San Francisco was full of solar reps from all over the world this week for the first North American Intersolar conference. The Earth2Tech team was on site to bring you news from distinctly non-San Franciscan clean tech companies. If you were in attendance, or otherwise busy this week, and missed some headlines, here are all the important happenings this week in clean tech.
Earth2Tech’s Intersolar Roundup: The Earth2Tech crew sent these 9 stories from the show your way. Send us over your thoughts on our conference coverage — more stories/less stories, more photos? We’ll deliver what you want to read.
Tesla to Open Store in Silicon Valley Next Week: A $100,000 sports car deserves a flashy showroom. The electric car startup is opening a new store in Menlo Park on Monday so all the people who are on the waiting list in the Valley can go drool on a display model.
Gore Calls for 100% Green Power in 10 Years: Gore gave a speech this week in Washington challenging the U.S. to generate 100 percent of its power from renewable sources in 10 years. An ambitious goal but perhaps the frame of mind needed.
Algae-to-Biofuel Tech Gets a Big Aloha: HR BioPetroleum, a startup working to convert algae into biodiesel, announced it will be building its first commercial-scale plant in Hawaii.
Memo to the U.S.: There’s an “Energy Tsunami” Coming: 27 elder statesmen sent an open letter to the president, every member of congress and every governor imploring them to make the energy crisis their top concern.
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