University of California at Berkeley to Host 2012 Solar Exchange West

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a successful Solar Exchange West held at the University of California Los Angeles in 2011, the Siemens-hosted Solar Exchange West heads to the University of California at Berkeley on August 1, for a day of discovery and dialogue on the latest emerging topics, innovations and trends within the solar industry.

In its third year, the Siemens Solar Exchange thought leadership event has hosted several thousand solar industry leaders, visiting academic "hubs" for renewable energy initiatives, including Arizona State University and North Carolina State University.  Siemens recently held its Solar Exchange East event at Rutgers, where more than 300 attendees participated.

In partnership with the University of California at Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Labs, Bay Area PV Consortium, Clean Coalition and SEMI, Solar Exchange West provides an opportunity for dialogue among innovators and thought-leaders in the solar industry, including engineering management, OEMs, end users, developers, solution providers, academia, researchers, associations and financial institutions.

The event, which is geared towards professionals currently working in the solar industry, will be held at the International House and Chevron Auditorium on the campus of the University of California in Berkeley. 

The event will feature round-table networking sessions, allowing attendees to increase their knowledge of products, solutions, services and associates within the solar industry and gather new perspectives and learn new methods. Topics for the event include distributed generation and intelligent grids, California solar policy, panel manufacturing, energy storage, permitting, balance of system costs, smart metering and more.

Dr. Ramamoorthy Ramesh, director of the SunShot Initiative and Solar Energy Technologies Program for the Department of Energy will be the keynote speaker.

The event is free to attend, but registration is required.  Individuals interested in participating may register at www.usa.siemens.com/solarexchange. 

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