Expo to update the State’s Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative

HONOLULU—The second annual Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo at the Hawaii Convention Center is happening now. The four-day event ending on Thursday, September 2 brings together close to 1,000 local, national, and international energy experts and policy decision makers to focus on the transformation to a clean energy economy in Hawaii, the nation, and the world.

The conference is part of the State’s Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative, which aims to have 70 percent of Hawaii’s energy come from clean energy sources by 2030. A key focus of this year’s energy summit will be China’s renewable energy, investments, and policies.

Other topics include:

* Advances in renewable energy technology
* International and domestic public policy on renewable energy
* Current and future energy efficiency systems and equipment
* Clean energy education on the school, workforce, and community level
* The market demand and status for renewable energy and efficiency technology

This year, special breakout sessions will highlight energy efficiency, solar, wind, biofuels, geothermal, ocean energy, energy policy, and investment in renewable energy projects.

Additionally, participants will learn about the status of development, economics, and competition of renewable energy projects in the global economy and will be provided with an update on Hawaii’s Clean Energy Initiative.

The 2010 Asia-Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo is being coordinated by the State of Hawaii and the Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI).

Participating nations and territories include: American Samoa, Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, India, Japan, New Zealand, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Okinawa, Palau, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States.

For more information, visit the Asia-Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo website at www.AsiaPacificCleanEnergy.com.