The leading green conference for the Internet industry
What is Green:Net?

Green:Net is where green and IT meet. While alternative energy gets a lot of attention at most green conferences, only the The GigaOM Network’s Green:Net offers a specific point of view on how the computing and Internet technologies will provide the tools needed to fight climate change. Don't miss the green conference for the Internet industry. 

To preserve our future, we have to reduce emissions and energy in the most efficient way possible. To that end, we need to measure, make use of and share an unprecedented amount of data -- tasks for which the computers and networks that form the global fabric of the Internet and communication networks are ideally suited. Following a sold-out first-year event, we're proud to once again be gathering together the brightest minds, ideas and entrepreneurs for Green:Net 2010. There, attendees will find out what new opportunities -- from web sites and smart networked vehicles to green data centers and smart energy grids -- are being created by the tech elite.

Green:Net 2010 speakers include:

  • Bill Gross, CEO and Founder of Idealab
  • Steve Jurvetson, Managing Director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson
  • Bill Weihl, Google’s Green Energy Czar
  • Jason Few, President of Reliant Energy
  • Dian Grueneich, Commissioner for the California Public Utilities Commission
  • Laura Ipsen, SVP and GM, Smart Grid, Cisco
  • Eric Dresselhuys, EVP, Silver Spring Networks

Among the topics that will be covered:
  • So the Smart Grid Will Be Huge, Now What? -  Who are the innovators, and what software and network technologies will usher in the next generation of the power grid?
  • The New Networked Car -  Is the next major mobile technology platform for green applications your car?
  • Carbon Policy Is Coming, and Software Is Gonna Save You - Will we see the emergence of new software giants in this space?
  • How the Internet Giants Are Moving Into Energy - Google and Microsoft have slowing moved into offering energy services -- what's the attraction and what are their plans?
  • Switching Atoms for Bits: The Web and Dematerialization -  Did you know that one Kindle can deliver, on average, an estimated savings of 168 kg of CO2 per year?
  • Dot-com Investors Turn to Cleantech - Get a map of the opportunities and the funds chasing deals at this session.

And much, much more. For a full listing of speakers and topics visit our Green:Net 2010 web site:

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Green:Net 2010 examines how the tools created for the Internet, computing and IT revolutions will be crucial for fighting climate change.

Information and communications technologies could enable emissions reductions 15 percent below current amounts by 2020, the Climate Group has predicted. Whether you’re in a corporation wanting to learn about best green IT practices or an entrepreneur looking for your next venture, Green:Net in San Francisco is a must-attend event that will allow you to take away the best ideas and meet contacts and thinkers in this space. After a sold-out successful first event in 2009, Green:Net is back in April 2010. Get your ticket now!

Some of the topics under discussion at Green:Net 2010 include:

So the Smart Grid Will Be Huge, Now What?

When President Obama announced $3.4 billion in stimulus funds to add digital intelligence to the power grid at the end of 2009, the smart grid officially went mainstream. The market for the next-generation electrical system is predicted to grow to $210 billion over the next five years. Both startups born out of the IT world and large corporations that manufacture networking equipment will help utilities remake an infrastructure that has seen little innovation in the last century. The race is on! Who are the innovators, and what software and network technologies will usher in the next generation of the power grid?

The New Networked Car

IT tools are landing in the unlikeliest of places — even your vehicle. The next generation of electric cars, from Nissan’s LEAF to GM’s Volt to Tesla’s Roadster, will fuel up from the power grid, and the charge will be controlled by software and a utility data center. Startups are building the systems now — are the big automakers ready? Is the next major mobile technology platform your car?

Carbon Policy Is Coming, and Software Is Gonna Save You

Software and databases are good at organizing a whole lot of information. That’s why your company will be turning to the vast amount of new carbon software and energy tracking tools to monitor and manage the supply chain and business processes. You have no choice — international and soon U.S. regulations say you have to track that carbon and cut some of it out. Will we see the emergence of new software giants in this space?

Home Energy Management Face-off

Will home and building owners be interested in changing their behavior to cut energy consumption or will utilities have to do it for them? Something has to happen to meet the carbon reductions requirements, and in a recession, less energy used is money saved. Who are the innovators, players and trends in the home energy management space?

Switching Atoms for Bits: The Web and Dematerialization

Of course you bought a Kindle — it’s the latest must-have broadband-connected gadget for the early adopter set. But did you know that one Kindle on average can displace the buying of about 22.5 physical books and deliver an estimated savings of 168 kg of CO2 per year? Similar types of savings happen with the switch from CDs to digital music, as well with tools like video conferencing being used to replace face-to-face meetings. Which digital goods will have a real impact, which are hype, and how do we measure all of this stuff?

Dot-com Investors Turn to Cleantech

The investors who funded the Internet wave are now leading investments in cleantech firms. But the industries are vastly different, requiring different skill sets, longer time lines and more money. Get a map of the opportunities and the funds chasing deals at this session.

Energy-Efficient Data Centers: Save Money and the Planet

Computing can help us fight climate change, but it’s also a huge user of electricity. Servers alone were responsible for using five times the national power requirement of a nation like Sweden. How are computing giants making data centers and networks more energy-efficient? What are the impacts, and what can be done to make corporate IT more green responsible?

Our schedule and our speaker list is increasing daily. Green:Net 2010 promises to be another knockout success. Be sure to register for your ticket early.

 

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6th Annual Clean-Tech Investor Summit
Presented in conjunction with Clean Edge
Conference Date: January 20-21, 2010

 

Conference Venue: Renaissance Esmeralda
Resort & Spa at Indian Wells
Palm Springs, CA

"Fostering Innovation & Investment Opportunities in Clean Technologies"

Conference Overview : The Clean-Tech Investor Summit, co-produced by International Business Forum and Clean Edge, and chaired by Technology Partners' Ira Ehrenpreis, is the premier clean-tech investment and innovation event of the year. Held each winter in Palm Springs, CA, the event brings together leading investors, Fortune 500 executives, entrepreneurs, and service providers for two days of high-level presentations, conversations, and networking. Attendance is capped at 500 registrants to guarantee the optimum networking experience.

Investors, multinationals, and governments are all seizing the multi-billion dollar clean-tech opportunity – creating and deploying new and innovative technologies that compete on price and performance while reducing pollution, waste, and resource use. But which technologies will win or lose? What business models will succeed or fail? How will the next generation of policies and financing options impact development?

Each year participants come to The Clean-Tech Investor Summit to learn the answer to these questions and more. The event has become widely recognized as the premier event for active investors to network with major corporations and emerging clean-tech companies. As a sponsor, your organization is guaranteed strategic visibility as a leading service provider in the clean-tech space. Your company’s involvement with the summit will ensure new business prospects.

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Friends & Colleagues:

On Thursday January 21, 2010 please join us for the next installment of the Harvard Club of San Francisco's Cleantech Thought Leader Series, sponsored by Alston & Bird, LLP.  This time we'll meet at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in Palo Alto for an evening presentation and panel discussion on small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs).  Meet the leaders commercializing the next generation of nuclear-generated electricity through smaller, scalable nuclear reactor technology.

Online registration here:  http://harvardclubsf.org/events/index.asp#781..

Cleantech Thought Leader Series
Harvard Club of San Francisco / Silicon Valley
January 21, 2010 | 6:00-8:30 pm
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto

“Is Nuclear Power Green Power?  Small Modular Reactors and the New Nuclear Era”

Eric Wesoff, Senior Analyst at Greentech Media Research will present findings from his forthcoming report “Small Modular Nuclear Reactors: The Economies of Small” and will moderate the discussion and Q&A with industry leaders.

Confirmed panelists:

    • Dr. Paul Lorenzini – Co-Founder & CEO of NuScale Power, an Oregon-based startup aiming to commercialize “small” 45 megawatt multi-application nuclear reactors based on a light water reactor (LWR) concept developed out of a DOE-sponsored research collaboration.  NuScale aims to replace economy of scale with “economy of replication,” offering combinable, modular reactors that are completely factory fabricated.

    • Michael Shepherd – VP Business Development – B&W Modular Nuclear Energy, LLC, The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W).  B&W provides design, engineering, manufacturing, construction and facility management services to the nuclear, renewable and fossil power industries.  B&W also makes the B&W mPowerTM, a scalable, modular 125–750 MWe reactor.

    • Maurice Gunderson – Venture capitalist with CMEA Capital and Senior Partner in the firm’s Energy & Materials group where he specializes in thermodynamics and energy technologies.  Maurice also sits on the board of NuScale Power.  Prior to joining CMEA, Maurice co-founded Nth Power, one of the country’s first VC firms devoted to energy technology.

    • Jeff Hamel – Senior Project Manager in the Advanced Nuclear Technology Program at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).  Jeff overseas research on deployment of advanced light water reactor (LWR) nuclear plants, development of the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) GEN IV technology, and technical and commercial support for integrated spent fuel management strategy.

Meet with the pioneers and learn how Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are making nuclear-generated electricity safe and affordable.

Online registration here: http://harvardclubsf.org/events/index.asp#781.

Members: $25  |  Non-Members: $45  |  Walk-ins: $65  |  Registration includes dinner.

Thursday January 21, 2010
6:00-7:00 Dinner
7:00-8:30 Panel Discussion and Q&A

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
3420 Hillview Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94304

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The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is an independent, non-profit company performing research, development and design in the electricity sector for the benefit of the public.

The HCSF Cleantech Thought Leader Series is an ongoing program of the Harvard Club of San Francisco featuring thought leaders working on the front lines of clean energy technology. Series chair Augie Rakow is an intellectual property attorney and Harvard Club of SF board member.

Sponsor Alston & Bird LLP is a national law firm with expertise in regulatory, finance, land use and intellectual property aspects of cleantech law.

 

Intersolar North America Brings Global Business-to-Business Leaders to San Francisco

Solar Exhibition and Conference opens today through July 16

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Intersolar North America, the most diverse global business-to-business exhibition in the United States dedicated to the transformation of the solar marketplace, today opened its doors to a registered 17,000 attendees. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom joins more than 170 conference speakers at 25 conference tracks, to discuss market trends and issues facing the solar industry such as reaching grid parity, federal and state policies, emerging and existing technology innovations and the growth opportunities in the North American market.

"We are happy to host Intersolar North America in San Francisco, which is proud to be a leader in clean technology development," said Mayor Newsom. "Intersolar provides our local and global solar businesses with the opportunity to further develop the state of the solar market, making clean energy an achievable goal for us all."

Co-located with SEMICON West and co-organized with PV Group, the global photovoltaic initiative of SEMI, Intersolar North America presents more than 560 solar exhibitors at both locations from 23 countries worldwide. This week's events are designed to facilitate international connections between solar companies from all areas of the supply chain that make up the $50 billion international solar industry.

Intersolar North America sees triple growth in one year

Earlier this year, the growing demand in booth sales prompted organizers to open another level in Moscone West, tripling the size of last year's exhibition and bringing the 2009 total floor space to approximately 120,000 net square feet, accommodating 444 international exhibitors at Moscone West Hall alone. Growth and development themes carry over into the 30 Innovation Exchange presentations which take place throughout the week as well, highlighting new and emerging technologies, training programs for solar jobs and growing solar businesses in the U.S. and worldwide.

"Both the exhibition and conference have grown faster than we ever imagined in just two years," said Professor Eicke R. Weber, Intersolar North America Committee Chairman and Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) in Freiburg, Germany. "With so many critical issues facing the solar industry today, the economy included, Intersolar North America provides companies an opportunity to learn from each other and connect to grow their own businesses."

About Intersolar North America

Intersolar North America is the most diverse international business-to-business trade show in the United States for the global solar industry. As the only solar trade show in North America dedicated to recruiting companies across the solar supply chain from around the world, Intersolar helps the industry improve global supply, distribution, training, regulation and business issues in order to accelerate market transformation and advance solar as a significant part of the global energy supply. Intersolar North America 2009 alone features 444 exhibitors and more than 17,000 registered trade visitors in San Francisco's Moscone Center West on July 14-16. Intersolar North America was created in 2008 as a sister event to Intersolar in Munich, the world's largest and longest-running solar technology trade show. Intersolar North America is organized by Solar Promotion International GmbH and Freiburg Management and Marketing International (FMMI) GmbH and is co-organized by the SEMI PV Group. http://www.intersolar.us/

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