Symposium to discuss using cleaner power

Industry, government and university representatives are coming to UCI Tuesday for a day-long research symposium focusing on generating and distributing power in a cleaner more sustainable way.

Representatives of Southern California Edison, General Electric, Google, IBM, Cisco and the California Energy Commission will present at the Southern California Smart Grid Research Symposium.

Billions of dollars are earmarked for energy research in the stimulus bill, and industry and government leaders are looking for projects to utilize it.

The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology Building.

— Alan Blank