Don’t despair if you missed Monday night’s welcome reception and PV 60 Birthday Bash celebrating 60 years of practical solar, an abundance of Intersolar-related events are happening this week. Here are several you shouldn’t miss:
Intersolar Lunchtime Tweetup
Tuesday, July 8
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Thirsty Bear Brewery, Upstairs
661 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA
If you already have tickets, good work. The Fourth Annual Intersolar Lunchtime Tweetup! is “sold out,” but you can join the waitlist. Solar blogger Tor “Solar Fred” Valenza of UnThink Solar will host the Tweetup sponsored by Enphase, REC Solar and Solar Power World. Attendees will feast on a delicious selection of Thirsty Bear gourmet tapas and a selection of Thirsty Bear micro-brews. Follow the happenings at #IntersolarTweeup.
The Solar Battle of the Bands will rock the Mezzanine on Wednesday night.
Solar Summerfest
Tuesday, July 8
5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
CityView at the Metreon Rooftop
101 4th Street
San Francisco, CA
CALSEIA and Intersolar say Solar Summerfest is the premiere networking event of the tradeshow. Tickets are $235 at the door. All the proceeds from Summerfest go toward supporting the California Solar Energy Industries Association (CALSEIA), a non-profit organization whose mission is to expand the use of all solar technologies in California, and to establish a sustainable industry for a clean energy future.
More information here.
Solar Battle of the Bands
Wednesday, July 9
Doors: 8 p.m.
The Mezzanine
444 Jessie St.
Mint Plaza, San Francisco
Solar Battle of the Bands is the premier nighttime function of Intersolar. An invite-only event for solar professionals, tickets are available exclusively through event sponsors. If you still need tickets, enter a Solar Power World ticket raffle by dropping off a business card at the Solar Power World booth #8629.
E-Mobility Special Exhibit
July 8 to 10
Moscone Center
Level 2, Booth #8047
What happens when solar carports, electric vehicles and mobile storage technology collide? E-mobility. Find out more information throughout the show at this special exhibit sponsored by Baja Construction, BMW Group and Charge Across Town. Learn more here.
San Francisco Area Solar Installations Tour
Wednesday, July 9
2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Meeting Point: Intercontinental Hotel Lobby, 1:45 p.m.
Join a bus tour of some San Francisco solar sites. Participants will be treated to three solar installations: the City of San Francisco’s 5-megawatt PV system on its Sunset Reservoir in the Sunset District of San Francisco; the building-integrated PV awning at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, which we view from the roof of the Academy; and Project Open Hand, a non-profit community soup kitchen with accessible PV and solar thermal systems on the roof. All proceeds generated from the tours help support NorCal Solar′s local, nonprofit, consumer education efforts in Northern California. For any additional questions about the tour, email info@norcalsolar.org, or visit us at our booth #7744, Level 1, at Intersolar North America.
Register here.
AWARD Ceremony
Tuesday, July 8
3 p.m.
Innovation & Application Stage
Level 3, Alcove 3
See the presentation of the winners in the category “Solar Projects in North America.” New category in 2014: The Intersolar Champion of Change AWARD! This year’s winner is Michael R. Peevey, President of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).