September 1, 2009—San Jose, California

An enthusiastic crowd of more than 100 turned out for the event “Right Here, Right Now: How Three Visionary Organizations Are Driving Clean Tech in the Bay Area,” chaired by Jonathan Livingston of LEI and hosted by The Harvard Club of San Francisco and Adobe Systems, Inc.

Jonathan Livingston gave the keynote talk and moderated a lively conversation among the leaders of three prominent SF Bay Area clean energy institutions. The panelists included Dan Adler of California Clean Energy Fund, Rex Northern of the Clean Tech Open, and Melinda Richter of the Environmental Business Cluster.

The discussion by these noted speakers focused on the challenges and accomplishments of their respective organizations in promoting the growth of clean and efficient energy solutions in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay region. George Denise of Adobe / Cushman & Wakefield welcomed the audience gathered in the auditorium of Adobe’s LEED Platinum headquarters building in San Jose.

July 24, 2009—Mill Valley, California

Respected Energy Efficiency Expert Launches Livingston Energy Innovations

LEI to Connect Utilities, Innovators, and Investors in Joint Pursuit of an Energy Efficient Future

Noted energy efficiency expert Jonathan Livingston announced the formal launch of Livingston Energy Innovations (LEI), a consultancy designed to propagate high-impact, best-in-class demand-side management programs across North America. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, LEI provides utilities, new technology ventures, and investors with strategic services, insights and connections responding to the urgent demand for energy solutions built on efficiency, demand response, and smart grid technologies.

Livingston founded LEI to share his deep understanding of energy end-use efficiency, based on 25 years of successful design and delivery of efficiency programs. LEI gives its clients meaningful perspectives on energy markets where efficiency has become a top focus for innovators, investors, legislators, and utilities alike.

“LEI allows me to build on the successful end-use efficiency innovations that I led at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Ecos Consulting,” says Livingston. “I’m pleased by the strong response from our initial clientele—ranging from start-ups to multi-national leaders—who have enlisted LEI’s services at this auspicious time of unprecedented challenges and opportunities in the demand-side management industry.”

Prior to founding LEI, Livingston led PG&E’s acclaimed Emerging Technologies Program and New Construction Energy Management section, and served as Vice President for Product and Service Innovation for Portland-based Ecos Consulting. He currently serves as advisor to three leading clean tech organizations: the Clean Tech Open business competition, the CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund, and the Environmental Business Cluster, which was recognized as the top U.S. technology incubator in 2008.

May 20, 2009—Santa Clara, California
OPTOmism, OIDA’s Executive Forum & Conference

Jonathan presented “Taking it to the Streets: Accelerating Adoption of LED Lighting in Public Spaces”

Walk or drive through major U.S. cities—there’s a revolution going on! Solid state lighting (SSL) is eclipsing high-intensity discharge and older technologies at an unprecedented clip. Decades of energy efficient lighting design and development, easier patent licensing, plus solid quality and performance standards are driving market penetration.

This presentation focused on what’s happening and why, with success stories from around the U.S. and predictions on the future of the exterior SSL revolution.