Berkeley-Stanford CleanTech Conference: Power to the People: Distributed Generation and Microgrids

Featuring a Keynote from Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute.

The way in which electricity is produced, transmitted and managed is changing rapidly. Innovation and deployment of renewable power generation is reducing costs towards grid parity and integration of smart grid technology is increasing the flexibility of the next generation electric grid.

In this new environment, Distributed Generation & Microgrids can play an unprecedented role in meeting energy demand; increasing efficiency in delivering electricity, rapidly replacing non-renewable energy sources and reducing carbon emissions.

The goal of this conference is to answer the following questions:

* What is the potential of distributed generation to meet electricity demand?
* What are the leading technologies driving current and future growth?
* What are the key technical, logistical and economic hurdles in accelerating deployment?
* How can policy and infrastructure best support commercialization?
* How should Distributed Generation and Microgrids interact with Smart Grid deployment to maximize electricity and utilities innovation?