The following videos were taken at the Second Annual Bryan Cave CleanTech Roundtable on June 2, 2010, at Santa Monica's Broad Stage.  Please check back in the weeks ahead for additional videos.

Panel 1 - Clean Technology Update: Policy Choices and Successful Strategies

What is being done at the federal, state, and local government levels to spur the development of clean technology?  How has the "stimulus" program affected the clean technology industry?  What is corporate America doing to take advantage of new clean technologies?

This clip features Dr. Chui Tsang, President of Santa Monica College, Greg Trimarche, Partner at Bryan Cave LLP, and Steve Spinner, Loan Programs Advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy.

This clip features Steve Spinner, Loan Programs Advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy.

This clip features Eric Garcetti, President of the Los Angeles City Council.

This clip features Eric Garcetti, President of the Los Angeles City Council, and Jordan Breslow, General Counsel, Silver Spring Networks.

This clip features Jordan Breslow, General Counsel, Silver Spring Networks, and Greg Lush, COO, The Linc Group.

This clip features Greg Lush, COO, The Linc Group, Steve Spinner, Loan Programs Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy, and Greg Trimarche, Partner, Bryan Cave LLP.

On June 2, 2010, Bryan Cave hosted its Second Annual CleanTech Roundtable in Santa Monica.  Over 200 leaders from government, business, and academia joined Bryan Cave attorneys from seven different offices in a productive and insightful discussion on the future of clean technology.

In the weeks ahead, check this space for photos and videos from the event.

President Obama tours Fremont's Solyndra, touts clean energy (San Jose Mercury News)

President Barack Obama, in a trip designed to highlight green jobs and the urgent need for clean energy as oil gushes in the Gulf of Mexico, toured solar manufacturer Solyndra Wednesday morning and then addressed a select crowd of 250 people at the Fremont company's new factory.

Was the DOE loan guarantee for Solyndra a mistake? (earth2tech)

The reality is that it's not yet clear how successful Solyndra will be. Compared to many of the thin film solar companies around, including other CIGS players (which stands for the four materials that make up the solar cell, copper, indium, gallium, selenium), Solyndra has one of the highest manufacturing and capital factory costs around. Solyndra discloses in an amendment to its S-1 that its per-watt manufacturing cost was $4.00 per watt for the fourth fiscal quarter ended January 2, 2010 (page 4). That means Solyndra is spending more money than some competitors to make its solar gear at this stage, which could lead to higher operating costs than competitors, and could make it difficult for Solyndra to compete.

Tesla paid $42 million for NUMMI but does not have deal to build cars with Toyota (CNET)

Tesla Motors released a revised S-1 filing for its IPO today -- the first revision since it announced it is buying the NUMMI automotive plant in Fremont, Calif. and working with Toyota to build new electric cars. The new draft contains two key nuggets of information: Tesla is buying the plant for the bargain price of $42 million, but doesn't yet have any formal deal with Toyota to build a new electric vehicle there.

Will Obama's speech at Solyndra give it a pre-IPO lift? (Green Beat)

President Barack Obama, in Northern California this week to campaign for Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), made a stop Wednesday at cylindrical solar module maker Solyndra, to promote the climate and energy legislation that made its debut in the Senate several weeks ago, and to throw his weight behind the company, which has encountered hurdles on its way to an IPO.

CODA to build batteries in the US with Energy Dept. loan (Green Beat)

CODA Automotive, builder of electric cars and batteries, is diversifying its manufacturing operations, which had previously been based mostly in China. The company, headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif., says it will be opening a lithium-ion battery factory in Ohio that could add more than 1,000 jobs to the local area.

Victorville campus to unveil high-efficiency solar project (Los Angeles Times)

Victor Valley College's new 1-megawatt plant uses technology known as concentrator photovoltaics. The $4.5-million facility will be the largest of its kind in North America.

Tony Blair joins California green tech venture capital firm (Los Angeles Times)

The former British prime minister will help shape public policy for companies in Khosla Ventures' $1.1-billion tech portfolio.

Coda Automotive lines up for DOE loans for Ohio factory (earth2tech)

Coda Automotive, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based electric car startup that has partnered with Chinese battery giant Lishen, has big dreams for the Buckeye State. Coda announced this morning that it plans to submit an application -- soon -- for low-interest federal loans. If that funding and an incentive package from Ohio come through, then Coda aims to build a battery factory at one of several sites in the state.

SunEdison banks money to finance solar projects (CNET)

Solar project developer SunEdison has secured a financing package projected to reach as high as $1.5 billion to install solar power at businesses and utilities, the company said Tuesday. SunEdison and First Reserve, a private equity firm that invests in energy, announced a joint venture to finance, build, and operate solar photovoltaic projects.

Thin film solar underdog MiaSole looks ahead to new plant, solar shingles (Earth2tech)

Thin film solar startup MiaSole was once the posterchild of the over-hype of the CIGS solar world. CIGS, which stands for the four materials that make up the solar cell (copper, indium, gallium, selenium) has for years been promised as the next generation of solar technology, has brought in billions of dollars in venture capital and government investment, and yet has delivered very little commercial product. At one point MiaSole's former CEO Dave Pearce reportedly predicted annual revenues of $100 million by the end of 2007 -- a ridiculous estimate in hindsight.

US Patent Office loosens rules for green tech (CNET)

The patent office announced Friday that it has changed the application process to attract more green technologies into an accelerated patent-review program. The Green Technology Pilot program was created in December to encourage more inventors to apply for patents relating to green technology. If accepted, those patent petitions will get priority screening under the one-year trial program.