SEIA Sustainability Conference 2025 

The SEIA Sustainability Conference brings together all stakeholders in the solar and storage industry to engage on issues surrounding sustainability, recycling, circularity, and more. This new, premier SEIA event brings together industry, legislators, researchers, and academics to discuss what will make circular economy work for solar and storage and why it is so important to do so. 

Conference Topics 

• Sustainability’s Unstoppable Momentum   

• What is Sustainability? An introduction to Circularity, Recycling, and More 

• Solar & Storage Recycling State of the Union: Current and Emerging issues in U.S. Recycling 

• Battery Storage Recycling 

• Real Estate Sustainability 

• From The Ground Up: Sustainable Project Development 

• Sustainable O&M: Upkeep Today for Continued Benefits Tomorrow 

• Sustainable Logistics: Efficiency and Waste Reduction 

• Sourcing For a Sustainable Future: Traceability & Supply Chain Considerations 

• Powering Circularity Through Data Reporting and Collection 

• Power for the People: The Social and Community Dimensions of Sustainability 

• Before Breaking Ground: Exploring the Bond Between the Solar Industry and Land Stewardship Efforts 

• Due Diligence – Reducing Liability 

• Recycling Policy: Shaping the Future of PV and Energy Storage Recycling 

• Standardizing Sustainability: Recycling & Circularity Standards and Certifications 

• Talking the Walk: How to Incorporate Sustainability into your Strategic Communications 

Advisory Committee Members 

• Stacey Mckinney – Nextracker 

• Kate Collardson – Sunnova 

• Adaora Ifebigh – Sol Systems 

• Michelle Shiu – Sol Systems 

• Jenny Brusgul – CohnReznick 

• Andrea Murphy – Panasonic  

• Adam Sokolski – EDF Renewables 

• Karen Drozdiak – First Solar 

• Sara Harari – Connecticut Greenbank 

• Vidha Dixit – EDP Renewables 

• Susan Mays – Renewable Energy Systems Group 

• Ilya Krasnoyarov – Mortenson 

• Kelly Weger – Qcells 

• Ed Brolin – RWE 

• Peter Hutchings – Ontility