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Innovation Power (6/4/12)

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4.7583 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2012

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Innovation Power Dan Adler, President, California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF) Jeff Byron, Vice Chair, Clean Tech Open; former Commissioner, California Energy Commission Matt Scullin, Founder & CEO, Alphabet Energy, Inc. Cathy Zoi, Partner, Silver Lake Kraftwerk; former CEO, Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection "What's on the horizon for clean tech? What are the barriers to innovation and what role should the government play? Climate One speaks to Dan Adler (President, California Clean Energy Fund), Jeff Byron (Vice Chair, Clean Tech Open; former Commissioner, California Energy Commission), Matt Scullin (Founder & CEO, Alphabet Energy, Inc.), and Cathy Zoi (Partner, Silver Lake Kraftwerk; former CEO, Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection) on innovation in the clean tech world.” This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco on June 4, 2012 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

How will we power our future? Can we create a healthy and clean economy?

0:05.0

Climate One at the Commonwealth Club is at the forefront of the global debate about energy, economy, and the environment.

0:11.4

Bringing together the brightest and most provocative leaders of our time,

0:15.2

Climate One is the place where big ideas get heard.

0:18.2

With thoughtful and insightful discussions on policy, business, science, and culture,

0:22.7

Climate One founder Greg Dalton gets to the heart of the matter.

0:26.3

It's our future.

0:27.6

It's time to come together.

0:29.7

Welcome to Climate One at the Commonwealth Club.

0:32.6

I'm Russ Yarrow, general manager for corporate affairs at Chevron,

0:35.8

and a proud member of the Board of Governors at the Commonwealth Club.

0:39.4

Tonight's program is part of Innovating California, a series that is a partnership between Chevron and the club

0:46.5

to explore solutions to some of the most critical issues facing the Golden State.

0:51.5

Tonight, we're discussing clean energy innovation and job creation.

0:56.0

Energy is one of the biggest industries on the planet.

0:59.5

Innovation at this scale doesn't happen overnight, but once it takes effect, the impacts

1:04.9

are profound.

1:06.6

In a moment, we'll explore the opportunities and challenges of clean tech, energy efficiency, and other innovations competing for a slice of the energy pie.

1:15.8

Our discussion tonight will be joined by Greg Dalton, founder of Climate One, and our distinguished panel here in San Francisco, which includes Dan Adler, president of the California Clean Energy Fund, and a former staff member at the California PUC.

1:31.8

Jeff Byron, vice chair of the Clean Tech Open, the world's largest business competition for clean tech entrepreneurs.

1:39.3

Jeff is also a former commissioner of the California Energy Commission.

1:43.5

Matt Scullin, founder and CEO of Alphabet Energy, and a former materials scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.

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