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OCTANe Presents SoCal Automotive Cleantech Forum
Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Ben Upham.
In terms of reducing greenhouse gases, no advance will be more important than how we run our cars. Pollution from automobiles constitutes about 35% of overall emissions of carbon dioxide, the primary contributor to global warming.
A steady drumbeat of announcements from automakers about their new hybrid, electric or hydrogen cars suggests the question is not “if” but “when” the industry makes the switch to low or zero emissions vehicles. Meanwhile, complicated issues concerning which technologies will have the advantage in what markets, and how the infrastructure necessary to shift away from gasoline, are all still playing out. All of this means there is immense opportunity and uncertainty in this emerging market, and a need for quality information is paramount.
In that spirit, OCTANe, the Innovation Development Corporation of Orange County, presents the Southern California Automotive Cleantech Forum, at UC Irvine October 28. The forum will bring together business leaders and scientists in automotive clean tech from across Southern California to discuss the future of the industry, and emerging business opportunities in it.
Speakers include representatives from General Motors, Honda and Mitsubishi, leading venture capitalists, and the head of the UCI National Fuel Cell Research Center. In all, ten industry leaders will speak in a densely packed four hour program.
For more information, click here. OCTANe is a media partner of Opportunity Green, which is proud to support this forum.
