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VDE Americas Event Calandar

The following is a partial list of confirmed events—conferences, workshops, and webinars—where VDE Americas' subject matter experts are attending or presenting.

Please email us to arrange an in-person meeting with a VDE Americas representative or to request a subject matter expert for speaker or panelist engagements.

[Webinar] Navigating solar project "beginning of construction" regulatory requirements

May 6 Webinar
VDE
2025-12-09

To ensure and maintain federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) or Production Tax Credit (PTC) eligibility, stakeholders must successfully navigate and execute "beginning of construction" (also known as, start of construction) regulatory requirements. This webinar on December 9, 2025, will discuss strategies for doing so. 

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GameChange SolarConnections

SolarConnections
GameChange Solar
2025-12-11

Join VDE Americas and a network of innovators at SolarConnections, an event that brings together solar visionaries to share ideas and work to turn unique concepts into successful renewable energy programs.

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Solar + Storage Tech Talk Library

Stream on-demand episodes from VDE Americas' virtual "lunch and learn" series. These tech talks feature in-house and external subject matter experts from the technical due diligence community.

Please email us to request or recommend future tech talk topics or guests.

[Video] How the Hail Resiliency Curve Test advances solar risk assessment

May 6 Webinar
VDE
2025-10-14

In this webinar, VDE Americas hosts technical experts from RETC, part of the VDE Group, and Central Tension, a glass reliability expert, to discuss how a new beyond-certification testing protocol is helping to prevent future catastrophic solar project loss events. 

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[Video] Real-world validation of GameChange’s automated HailStow service

May 6 Webinar
VDE
2025-08-27

In this hail season tech talk, technical experts from VDE Americas and GameChange Solar, a leading utility-scale solar tracker provider, will present the results of a first-of-its-kind hail stow validation study for a real-world solar facility.

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[Video] Catastrophic peril solar risk assessment with a focus on hail

May 6 Webinar
VDE
2025-07-17

In this on-demand tech talk, risk engineering experts—VDE's Jon Previtali and Global Risk Consultants' Marco Petrilli and Ian Liu—explore why multi-peril catastrophic probable maximum loss (PML) reports are foundational to solar project risk assessment and insurance coverage.

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[Video] Hail season survival strategies for tracker-mounted solar projects

May 6 Webinar
VDE
2025-05-15

In this webinar, experts on hail risk mitigation and loss prevention—VDE's Jon Previtali and kWh Analytics' Nicole Thompson—share best practices for preparing solar assets and portfolios for hail season and reducing solar insurance premiums. 

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[VIDEO] Severe convective storm meteorology & hail risk mapping

May 6 Webinar
VDE
2025-05-06

This on-demand webinar will help attendees better understand hail formation in severe convective storms—and how to map these risks using ArcGIS.

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