Clean Edge to co-host upcoming cleantech conference
Joel Makower, co-founder of cleantech research firm Clean Edge Inc. and author of the Two Steps Forward blog, is hoping that interest in smart grids, worries about peak oil and concern over the world’s growing water crisis will draw investors, academics and corporate executives to the second annual Clean-Tech Investor Summit in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on February 1 and 2.
Given the success of the Cleantech Venture Forum events run by the Cleantech Venture Network, and given the growing interest in the cleantech space, there appears to be plenty of room for competition. “Global investment in renewable energy alone set a new record of $30 billion in 2004,” according to a press release for the event. “And with solar power, wind power and fuel cells poised to hit double-digit growth rates again this year, clean technologies are ready for prime time.”
Speakers include Don Paul, chief technology officer for Chevron Corp., Sharp solar VP Ron Kenedi, and Bill Reilly, former director with the Environmental Protection Agency.
Tyler Hamilton is senior energy reporter and columnist for the Toronto Star, Canada's largest daily newspaper. In addition to this Clean Break blog, Tyler writes a weekly column of the same name that discusses trends, happenings and innovators in the cleantech market. This blog is a personal project started in April 2005. It is not an official blog of the newspaper. Tyler can be reached at tyler@cleanbreak.ca
December 6th, 2005 at 10:15 am
Just discovered your blog, and was wondering what happened to the entries prior to August? Your first entry seems to imply you were blogging earlier.
December 6th, 2005 at 12:20 pm
Good point. I definitely was blogging earlier. If you click on the August link and then go back to the month archives you’ll see July and June appear. I’m trying to figure out how to get all months listed, but for now that’s the best way to access those earlier months.
Cheers.
December 6th, 2005 at 12:21 pm
Oops, I should also point out that my first posts go as far back as April.
December 7th, 2005 at 8:41 am
Ah.. I see what the problem is..
the list of archives in the sidebar is limited to 5 entries.. I ‘assumed’ the last one was August, and did not notice that the sidebar list had dynamically changed, listed additional months. Tricky!! (and misleading!)