Announcements

Bridging the Energy Gap

Opportunities and Barriers: Renewable Energy, Energy Management & Conservation

Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Cisco Systems
10 Tasman Road, San Jose, CA

The 22nd Annual Northern California Facilities Expo

September 22 - 23, 2010
Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, CA

Solutions for Engineering, Management
and Operations –

The 22nd Annual Northern California Facilities Expo - featuring Managing Green Buildings - hosts educational sessions and displays of the latest products and services. Learn best practices for facilities management and develop a road map for transitioning to sustainable, high-performance buildings.

Experience hands-on product demonstrations on the expo floor and meet industry experts at the free educational conference seminars.

Facilities Expo can save you money, time and lessen maintenance requirements. These products and educational opportunities save your company money and make your job easier!

California’s Smart Energy Investments:
The Intelligent Path to Energy Efficiency

 As the economy emerges from recession, California is ramping up its investment in smart energy infrastructure and policy.  On the demand side, utilities are connecting “smart meters” to millions of their customers, appliance manufacturers are producing devices that talk to the grid, and hundreds of other firms are creating hardware and software innovations to facilitate saving energy and peak power.  These developments could fundamentally transform the relationship between customers, utilities and the energy they consume, and be the leading edge of the next generation of energy efficiency.   

California Solar Energy Association NETWORKING EVENT!
The Plant Cafe Organic
Wednesday, May 26 5 pm to 7 pm Pier 3 The Embarcadero San Francisco
www.theplantcafe.com

We have reserved the patio of this great venue for our use.
The Plant has great food and drinks for you to enjoy. Cash preferred.
This event is free for NorCal Solar members. It is free to non-members, too. But we'd like you to join anyway.
On top of all this, the Plant is PV-powered!
RSVP to MHamon@NorCalSolar.org so we know how many to expect

Silicon Valley Branch 2nd Year Anniversary Celebration & Green Building Expo

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 (05:30 PM - 08:30 PM)

For more information contact: Mike Foster michael.foster [at] sanjoseca.gov

Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real Bannan Hall (Building 405 on campus map Santa Clara, CA 95053

Intersolar North America

July 13-15, 2010 San Francisco, CA

North America’s Premier Exhibition & Conference for the Solar Industry

Intersolar North America takes place annually in San Francisco’s Moscone Center West Hall. Since its establishment in 2008, the exhibition and conference have developed into the premier platform for the solar industry in North America. Intersolar North America focuses on photovoltaics and solar thermal technology and has very quickly established itself among manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers and service providers as an international industry meeting point.
www.intersolar.us

Solar Power International 2010

October 12-14, 2010 Los Angeles, CA

If Solar Energy is Your Business, SPI 10 is a “Must” for You

Solar Power International is the largest solar conference and expo in North America. In 2009, the event broke all records… attendance by industry professionals soared to 24,000+, visitors on Open-to-the-Public night to 3,000+ and the number of exhibitors topped 930. Given the surge in the solar energy market, the 2010 event will certainly set the bar even higher.

Solar Leadership Summit

April 21st & 22nd, San Ramon, CA

California. The Solar Leadership Summit is an interactive event bringing together hundreds of experts across many disciplines of the solar industry.

Innovation & Commercialization Forum

Tour of the PG&E San Ramon Technology Center

California Solar Initiative (CSI) Public Forum

Solarthon 2010

Solarthon is GRID Alternatives' annual solar installation block party and fundraiser. Every year we bring together hundreds of individual and corporate participants to install solar for several homes in one day, in partnership with local low-income homeowners. This year we're hard at work planning Solarthon events around the state! Sign up to participate in a Solarthon in your region by clicking on the links below.

Solarthon 2009 was our biggest event ever! We installed 16 solar electric systems that will generate over $270,000 worth of clean, renewable power for low-income families over their lifespans. The event sold out early and raised over $100,000 to help bring the benefits of solar to more low-income families throughout California. A special thanks to our corporate sponsors, PG&E, Salesforce.com, Google, CleanTechies.com, Walmart, WorldCentric, IBEW Local 595, Recurrent Energy, Atomic PR, Renewable Ventures, Accenture, and Seguin Woodworks.

You can check out photos of the event on PicasaWeb, or watch a video of the event produced by RND Creative

April Big Wig-Living the Green Lifestyle in your community, business, and future

This panel discussion with enlighten attendees how they can get involved in making their community a greener place, the office a more cost efficient environment, and the future of green technology.

Aileen LaBouff: Co-Chair of Green Mountain View. Green Mountain View: provides education and enticement for Mountain View community members to take actions toward a sustainable future.

Rob McCarthy: Sr. Director of Operations & Facilities at Conceptus: What becoming a Bay Area Certified Green Business has done for their bottom line. Why going green doesn’t just make environmental sense, but fiscal sense too.

Sunnyvale Will Celebrate Earth Day at Plaza del Sol

Join us in Sunnyvale at the Plaza del Sol to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day on Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This community event will showcase existing City programs and community organizations and resources. Event activities will include:

    * Booths and displays showcasing City and community environmental information
    * Entertainment by environmental education group, ZunZun
    * Hands-on demonstrations on composting, water conservation and native planting
    * A plaza parade of recycled-content costumes for kids
    * A generations fashion show by the Art Institute of California
    * A display of City's alternative fuel vehicles
    * Collaboration with Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce to showcase local businesses providing green services or products

Between April 7-24, there will be a number of other Earth Day Events:

    * Going Green Brown Bag Workshop for businesses- April 7, Juniper Networks, Noon to 1:30 p.m.
    * Citywide Garage Sale Day -  April 17   
    * Birding tour by Audubon Society - Friday, April 23, Noon to 1 p.m.