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One year Ago- Ron Nichols at VX2012: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Must Meet Renewables Obligations

Submitted on April 8, 2013 - 5pm

One Year Ago: at the fifth VerdeXchange Conference in January, 2012, Ron Nichols, General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, delivered remarks in the opening plenary, ‘Given an Uncertain Landscape, Is Renewable Energy and Sustainability Beyond the Tipping Point?’ Joining Nichols was Catherine Reheis-Boyd, President of the Western State Petroleum Association, Robert Hertzberg, Speaker Emeritus of the California Assembly. With Mr. Nichols on the agenda once again at VerdeXchange’s 6th Annual Conference, his comments last year provide a benchmark re the challenges the LADWP faces in meeting renewable energy mandates while struggling to keep rates even for customers.

James Kelly on Smart Grid Analytics, Technology & Energy Efficiency

Submitted on April 8, 2013 - 5pm

Innovation

Is everything about the smart grid - smart? James Kelly, former Senior Vice President of Regulatory and Environmental Policy for Southern California Edison, and current strategic advisor to GRIDiant Corporation, ARES, and many other start-ups, may be one of the most experienced experts to ask. In this VerdeXchange interview, Kelly calls upon his own utility and entrepreneurial background to chart the fast-evolving changes and innovations of today’s smart grid sector. The success of the smart grid, he notes, depends as much on regulation, collaboration, and proper implementation as it does on burgeoning technology.

Cleantech Investor Tom Rand on Parallels of California and Canada's Cleantech Markets & Government Initiatives

Submitted on September 25, 2012 - 2pm

Innovation

Tom Rand is a well-known investor and entrepreneur and is the Cleantech Practice Lead Advisor at theMaRS Discovery District in Toronto, Canada. Ahead of an LAEDC trade mission to Toronto, VX asks Rand how markets are beginning to reflect the realities of climate change and what parallels exist between cleantech investment in California and Canada. Rand notes that as the pressures of climate change emerge, industries across all sectors, from mining to forestry to manufacture, will have to plan carefully to reduce carbon emissions as part of staying flexible with a changing economy. <See: http://vxcanada.ca/>

Global Models for Fostering Cleantech Innovation and Commercialization

Submitted on March 20, 2012 - 3pm

As LA looks to expand its economic base through its own CleanTech Incubator (LACI), how can we learn from other efforts to grow businesses in Toronto and Berlin?

Show Me the Money: Financing Energy & Infrastructure Projects

Submitted on March 15, 2012 - 3pm

Verde Xchange Conference 2012---Show Me the Money: Financing Energy & Infrastructure Projects from VERDEXCHANGE on Vimeo.

Greening Ports, Logistics, Supply Chain

Submitted on March 8, 2012 - 5pm

Greening Ports, Logistics, Supply Chain from VERDEXCHANGE on Vimeo.

Project Finance in a Post-Stimulus World

Submitted on March 8, 2012 - 5pm

Project Finance in a Post Stimulus World from VERDEXCHANGE on Vimeo.

Roadmaps to Net Zero Energy Buildings

Submitted on March 8, 2012 - 5pm

Roadmaps to Net Zero Energy Buildings from VERDEXCHANGE on Vimeo.