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This is part 3 of a 3 part series. If you’re joining a little late, I welcome you to read part 1 and part 2.
Conference Session: Finding Talent and Managing Growth
Brad Collins, Jay Paidpati, Barry Cinnamon, Jeff Melby, Dan Shugar
This session set several fast-growing company CEO’s together to discuss the challenges of building a company [...]

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This is the second in a 3-part series on the Solar Power 2008 Conference & Expo in San Diego, California in October. Read part 1 here!
Conference Session: CEO Panel
Kerry Dolan, Lyndon Rive, Jim Rodgers, Mike Ahearn, Santiago Seage
This session dealt with the overall industry and some of the challenges it faces in the future.
Each of [...]

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Here’s some of my thoughts and reactions from the Solar Power 2008 show. I’m trying to break down the sessions by day and topic, so please bear with me - some of these posts may get rearranged as time goes by…
Conference Session: Friction-Free Solar Market
Chuck Hornbrook, Daniela Schreiber, Joe Henri, JP Ross, Pam Newell, Nat [...]

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I’m going to provide a complete wrap up of the show all throughout this week, including some of the conversations I got to enjoy, some of the new technology I got to see, and some of the great sessions that I got to attend.
In summary however I can state that this was an absolutely terrific [...]

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I’m about three hours from walking out the door to head to the Solar Power Conference in San Diego this week. Of course, I’m going to have to take a bus, a train, a car, a plane, and another car to get there; but eventually I’ll be there!
I probably won’t be able to make too [...]

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Next week, I’ll be heading down to San Diego, California to enjoy what I’m hoping might be one of the highlights of the year - the Solar Power 2008 Conference & Expo. After getting to work with Brad and the other volunteers at the ASES booth this summer, this will be my second major solar [...]

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Chinese solar producer Suntech Power announced this week that it will dramatically expand US operations, up to three-fold, and focus on building large-scale municipal grade solar plants throughout the country. To accomplish these goals, they’ve teamed up with US-based MMA Renewable Ventures, a subsidiary of MuniMae headquartered in Baltimore, MD.
The new joint venture, Gemini Solar [...]

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The writing on the wall is pretty clear. Alternative energy and our national dependence on foreign oil is a hot button, highly contentious political issue. Between T Boone Pickens’ plan, Al Gore’s “We” campaign, the numerous “coalitions” for clean coal, and the pressure to drill offshore, it’s nearly impossible to turn on the TV and [...]

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I’m back from a short hiatus (a little vacation combined with some pressure to ensure that all my classes got lined up for the semester at San Jose State caused it). Now the real pressure is on - to find the best alternative energy company to join!
The criteria is actually fairly simple: I’m looking for [...]

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Last week I got the great opportunity to work with the American Solar Energy Society at the Intersolar conference and expo at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA. This event was truly my first experience with the solar industry, and I learned a great deal about the industry and the people involved - as [...]

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