Envisioning the Future of Global Energy

MLK Student Union | University of California, Berkeley

March 4, 2010

2020

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WELCOME TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome ..............................................................................................2Agenda ................................................................................................4MLK Jr. Student Union Map ...................................................................5Keynote Speakers .............................................................................. 6-7

PANELSPolicy & Economics Track Heated Debate over Cooling Policies ............................................. 8-9 Financing the Clean Energy Boom .............................................. 10-11 Green Jobs: Myth or Reality? ..................................................... 12-13Global Impact Track Building Eco-Cities: Urban Planning Redefined ............................ 14-15 Satisfying Water Demand in the Heat of Climate Change .............. 16-17 Energy Solutions for Developing Countries................................... 18-19Smart Infrastructure Track Electricity Storage Integration Hurdles ........................................ 20-21 Smart Grid: What is its IQ? ....................................................... 22-23 Energy Efficiency: Starting Small to Make a Big Difference ............ 24-25Next Generation Technologies Track Transportation ......................................................................... 26-27 Solar PV: Grid Parity by 2020? .................................................. 28-29 Bringing Biofuels to Market ....................................................... 30-31

FAQs .................................................................................................32Energy @ Berkeley ........................................................................ 33-38Advertisements ............................................................................. 39-43Special Thanks ...................................................................................44Thank You to Our Sponsors ..................................................................44Notes .......................................................................................... 46-47

Welcome to the fourth annual UC Berkeley Energy Symposium, presented by the Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC). This year’s event, 2020: Envisioning the Future of Global Energy, brings together leaders from across a wide range of fields to debate strategies for addressing our shared global energy challenges. Looking forward to 2020, there is much to accomplish in ten years, and we have organized the Symposium’s discussions around some of the most crucial issues that face today’s leaders. Together, the choices we make will determine our energy landscape in 2020 and beyond.

Today’s speakers and guests reflect the cutting edge in policy and economics, global impacts, infrastructure, and next generation technologies. In addition to learning from and being inspired by today’s panels and keynotes, we hope that you will take the unique opportunity to meet the world-class researchers, clean technology entrepreneurs, policy makers, industry leaders and students that are also here today.

BERC, an interdisciplinary, student-run organization, was founded in 2005 to enhance collaboration on energy and natural resources topics and to serve as a bridge between the university and the private sector. Through programs, events, career support, and an active online community, BERC aims to connect, educate, and engage its vibrant network of over 2,300 individuals on campus and beyond. Our programs include: BERC Innovative Solutions (BIS), a student consulting group; the International Renewable Energy Case Challenge (IRECC), and Students for Energy and Environmental Development (SEED), a K-12 energy education initiative. BERC also pioneered the creation of Cleantech to Market (C2M), a commercialization program in partnership with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Thank you for joining us. We hope you have a productive and enjoyable experience today.

Sincerely,Lala Wu, JD, 2011, and Kurosh Hashemi, MBA, 2011BERC Co-Presidentswww.berc.berkeley.edu

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March 4th , 2010Time Event Location

8:00 AM Event Registration & Continental Breakfast Pauley Ballroom, 3rd Floor

8:45 AMIntroduction: Lala Wu, BERC Co-PresidentUC Berkeley School of Law, JD, ‘11

Pauley Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:00 AMMorning Greeting by Robert J. Birgeneau, Chancellor, UC Berkeley

Pauley Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:10 AMMorning Keynote: John E. BrysonFormer CEO, Edison InternationalCo-founder, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

Pauley Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:00 AM BreakoutSessions

Heated Debate over Cooling Policies Tilden Room, 5th Floor

Building Eco-Cities: Urban Planning Redefined Tan Oak Room, 4th Floor

Electricity Storage Integration Hurdles Pauley Ballroom, 3rd Floor

Transportation: Integrating Technologies and Solutions to Reduce Emissions

Madrone Room, 4th Floor

11:15 AM Poster Session Opens Stephens Lounge, 3rd Floor

12:00 PM Lunch Pauley Ballroom, 3rd Floor

12:45 PM Afternoon Keynote Introduction Pauley Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:00 PMAfternoon Keynote: Philip D. MoellerCommissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Pauley Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:00 PMBreakoutSessions

Financing the Clean Energy Boom Tilden Room, 5th Floor

Satisfying Water Demand in the Heat of Climate Change

Tan Oak Room, 4th Floor

Smart Grid: What is its IQ? Pauley Ballroom, 3rd Floor

Solar PV: Grid Parity by 2020? Madrone Room, 4th Floor

3:15 PM Break

3:30 PMBreakoutSessions

Green Jobs: Myth or Reality? Tilden Room, 5th Floor

Energy Solutions for Developing Countries: A Market for Renewable Energy?

Tan Oak Room, 4th Floor

Energy Efficiency: Starting Small to Make a Big Difference Pauley Ballroom, 3rd Floor

Bringing Biofuels to Market Madrone Room, 4th Floor

4:45 PM Break

5:00 PMClosing Remarks: Kurosh HashemiBERC Co-President Haas School of Business, MBA, ‘11

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5:10 PM Poster Award Ceremony Pauley Ballroom, 3rd Floor

5:30 PM Oracle Reception Tilden Room, 5th Floor

AGENDA MAPPolicy & Economics

Global Impact

Smart Infrastructure

Next Generation Technologies

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Pauley BallroomStephens LoungeKerr Lounge

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Commissioner Philip D. Moeller was nominated by President Bush, and sworn into office on July 24, 2006, by Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, for a term expiring June 30, 2010.

From 1997 through 2000, Mr. Moeller served as an energy policy advisor to U.S. Senator Slade Gorton (R-Washington) where he worked on electricity policy, electric system reliability, hydropower, energy efficiency, nuclear waste, energy and water appropriations and other energy legislation.

Prior to joining Senator Gorton’s staff, he served as the Staff Coordinator for the Washington State Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, where he was responsible for a wide range of policy areas that included energy, telecommunications, conservation, water, and nuclear waste.

Before becoming a Commissioner, Mr. Moeller headed the Washington, D.C., office of Alliant Energy Corporation. Prior to Alliant Energy, Mr. Moeller worked in the Washington office of Calpine Corporation.

Mr. Moeller was born in Chicago, and grew up on a ranch near Spokane, Washington.

He received a B.A. in Political Science from Stanford University.

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Philip D. MoellerFERC Commissioner

John E. Bryson was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison, from 1990 to 2008. Under his leadership, especially during the California Power Crisis of 2001-2002, Southern California Edison emerged as a leader among the nation’s utilities in making renewable energy a substantial fraction of its power generation, in customer energy efficiency programs, and in advancing electric transportation for environmental, national security and fuel cost reduction gains. Southern California Edison is also a national leader in development of major new transmission projects, in smart grid technology adoption, and in driving development and adoption of advanced technology customer meters.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Bryson co-founded the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), one of the nation’s leading environmental advocacy organizations, working on energy policy and related issues. Following the late 1970’s second oil price shock, Mr. Bryson chaired the California Public Utility Commission. Under his leadership, the Commission took major actions which significantly changed California’s energy policy and utility regulations. These changes have had pervasive effects, contributing meaningfully to California’s zero growth in per capita energy use since 1980 – a period during which the average national increase has been forty percent.

Mr. Bryson is a graduate of Stanford University and Yale Law School.

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John BrysonFormer Chair and CEO, Edison International Co-Founder, National Resources Defence Council (NRDC)

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Severin Borenstein › Professor, Haas School of Business › UC Berkeley and Co-Director › The Energy Institute at HaasSeverin Borenstein is the E.T. Grether Chair in Business Administration and Public Policy at the Haas School of Business and Co-Director of the University of California Energy Institute. His research focuses on business competition, strategy, and regulation. He has published extensively on the airline industry, the oil and gasoline industries, and electricity markets. His current research projects include empirical and theoretical work on competition in gasoline

markets; market power and pricing issues in restructured electricity markets; strategic pricing and financial distress in the airline industry; and the incentives of firms to cut costs and improve efficiency. Borenstein is also a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, MA. He served on the Board of Governors of the California Power Exchange.

Heated Debate over Cooling Policies

Track: Policy & Economics

Moderator

How should the United States regulate carbon emissions? How would those policies effect California? What will be the impact of the Waxman-Markey/Kerry-Boxer bill on business? Is a cap-and-trade scheme feasible?

This panel will discuss the development of emerging carbon markets under cap-and-trade policies and alternative approaches. The panel will cover questions about which entity or government agency will have jurisdiction over the cap-and-trade market and whether derivatives should be allowed. Issues on how to combat volatility in the market will also be discussed. Participants can expect the panelists to provide background, context and insight into the future of energy and carbon regulation in the United States. The discussion will also focus on California -- shedding light on how climate change-related laws and policies will impact the clean tech sector in our state.

Peter A. Molinaro › Vice President of Federal and State Government Affairs › The Dow Chemical CompanyPeter Molinaro is Vice President of Federal and State Government Affairs for The Dow Chemical Company. He is responsible for supervision of federal and state government affairs professionals, advocacy management and maintaining relationships with national political and governmental organizations. He leads the company’s advocacy efforts on U.S. energy and climate change policy. Prior to joining Dow, Peter was Assistant Director of Government Affairs for Union

Carbide Corporation. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. He holds a Masters degree in Public Administration from the University of Hartford and a Bachelors degree in Political Science from Central Connecticut State University.

Nancy Skinner › California State AssemblymemberNancy Skinner represents the Bay Area’s 14th Assembly District. Assemblymember Skinner was named Chair of the Natural Resources Committee. The Committee’s jurisdiction includes energy issues such as efficiency, power plant siting, and energy development and oversight of California’s Global Warming Solutions Act. She also founded ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, an organization dedicated to helping local governments become environmental leaders. As Executive Director of ICLEI’s

U.S. office, she launched the Cities for Climate Protection Program, the national movement of Mayors and cities working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that now involves over 500 cities and counties. As the U.S. Director of The Climate Group, Assemblymember Skinner worked with Fortune 500 companies, clean tech industries and state and national leaders to pass groundbreaking legislation such as California’s global warming bill, AB 32.

Mary Dent › General Counsel › Silicon Valley Bank’s Cleantech DivisionMary Dent is SVB Financial Group’s general counsel and secretary, responsible for leading the company’s legal department, providing strategic guidance to its management team and board, and spearheading the company’s government affairs efforts. Dent also has overall responsibility for SVB’s cleantech initiative. This initiative brings together SVB’s efforts in four areas that, collectively, are designed to promote the success of SVB’s cleantech clients

and the development of a robust cleantech sector: Building out a comprehensive cleantech banking practice; informing SVB’s clients about relevant business and policy developments; helping to shape policies affecting the sector to ensure they reflect the views and needs of cleantech entrepreneurs; and implementing cleaner, greener business practices within SVB.

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Allan Marks › Partner, Global Project Finance Department › Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLPAllan Marks is a partner in the Global Project Finance Department of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP and is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office. As part of a broad corporate and finance practice, he has represented companies involved in power, oil and gas, transportation, telecommunications, technology, and other industries, with particular expertise in renewable energy, transportation and other infrastructure. Mr. Marks received a Bachelor of Arts in

International Studies from The Johns Hopkins University and received a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley Law School. He is an adjunct professor of law at University of California, Berkeley Law School and the Haas Business School, where he teaches a course on Energy & Infrastructure Project Finance.

Financing the Clean Energy Boom

Despite the economic downturn, over $200 billion was invested in clean energy projects in 2009. The investment required to fund the massive number of clean energy projects that are currently envisioned for the coming years will be orders of magnitude larger. For many projects, capital, as opposed to technology, will be the constraining factor. Where will this capital come from? Will today’s financing structures accommodate the needs of tomorrow’s projects? Has the financial crisis changed our views of what is possible? How much of a role will the government play in financing clean energy projects?

During this panel discussion, a group of energy finance experts will address these questions and many more. The panelists will bring a range of professional experiences, from politics to project development, to the understanding of the financing challenges and opportunities facing the energy industry.

Moderator

David Arfin › Vice President of Strategy › SolarCityDavid Arfin is the Vice President of Strategy at SolarCity. He is the creator of SolarCity’s SolarLease, a first-of-its-kind solar financing option that can allow homeowners to pay less for solar power than they currently pay for electricity. Prior to SolarCity, Mr. Arfin founded FirstEnergyFinance.com, was co-founder and CEO of GlooLabs (acquired by Cisco Systems), co-Founded Flywheel Communications, and was founder and CEO of CLE Group (acquired by Practicing Law Institute). Prior to launching these companies, Mr. Arfin was a

lobbyist for the Association of American Universities, a Coro Fellow in Public Affairs in Los Angeles and an Intern in the Israeli Knesset. He received an MBA from Stanford, an MA in Public Policy Analysis from the Claremont Graduate University, and a BA in Political Science from UCLA.

Ryan Levinson › Vice President of Environmental Finance › Wells FargoRyan Levinson is a vice president with Wells Fargo’s Environmental Finance group, where he works to advance the bank’s lending and investment commitment to environmental finance and cleantech opportunities. Mr. Levinson’s work focuses on financing solar PV and other clean energy projects, including project origination, due diligence and deal structuring, and developing new financing products. Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 2007, Mr. Levinson

spent several years working for the Climate and Energy program at the World Resources Institute (WRI) in Washington DC. At WRI he supported two WRI-convened corporate workgroups focused on the development and implementation of corporate climate change and clean energy strategies, and also worked on the development and adoption of greenhouse gas accounting and reporting standards. Ryan holds an MSc in international relations from the University of Bristol, UK, and a BBA in finance from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Maurice Gunderson › Senior Partner › CMEA CapitalMaurice Gunderson joined CMEA Capital in 2006 to focus on investments in new and innovative energy sources and technologies. As a Senior Partner in the firm, he specializes in thermodynamics and energy technologies. Throughout his career, Mr. Gunderson has been instrumental in developing cryogenic equipment, engines and energy conversion systems, turbo-machinery, and control systems for process plants and pipelines. Prior to joining CMEA, Mr. Gunderson co-founded Nth Power, a venture capital firm

specializing in investments emerging from the global restructuring of the energy industry. Before Nth Power, Mr. Gunderson spent more than 20 years developing energy products and launched five successful companies. He has also served on the board of directors of over twenty energy technology companies.Mr. Gunderson has an MBA from Stanford University as well as an MS in Thermodynamics and a BA in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University.

Cisco Devries › President › Renewable FundingCisco DeVries is the president of Renewable Funding, the industry leader in the turnkey administration of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs. Previously, as the chief of staff to Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, Mr. DeVries envisioned and led the initial development of Berkeley FIRST, a nationally recognized city program allowing property owners to pay for solar installations as a voluntary 20-year assessment on their property tax bill. DeVries also served as an aide to the U.S. Secretary of Energy during the

Clinton Administration. Mr. DeVries holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego and a Master’s degree from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in Oakland, California with his wife and son. He also sits on the Board of the Oakland Museum of Children’s Art.

Track: Policy & Economics

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Green Jobs: Myth or Reality?

According to a 2007 Pew Charitable Trust report, clean energy jobs accounted for less than a million jobs, or about half of one percent of total US employment. Growth has been steady over the past few years, causing many to ordain the cleantech industry as the savior of the US economy. But is President Obama’s strategy to create millions of new jobs in cleantech really feasible? What will it take to make this dream a reality?This panel will discuss not only current labor issues faced in the energy industry, but also the necessary steps that the government, businesses, and consumers must take to make its labor market more than a bubble fueled by venture capital and government funding. The panelists, who come from a diverse set of backgrounds, will tackle this question from industry area, policy, and analytical perspectives.

Raquel Pinderhughes › Professor, Department of Urban Studies and Planning › San Francisco State UniversityRaquel Pinderhughes is Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at San Francisco State University. A nationally recognized expert on green collar jobs, her landmark study, Green Collar Jobs: An Analysis of the Capacity of Green Business to Provide High Quality Jobs for Men and Women with Barriers to Employment, informs our understanding of how to harness green business growth to fight both pollution and poverty and provide youth and adults with

barriers to employment with pathways out of poverty and into prosperity. The Green Collar Job Training Program model she developed provided critical guidance to the Oakland Green Jobs Corps and has been used to inform the development of green collar job training programs throughout the nation. She is Director of the Environmental Literacy Curriculum Project which has just produced an environmental literacy curriculum for green job training programs and high school green academies entitled Roots of Success.

Julia Levin › Former Commissoner › California Energy CommissionJulia Levin is an attorney who has worked on energy and environmental issues for more than twenty years. Most recently, Ms. Levin served as a Commissioner on the California Energy Commission, where she was the presiding Commissioner on Renewable Energy and the associate Commissioner on Energy Efficiency. Ms. Levin also serves on the board of the Alliance to Save Energy,

and the advisory boards of VoteSolar and American River Ventures, which invests in clean energy start-ups. Previously, Ms. Levin was the global warming director for the National Audubon Society and the California Policy Coordinator for the Union of Concerned Scientists. She has also served on the boards of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technology and the American Wind Wildlife Institute. Ms. Levin received her B.A. from Brown University in 1985 and her law degree from the University of California, Hastings in 1991.

Jim Cassio › Author, Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future and Green Careers Resource GuideJim Cassio is a career information and workforce development consultant and author, and a popular speaker and workshop trainer on the subject of green jobs and careers. Mr. Cassio has been commissioned to conduct hundreds of labor market studies over the course of his career and has published numerous research reports, occupational resource books, training directories, and online career information systems. Mr. Cassio’s recent publications include the Green

Careers Resource Guide and Green Careers: Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future (New Society Publishers).

Clint Wilder › Contributing Editor to Clean Edge › Co-author of The Clean Tech RevolutionClint Wilder is senior editor at Clean Edge, a leading research, consulting, and publishing firm covering the clean technology industry. Mr. Wilder co-authored The Clean Tech Revolution (HarperCollins, 2007), the widely praised book translated into seven languages, most recently Chinese. He is also director of clean technology for Green Bear Group, a Redwood City, Calif.-based company providing strategic marketing services to clean tech and sustainability firms.

Clint is a blogger for the Green section of The Huffington Post, a facilitator in the Energy/Climate Change track of the Clinton Global Initiative, and a founding member of the Clean Economy Network. He was recently named one of the Top 25 People in Clean Tech in Northern California for 2009.

Moderator

Track: Policy & Economics

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Building Eco-Cities: Urban Planning Redefined

According to the World Bank, the world urban population is expected to nearly double by 2050, increasing from 3.3 billion in 2007 to 6.4 billion in 2050. With urban growth having reached an historic tipping point – for the first time, more than half the world’s population is city-based - the need for comprehensive urban planning, effective management of municipal services and finances, alleviation of poverty, and environmental protection is greater than ever before.

This panel will seek out key steps in academia, industry, and policy that can make eco-cities a reality by 2020. Panelists will draw upon their wide range of expertise to address key questions facing urban development today: What can be done over the next ten years to transform large and growing cities into eco-cities? Will government or private enterprise be more influential in their development? What technologies or innovations will eco-city planners most rely on to build these cities? How will governments balance the need for renewable energy options with the need to keep building costs down and housing options affordable?

ModeratorKaren Christensen › Chair › Department of City & Regional Planning › Carmel Friesen Chair in Urban Studies › Associate Professor of City & Regional Planning › UC BerkeleyKaren Christensen serves as chair of the Department of City and Regional Planning (DCRP). Professor Christensen has served as principal investigator for various housing and community development plans and projects in the State of

California and was a Special Assistant to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional Administrator (Region IX) for Federal Regional Council.

Carolina Woo › Owner › CW GroupCarolina Woo is the owner of the CW Group, a consulting firm focused on real estate development, planning, and design in the US. She also serves on the board of the US-China Green Energy Council and of the San Francisco-Shanghai Sister Committee. Prior to her current roles she was a Partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), an architecture-engineering firm, and served as President of the firm’s Asia-Pacific region. During her career she has focused on development projects serving the public interest including the King Abdulaziz

International Airport in Saudi Arabia, the Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, China’s first national center for pediatric acute care treatment and training, and the Canary Wharf in London, Europe’s largest privately sponsored development.

Harrison Fraker › Professor of Architecture and Urban Design › UC BerkeleyHarrison Fraker, Jr., F.A.I.A., was educated as an architect and urban designer at Princeton and Cambridge Universities and is recognized as a pioneer in passive solar, daylighting and sustainable design research and teaching. He has pursued a career bridging innovative architecture and urban design education with an award-winning practice. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for creating a new College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

at the University of Minnesota and was appointed the founding Dean. He was granted Fellowship in the AIA College of Fellows for his distinguished career of bridging education and practice. He has published seminal articles on the design potential of sustainable systems and urban design principles for transit oriented neighborhoods. He is currently pursuing his beliefs through a whole systems design approach for entirely resource-self-sufficient, transit-oriented neighborhoods of 100,000 people in China.

Wade Crowfoot › Political Director - West Coast ›Environmental Defense FundWade Crowfoot works with leaders throughout California to pass and implement key climate, water and oceans policies. He also focuses on building Environmental Defense Fund’s relationships with key political, business and environmental leaders in California, including its congressional delegation.Prior to joining Environmental Defense Fund, Crowfoot served as director of climate protection initiatives for the city and county of San Francisco. He

directed state and federal environmental agendas for Mayor Gavin Newsom and served as his senior environmental advisor. Mr. Crowfoot holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the London School of Economics, where he graduated with honors.

Track: Global Impact

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Satisfying Water Demand in the Heat of Climate Change

Rarely has a year passed without California facing some sort of water crisis. As global temperatures rise, the quantity and magnitude of the challenges facing California’s efforts to keep up with water demand will likely increase. The droughts and increased sea levels which decrease the available water supply will coincide with increased demand for irrigation; additionally, urban expansion will require both more water and energy, and increased temperatures will increase coolant requirements for energy production.

The high energy requirements of transporting and treating water, especially if producing it through desalination, mean that making up for the widening gap between supply and demand will require even more fossil fuels. Without thoughtful coordination of policy, technology, and practice, we may exacerbate already existing problems in attempting to cope with the challenges posed by climate change.

This panel will explore potential synergies between energy and water, the impact of implementing renewable energy solutions on water security, as well as potential setbacks to the adoption of clean technology posed by changing water availability. In addition, the panel will address questions of current policies, both proposed and established, that will shape the dynamics of the water-energy nexus.

ModeratorSteve Weismann › Associate Director for Energy Law and Policy › California Center for Environmental Law and PolicySteve Weissman is a former Administrative Law Judge and policy advisor at the California Public Utilities Commission. While the Principal Consultant to the California State Assembly’s Committee on Natural Resources, he wrote and reviewed legislation concerning energy, air quality, and solid waste management. As Legal Director for the Local Government Commission, he provided environmental and social policy assistance to local governments. He is Vice Chair of the American Bar Association’s Publication Committee for the Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources. He also teaches courses at the nationally-respected Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law School.

Michael Hanemann › Chancellor’s Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics › UC BerkeleyMichael Hanemann is a Chancellor’s Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics in the Department of Agricultural and Resources Economics, where he has been on the faculty since 1968. Prior to coming to Berkeley, he earned a B.A. from Oxford University in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, a M.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics and Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. Michael’s research in economics has focused largely

on aspects of modeling individual choice behavior, with applications to demand forecasting, inducing conservation, environmental regulation and economic valuation. He is a leading authority on the methodology of non-market valuation using techniques of both revealed and stated preference.

Mike Hightower › Water for Energy Project Lead › Sandia National LaboratoriesMike Hightower is a Distinguished Member of the Technical staff in the Energy Security Center at Sandia National Laboratories. He is a civil and environmental engineer with more than 25 years experience with research and development projects. Currently, Hightower supports research and development projects addressing water and energy resource sustainability and water and energy infrastructure security and protection. These efforts include developing new

water treatment and monitoring technologies, developing models and techniques to improve water resource use and management, desalination and produced water treatment, impact of water availability on energy security and reliability, and water, electric power, and natural gas infrastructure security and protection. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from New Mexico State University.

Matthew Heberger › Research Associate › Pacific InstituteMatthew Heberger spent three and a half years with the consulting firm of Camp, Dresser, and McKee (CDM) in Cambridge, Massachusetts as a water resources engineer, performing hydraulic, hydrologic, and water quality analyses and modeling. He has also worked for the non-profit International Network on Participatory Irrigation Management in Washington, DC. In addition, Matt spent two years with the Peace Corps as a water and sanitation extension agent in Mali, West Africa. Matt is a licensed Professional Engineer, registered

as an Environmental Engineer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He holds a BS in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Cornell University and an MS in Water Resources Engineering from Tufts University in Boston.

Lorraine White › Senior Energy Specialist › California Energy CommissionLorraine White is a Senior Energy Specialist at the CEC and is the Commission’s expert on the relationship between the water and energy sectors, and represents the Commission as a member of the Water-Energy Subgroup to the Governor’s Climate Action Team. As program manager, she recently completed the CEC’s Integrated Energy Policy Report proceeding, producing the state’s primary energy policy document. Since 1992, Ms. White has held positions as a water

resource analyst and project manager in the CEC’s power plant siting regulatory program, energy program and policy analyst, and energy policy advisor to former Chairman Jackalyne Pfannenstiel. Ms. White holds a BS in Biochemistry from University of California at Davis and was a California Assembly Fellow.

Track: Global Impact

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Energy Solutions for Developing Countries: A Market for Renewable Energy?

Dr. Ashok Gadgil › Acting Director, Environmental Energy Technologies Division, › LBNL › Professor > UC BerkeleyDr. Ashok Gadgil has a doctorate in physics from UC Berkeley, and is a Faculty Senior Scientist, and Acting Director of the Environmental Energy Technologies Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and a Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley. He has substantial experience in technical, economic, and policy research on energy efficiency — particularly in developing countries. Dr. Gadgil has received several awards and honors,

including the Pew Fellowship in Conservation and the Environment in 1991, the Discover Award in 1996, the Popular Science award for “Best of What is New – 1996”, the World Technology Award for Energy in 2002, and the Tech Laureate Award in 2004, the Heinz Award in 2009, and the SAM Award in 2010. He has authored or co-authored more than 90 papers in refereed archival journals and more than 100 conference papers.

Mathias Craig › Executive Director, › BlueenergyMathias Craig started BlueEnergy, a nonprofit corporation in 2003, which installs micro-wind turbines in Bluefields, Nicaragua. Through the NGO’s efforts, BlueEnergy has been able to serve the electricity needs of over 1,500 residents of Bluefields who don’t have access to reliable electricity. Mr. Craig has over seven years of involvement in wind energy and has had significant experience living throughout Latin America. He has spent a considerable amount of time in Nicaragua and has strong ties to the peoples of the Caribbean

Coast. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Craig is fluent in English, French, and Spanish.

Ahmed Badruzzaman › Senior Staff Research Scientist and Nuclear R&D Leader › Chevron Energy Technology Co. › Lecturer of Nuclear Engineering and Adjunct Professor at Center for South Asian Studies › UC BerkeleyAhmed Badruzzaman is an energy scientist with over 30 years of experience. At Chevron, he leads research on: nuclear probes to locate hydrocarbons, nuclear-generated high-temperature steam for unconventional fossil-fuel

recovery with low carbon footprint, and sustainable small energy systems for developing countries. At Berkeley, he developed a graduate course in Nuclear Engineering and guided doctoral research. Dr. Badruzzaman is a Fellow of American Nuclear Society, recipient of several awards from petroleum-related professional societies and traveled to over 20 countries as a Distinguished Lecturer of the Society of Petroleum Engineers in 2006-2007. He is the 2009-2010 editor of the journal, Petrophysics. In 2000, Dr. Badruzzaman helped set up the SPE Section in Bangladesh. In 2005, the World Bank invited him for consultation on Country Assistance Strategy for Bangladesh. He chairs Bangladesh Environmental Network’s energy panel.

Babul Patel › Senior Consultant › Nexant Inc.Babul Patel has over thirty years of professional experience working in the field of power generation, plant operation and energy delivery and management projects. As a project team member Mr. Patel has participated in various kinds of projects, including small and large combined cycle and co-generation plants, renewable energy projects including solar, wind, biomass and geothermal projects. He has also worked on retrofit projects for the life cycle betterment for improved performance and/or to meet new environmental regulations for

existing plants. Mr. Patel has also worked on advanced gasification technology for coal, coke, refuse derived and biomass fuels. He has worked on new and emerging technologies, such as energy storage systems and renewable energy projects.

Tessa Schwartz › Partner and Co-Chair, Cleantech Group › Morrison Foerster, San FranciscoMs. Schwartz’s practice focuses on counseling companies regarding intellectual property and information technology issues as well as negotiating intellectual property and commercial agreements. She has extensive experience structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex and strategic commercial and technology agreements. She also provides intellectual property expertise for mergers, acquisitions, and asset sales. Her representative Cleantech clients

include a leading utility-scale solar thermal company; a leading fuel cell and electric battery company; a supplier of advanced management solutions for power networks; an electronic residential control systems manufacturer; a provider of technology that captures waste heat and pressure to provide zero-emissions electricity; and a provider of software tracking for carbon emissions and a trading platform for credits. Ms. Schwartz holds a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University and a JD from the University of California School of Law at Los Angeles.

According to the IMF the world’s population will reach over 9 billion by 2050, and virtually all population growth will be urban in less developed countries. Already 50% of the world’s population lives in urban areas starting in 2009. The net effect is increases in demand for energy as developing countries try to emerge and compete in a global market place. Constraints on financing may limit new capital-intensive power generation projects (e.g., coal and hydro), and given the poor infrastructure in many developing countries, centralized grid distribution may not be a viable solution. Similar to how cell phones transformed communication in developing nations, perhaps alternative energy solutions can perform similar miracles in terms of delivering electricity to billions of households. This panel takes a look at how developing countries are coping with increased energy needs and the hurdles entrepreneurs and organizations face in establishing new ventures.

Moderator

Track: Global Impact

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Dan Rastler › Program Manager of Energy Storage and Distributed Energy Resources › Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)Dan is responsible for development, execution and overall management EPRI’s Energy Storage and Distributed Energy Resources Program. Joining EPRI in 1981 as a Fuel Cell Program Project Manager, he later conceived, developed and grew EPRI’s distributed energy resources program to provide a portfolio of products and services to the U.S. electric power industry. He now also

manages R&D activities in electric energy storage, hydrogen, and distributed generation. As program manager of the Energy Storage area, he directs research in technology assessments, market and business case evaluations, wind and energy storage integration; distributed energy storage technology assessments and demonstrations and integration of storage in Smart Grid. Dan has a B.S in Chemical Engineering from UC Davis and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley.

Electricity Storage Integration Hurdles

2009 was a break-through year for energy storage technologies. The U.S. Department of Energy and venture capitalists committed more than $600 million to energy storage projects and companies last year. Storage can improve grid stability and efficiency - important priorities when dealing with volatile energy sources like wind and solar. Despite recent advances in battery technology and other electricity storage methods, the world’s electricity grids still operate with limited bulk storage capabilities. A panel of experts from the scientific, private-sector and government communities will discuss the hurdles facing energy storage and how those challenges can be overcome. The panel’s conversation will also cover energy storage costs and performance and how market incentives could foster the wide-spread use of emerging energy storage technologies.

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Janice Lin › Managing Partner › StrateGen Consulting LLCJanice Lin is the founder and Managing Partner of StrateGen Consulting, LLC, a strategic consultancy that helps businesses create sustainable value through clean energy solutions. At StrateGen Janice has advised over 30 clients including renewable energy equipment manufacturers and service providers, large corporations diversifying into clean energy, and real estate developers building sustainable communities. Janice has been very active in advanced energy storage (AES), having led a successful effort to obtain incentive co-

funding for AES through the CA Self Generation Incentive Program. She also recently co-founded the California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA), an inter-industry advocacy group focused on expanding the role of AES technology. Janice holds an MBA from Stanford, a BS from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a BA in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania.

Hal La Flash › Director of Emerging Clean Technologies, Renewable Energy Department › Pacific Gas & ElectricHal’s duties include assessing the state of technologies affecting how PG&E fills its future resource needs, which includes understanding, evaluating and supporting emerging renewable and clean energy technologies. He has held various positions in energy efficiency, non-utility generation, gas transportation, resource planning, renewable energy policy, among others. Hal was the project director for a successful DOE grant application PG&E’s 300-MW Advanced

Compressed Air Energy Storage demonstration project. Hal was a Solar Task Force member of the Western Governors Association’s Clean and Diversified Energy Initiative; he co-authored “Hedging Carbon Risk: Protecting Customers and Shareholders from the Financial Risk Associated with Carbon Dioxide Emissions.” He currently advises several non-profit clean-tech organizations. Hal has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and MBA from Saint Mary’s College of California.

Ed Cazalet › Vice President & Founder › MegaWatt Storage Farms, Inc.In 2007, Dr. Cazalet co-founded MegaWatt Storage Farms. MegaWatt deploys and manages grid-scale electricity storage farms for multiple applications including integration of intermittent wind and solar generation. In 2004, he was appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger as 3-year member of the Board of Governors of the California ISO, which is charged with safe and reliable real-time operation and planning of the state’s high voltage transmission system.

In 1996, Dr. Cazalet founded, raised $66 million and ran APX, which provides independent transaction services for electric power and environmental registries. In 1976, Dr. Cazalet founded Decision Focus, Inc. (DFI), an energy and electric power market modeling and decision analysis consulting. Prior to DFI, he was with SRI International’s Decision Analysis Group. Dr. Cazalet holds a PhD from Stanford University focused on economics, decision analysis and power system planning and degrees in engineering from the University of Washington.

Matt Jones › Partner › Nth Power Venture CapitalMatt joined Nth Power in 2000, where he focuses on deal origination, due diligence and deal structuring. He has been the lead principal on 10 investments in the areas of materials and nanotechnology, distributed generation and storage and biofuels. Matt has actively pursued power and energy storage investment opportunities, evaluating a diverse set of companies focused on everything from batteries and flywheels to material advancements to software for managing storage assets. Nth Power has invested in 4 storage

companies since 2000. Matt served on the board of Pentadyne Power Corporation, a flywheel company focused on energy recycling and power ride through applications. Mr. Jones received a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of California at Davis and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

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Smart Grid: What is its IQ?

Smart grid technology has begun to emerge as a promising, practical and efficient way to manage energy use. However, questions about its future remain. How will smart grid technology be implemented? How will different grids connect and operate together? And before the technology becomes widespread, how can consumers be convinced it’s “secure” and that the grid will be “smart”?

In this panel discussion, attendees will learn about the progress of smart grid implementation. The panel will discuss the concerns surrounding the technology and how those concerns could be addressed. This fall, the U.S. Dept. of Commerce formed a Smart Grid Interoperability Panel to coordinate standards for the technology. In light of that recent development, panelists will also discuss smart grid-related government policies.

ModeratorMerwin Brown, PhD › Director Electric Transmission & Distribution Research › California Institute for Energy and Environment, University of CaliforniaMerwin Brown manages a team of professionals who develop and administer technology research and development for California’s future electric transmission and distribution system. This work is largely funded by California’s Public Interest Energy Research Transmission Research Program at the Energy Commission. During more than three decades managing energy research

programs and business planning in electric and gas utilities, and at U.S. Department of Energy national labs, Dr. Brown has worked for such firms as Pacific Gas and Electric, and Arizona Public Service, and in the employ of Battelle, at the Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) and the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL). He holds BS and PhD degrees in nuclear engineering.

Rob Conant › Senior VP Network Products › Trilliant NetworksBefore joining Trilliant, Rob Conant cofounded and was VP of Marketing and Business Development at Dust Networks, an innovator in wireless mesh networking technology, and the originator of the Wireless HART standard for industrial wireless mesh communications. Among his many accomplishments in his previous role at telecommunications systems provider Onix Microsystems, he invented micromirror technology establishing the company as a leader in MEMS-based fiber optic switches. Mr. Conant holds a PhD and MS in electrical

engineering and a BS in mechanical engineering from UC Berkeley.

Jennifer M. Urban › Assistant Clinical Professor of Law › Director › Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic ›UC Berkeley, School of LawJennifer M. Urban joined Berkeley Law in 2009 as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic at the UC Berkeley School of Law. She comes to Berkeley Law from the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law, where she founded and directed the USC Intellectual Property &Technology Law Clinic

and taught classes on issues related to intellectual property, privacy and individual rights in a world of rapid technological and societal change. Prior to joining the USC faculty in 2004, she was the Samuelson Clinic’s first fellow, teaching as a lecturer and visiting professor at Berkeley Law. Prior to that, she was an attorney with the Venture Law Group in Silicon Valley. She graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in biological science and from Berkeley Law with a J.D.

Andrew Tang › Senior Director, Smart Energy Web › Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyAndrew Tang joined Pacific Gas & Electric Company in 2007 as Senior Director, Smart Energy Web. Andrew has responsibility for developing and implementing PG&E’s active demand-side management programs. These include: PG&E’s Demand Response Programs, which encompass over 800MW of Peak demand; the Clean Air Transportation Group, which is evaluating opportunities for the electrification of the transportation sector; and the Energy Information Network,

which is the communications network enabling in-premise displays and distributed load management. Prior to joining PG&E, Mr. Tang served as Director of European WiMAX Solutions Development for Intel Corporation following 15 years as an investment banker. Mr. Tang graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in Mathematics and Economics.

Track: Smart Infrastructure

David Meyers › Director of Business Development, Western Region › EnerNOC, Inc.David Meyers leads EnerNOC’s sales and business development efforts to commercial and industrial customers in the Western United States. David is responsible for market positioning, market penetration and overall revenue generation throughout the region. Prior to joining EnerNOC, David was a management consultant to the transportation, energy and infrastructure sectors, managed a healthcare business, and led the development of an autonomous

solar-powered boat. Earlier in his career, he was a Captain of offshore service vessels, a Professor of Nautical Science, and a Naval Officer in the Israel Defense Forces. David holds masters degrees in Management from Maine Maritime Academy and Computer Information Systems from Bentley College.