Sustainable Energy Initiative Past Events
Past Events
October 27, 2017
GW Law convened the second of its “Collaborative Conversations” series, addressing emerging issues in the energy industry. The October program focused on the question, “What Will Universal Service and Consumer Protection Look Like in a High-DER (Distributed Energy Resource) World?”
Report [pdf]
September 14, 2017
GW Law convened the first in a series of “Collaborative Conversations.” A multi-disciplinary group of energy professionals and law students met to discuss a framework for integrating the emerging microgrid sector into the regulatory structure of the U.S. electric utility system.
Report [pdf]
October 27, 2016
GW Law sponsored "Transforming the U.S. Electric System: Where State and Federal Initiatives Meet." This one-day conference was hosted by Dentons US LLP and funded by the J.B. & Maurice C. Shapiro Fund.
March 10-11, 2016
"The Electricity Mix of the Future: Environment, Economics, and Governance," the annual J.B. & Maurice C. Shapiro Symposium, was held at GW Law.
March 10, 2016
Dr. Frederick Morse presented a case study of the Solana Project, a 280 MW concentrating solar project with six hours of storage capability.
March 8, 2016
GW Law hosted and co-sponsored the annual "Enforcers and Defenders Forum," with the Energy Bar Association. Additional sponsorship was provided by Wright & Talisman, P.C. and Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
May 18, 2015
GW Law hosted the Cybersecurity Summit for Critical Infrastructure Industries, sponsored by ABA's Section on Energy & the Environment. This Summit focused on threats and protections pertinent to the electricity and water-services industries.
May 5-6, 2015
GW Law was a marketing co-sponsor of the Energy Bar Association's 2015 Annual Meeting & Conference.
March 26-27, 2015
GW Law along with the EPA, Environment Law Institute, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement co-sponsored the 2015 J.B. & Maurice C. Shapiro Environmental Law Symposium on "The Role of Advanced Monitoring, Remote Sensing, and New Forms of Information Gathering, Analysis, and Disclosure in Environmental Compliance and Enforcement." A follow-up conference took place at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands in April 2015.
March 3, 2015
The Energy Bar Association held its annual Enforcers and Defenders Conference at GW Law.
June 3, 2014
GW Law was an event partner for AWEA's State Wind Energy Forum - Virginia, held at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
April 8-9, 2014
GW Law was a marketing co-sponsor of the Energy Bar Association's 2014 Annual Meeting and Conference to be held in Washington D.C.
March 7, 2014
GW Law and the Energy Bar Association co-sponsored a seminar on Enforcement.
November 11, 2013
GW Law hosted Jigar Shah, founder of Sun Edison and first CEO of The Carbon War Room, for an interview and book signing for his new book, Creating Climate Wealth.
October 23-24, 2013
GW Law co-sponsored the Energy Bar Association's 2013 Mid-Year Meeting, at which Donna Attanasio moderated a panel entitled "A PURPA Renaissance?".