April 24 and 25th 2008:
The Texas Solar Forum brought together a variety of stakeholders, including solar executives, elected officials, manufacturers, electric utility providers, homebuilders, retailers, financiers, entrepreneurs, and other interested parties, to learn about the status of the global solar industry, how citizens in other states and countries have benefited from their thriving solar industries, and potential methods to create similar self-sustaining solar marketplaces in Texas.

PowerPoint Presentations:

• Solar Energy The Global National View
  Katherine Gensler
• Texas Solar Forum
  Ryan O'Keefe
• Texas Solar Forum Economic Development and Job Creation
  Charlie Hemmeline
• From Sand to Demand: Economy-side Opportunities in the Solar Future
  Bob Manning

Power Points from the Conference: (pdf format)

• Solar Thermal Power
  Ausra, Inc.
• First Solar Introduction
  Gruber
• Solar PV Manufacturing
  BP Solar
• SunPower - Smarter Power
  Julie Blunden, KEMA
• From Sand to Demand: Economy Wide Opportunities in the Solar Future
  Dow
• Greenbuilders - A Better Way to Live
• Texas Renewable Energy Economic Development Opportunities
  Greg Wortham, West Texas Wind Energy ConsortiumWest Texas Wind
• Texas Solar Forum Economic Development and Job Creation
  Charlie Hemmeline, DOE Solar Program
• The Future of Photovoltaic Power
  B.J. Stanbery, HelioVolt Corporation
• From Sand to Demand: Economy-side Opportunities in the Solar Future
  Bob Manning, HEB
• Solar Outlook & Initiatives
  Steve Bartley, CPS
• Establishing a Competitive Advantage in a Global Market
  Doug Ridge, Texas Workforce Commission
• Why Does Texas Need Solar?
  Pearce W. Hammond, Jr., C.F.A., Simmons and Company International
• SAVe
  Solar Array Ventures Inc.