Clean Tech Institute

Upcoming Events

 

NUMMI Education Fair 

February 18, 2010 in Fremont, California


 

The Clean Tech Institute will be showcasing our certificate training program at the NUMMI Education Fair on February 18, 2010.

Come and meet one on one with our Cleantech Career Counselors at the NUMMI Education Fair. 

Date: February 18, 2010

Time:  from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Location: NUMMI Auditorium

Purpose: To provide NUMMI Team Members with the opportunity to explore the various educational opportunities available to them after the closure of NUMMI in order to assist them with future career transition. 

If you are a NUMMI employee and are interested in attending, please RSVP via email at training@cleantechinstitute.org or register using the form below:

We look forward to providing our service support during your this transition. 



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NBCT 2010

May 24 - May 27, 2010, San Francisco 
This is the 6th International Congress of Nanotechnology. Last year's conference, NanoBio 2009, was a huge success, this year we'll have more speakers and more presentations. Currently we are looking for speakers and sponsors.

Call for Papers

Sponsorship Opportunities

For more information, please contact our partner, International Association of Nanotechnology:                 www.ianano.org

 

    Past Events

 

Solar America Forum

September 23 - 24 in San Jose, CA
More information
Solar America

Solar America Forum 2009

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.

Download the Solar America 2009 Forum Brochure

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Solar America Forum Special Guests and Industry Speakers

Mayors

  • 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

Industry Speakers

  • 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, Managing Partner
    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

 

Past Events

Clean Tech Innovation & Growth 2009

March 3 - 4, 2009
List of Speakers:

Kristin Ralff-Douglas
Sr. Policy Analyst - CPUC
"Climate Change Policies and Iniatives that are Driving Technology"
Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, The Center for Public Environmental Oversight
"Eliminating Roadblocks to the Growth of Renewable Energy"
Kirstie Moore
LEED AP - Sustainability Project Manager
"Green Building - The Barriers to Building a Deeply Sustainable Development"
Annette Finsterbusch
Director, Applied Ventures
TBA
Scott Blunk
President, GreenBuilt Construction and Consulting
TBA
Ron Freund
Chairperson, Electric Auto Association
"Potential Opportunities and Challenges of V2G"
Craig Lewis
VP of Government Relations, GreenVolts
"Policy Mechanisms and Interconnection Issues Associated with Unleashing Wholesale Distributed Generation"
David Saltman
President Native Energy
"Economic, Environmental and Social Opportunities with Photovoltaic Technology"
Dr. Chock Karuppaiah
Founder and CEO of EC Labs
"Energy Storage - Where do we go from here?"
Jim Sanfilippo
Founder/CEO, Nila Inc.
"Commericializing Energy Efficiency for the Entertainment Industry"
Catherine Denwoody
Executive Director, California Fuel Cell Partnership
"Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Path to Commercializtion"
Liz Merry
Owner, Verve Solar Consulting
"Careers, Installers, and Entreprenuers"
Fareed Sfard
CEO, Ahura Energy, Inc.
"40% Less Grid Parity Costs through Novel Patent Pending Solar/Thermal Concentrating System"
Ed Bless
Founder, H2 Solutions
TBA
Jane Valentino
Manager, Green-e Climate: The Center for Resource Solutions
“The Impact of Cap & Trade Policy on the Voluntary Renewable Energy Market”
Mary Tucker
Energy Program Manager, City of San Jose
“San Jose’s Green Vision Goals, With a Focus on the Energy & Renewable Energy Goals”
Dr. Nicholas Carter
VP Training and Education, Solar Staffing
“Training People for Employment in the PV Industry”
Craig Moyer
Partner; Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
“Securing Funding in a Down Economic Environment”
Janice Lin
Managing Partner; StrateGen Consulting LLC
“Recent Market Developments and CA Incentives in Energy Storage”
Greg Ulrich
Director; StateGen Consulting
“Corporate Diversification into Clean Energy”
Bill Gray
CEO; Velkess Inc.
“Energy Storage & Its Foundational Role in the Clean Tech Revolution”
Dr. Dirk Michels
Partner; K&L Gates LLP
“Investment & Financing in Clean Tech Companies: Sand Hill Road Meets Wall Street”
Christopher Gann
CEO; Genomatica
“Sustainable Chemicals”
Marc Stuart
Director of New Business Development; EcoSecurities
“GHG Emissions Trading and Clean Tech – Thinking About the Next Phase”
Michael Carten
President & CEO: Sustainable Energy Technologies LTD
“Parallel System Architecture in Thin Film Photovoltaics”
Mark Chasan
CEO: Transformative Capital
“Obtaining Clean Tech Funding in a Downturn Economy”
Vic Kley
CEO, Metadigm
“Nanomaterial Systems for Drought Mitigation”
Uwe Heine
President: EcoEdge Consulting
“Making Homes More Energy Efficient & Green”
Eric Wesoff
Greentech Media
“Solar Power: Scaling up”

Clean Tech Innovation & Growth 2008

List of Speakers: