Solar Power 2006 Set To Showcase California Clean Tech Open Entrepreneurs Finalists
Finalists for the California Clean Tech Open's Renewable Energy Prize will present their innovations at Solar Power 2006, the largest business-to-business solar conference and expo in the United States. The California Clean Tech Open finalists were selected by an elite panel of Silicon Valley venture capitalists, clean tech executives, and domain experts, and will compete for the nation's largest cash and service prize devoted to environmentally-conscious technology development.
"Solar Power 2006 is a launching pad for innovation," said Julia Judd, executive director of the Solar Electric Power Association. "With the California Clean Tech Open entrepreneurs in front of the leading companies in the solar industry, new business partnerships will form, the spirit of innovation will be fostered, and sparks will fly."
Presented by SEPA and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Solar Power 2006 will focus on new and innovative developments in the industry. Conference organizers expect more than 2,000 attendees representing the solar industry, customers, and policymakers from throughout the US and around the world. The conference will take place from October 16-19th in San Jose, California.
The expo will feature more than 130 companies including module, inverter, and component manufacturers, distributors, installers, investors, architects, and others involved in solar markets. Pacific Gas and Electric is the lead sponsor and host; other sponsors to date include Sharp Solar, Kyocera, Piper Jaffray, BP Solar, Applied Materials, PowerLight Corporation, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, SPG Solar, Kaco Solar, Conergy, Akeena Solar, DuPont, REgrid Power, California Energy Commission, Salt River Project, Silicon Valley Power, Stoel Rives, SCHOTT Solar, SunPower Corporation, Uni-Solar, and WorldWater and Power. More information on the conference is available at www.solarpowerconference.com.
"The California Clean Tech Open aims to create a real opportunity for entrepreneurs to bring clean tech innovations to market," said Laurent Pacalin and Michael Santullo, co-chairmen of the competition. "Solar Power 2006 is the preeminent event in the commercial solar industry, and we can think of no better public forum for our best contestants in the Renewables category to showcase their plans."
SOURCE: California Clean Tech Open