At the IBC 2018, after a demo presentation of NetFront Browser, Robert Guest, VP Product Management of Access Europe sat down with Editor Angel Scott to talk about the business case driving the product line. All of us at Bright Blue Innovation are pleased to be a media sponsor of IBC 2018, premier broadcast technology and content creation technology event that was held September 12-16 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Continuing coverage from Cosmoprof North America Roadway Media captured demos & interviews of companies showcasing the tools, technologies and applications for hair care. Andis, which has been in business for over 90 years presents their professional grade tools and cordless trimmers, Fromm International reintroduced their line of professional shears, Shear Saver provides a quick demonstration on how to realign and maintain the sharp cutting edge on your shears, Wet Brush showcases professional line of hair styling brushes, Gamma+‘s its hair dryer that uses activated oxygen to address the higher levels of visible detail inherent in 4K and HD broadcast resolution technology. CEO and founder of Saffron Secret which is the first hair care company to include saffron as the primary portion of their products talks about its hair line.
Additionally Bio:Ionic presents professional styling tool line, Groh showcases its hair care products that claim to accelerate hair growth through its patented mushroom-based technology, Clics demoes its computer-controlled and internet enabled color dispenser that allows creation of millions of colors and shades. Biotop Professional from Israel, My:Hair Care from the UK, Avena Beauty, Miracle 9 and Hair Art International discuss their products from care to color and advances in hair treatment.
Cosmoprof North America 2018 brought together retailers, distributors, beauty brands and suppliers, from across the globe; 40,000 attendees engaged with over 1,400 exhibitors. Cosmoprof bills itself as the largest B2B beauty event in the Americas. This event is recognized as a premier launching pad for new beauty brands and product innovations, providing new channels for distribution, packaging, and manufacturing solutions.
Roadway Media captured demos & interviews of companies showcasing their skincare and make-up systems that can be used for day to day professionals who have to appear on camera starting from video conferencing all the way through skin care and makeup for the full time actors and actresses. Kryolan Professional Make-up, which is a mainstay of the theater and movie industry, does an overview of the new makeup products that were developed for HD image capture and new brushes and technology for addressing the needs of the 4K marketplace.
Several independent companies are showing their local ingredients in their products including: O’o Hawaii, Cirem, California Mango, Pili Ani, CO 2 Lift, For Beloved One, Biovene and Nefertitti’s Secrets. These products are from all over the world, and represent basic skin and body management for people who use makeup on a regular basis.
Here are the video sneak peeks from expo floor at Automated Vehicles Symposium 2018 in San Francisco. The Expo featured segments from Continental presenting its Intelligent Intersection Technology, Velodyne Lidar sharing its advances in sensor technology that provides realtime 3D data, and from the educational side, Texas A&M Transportation Institute and Virginia Transportation Institute focusing on the infusion of technology into transportation and the role of research agencies in the process.
At the Automated Vehicles Symposium 2018 that was held July 9-12 in San Francisco Elaine Chao, the US Secretary of Transportation presented her remarks and observations on Self Driving Technology.
Her talk included discussion of the challenges in gaining the public trust for such technologies as they are implemented. She continued with mentioning the related process of adopting driver assistance technology and the insights gained as a result of the Department’s communication with key stakeholders in this area.
The full video captured by Roadway Media of the keynote speech follows.
Intersolar and ees North America, the premier solar and energy storage exhibition and conference in North America, today welcomed an expected 15,000 attendees to San Francisco’s Moscone Center. Located in the heart of the U.S. solar and storage markets, the event offers more than 40 conference sessions and workshops, exhibitor presentations on two stages, and numerous networking opportunities that connect leaders in the solar, storage and smart renewable energy industries.
A packed room was on hand for this morning’s Opening Ceremony, which featured keynote speakers Dr. Elaine Ulrich, senior advisor to the U.S. Department of Energy, and Tony Seba, author and Silicon Valley entrepreneur.
The keynote speakers reflected on the continued growth across the solar and storage industries, spurred by technology developments and groundbreaking policies. Dr. Ulrich also reminded attendees of how collaboration accelerates efforts to bring valuable technologies and services to the new energy economy.
“This industry is incredibly innovative and we’re excited about the future we’ll see together,” noted Dr. Ulrich. “We know that industry partnerships are the cornerstone of our success. Without broad industry-wide participation, we would not be where we are today.”
Mr. Seba focused on how smart energy technologies are enabling a major shift in the automotive industry, drawing parallels between the evolution of telecommunications and the electrification of the transportation sector.
Tony Seba, author and Silicon Valley entrepreneur at Intersolar Press Conference. Photo by Marcus Siu.
“By 2030, because of pure economics, every building, house, device, will have a battery,” he said. “That is going to enable another disruption: the electric vehicle disruption. By 2025, if this cost curve persists, essentially every new vehicle will be electric.”
During the Opening Ceremony, California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. was honored with the Champion of Change Lifetime Achievement AWARD, presented in partnership with the California Solar and Storage Association (CALSSA), for his unwavering commitment to solar industry advocacy over the past three decades. Bernadette Del Chiaro, executive director of CALSSA, presented the award, and commended Gov. Brown for his dedication to the advancement of solar throughout California.
“Many of you remember [Gov. Brown’s] first foray into solar back in the 1980s. He was supporting our technology way before anyone else saw the potential for it,” said Del Chiaro. “During his first term in 2011, we had 2 GW of solar in California. Today, we have 10 times that.”
Gov. Brown described Intersolar as a “gathering that can re-inspire so many innovators” before thanking organizers for the award. He went on to note: “It is California that is setting the pace. And yet we ourselves have so much more to do. Recognize, celebrate what we’ve done, but never for a moment think we are close to the goal – we have miles and miles to go.”
The Intersolar and ees North America exhibitions will showcase the latest trends in solar PV, energy storage, and smart renewable energy in six exhibition segments. With approximately 450 international companies present on the exhibition floor, attendees will gain early access to some of the most innovative solar and energy storage technologies being brought to market from across the industry value chain. The co-located conferences will feature over 170 influential speakers who will share their insights into market dynamics and opportunities for growth in 2018.
Solar and energy storage installations in the United States continue to set records and demonstrate their economic viability. According to GTM Research, 55 percent of all new electric generating capacity brought online in the U.S. in Q1 2018 came from solar. Solar installations are forecasted to reach 104 GW this year – moving forward, annual installations in the U.S. are expected to exceed the 100 GW threshold through at least 2022. The U.S. energy storage market is estimated to grow 17 times from 2017 to 2023, while the solar-plus-storage annual market is expected to reach 2.2 GW by 2023.
California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. was honored with the Champion of Change Lifetime Achievement AWARD, presented in partnership with the California Solar and Storage Association. Photo by Marcus Siu.
Focus on Smart Renewable Energy Previews Next Major Industry Development
Increasingly, utilities worldwide are looking for smarter ways to manage renewable assets, including solar, energy storage technologies, and rising energy demand from electric vehicles (EVs). A recent report from the Rocky Mountain Institute projected that 2.9 million EVs will hit the roads by 2022, adding over 11,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity demand to electric grids across the globe.
Reflecting its commitment to anticipating industry trends, ees North America debuted the Power2Drive conference track, which features four sessions on managing the storage and infrastructure demands of the electrification of transportation. An exclusive white paper from GTM Research, “Grid Edge Innovation – Technologies, Business Models and the Future of Demand Flexibility,” offered further discussion on these trends, as well as the market potential for solar-plus-storage. The paper is available for download at http://www.intersolar.us> News & Press > White Paper.
Photos by Marcus Siu
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