Renewables 100 Policy Institute<\/a>, this conference was a major international event attended by over 200 people and featured an outstanding array of speakers and topics packed into one day.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”1″ divider_color=”accent-color” custom_height=”40″][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_position=”all” centered_text=”true” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” top_margin=”20″ column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/EQiBDTS_a5Y” align=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”1″ divider_color=”accent-color” custom_height=”40″][vc_column_text]Speakers and panelists discussed finance, policy, local community action, and integration of renewable energy into transportation, buildings, and power grids. \u00a0A special address by the CEO of California’s power grid operator CAISO, Stephen Berberich, focused on the challenges of integrating large shares of renewables. \u00a0(According to a number of observers, California is set to reach its RPS target of 33% share of electricity from renewables by 2020, or even sooner.)<\/p>\nThe conference also launched the\u00a0Go 100% Renewable Energy Campaign<\/a> devoted to globally spreading the idea of high shares of renewable energy.<\/p>\nThe magazine Renewable Energy World wrote an article on the conference<\/a>.<\/p>\nChris Nelder reviewed the highlights of Martinot’s speech and the Global Futures Report for Greentech Media:<\/p>\n