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ElectroChem, Inc CEO Dr. Radha Jalan to Address the Symposium on EnergyChallenges for the New MillenniumLeading fuel-cell manufacturer ElectroChem, Inc CEO Dr. Radha Jalan presentson Entrepreneurial Challenges in Green Energy Technologies at the inaugurationof the Policy Forum on Renewable Energy technologyWOBURN, Mass., April 24 /PRNewswire/ — Fuel cell technology companyElectroChem, Inc announces that its Chief Executive Officer Dr. Radha Jalanwill be a key speaker at the Northeastern University Center for RenewableEnergy Technology (NUCRET) inaugural Symposium on Energy Challenges for theNew Millennium on Monday, April 27, 2009.Illustrious, dignitaryco-presenters include Hon Former President of India, Dr A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam,who will present on Multi Dimensions of Energy Independence, and Dr. John P.Holdren, Science Advisor to President Barack Obama, who will present on KyotoProtocol: Challenge of Climate Change.Dr. Jalan will be speaking anecdotally on the challenges she experienced as anentrepreneur in Green Energy Technologies, as she established ElectroChem,Inc. (founded in 1986) which today, is a leading manufacturer and exporter offuel cell test equipment and stations, and has pioneered bringing computerizedtesting to the marketplace.ElectroChem has cultivated technology to deliverpower by converting hydrogen and oxygen into electricity.The global economy is expected to grow from $35 trillion in 2005 to $72trillion in 2030.Developing countries’ need for energy consumption sharewill triple from $8 trillion to $24 trillion (World Bank publication entitled,”Global Economic Prospects 2007: Managing the next wave of Globalization”). The concerns regarding the emission of greenhouse gases and its impact on theglobal environment are providing opportunities for many entrepreneurs andinvestors.”But being an entrepreneur is not for the faint of heart.Thechallenges I encountered are multiple.Regulatory constraints are outside ofthe entrepreneur’s domain. Other issues like investment cost, competing withmajor players — require technical innovation, and a creative approach toenter markets,” says Dr Jalan.Dr.
Jalan continues, “Green Energy is about efficiency, conservation, anddiversity — solar, wind, biomass, hydrogen, fuel cells, and many more optionsto generate power.It is about the freedom of having individual powergeneration system, or multiple units powering one facility. It is also aboutcombination of multiple green technologies in one system to provide highestefficiency with lowest carbon footprint.Entrepreneurs in Green Energy arethe game changers in this field, as they were in IT industries.”Meeting the energy challenge — the greatest challenge of our lifetimerequires sending the right market signals and clearing the regulatory path tounleash the innovative power of thousands of entrepreneurs to come up withreal, sustainable, and scalable solutions.”About ElectroChem, Inc.:ElectroChem, located at 400 West Cummings Park in Woburn, MA, is a pioneeringcompany; bringing predictable high quality fuel cell research to themarketplace as a comprehensive product line (). Please sendinquiries to ut ElectroChem, Inc.’s President and CEO:Radha Jalan, Ph.D., received her doctorate from the University of Florida,Gainesville. She has won many awards such as the MA High Tech Energy Star andAsian Business Woman of the Year.