HIP’s June 2008 Investor Roundtable featured a trio of renewable-energy innovators:
  • Bob Okunski of Sunpower (Sunpowercorp.com) spoke about the solar pioneer’s technology advances and their efforts to cut the costs of solar power, while enumerating challenges of the current policy landscape.
  • Jay Rooke explained how TerraPass (Terrapass.com) takes a grassroots approach to cutting carbon emissions, and highlighted its innovative methane capture methods at local dairy farms.
  • Josh Becker, co-founder of New Cycle Capital (Newcyclecapital.com), an early-stage venture capital firm, explained some of the firm’s criteria for seeking out promising ventures within the “extended green economy”.

Entrepreneurs, industry experts, investors and students networked prior to the presentations - and engaged in an energetic discussion during the Q&A session.

The discussion highlighted innovative new initiatives (e.g. 1 Block Off the Grid -www.1bog.org), emerging technologies within the renewable energy space, and the policy debates currently consuming the renewable energy community, such as investment tax credits.

Attendee Kathy Brozek enthused,

“It was a perfect mix of presentations, data analysis, discussion and networking…(with) a stimulating mix of attendees.”

Listen to the presentation and see HIP’s PowerPoint (with audio from the roundtable):



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