Past Events

 

Below is a list of some of WCTA's past events.

 

November 13, 2008

Speaker: Kelly Carnes, President and CEO of TechVision21
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Topic:Outlook for Clean Tech in a New Administration

 

September 25, 2008

Speakers:
Joseph Borich, Washington China Relations Council, moderator
Jon Kroman, Garvey Schubert Barer
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Doug Staker, Itron
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Yale Wong, General Biodiesel
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Topic:A panel discussion on Clean Tech Opportunities and Challenges in China.

 

May 23, 2008

Speaker: Jeff Surma, Vice President of InEnTec

Topic:How Plasma Enhanced Melters (PEM) can safely process hazardous wastes into useful recyclables and inert materials while providing a source of clean power

May 15, 2008

Speaker: Ian Clark of the European Commission - Directorate General for Environment

Topic:A discussion of the EC’s efforts to support environmental policies through better knowledge and technological innovation

March 27, 2008

Speaker: Alan Merkle, Stoel Rives

Topic:Opportunities and challenges related to wind and tidal power

Jan 24, 2008

Speaker: Ash Awad, Vice President Energy & Facility Solutions, McKinstry

Topic:McKinstry’s efforts to use clean technologies to boost energy efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of the facilities they design, build and operate

August, 2007

Speaker: Stan Gent, P.E., President & CEO, Seattle Steam

Topic:Possibilities for older, well-proven technology to offer large opportunities for communities to lower their carbon footprint. By installing a wood-fueled combustion process at one of its existing facilities, Seattle Steam hopes to switch up to 60% of its fuel needs to a renewable resource with a corresponding 60% reduction in its emissions of CO2.

July 12, 2007

Speaker: Dan Parker, CEO, ParkerMessana Consulting Engineers

Topic:The worldwide bioenergy industry and the Pacific Northwest’s portfolio of next generation biofuel projects including hydrogen as vehicular fuel, large-scale biodiesel plants, next-generation cellulosic ethanol pilot projects and integrated biomethane facilities feeding on the waste products of other energy creation processes.