SOLAR 2025: Innovation for Universal Renewable Energy Access

University of Colorado Boulder | August 4-6, 2025

Conference Chair: David Ginley, PhD., ASES Board of Directors; Chief Scientist, NREL
Technical Review Chair: Paulette Middleton, President of Panorama Pathways

 

  1. About SOLAR 2025
  2. Why Attend?
  3. Who Attends?
  4. Plenary Speakers
  5. Sponsorship Opportunities
  6. Speaker Opportunities: Conference Proceedings

About SOLAR 2025

The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is proud to present SOLAR 2025, our annual National Solar Conference, under the theme “Innovation for Universal Renewable Energy Access” on August 4-6 in Boulder, Colorado. This year, we’re excited to return to a fully in-person format as we bring together thought leaders, researchers, industry professionals, advocates, and enthusiasts in a collaborative space to drive forward the renewable energy transition. SOLAR 2025 will feature inspiring keynote speakers, interactive panel discussions, technical sessions, hands-on workshops, and vibrant networking opportunities. We can’t wait to see you there!

 

Get ready for SOLAR 2025 and purchase some SOLAR 2025 Merchandise at ases.org/shop!

Why Attend?
The National Solar Conference is America’s leading conference on the emerging trends, technology, and opportunities shaping the new energy economy. The American Solar Energy Society’s cutting-edge conference series introduces attendees to the leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs moving the industry forward. With the solar energy and energy efficiency sectors changing at an unprecedented pace, this conference helps participants understand the changes and uncover the billion-dollar opportunities. ASES supports the global energy transformation and believes a world equitably transformed to 100% renewable energy is an urgent necessity.

Are you a student? Check out all the opportunities to get involved in SOLAR 2025! 

Who Attends? 
Over the last 53 years, thousands of professionals from public-, private-, and industrial-sector organizations have attended the ASES national solar conferences. Attendees include educators, contractors, developers, architects, engineers, installers, consultants, homeowners, policymakers, researchers, manufacturers, students, and solar enthusiasts.

Plenary Speakers


Sponsorship opportunities
Sponsorships and exhibit booths are now available for SOLAR 2025. Make your mark and get in front of your audience early and often. Visit ases.org/conference/sponsor for details, and contact tfreeman@ases.org to sponsor.


Speaker Opportunities:
All SOLAR 2025 speakers have the opportunity to publish their work as an extended abstract in the SOLAR 2025 proceedings.  Please keep an eye out for more information March 2025.

We will be publishing the proceedings through Proceedings.com. The proceedings will be available for free (open access) electronically and will be marketed to libraries and bookstores. All of the papers will be assigned DOIs. For peer review, we use a double-blind process for reviewing papers in which the reviewers and authors do not know one another’s names. Reviewers indicate that they accept a paper, reject it, or would consider it with revisions.


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