The American Energy Society is convening a summit on emerging energy technologies suitable to the Upper South/Mid-Appalachia region, with emphasis on potential business development and job creation. The objectives for the Summit are straightforward: strengthen the energy cluster of the area and create a model that can serve as a best practice for other regions. Co-hosted by Emory & Henry College in beautiful Southwest Virginia, leaders wit...

Solar Business Festival is a highly interactive conference and exhibition dedicated to creating a significant solar business platform in Texas, for knowledge sharing and connectivity. It is a fantastic event which provides an excellent industry platform for manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, service providers, and partners in the Texas solar industry. The event is focused on Texas and it brings together solar companies to connect directly...

S&P Global Platts Mediterranean Bunker Fuel Conference returns for its 5th year in the great city of Athens. This year will once again bring together the region’s leading bunker fuel suppliers, traders, brokers, refiners, ship operators, owners, and other marine fuel industry organizations to discuss the changing landscape of the Mediterranean heading towards 2020. WHAT TO EXPECT FOR 2016: Discuss the future 0.5% sulphur cap implemen...

DELIVERING ENERGY INNOVATION TO OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE Join the stakeholders and working groups building the foundation for a new Defense Energy Center of Excellence. The summit's focus will center on this proposed initiative and how to accelerate clean energy and infrastructure solutions for the DOD. DEFENSE ENERGY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE: Featuring the national leadership developing the backing for a Defense Energy Center of Excellence. Join the...

Register today for the Platts 12th Annual Western States Power and Gas Conference (formally the California Power & Gas Conference) to be held on November 29-30 at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, CA. Meet with a variety of power producers, gas suppliers, traders, financiers, transmission companies, regulators and many more to network and discuss regional trends and challenges shaping power markets in the Western US. This year’s agen...

In an increasingly volatile market with oil prices impacting liquidity across the world, industry experts are anticipating significant renovation of the project financing market. Now more than ever before it is of paramount importance that project owners and sponsors come together to share thoughts and ideas of how we can implement robust and lucrative financing structures and strategies. SMi is delighted to announce the return of their 3rd an...

In 2015, we explored our future in an urbanized world. By all indications, the future sees population increasing and densifying within urban areas, and growth halting elsewhere. Whether we face a future where technologies increasingly reduce cities’ dependence on the hinterlands for food, water and energy, or whether we face a future where the ecological stress on the hinterlands continues to grow, we are faced with hard choices about th...

Governing looks forward to returning to Boston in November for the 2016 Massachusetts Leadership Forum. The Commonwealth has achieved important progress in the recent years, investing in local ecosystems to attract economic development and help propel future innovation and job growth as well as making great strides towards becoming a national leader in energy efficiency. Still, significant challenges remain yielding opportunities to partner wi...

This conference follows the publication of the final report by the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission in South Australia. This report recommends the South Australian Government pursue the opportunity to establish spent nuclear fuel and intermediate level waste storage and disposal facilities in South Australia. The report also recommends the removal of existing legislative roadblocks to enable the development of multilateral facilities to man...

If you work in energy in Mexico, this is the place you need to be. For 20 years, the Platts Mexican Energy Conference has brought together the leading organizations and government institutions in Mexico’s energy industries. Meet with senior officials and entrepreneurs and to learn the latest about Mexico’s energy reform. Speakers include senior officials and regulators from as SENER, PEMEX, and the CFE. You will also meet the most...