Clean Energy in California

March 9 - 12, 2009

This multi-day study will bring Duke graduate students to California's Bay Area to engage in discussions with industry and policy professionals who have been instrumental in successfully developing and deploying clean energy technology in various sectors.

See what we've been up to:

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab--Wed, March 11, 2009 — by Molly Ward — posted Mar 19, 2009: comments (2)
Energy Foundation--Tuesday, March 10, 2009 — by Molly Ward — posted Mar 19, 2009
Palo Alto (3/9/09): Tim Chung on Better Place — by Jason Levinn — posted Mar 19, 2009: After a morning stop at Better Place headquarters in Palo Alto, I asked Tim about his first impressions.
Palo Alto (3/9/09): David Anderson on Tesla Motors — by Jason Levinn — posted Mar 19, 2009: A self-proclaimed "car-guy" gives his thoughts on our visit to Tesla Motors' Menlo Park store.
San Francisco (Tues., 3/10/09) - P&E Visit — by Molly Ward — posted Mar 19, 2009: Tuesday, March 10th, began with a presentation by the utilities company, PG&E, led by Duke alum, Chris Benjamin. With an array of speakers and topics, PG&E was well-prepared for our visit and also treated us to a catered lunch (yum!) comments (1)
SunPower Corp. visit--March 8, 2009 — by Molly Ward — posted Mar 19, 2009
Downtown SF (3/10/2009) - MMA Renewable Ventures & Gensler Design — by Jason Levinn — posted Mar 17, 2009: Our second day in the Bay area was spent mostly in downtown San Francisco and we chose to take the famous Hyde-Powell trolley to our first stop, MMA Renewable Ventures.
San Francisco (3/8/09) - Arrival! — by Jason Levinn — posted Mar 13, 2009: Arrival in San Francisco
Palo Alto (3/9/2009) - Better Place — by Jason Levinn — posted Mar 13, 2009: Morning Visits to Better Place and Tesla Motors comments (1)

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