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CleanTech Conference: Big Solar

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May 7th, 2008 brings on the second annual Berkeley-Stanford CleanTech Conference: Big Solar. The goal of the conference is to bring members of the academia, policy and business communities together to:

  • Provide a multi-dimensional perspective on the opportunities and challenges in various clean technology sectors
  • Attract, integrate, and cross pollinate projects and ideas between the Business and Engineering schools
  • Create a framework from which innovation will breed into next generation Clean Technology

The event will feature panelists from PG&E, MMA Renewable Ventures, SunPower Corp., Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, GreenVolts, Cool Earth Solar, Suntech and Cal SIEA.

This conference is taking place in May 7th from 12:00pm to 7pm a the SRI International auditorium (333 Ravenswood Ave, Menlo Park). Registration costs are $15 for Berkeley and Stanford students and $60 for non-students.

For more information, please visit their website.

2 Comments so far

  1. Brian Willis April 30th, 2008 12:02 pm

    Though get togethers like this are important, it is unlikely the solar industry will continue to grow without the extension of the Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC). Thomas Friedman’s op-ed in the New York Times today describes how important it is…

    Link:
    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/opinion/30friedman.html

  2. mike May 1st, 2008 6:44 am

    Brian, that was a very well written piece by Friedman and right on the mark.