Mayor of Lancaster, California
1st Pathways to 100% Renewable Energy Conference
Pathways To 100% Renewable Energy 2013 was the first international conference in the U.S. focused on 100% renewable energy targets and solutions
We gathered from four continents and more than 10 countries for a full day of discussions and insight into all the opportunities and benefits we as a society reap from transitioning to a 100% renewable energy mix. The agenda was packed with esteemed speakers from a wide cross-section of stakeholders.
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100% renewable Energy Conference
The Future of Energy's Team find themselves at the Pathways to 100% Renewable Energy Conference with the biggest innovators, motivators and mayors leading the way to 100% renewable towns and cities around the world. This is the first Conference of it's kind to be held in the United States. The Future of Energy Team gets the inside scoop on whats really going on in the industry and reports it back to you! [The Future of Energy Film]
Keynote Addresses - Pathways to 100% Renewable Energy
Opening Keynote
Dr. Eric Martinot, Senior Research Director at the Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies – Overview of 2013 REN21 Renewables Global Futures Report
Keynote Speaker
Stephen Berberich, President and CEO, California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO)
Luncheon Keynote
Frances Moore Lappé, Alternative Nobel Prize Winner, Author, Founder of the Small Planet Institute
Luncheon Keynote
Edwin M. Lee, Mayor of San Francisco
Panel 1 – Financing and Policy Drivers Of Cost-Effective Renewable Energy Advancement
Marco Krapels
Executive Vice President, Rabobank N.A. and Co-founder, Empowered by Light
Angelina Galiteva
Founder & Board Chair, Renewables 100 Policy Institute
Panel 2 – Overcoming Technical Barriers to 100% Renewable Energy in the Power Sector
David Renne
President of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES)
Mark Jacobson
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director, Atmosphere/Energy Program, Stanford University
Panel 4 – Zero Net Energy Buildings: Samples and Best Practices from Around the World
Robert Fortunato
President of ForStrategy Consulting, Inc. and Owner/Builder of the Green
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Tom Thompson
Policy Director, New York Solar Energy Society (NYSES)
Panel 5 – Communities and Regions Leading the Way to 100% Renewable Energy
Bob Dixson
Mayor of Greensburg, KS (100% renewable power achieved)