Mayfield Renewables will host its third Education Summit on September 29–30, 2026, at the David Rubenstein Forum on the University of Chicago's south campus. The two-day event will feature 16 workshops dedicated to commercial solar, energy storage and microgrid engineering — registration is now open.
Bridging a Knowledge Gap in Commercial Solar
The summit is explicitly designed to address what Mayfield describes as a significant and often undervalued knowledge gap in the commercial and industrial (C&I) renewable energy sector. As solar-plus-storage projects grow in scale and complexity, the engineering decisions behind system design, grid interconnection and microgrid operation demand deeper technical training than most general industry events provide.
What to Expect from the Workshops
With 16 sessions spanning commercial PV design, battery storage integration and microgrid architecture, the programme targets engineers, project developers and asset managers working on larger-scale deployments. The University of Chicago venue lends an academic rigour to the format — previous editions in 2024 and 2025 established the summit as a focused, practitioner-oriented alternative to larger trade shows.
For professionals across the EU and globally, the event offers a window into US commercial solar practice at a time when utility-scale and C&I storage deployment is accelerating on both sides of the Atlantic. Details on pricing and the full agenda are available on the Mayfield Renewables website.
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