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Silicon Valley Energy Storage Symposium

April 25, 2012

Wednesday, May 30, 2012
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Microsoft Auditorium, 1288 Pear Ave., Mountain View, CA (map)

The Environmental Energy Technologies Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is an event partner with Joint Venture Silicon Valley of the Silicon Valley Energy Storage Symposium.

This symposium will bring together key participants—from the public and private sectors and from the academic and research communities—to engage in a discussion about energy storage and how we can move the industry forward in Silicon Valley.

On the agenda are updates on energy storage at the state and federal levels, as well as a fresh look at the local energy storage industry. The symposium will also include panel discussions about the role of storage on the grid in relation to transmission and generation, and the decision-making process for implementing storage technologies from an end-user perspective.

You will hear presentations from Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Cheryl A. LaFleur, Steve Berberich, President and Chief Executive Officer of the California Independent System Operator, and Imre Gyuk, Energy Storage Research Program Manager for the U.S. Department of Energy. Also scheduled are updates on energy storage at the state and federal levels, as well as a fresh look at the local energy storage industry; panel discussions about the role of storage on the grid in relation to transmission and generation; and the decision-making process for implementing storage technologies from an end-user perspective.