Panasonic endorses clean energy at Solar Power International

Panasonic Enterprise Solutions' Jamie Evans, Powertree CEO Stacey Reineccius, Adam Langton, California Public Utilities Commission, Heather Sanders, California ISO, and Janice Lin, California Energy Storage Alliance address the challenges of eliminating barriers to solar success

Panasonic participated in Solar Power International 2014 panel discussion with solar industry professionals, promising to help solar power to become the largest power source by 2050.

The panel included Panasonic’s Jamie Evans, focusing on the challenges and solutions to going green.

It also spotlighted the San Francisco project in which Panasonic with Powertree is building 68 stations that combine solar energy generation with battery storage for electric vehicle charging.

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The stations are scheduled to be completed by Earth Day 2015. Panelists included Powertree’s CEO Stacey Reineccius, government and utility officials.

Jamie appreciated Powertree’s unique model pointing out that being first meant being able to take on the challenges.

It includes getting regulatory approvals from authorities who had to understand the concept and working with different stakeholders to move the project forward.

"Sun Harvest" introduced at Solar Power International (SPI) 2014
“Sun Harvest” introduced at Solar Power International (SPI) 2014

The panel took place in mid-October as part of Solar Power International (SPI) at the Las Vegas, bringing together15,000 equipment manufacturers, developers, engineering firms, utility operators, government officials and investors.

It is considered as North America’s premier business-to-business event for professionals in solar energy, with around 20 percent of SPI’s attendees from outside the U.S.

Panasonic Enterprise Solutions' Jamie Evans, Powertree CEO Stacey Reineccius, Adam Langton, California Public Utilities Commission, Heather Sanders, California ISO, and Janice Lin, California Energy Storage Alliance address the challenges of eliminating barriers to solar success
Panasonic Enterprise Solutions’ Jamie Evans, Powertree CEO Stacey Reineccius, Adam Langton, California Public Utilities Commission, Heather Sanders, California ISO, and Janice Lin, California Energy Storage Alliance address the challenges of eliminating barriers to solar success

At SPI, Panasonic showcased its end-to-end solar solution platform including its expanding solar footprint, stretching from Canada to Latin America.

The company’s global battery storage business and its partnership with Coronal Group, facilitates the development of solar projects in the commercial, industrial, municipal and small utility markets.

In another panel, Coronal Group managing director Ed Feo briefed about construction financing for midsize solar projects.

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Recently, Panasonic Eco Solutions Canada has launched its first project with Coronal to build a 6 megawatt ground mount solar project in Ontario.

In addition, the show saw announcement of four solar projects for Hertz car rental facilities at major U.S. airports including Denver, Newark, St. Louis and JFK in New York City.

Panasonic employees from the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Japan contributed to the total effort at the show.

Sabeena Wahid
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