Energy and Clean Tech Connections (November 2008)
11/2008
In the November edition of Mintz Levin’s Energy and Clean Tech Connections, we’ve gathered recent information from a wide variety of sources in an effort to keep you abreast of what’s new in the world of clean energy. We draw your attention to the latest industry developments, news from Beacon Hill to Capitol Hill, grant opportunities, and upcoming events.
We bring this newsletter to you amidst a torrent of clean-energy-related events in the Boston area this week. As the 4th Annual Cleantech Conference wraps up tonight, Ignite Clean Energy will host the 2009 Kickoff of its business plan competition. Today also saw the start of the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, which will feature industry leaders and experts in the green building revolution. Finally, on Thursday the Harvard Business School will host “Biofuels: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” a presentation featuring Israeli scientist Dr. Isaac Berzin. For more information on these conferences and events, please see Events below.
The Energy and Clean Technology practice group would also like to alert you to two clean tech events that Mintz Levin will be sponsoring in the coming weeks. On Wednesday, December 3rd, the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge and the MIT Energy Club will host “The War for Water” on MIT’s campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The event will highlight the opportunities and challenges facing start-ups in the water arena. In addition, on December 16th, our San Diego office will present “Biofuels as an Alternative to Fossil Fuel,” a seminar at which Professor Shimon Gepstein will speak on new developments in the production of biofuels, as well as their industrial and business applications.
We are pleased to announce that Mintz Levin attorneys Jeremy Hayden and Carl A. Kukkonen III recently authored the San Diego Daily Transcript article, “Solar and Small Wind - Poised to Weather the Economic Storm,” which argues that the clean tech sector is well positioned for continued growth despite the current global financial crisis, highlighting factors such as the “bailout” tax incentives and green job growth.
