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How to Build Consumer Demand for Renewables

By Nathan Schock on February 15, 2011 4 Comments a renewable energy standard, ACORE, ACORE Communications Committee, American Council On Renewable Energy, Center for Climate Change Communication, clean energy, Climate Change, consumer demand, Edward Maibach, energy independence, George Mason University, global warming, Global Warming's Six America, green energy, health issues, Justin Rolfe-Redding, Kimberly Kupiecki, national security, Public Understanding of and Support for Wind Power, ReCom, ReComm, renewable energy, Renewable Energy in America National Policy Forum

Nathan Schock summarizes a preentation on clean energy communications made that the recent American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Phase II of Renewable Energy in America National Policy Forum, in which the presenter, Professor Edward Maibach, explains that renewable energy communicators are not doing a very good job because they are not engaging the public, and not creating messages that resonate broadly.

Celebrating Eight Women in Cleantech – Add Your Favorites to the List

By Tracey de Morsella on March 30, 2010 2 Comments ACORE, algae, algal fuel, American Council On Renewable Energy, Astia, Barefoot Motors, biobutanol, biodiesel, biofuel, Biomass Advisory Board, biotech, biotechnology, cancer therapy, Carole Cameron Inge, Center for Resource Solution, clean energy, Clean Energy Alliance, CleanTech Open, Cobalt Biofuels, Cobalt Technologies, ConcentRX, Cyber-Rain, Cygnet, Department of Energy, DESC, Diana Propper De Callejon, Diana Schulz, Electric Utility Vehicle, Environmental Entrepreneurs, EUV, Expansion Capital, green all-terrain utility vehicles, Hua Yuan Science and Technology Association, HYSTA, ITRI), Lissa Morgenthaler Jones, LiveFuels, Marianne Wu, Mary Jo Gresens, MDV, microbiologist, Nancy C. Floyd, National Institute for the Commercialization of Clean Energy, National Renewable Energy Lab, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NICCE, Northern Power, Northwest Business Leaders for Clean Energy, Nth Power, Oregon Economic and Community Development Commission, Pamela R. Contag, Propel Biofuels, renewable feedstock, SdForum, Serveron, Silicon Energy, smart sprinkler control system, SmartSynch, SpectraSensors, Springboard Enterprises, Sustainable Asset Management, Tracey de Morsella, VC Group, Virginia Clean Energy Business Incubator, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech Modeling and Simulation Center of Excellence, vivo biophotonic imaging, Western Governors' Association, woman-owned, World Data Center on Energy, Xenogen, zero emissions vehicle

All during this month we have been spotlighting the achievements of women in green careers. So far, we have profiled 29 women who are excelling in solar and wind power, sustainability, and conservation. Today, we are showcasing women who have found success in the cleantech sector in the United States. While men dominate in pretty […]

Renewable Energy Finance Forum

By Chris de Morsella on June 24, 2009 1 Comment ACORE, American Council On Renewable Energy, biofuels, biomass, Brandon Keefe, California, capital market participation, Carbon Finance, Chris Knowland, Chris White, Clean Energy Technologies, energy efficiency, Euromoney Energy Events, government policy, green Buildings, private equity, project finance, REFF-Wall St, REFF-West, renewable energy, renewable energy finance, renewable energy investment, renewable power generation, San Francisco, Seattle, smart grid, solar;, The second Renewable Energy Finance Forum – West, Tom Weirich, transmission, venture capital, Washington, wind

The second Renewable Energy Finance Forum – West (REFF-West), will take place in San Francisco on September 29-30, 2009. It builds on the success of both REFF-Wall St and the inaugural REFF-West, which took place in Seattle in October 2008.

The conference focuses on finance and investment for clean energy technologies, with a particular emphasis on the Western US, and covers both large scale projects and the development and commercialization of new technologies. REFF-West is targeted at a senior level audience including investors, financiers, project developers and clean technology companies. Conference sessions will examine opportunities in a range of cleantech markets.

First Team of Veteran Energy Efficiency Professionals Graduate From Veterans Green Jobs Academy and are Ready for Deployment Across the Country

By Tracey de Morsella on June 2, 2009 1 Comment American Council On Renewable Energy, Bill Ritter, CO, Colorado, Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, environmental education, Golden, graduation, green careers, HEAT, home energy auditing, Home Energy Auditor Training, military veterans, New Energy Economy, NREL, Veterans Green Jobs Academy, weatherization certification

The first team of veteran energy efficiency professionals will graduate from the Veterans Green Jobs Academy™ Home Energy Auditor Training (HEAT) Program today at a celebration event to be held at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado. In his Commencement Address, the Honorable Colorado Governor Bill Ritter will congratulate the Veterans Green Jobs Academy participants on their dedication to moving our country toward energy independence through the pursuit of ‘green’ careers that will benefit all Americans.