SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 2006--Twelve Dartmouth College students are proving the benefits of fossil fuel alternatives by making a 10,000 mile journey across the U.S. on a bus fueled by waste vegetable oil that they pick up from restaurants on the road. The SunPower SPR-215 solar panel, mounted on the roof of the bus, is helping to power a fuel warming system, required to keep the oil from thickening in the fuel lines. The solar electricity is also charging the team's laptop computers and digital cameras. The Green Bus team is believed to be the first using solar technology in this type of application.

The Big Green Bus was originally a diesel-fueled bus that the students converted to operate on vegetable oil. Those attending the event will be able to see and tour the bus and gain an understanding of how this technology works and how it can be used to address the nation's dependence on fossil fuels.

WHAT: Media Event celebrating the arrival of the "Big Green Bus"

WHERE: Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:CY) 198 Champion Court (near North First St. and Tasman) San Jose

VISUALS:

-- Environmentally friendly bus fueled by vegetable oil and solar power

-- Information exhibits from environmental vendors, including LonelyPlanet.com, Cypress, SunPower, ReGrid and others.

-- Cypress CEO donating cooking oil to The Big Green Bus

AGENDA:

11:30 Event begins

12:00 Welcome and donation of used vegetable oil by Cypress's founder and CEO, T.J. Rodgers

12:10 Why the "Big Green Bus," and how does it work? by Andrew Zabel, Dartmouth student and member of the Big Green Bus team

12:20 How solar technology is contributing to solve the fossil fuel challenge by Dick Swanson, president of SunPower Corp.

12:25 How to travel sustainably and responsibly by Christina Tunnah, director of marketing for Lonely Planet Americas

12:30 End of remarks

1:00 Event ends

Copyright Business Wire 2006

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