UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Energy Days returns this May with a focus on the theme "Mobilizing Energy and Climate Solutions." The conference will occur on May 25 and 26 at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center on the University Park campus of Penn State. The conference will also be available online. Registration is required for all attendees.
The two-day conference brings together professionals working in all areas of energy to discuss topics ranging from energy technology to energy policy and justice. The goal is to create an opportunity for a diverse range of stakeholders to collaborate.
The year’s conference will feature breakout sessions around the themes "Advancing Technology Research and Development"; "Addressing Energy Inclusion, Equity, and Justice"; "Catalyzing Capital Investment"; and "Achieving Implementation." The purpose of breakout sessions is to identify and discuss critical regional, national, and global energy challenges and opportunities for society. Ultimately, the conference looks to create new partnerships to address key research needs and provide innovative solutions to energy challenges.
Additionally, there will be flash talks on current research and plenary sessions featuring keynote speakers.
The first keynote speaker is Emily Grubert, the U.S. Department of Energy’s deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Carbon Management in the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM). In this role, she oversees FECM’s Carbon Management program, which focuses on minimizing the climate and environmental impacts of fossil energy through technology pathways including carbon capture, carbon dioxide removal, carbon dioxide conversion into products, reliable carbon dioxide storage, and hydrogen production with carbon management. Grubert’s presentation will be at 1:30 p.m. on May 25.
The second keynote speaker will be Leslie Marshall, director of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers Foundation. She is the lead author for the Marshall Plan for Middle America Roadmap, an award-winning, nonpartisan, multi-sectoral research effort to envision a more equitable and sustainable regional economic future for the Ohio River Valley and Upper Appalachia. Marshall’s presentation will be at 9 a.m. on May 26.
Energy Days will also feature a poster session for researchers interested in sharing their work on energy and/or climate. Undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs, extension educators, and faculty are encouraged to submit posters for an in-person poster session focused on energy and climate. Conference attendees are often interested in learning about the innovative and world-class energy research occurring at Penn State. Posters must be submitted by May 20.