Opening Solyndra's Box: Entrepreneurship, and Energy

This module focuses on the intersection of entrepreneurship and energy, featuring insights from Patrick, who has vast experience in clean technology and public policy. Participants will learn about:

• Strategic counsel for clean technology clients including solar, wind, and biomass.
• Venture capital's role in fostering clean energy startups.
• The complexities of public policy shaping the energy landscape.

Through Patrick's extensive background in law, entrepreneurship, and public service, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of how innovative solutions can emerge from the evolving energy sector.

Course Lectures

• Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era

  Amory Lovins

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  This module features a conversation with Amory Lovins, a leading figure in energy innovation and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute. Lovins discusses his influential book, Reinventing Fire, which outlines strategies for the U.S. to transition away from fossil fuels by 2050. Key points include:

  • The potential for a fossil fuel-free economy.
  • Insights from over three decades of research and practical applications.
  • Lovins' extensive experience advising global firms and governments.

  Through this discussion, participants will understand the critical role that entrepreneurial thinking plays in shaping a sustainable energy future.

• Opening Solyndra's Box: Entrepreneurship, and Energy

  Patrick Von Bargen

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  This module focuses on the intersection of entrepreneurship and energy, featuring insights from Patrick, who has vast experience in clean technology and public policy. Participants will learn about:

  • Strategic counsel for clean technology clients including solar, wind, and biomass.
  • Venture capital's role in fostering clean energy startups.
  • The complexities of public policy shaping the energy landscape.

  Through Patrick's extensive background in law, entrepreneurship, and public service, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of how innovative solutions can emerge from the evolving energy sector.