John Hofmeister

Renowned Energy Expert and Author to Keynote Clean Energy Venture Summit
Former Oil Executive Driving Green Energy Policies

Be one of the first 200 to register and receive a free book by CEVS Keynote Speaker John Hofmeister Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight Talk from an Energy Insider. John Hofmeister is former President of Shell Oil Company and Founder and Chief Executive of Citizens for Affordable Energy Washington, D.C.

Austin Energy and the Clean Energy Incubator are proud to announce the fourth annual Clean Energy Venture Summit, “Re-Imagining the Built Environment,” on September 29-30, 2010 at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin, Texas. Competitors will present their innovations to venture capitalists, angel investors and potential strategic investors as well as decision makers from Austin Energy, local government and the Pecan Street Project, the nation’s most ambitious city-wide clean energy laboratory.

The Pecan Street Project's Mueller demonstration project, which includes 1,000 homes and 75 businesses, will deploy and monitor novel energy technologies.

We invite start-up companies (through series B financing) to apply if they have breakthrough clean-energy technologies. This year the Summit gives early stage clean energy companies a chance to audition their technologies for inclusion in Austin’s $29M smart-grid/smart-home demonstration project, backed by the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation and the City of Austin. Therefore, we particularly solicit companies focused on the following Pecan Street Project technology areas.

• Energy management
• Building-integrated energy efficiency technologies
• Smart appliances
• Energy information systems
• Smart resource management (electricity, water, gas and waste)
• Distributed energy storage
• Distributed fueling for transportation
• Electric vehicles
• Software and communication technologies

Applications are being accepted starting Monday, April 26, through Wednesday, Sept. 1. The top 20 companies will be selected to present on Sept. 30 before the entire Summit audience. Building upon the success of previous Summits, we expect more than 500 attendees, including investors, corporate partners, government leaders and industry experts. Judges will evaluate entries based on innovation, overall market opportunity, stage of development, IP position, resource requirements, environmental impact and potential ROI.

The top five finalists will receive one-on-one discussions with the Pecan Street Project technology selection team and Austin Energy. All entrants will benefit from exposure and insider guidance.

All company applicants are guaranteed one free pass to the Summit, a $200 value, whether the company is selected to compete or not.