work focused in U.S. markets, Lindsey has built a leading, global climate and disaster resiliency program at Lightsource bp.