Photovoltaics

Photovoltaics

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Promotes and Manages Sustainable ‘Water, Wastewater, and Power’ Systems

Laura Spanjian
Laura Spanjian
SFPUC Assistant General Manager Laura Spanjian presents a list of the SFPUC’s many ambitious programs to build efficiencies and reduce the emissions of greenhouse gasses from the use of water and power in the Bay Area.

Laura Spanjian

Canadian Solar Car Designer Breaks Solar Car Distance Record—Travels 12,000 Miles, Proves ‘It Can Be Done’

Marcelo da Luz
Marcelo da Luz
An inspiring example that the work of just one dedicated individual can have a tremendous impact on the development of game-changing technology, Canadian Marcelo da Luz is in the midst of a record-breaking journey across North America in his solar powered car, the Power of One.

Marcelo da Luz

Orb Energy's Damian Miller Leaves Shell to Help India Build Solar-Powered Future

Damian Miller
Damian Miller
By leveraging a customer-service-oriented business model and an entrepreneurial spirit, Orb Energy, headquartered in Bangledor, India, is hoping to become a major player in India’s efforts to build its solar capacity.

Damian Miller

A Californian in Wales: Bob Hertzberg, G24i Chairman, Finds Green Pastures for Commercializing Flexible Thin-Film Solar

Bob Hertzberg
Bob Hertzberg
Former Speaker of the California State Assembly Bob Hertzberg discusses his Cardiff, Wales-based renewable energy company, which manufactures and commercializes flexible, thin-film solar as an alternative to batteries for powering electronics.

 Bob Hertzberg

GE’s Energy Financial Services Continues Investments in Renewables

Kevin Walsh
Kevin Walsh
With an 'Ecomagination' portfolio that includes partnerships and investments in seemingly every possible green space, GE's foresight has positioned the company as a premier green market driver.

Kevin Walsh

Solio Solar Charger Provides Energy On Demand

Chris Hornor
Chris Hornor
Having sold more solar units than any other company, Better Energy Systems’ green résumé touts an environmentally-friendly manufacturing process and marketing efforts that include helping citizens of developing countries reduce the health impacts of energy consumption.

Chris Hornor

Former California State Controller Steve Westly Funds Green Tech Ventures

Steve Westly
Steve Westly
The investment portfolio of Steve Westly's newest venture, The Westly Group, includes an impressive list of companies with some of the most promising clean technologies on the market.

Steve Westly

Google’s Corporate Campus Profits from Solar Array, Green Building Practices

Robyn Beavers
Robyn Beavers
Google’s Director of Corporate Environmental Programs Robyn Beavers discusses Google’s initiatives to transform its campus into a greener workplace and the future model of corporate environmentalism.

Robyn Beavers

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