The GW Solar Institute 2nd Annual SymposiumChallenges to Solar as a Leading Solution to Climate Change and Energy Problems

April 19, 2010 • 8:00am–5:00pmJack Morton Auditorium805 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC

The George Washington

University Solar Institute

researches the economic,

technical, and public policy

issues associated with the

development and deployment

of solar energy to meet

global energy needs and

environmental challenges.

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Ken ZweibelKen Zweibel has almost 30 years experience in solar photovoltaics. During his 26 years at the National renewable Energy Lab (NREL), Zweibel led their development of thin film PV, serving as program leader for the Thin Film PV Partnership Program until 2006. The Thin Film Partnership worked with most U.S. stakeholders in thin film PV (companies, universities,

scientists) and is often credited with being important to the success of thin film PV in the U.S. Zweibel subsequently co-founded and became Chairman and President of a thin film CdTe PV start-up, PrimeStar Solar, a majority of which has been purchased by General Electric. Zweibel authored the “Solar Grand Plan,” an article appearing in Scientific American (January 2008).

Since July 2008, Zweibel has been Director of the Solar Institute at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The Institute conducts research into the economic, technical, and public policy issues associated with the development and deployment of solar energy to meet global energy and environmental challenges. Zweibel has been on the Steering Committee of the “DOE Solar Vision” since June 2009, when it began an effort to develop a deployment plan for solar through 2030. Zweibel also keeps an active blog on solar energy, thesolarreview.org.

Letter from the DirectorDear Colleagues,

Since we last met in 2009, the GW Solar Institute has grown in many ways: we have a larger network, we are working with

a broader array of interests, and, most of all, we have added Debra Jacobson as Co-Director of the Institute. Despite the

Institute’s advancement, we meet here today to discuss many of the same issues facing solar energy; the solar option is real

and ready to be deployed, and our nation and world need it.

Lingering challenges to solar energy include: deployment hurdles like siting and transmission, hidden fossil fuel subsidies,

financing difficulties, integrating variable electric resources into the electric grid, unfavorable utility ratemaking policies, and

the development of a new infrastructure for fueling vehicles through electrification or solar-to-fuel products.

This year is different from last in several important ways. The political climate is more constrained by fiscal limits, but the will

to pursue solar energy is strong. Meanwhile, the average price of solar modules has declined substantially. As this continues,

solar energy becomes an increasingly attractive option for reducing CO2 and addressing energy needs. Perhaps the

constrained political environment will see much more targeted, even more effective, solar solutions.

Today is indeed about challenges but it is also about opportunities. We are here because we want to hear both the good and

the bad because it is the only way we can find new solutions.

Thanks for joining us,

Ken Zweibel

Director, GW Solar Institute

David MillerPresident, Electronics & Communications, DuPont

Question & Answer Session

Lunch 12:30 – 1:45 pmNetworking LunchMarvin Center, 3rd Floor

Solar Thermal Electricity 1:45 – 3:00 pm Technical & economic feasibility of energy-significant solar energy from CSP

William GouldChief Technical Officer, Solar Reserve

Scott FrierChief Operating Officer, Abengoa Solar

Chris MyersVP for Energy Programs, Lockheed Martin

Question & Answer Session

Break 3:00 – 3:15 pm

Solar Energy & Transportation 3:15 – 4:30 pm Which makes sense – electricity or portable fuels from solar?

Sam BaldwinChief Technology Officer, EERE DOE

Stuart LichtProfessor of Chemistry, The George Washington University

Don PaulExecutive Director, USC Energy Institute

Question & Answer Session

Wrap Up 4:30 – 4:45 pmKen ZweibelExecutive Director, GW Solar Institute

Reception 4:45 – 5:30 pm

Welcome 8:45 – 9:00 amSteven Knapp President, The George Washington University

Peg Barratt Dean, GW Columbian College of Arts and Sciences

Debra JacobsonCo-Director, GW Solar Institute

Keynote 9:00 – 9:30amAmbassador Stuart EizenstatPartner, Covington & Burling LLP

Solar Vision Forum 9:30 – 11:00 amKey issues and opportunities for moving forward with solar on an energy-significant scale

Moderator: Jerry BloomPartner, Winston & Strawn LLP

John LushetskyManager, DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program

Scott SklarPresident, The Stella Group

Arnold GoldmanChairman, Brightsource

Rhone ReschPresident & CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association

Ken ZweibelExecutive Director, GW Solar Institute

Discussion – 40 Minutes

Break 11:00 – 11:15am

Solar Photovoltaic Electricity 11:15 am – 12:30 pmTechnical & economic feasibility of energy-significant solar energy from PV

Maja WesselsExecutive Vice President, First Solar

Julie BlundenVP of Public Policy and Corporate Communications, SunPower

Symposium Agenda

David MillerPresident, Electronics & Communications, DuPont

Question & Answer Session

Lunch 12:30 – 1:45 pmNetworking LunchMarvin Center, 3rd Floor

Solar Thermal Electricity 1:45 – 3:00 pm Technical & economic feasibility of energy-significant solar energy from CSP

William GouldChief Technical Officer, Solar Reserve

Scott FrierChief Operating Officer, Abengoa Solar

Chris MyersVP for Energy Programs, Lockheed Martin

Question & Answer Session

Break 3:00 – 3:15 pm

Solar Energy & Transportation 3:15 – 4:30 pm Which makes sense – electricity or portable fuels from solar?

Sam BaldwinChief Technology Officer, EERE DOE

Stuart LichtProfessor of Chemistry, The George Washington University

Don PaulExecutive Director, USC Energy Institute

Question & Answer Session

Wrap Up 4:30 – 4:45 pmKen ZweibelExecutive Director, GW Solar Institute

Reception 4:45 – 5:30 pm

Welcome 8:45 – 9:00 amSteven Knapp President, The George Washington University

Peg Barratt Dean, GW Columbian College of Arts and Sciences

Debra JacobsonCo-Director, GW Solar Institute

Keynote 9:00 – 9:30amAmbassador Stuart EizenstatPartner, Covington & Burling LLP

Solar Vision Forum 9:30 – 11:00 amKey issues and opportunities for moving forward with solar on an energy-significant scale

Moderator: Jerry BloomPartner, Winston & Strawn LLP

John LushetskyManager, DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program

Scott SklarPresident, The Stella Group

Arnold GoldmanChairman, Brightsource

Rhone ReschPresident & CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association

Ken ZweibelExecutive Director, GW Solar Institute

Discussion – 40 Minutes

Break 11:00 – 11:15am

Solar Photovoltaic Electricity 11:15 am – 12:30 pmTechnical & economic feasibility of energy-significant solar energy from PV

Maja WesselsExecutive Vice President, First Solar

Julie BlundenVP of Public Policy and Corporate Communications, SunPower

Symposium Agenda

Jerry BloomJerry Bloom is a partner at Winston and Strawn, LLP. He is chair of the firm’s energy, project development, and finance practice group and focuses his practice on the development and operation of domestic and international independent energy projects, electric-industry restructuring and privatization, and mergers and acquisitions.

Bloom has extensive experience in the negotiation of off-take and power purchase agreements, engineering, procurement, and construction contracts, operation and maintenance agreements, fuel supply agreements, syndication, and agency agreements. He has assisted in the development and operation of energy projects in the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, Australia, the Philippines, and China. He is also active in the development of small- and utility-scale photovoltaic and thermal solar facilities. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the GW Solar institute.

Bloom received a bachelor’s in psychology in 1974 and a master’s in counseling in 1976 from The George Washington University. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law in 1980.

Julie BlundenSince April of 2005, Julie Blunden has served as VP of Public Policy and Corporate Communications for SunPower, leading public relations, financial relations, public policy, and market development. Prior to SunPower, Blunden was a consultant at KEMA-XENERGY on energy markets, renewable resources and policy to industry, utilities and state and federal

governments. In that role, Blunden supported the Schwarzenegger administration in developing the Million Solar Homes Initiative. In 1997, she co-founded Green Mountain Energy Company, a national retail electric supplier of renewable power.

Blunden began her career doing development and acquisitions in the independent power generation business at the AES Corporation. She received a Master of Business Administration degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s from Dartmouth College majoring in engineering, modified with environmental studies. She serves on the board of directors at the Center for Resource Solutions and the Real Goods Solar Living Institute, as well as on the board of advisors for Vote Solar.

Sam BaldwinDr. Sam Baldwin serves as the Chief Technology Officer for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy and a Member of the Board of Directors for the Office. In previous positions he has served with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the

Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), Princeton University, the U.S. Senate, and elsewhere.

Dr. Baldwin is the author or co-author of 9 books and monographs at OSTP, OTA, DOE, and elsewhere, and more than 30 papers and technical reports on energy technology and policy, physics, and other issues. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and holds a doctorate in physics.

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Peg BarrattDr. Peg Barratt is Dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences at The George Washington University, the oldest college at the University. Departments and programs are supported in the arts and humanities; social and behavioral sciences; and natural, mathematical and biomedical sciences. Dr. Barratt served as Deputy Director of the

Clinical Research Policy Analysis and Coordination program at NIH (CRpac) until 2006, and before that as Division Director for Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences and Program Director for Developmental and Learning Sciences/Children’s Research Initiative at the National Science Foundation.

Prior to her service at NSF, Dr. Barratt directed the Institute for Children, Youth, and Families at Michigan State University and was a member of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison for 19 years in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies and served as department chair. She received the University of Wisconsin-Madison Distinguished Teaching Award in 1998.

She received a doctorate in developmental psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology from Michigan State University. She also holds a Master of Philosophy in psychology from The George Washington University.

Speaker Bios

Jerry BloomJerry Bloom is a partner at Winston and Strawn, LLP. He is chair of the firm’s energy, project development, and finance practice group and focuses his practice on the development and operation of domestic and international independent energy projects, electric-industry restructuring and privatization, and mergers and acquisitions.

Bloom has extensive experience in the negotiation of off-take and power purchase agreements, engineering, procurement, and construction contracts, operation and maintenance agreements, fuel supply agreements, syndication, and agency agreements. He has assisted in the development and operation of energy projects in the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, Australia, the Philippines, and China. He is also active in the development of small- and utility-scale photovoltaic and thermal solar facilities. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the GW Solar institute.

Bloom received a bachelor’s in psychology in 1974 and a master’s in counseling in 1976 from The George Washington University. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law in 1980.

Julie BlundenSince April of 2005, Julie Blunden has served as VP of Public Policy and Corporate Communications for SunPower, leading public relations, financial relations, public policy, and market development. Prior to SunPower, Blunden was a consultant at KEMA-XENERGY on energy markets, renewable resources and policy to industry, utilities and state and federal

governments. In that role, Blunden supported the Schwarzenegger administration in developing the Million Solar Homes Initiative. In 1997, she co-founded Green Mountain Energy Company, a national retail electric supplier of renewable power.

Blunden began her career doing development and acquisitions in the independent power generation business at the AES Corporation. She received a Master of Business Administration degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s from Dartmouth College majoring in engineering, modified with environmental studies. She serves on the board of directors at the Center for Resource Solutions and the Real Goods Solar Living Institute, as well as on the board of advisors for Vote Solar.

Sam BaldwinDr. Sam Baldwin serves as the Chief Technology Officer for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy and a Member of the Board of Directors for the Office. In previous positions he has served with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the

Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), Princeton University, the U.S. Senate, and elsewhere.

Dr. Baldwin is the author or co-author of 9 books and monographs at OSTP, OTA, DOE, and elsewhere, and more than 30 papers and technical reports on energy technology and policy, physics, and other issues. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and holds a doctorate in physics.

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Peg BarrattDr. Peg Barratt is Dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences at The George Washington University, the oldest college at the University. Departments and programs are supported in the arts and humanities; social and behavioral sciences; and natural, mathematical and biomedical sciences. Dr. Barratt served as Deputy Director of the

Clinical Research Policy Analysis and Coordination program at NIH (CRpac) until 2006, and before that as Division Director for Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences and Program Director for Developmental and Learning Sciences/Children’s Research Initiative at the National Science Foundation.

Prior to her service at NSF, Dr. Barratt directed the Institute for Children, Youth, and Families at Michigan State University and was a member of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison for 19 years in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies and served as department chair. She received the University of Wisconsin-Madison Distinguished Teaching Award in 1998.

She received a doctorate in developmental psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology from Michigan State University. She also holds a Master of Philosophy in psychology from The George Washington University.

Speaker Bios

Arnold GoldmanArnold J. Goldman is the Chairman and Founder of both BrightSource Energy Inc. and BrightSource Industries (Israel), Ltd. (BSII). Goldman founded Luz International, Ltd. and served as its Chief Executive Officer. Luz International, Ltd. designed, constructed, financed, and operated the world’s nine largest Solar Electric Generating Systems

(SEGS) which, at the time, generated ninety percent of the world’s solar electricity. Goldman also co-founded Electric Fuel Ltd., an electric battery/fuel cell company listed today as Aerotech on the NASDAQ exchange. He was the Vice President of Engineering and co-founder of Lexitron, the first word processing company in the U.S. Raytheon purchased Lexitron in 1977.

Goldman is the recipient of two international awards for his contribution to solar energy development. He holds numerous patents for his inventions and innovations. He holds a Bachelor of Science in engineering from UCLA and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California.

William R. Gould Jr.Gould serves as the Chief Technical Officer for SolarReserve. He brings more than thirty years of technical experience to SolarReserve in the areas of engineering, procurement and construction of power plants and power related systems—with the last twelve years of his career largely dedicated to solar energy installations. Gould’s highly regarded solar energy expertise

includes extensive feasibility work, design, construction, cost estimating, and financial due diligence on various concentrating solar thermal power plant technologies, including power tower and solar trough designs. This work includes facilities in development, construction and in operation in the U.S. as well as installations in Europe, Africa the Middle East, and Latin America.

Gould served as Project Manager of the Solar Two project built in 1997 near Barstow, California by the U.S. Department of Energy. This highly successful demonstration facility was the largest thermal power tower installation at the time and utilized molten salt technology for energy capture and storage, similar to SolarReserve’s current technology.

Gould received Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in a several states.

Stuart E. EizenstatAmbassador Eizenstat is head of the international practice of Covington and Burling LLP. His work at Covington focuses on resolving international trade problems and business disputes with the U.S. and foreign governments, and international business transactions and regulations on behalf of U.S. companies and others around the world.

During a decade and a half of public service in three U.S. administrations, Ambassador Eizenstat has held a number of key senior positions, including chief White House domestic policy adviser to President Jimmy Carter (1977–1981); U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration (1993–2001).

During the Clinton Administration, he had a prominent role in the development of key international initiatives, including the negotiations of the Transatlantic Agenda with the European Union (establishing what remains of the framework for the U.S. relationship with the EU); the development of the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) among European and U.S. CEOs; the negotiation of the Japan Port Agreement with the Japanese government; and the negotiation of the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, where he led the U.S. delegation.

Scott FrierScott Frier is the Chief Operating Officer for Abengoa Solar Inc., which has a 20-year history of solar thermal R&D in Europe and has developed several +25 MW solar thermal plants. Frier had been in the oil and gas industry until 1988 when he became General Manager of the world’s first commercial solar thermal power facility—SEGS I and II—near Barstow, California.

He then moved on to become the General Manager of the five Kramer SEGS for LUZ and afterwards, became the Chief Operating Officer of KJC Operating Company (KJC OC), the world’s largest producer of solar energy, until it was sold at the end of 2004. Frier then served as President and CEO of Solargenix Operating Service – now Acciona Solar. During his tenure, Acciona developed the Nevada Solar One Project, a 64 MW plant near Boulder City, Nevada. It was the first large-scale parabolic trough plant constructed in the US in sixteen years.

Frier left Acciona Solar, to serve as Chief Operating Officer of Abengoa Solar, where he is currently developing large-scale solar-thermal projects in the U.S. Southwest as well as supporting other large-scale international developments.

Arnold GoldmanArnold J. Goldman is the Chairman and Founder of both BrightSource Energy Inc. and BrightSource Industries (Israel), Ltd. (BSII). Goldman founded Luz International, Ltd. and served as its Chief Executive Officer. Luz International, Ltd. designed, constructed, financed, and operated the world’s nine largest Solar Electric Generating Systems

(SEGS) which, at the time, generated ninety percent of the world’s solar electricity. Goldman also co-founded Electric Fuel Ltd., an electric battery/fuel cell company listed today as Aerotech on the NASDAQ exchange. He was the Vice President of Engineering and co-founder of Lexitron, the first word processing company in the U.S. Raytheon purchased Lexitron in 1977.

Goldman is the recipient of two international awards for his contribution to solar energy development. He holds numerous patents for his inventions and innovations. He holds a Bachelor of Science in engineering from UCLA and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California.

William R. Gould Jr.Gould serves as the Chief Technical Officer for SolarReserve. He brings more than thirty years of technical experience to SolarReserve in the areas of engineering, procurement and construction of power plants and power related systems—with the last twelve years of his career largely dedicated to solar energy installations. Gould’s highly regarded solar energy expertise

includes extensive feasibility work, design, construction, cost estimating, and financial due diligence on various concentrating solar thermal power plant technologies, including power tower and solar trough designs. This work includes facilities in development, construction and in operation in the U.S. as well as installations in Europe, Africa the Middle East, and Latin America.

Gould served as Project Manager of the Solar Two project built in 1997 near Barstow, California by the U.S. Department of Energy. This highly successful demonstration facility was the largest thermal power tower installation at the time and utilized molten salt technology for energy capture and storage, similar to SolarReserve’s current technology.

Gould received Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in a several states.

Stuart E. EizenstatAmbassador Eizenstat is head of the international practice of Covington and Burling LLP. His work at Covington focuses on resolving international trade problems and business disputes with the U.S. and foreign governments, and international business transactions and regulations on behalf of U.S. companies and others around the world.

During a decade and a half of public service in three U.S. administrations, Ambassador Eizenstat has held a number of key senior positions, including chief White House domestic policy adviser to President Jimmy Carter (1977–1981); U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration (1993–2001).

During the Clinton Administration, he had a prominent role in the development of key international initiatives, including the negotiations of the Transatlantic Agenda with the European Union (establishing what remains of the framework for the U.S. relationship with the EU); the development of the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) among European and U.S. CEOs; the negotiation of the Japan Port Agreement with the Japanese government; and the negotiation of the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, where he led the U.S. delegation.

Scott FrierScott Frier is the Chief Operating Officer for Abengoa Solar Inc., which has a 20-year history of solar thermal R&D in Europe and has developed several +25 MW solar thermal plants. Frier had been in the oil and gas industry until 1988 when he became General Manager of the world’s first commercial solar thermal power facility—SEGS I and II—near Barstow, California.

He then moved on to become the General Manager of the five Kramer SEGS for LUZ and afterwards, became the Chief Operating Officer of KJC Operating Company (KJC OC), the world’s largest producer of solar energy, until it was sold at the end of 2004. Frier then served as President and CEO of Solargenix Operating Service – now Acciona Solar. During his tenure, Acciona developed the Nevada Solar One Project, a 64 MW plant near Boulder City, Nevada. It was the first large-scale parabolic trough plant constructed in the US in sixteen years.

Frier left Acciona Solar, to serve as Chief Operating Officer of Abengoa Solar, where he is currently developing large-scale solar-thermal projects in the U.S. Southwest as well as supporting other large-scale international developments.

Stuart LichtDr. Licht is Professor of Chemistry in The George Washington University Columbian College of Arts and Sciences and is a founding member of the GW Institute of Basic Energy Science and Technology. His current research focuses on the generation of fuels from sunlight, and he has published numerous articles on the subject, which have been

featured in the Journal of Physical Chemistry.

Prior to coming to The George Washington University, Dr. Licht served as a Program Director in the Chemistry Division of the National Science Foundation. He also held professor positions at Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Clark University, and the University of Massachusetts, Boston, where he served as Chair of the Chemistry Department from 2003 to 2006.

Dr. Licht earned his doctorate from the Weizmann Institute of Science and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a master’s in physics from Wesleyan University.

John LushetskyJohn Lushetsky is the Manager of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Program (SETP) with responsibility for all solar technology development, grid integration, and market transformation activities under the Solar America Initiative announced by President Bush in 2006. His career has included significant technology development and

commercialization roles with both start-up and Fortune 500 companies.

Lushetsky was previously with Corning, Inc., where he held a number of senior positions with responsibility for strategic marketing, account management and business development activities. Most recently, Lushetsky was responsible for developing new strategic business opportunities in the solar technologies as well as the computer electronics, medical device and life science, and water purification industries.

Prior to Corning, Lushetsky was with Electrosource, Inc., an Austin, Texas-based start-up developing an advanced battery technology for electric and hybrid vehicles. While with Electrosource, Lushetsky had responsibility for marketing, business development and company financing activities.

Lushetsky holds a Master of Business Administration in international business from The George Washington University, and a bachelor’s and master’s degree cum laude in engineering science from the University of Florida.

Debra JacobsonDebra Jacobson joined the Solar Institute as Co-Director in September 2009. She has worked in the fields of energy and environmental law and policy for more than 30 years or more than 25 years, Jacobson worked in the legislative and executive branches of the Federal government, including 16 years as a staff member on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce

and 6 years as a legislative aide to a member of the Committee. In addition, Jacobson served for five years as a senior advisor and in special assistant positions in the Office of the Secretary, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and the Office of Environmental Management at the Department of Energy.

Since 2002, Jacobson has taught Energy Law at the GW Law School and worked as an independent consultant on energy and climate issues. She was a founding member of the Women’s Council on Energy and the Environment in 1981 and currently serves as an Advisor to the REIL Project and as a Member of the DOE’s Wind Powering America Strategy Committee.

She earned a Juris Doctor from The George Washington Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies from the University of Rochester. She is a member of the Bar in both New York and Washington, D.C.

Steven KnappSteven Knapp became the 16th president of The George Washington University on August 1, 2007. A distinguished scholar with nearly 30 years of experience in higher education administration, Dr. Knapp previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at The Johns Hopkins University.

As president, Dr. Knapp’s priorities include enhancing GW’s partnerships with organizations and agencies throughout the nation’s capital, increasing the institution’s preeminence in research, addressing the affordability of higher education, and strengthening connections with its lifelong and worldwide community of alumni. He also has convened task forces on sustainability and campus safety and security.

A specialist in 18th- and 19th-century English literature and literary theory, Dr. Knapp served for 16 years on the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley, where he held leadership positions in the Department of English and on university committees. Dr. Knapp earned a master’s degree and doctorate from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University.

Stuart LichtDr. Licht is Professor of Chemistry in The George Washington University Columbian College of Arts and Sciences and is a founding member of the GW Institute of Basic Energy Science and Technology. His current research focuses on the generation of fuels from sunlight, and he has published numerous articles on the subject, which have been

featured in the Journal of Physical Chemistry.

Prior to coming to The George Washington University, Dr. Licht served as a Program Director in the Chemistry Division of the National Science Foundation. He also held professor positions at Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Clark University, and the University of Massachusetts, Boston, where he served as Chair of the Chemistry Department from 2003 to 2006.

Dr. Licht earned his doctorate from the Weizmann Institute of Science and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a master’s in physics from Wesleyan University.

John LushetskyJohn Lushetsky is the Manager of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Program (SETP) with responsibility for all solar technology development, grid integration, and market transformation activities under the Solar America Initiative announced by President Bush in 2006. His career has included significant technology development and

commercialization roles with both start-up and Fortune 500 companies.

Lushetsky was previously with Corning, Inc., where he held a number of senior positions with responsibility for strategic marketing, account management and business development activities. Most recently, Lushetsky was responsible for developing new strategic business opportunities in the solar technologies as well as the computer electronics, medical device and life science, and water purification industries.

Prior to Corning, Lushetsky was with Electrosource, Inc., an Austin, Texas-based start-up developing an advanced battery technology for electric and hybrid vehicles. While with Electrosource, Lushetsky had responsibility for marketing, business development and company financing activities.

Lushetsky holds a Master of Business Administration in international business from The George Washington University, and a bachelor’s and master’s degree cum laude in engineering science from the University of Florida.

Debra JacobsonDebra Jacobson joined the Solar Institute as Co-Director in September 2009. She has worked in the fields of energy and environmental law and policy for more than 30 years or more than 25 years, Jacobson worked in the legislative and executive branches of the Federal government, including 16 years as a staff member on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce

and 6 years as a legislative aide to a member of the Committee. In addition, Jacobson served for five years as a senior advisor and in special assistant positions in the Office of the Secretary, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and the Office of Environmental Management at the Department of Energy.

Since 2002, Jacobson has taught Energy Law at the GW Law School and worked as an independent consultant on energy and climate issues. She was a founding member of the Women’s Council on Energy and the Environment in 1981 and currently serves as an Advisor to the REIL Project and as a Member of the DOE’s Wind Powering America Strategy Committee.

She earned a Juris Doctor from The George Washington Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies from the University of Rochester. She is a member of the Bar in both New York and Washington, D.C.

Steven KnappSteven Knapp became the 16th president of The George Washington University on August 1, 2007. A distinguished scholar with nearly 30 years of experience in higher education administration, Dr. Knapp previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at The Johns Hopkins University.

As president, Dr. Knapp’s priorities include enhancing GW’s partnerships with organizations and agencies throughout the nation’s capital, increasing the institution’s preeminence in research, addressing the affordability of higher education, and strengthening connections with its lifelong and worldwide community of alumni. He also has convened task forces on sustainability and campus safety and security.

A specialist in 18th- and 19th-century English literature and literary theory, Dr. Knapp served for 16 years on the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley, where he held leadership positions in the Department of English and on university committees. Dr. Knapp earned a master’s degree and doctorate from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University.

Donald PaulDr. Donald Paul is the Executive Director of the University of Southern California Energy Institute, where he also holds the William M. Keck Chair in Energy Resources. The USC Energy Institute was launched in 2008 to create a university-based framework to support and expand opportunities in energy-related research, education, and public policy development.

Dr. Paul had a distinguished career at Chevron, retiring in 2008 as the corporation’s Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. During his 33 year tenure at Chevron, he held a variety of positions in research and technology, exploration and production operations, and executive management, including service as president of Chevron’s Canadian subsidiary. As Chevron’s Chief Technology Officer, he was responsible for the corporation’s three major technology subsidiaries: Energy Technology, Information Technology, and Technology Ventures. He was extensively involved in forming external research and technology partnerships between Chevron and major universities, governments, and businesses.

Dr. Paul’s public service record is expansive, and he was recently recognized for his career contributions as a recipient of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s Distinguished Service Award and an honorary Doctorate of Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

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Rhone ReschRhone Resch is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). At SEIA, Resch is responsible for all aspects of the association’s operations and implementation of SEIA’s strategic priorities. Resch is a registered lobbyist with more than 15 years of experience working in clean energy development and climate change issues. Prior

to coming to SEIA, he was Senior Vice President of the Natural Gas Supply Association, a trade association that represents both major and independent companies that produce and market natural gas. In addition, he has served as Program Manager at the EPA’s Climate Protection Division in the Office of Air and Radiation, developing energy efficiency programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and hazardous air pollutants from the petroleum industry.

Resch has also supported the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Program, evaluating the energy efficiency of industrial operations and reviewing regulatory compliance with respect to Superfund, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, as well as the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

He received a Master of Public Administration degree in management from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, a Master of Environmental Engineering from SUNY Syracuse, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan.

David MillerDavid B. Miller is President of DuPont Electronics & Communications. Miller joined DuPont in 1981. He began his career with DuPont at the Savannah River Plant in Aiken, S.C., where he held several positions in engineering and manufacturing. He then moved into the DuPont Electronic Materials business where he held assignments in sales, marketing, and

business management, including Managing Director of the Asia Pacific Region. Upon his return from Asia, Miller became a Director in DuPont Investor Relations. He was named Vice President and General Manager, DuPont Electronic Technologies in January 2001. In June 2007, he was named group Vice President of DuPont Electronic & Communication Technologies. He assumed his present position in October 2009.

Miller is also a member of the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) North America Advisory Board, serving on the public policy subcommittee.

He received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia.

Chris MyersChristopher D. Myers was appointed Vice President of Government and Energy Programs for Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Sensors (MS2) in January 2010.

In this role, he is responsible for ensuring MS2’s business strategies are properly coordinated and executed in conjunction with Lockheed

Martin’s Corporate Washington office. Myers also leads MS2’s entry into the renewable energy market as the capture executive for Energy Generation and is responsible for establishing and growing MS2’s presence in this field.

Previously, Myers was Vice President, Business Development, where he was responsible for new business acquisition, technology research and development for MS2 pursuits. He has also served as Vice President, Advanced Programs, with responsibility for leading MS2’s efforts in developing advanced sensors and weapons systems for surface combatant ships. Before that role, he was Vice President, Seabased Missile Defense Programs, which included overseeing Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense.

Myers joined Lockheed Martin after a distinguished career with the U.S. Navy. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from The University of Colorado at Boulder and a Master of Public Administration degree from Cornell University.

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Donald PaulDr. Donald Paul is the Executive Director of the University of Southern California Energy Institute, where he also holds the William M. Keck Chair in Energy Resources. The USC Energy Institute was launched in 2008 to create a university-based framework to support and expand opportunities in energy-related research, education, and public policy development.

Dr. Paul had a distinguished career at Chevron, retiring in 2008 as the corporation’s Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. During his 33 year tenure at Chevron, he held a variety of positions in research and technology, exploration and production operations, and executive management, including service as president of Chevron’s Canadian subsidiary. As Chevron’s Chief Technology Officer, he was responsible for the corporation’s three major technology subsidiaries: Energy Technology, Information Technology, and Technology Ventures. He was extensively involved in forming external research and technology partnerships between Chevron and major universities, governments, and businesses.

Dr. Paul’s public service record is expansive, and he was recently recognized for his career contributions as a recipient of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s Distinguished Service Award and an honorary Doctorate of Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

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Rhone ReschRhone Resch is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). At SEIA, Resch is responsible for all aspects of the association’s operations and implementation of SEIA’s strategic priorities. Resch is a registered lobbyist with more than 15 years of experience working in clean energy development and climate change issues. Prior

to coming to SEIA, he was Senior Vice President of the Natural Gas Supply Association, a trade association that represents both major and independent companies that produce and market natural gas. In addition, he has served as Program Manager at the EPA’s Climate Protection Division in the Office of Air and Radiation, developing energy efficiency programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and hazardous air pollutants from the petroleum industry.

Resch has also supported the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Program, evaluating the energy efficiency of industrial operations and reviewing regulatory compliance with respect to Superfund, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, as well as the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

He received a Master of Public Administration degree in management from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, a Master of Environmental Engineering from SUNY Syracuse, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan.

David MillerDavid B. Miller is President of DuPont Electronics & Communications. Miller joined DuPont in 1981. He began his career with DuPont at the Savannah River Plant in Aiken, S.C., where he held several positions in engineering and manufacturing. He then moved into the DuPont Electronic Materials business where he held assignments in sales, marketing, and

business management, including Managing Director of the Asia Pacific Region. Upon his return from Asia, Miller became a Director in DuPont Investor Relations. He was named Vice President and General Manager, DuPont Electronic Technologies in January 2001. In June 2007, he was named group Vice President of DuPont Electronic & Communication Technologies. He assumed his present position in October 2009.

Miller is also a member of the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) North America Advisory Board, serving on the public policy subcommittee.

He received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia.

Chris MyersChristopher D. Myers was appointed Vice President of Government and Energy Programs for Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Sensors (MS2) in January 2010.

In this role, he is responsible for ensuring MS2’s business strategies are properly coordinated and executed in conjunction with Lockheed

Martin’s Corporate Washington office. Myers also leads MS2’s entry into the renewable energy market as the capture executive for Energy Generation and is responsible for establishing and growing MS2’s presence in this field.

Previously, Myers was Vice President, Business Development, where he was responsible for new business acquisition, technology research and development for MS2 pursuits. He has also served as Vice President, Advanced Programs, with responsibility for leading MS2’s efforts in developing advanced sensors and weapons systems for surface combatant ships. Before that role, he was Vice President, Seabased Missile Defense Programs, which included overseeing Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense.

Myers joined Lockheed Martin after a distinguished career with the U.S. Navy. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from The University of Colorado at Boulder and a Master of Public Administration degree from Cornell University.

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Scott SklarScott Sklar is President of The Stella Group, a strategic marketing and policy firm for clean distributed energy users and companies. The firm specializes in blending technologies and financing for projects, assisting companies to scale-up market penetration, and facilitating federal and state polices to expand markets. He joined the company full-time as its President in 2000.

For fifteen years, he was simultaneously the Executive Director of the Solar Energy Industries Association and the National BioEnergy Industries Association. Sklar also served as Political Director of the Solar Lobby, formed by several national environmental groups, and co-founded the Congressional Solar Coalition, which helped drive legislation for renewables in the 1970s. His co-authored book, A Consumer Guide to Solar Energy, was re-released for its third printing, and his co-authored book, The Forbidden Fuel: Power Alcohol in the Twentieth Century, was updated and re-released in early 2010 by University of Nebraska Press.

Sklar serves on and chairs numerous industry and non-profit boards. Sklar will join The George Washington University in September 2010 to teach a course on sustainable energy within the Columbia College of Arts and Sciences.

Maja WesselsMaja Wessels leads First Solar’s government affairs, sustainable development and community relations activities globally. Wessels joined First Solar as Vice President of Government Affairs for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region in May 2008 after serving four years as Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at Honeywell for the EMEA region and

three as President, United Technologies International Operations for Europe. Wessels chaired the American Electronics Industry Association Europe from 2006 to 2007 and prior to that served as President of the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU from 2003 to 2007. From 1997 to 2000 she was Vice President of Government Affairs in Europe at Daimler Chrysler.

Wessels received a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College. She also holds a master’s degree in international economics and European studies from the School of Advanced International Studies at The Johns Hopkins University.

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Ken ZweibelKen Zweibel has almost 30 years experience in solar photovoltaics. During his 26 years at the National renewable Energy Lab (NREL), Zweibel led their development of thin film PV, serving as program leader for the Thin Film PV Partnership Program until 2006. The Thin Film Partnership worked with most U.S. stakeholders in thin film PV (companies, universities,

scientists) and is often credited with being important to the success of thin film PV in the U.S. Zweibel subsequently co-founded and became Chairman and President of a thin film CdTe PV start-up, PrimeStar Solar, a majority of which has been purchased by General Electric. Zweibel authored the “Solar Grand Plan,” an article appearing in Scientific American (January 2008).

Since July 2008, Zweibel has been Director of the Solar Institute at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The Institute conducts research into the economic, technical, and public policy issues associated with the development and deployment of solar energy to meet global energy and environmental challenges. Zweibel has been on the Steering Committee of the “DOE Solar Vision” since June 2009, when it began an effort to develop a deployment plan for solar through 2030. Zweibel also keeps an active blog on solar energy, thesolarreview.org.

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