Solar America 2009
Solar America Forum 2009
August 19-20, 2010
San Jose, CA
Can Solar Energy Lift us out of Recession? A Case for Optimism
In the middle of a recession, there is hope and a sense of transformation for the United States to once again become the leading economic powerhouse in renewable energy.
At this event the CleanTech Institute brought together industry leaders and policy makers to talk about the future of solar energy in America. Topics ranged from Solar Architecture to Infrastructural Support Development of Solar to Solar Financing.
Solar America Forum Speakers Included:
Special Guests
August 19-20, 2010
San Jose, CA
Can Solar Energy Lift us out of Recession? A Case for Optimism
In the middle of a recession, there is hope and a sense of transformation for the United States to once again become the leading economic powerhouse in renewable energy.
At this event the CleanTech Institute brought together industry leaders and policy makers to talk about the future of solar energy in America. Topics ranged from Solar Architecture to Infrastructural Support Development of Solar to Solar Financing.
Solar America Forum Speakers Included:
Special Guests
- Julian Castro, Mayor of San Antonio, TX
- Matthew Godfrey, Mayor of Ogden, UT
- James E "Jamie" Mayo, Mayor of Monroe, LA
- Peter Drekmeier, Mayor of Palo Alto, CA
- Pete Shoemaker, PG&E Renewables
- Michael Rogerson, Applied Materials
- Dave Metcalf, Kyocera Solar, inc.
- Danny Kennedy, Sungevity
- Joseph Brakohiapa, Clean Power Finance
- Robert Noble, Envision Solar International
- Andrew Wahl, IG Partners
- Craig Hill, Northcross, Hill & Ach
- Mark Chasan, Transformative Capital
- Dan Guerra, Com. Bus. Coll.
- Randy Zechman, Clean Solar
- Elmira Ryabova, Solar Vision
- Tor Allen, Rahus Institute
- Tai-Ran Hsu, San José State University
- Lloyd Tran, Clean Tech Institute
- Les Hamasaki, Green Initiative Village Empowerment
