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Cleantech Financing Strategies in the Global Economy

By Peg Zokowski on May 3, 2011 4 Comments Babson Clean Technology, Babson Energy and Environmental Conference, BrightSource, Cary Bullock, China, Chuck McDermott, cleantech, Cleantech Financing, Cleantech Group, cleantech startup, cleantech venture capital, CommSolar, electric power trading, Emerging Markets, energy efficiency, externalities, green financing, HVAC, John Abe, lighting, Mark Donohue, Massachusetts, national energy policy, Nexamp, Peg Zokowski, Pittsfield Wastewater Treatment Plant, Power Purchase Agreements, PPAs, renewable power, Rockport Capital, Sheeraz Haji, Silver Lake, solar renewable energy credits, SRECs, sustainability, ThermoEnergy Corp, Tianjin

In this post Peg summarizes a round-table discussion about cleantech financing in the global economy held at 5th Annual Babson Energy and Environmental Conference on Entrepreneurship for a Sustainable Future and chaired by Mark Donohue. The discussion covered some of the global aspects affecting cleantech financing and looked at various challenges and opportunities lying ahead.

The Business Case for Environmental and Sustainability Employee Education

By Tracey de Morsella on March 16, 2010 1 Comment air conditioning, Baxter, best practices, business case for environmentally literate employees, carbon dioxide emissions, carbon footprint, Carrie Freeman, conservation, cost avoidance, Diane Wood, E&S, E&S education pilot programs, eBay, employee education and engagement initiatives, employee engagement programs, employee environmental and sustainabity education, energy costs, energy efficiency, environmental education programs, environmental performance, environmental safety and health, Green Teams, incentives, Intel, lighting, Lockheed Martin, Margaret Lindeman, motivate employees, National Environmental Education Foundation, NEEF, recruitment, recycling, retention.business case for E&S education programs, solar;, stakeholder expectations, sustainability, sustainability activities, The Business Case for Environmental and Sustainability Employee Education, The Engaged Organization, Tracey de Morsella, waste reduction

Educating employees about energy efficiency,conservation, recycling, waste reduction and other similar measures benefit not only the companies that institute them, but also the organization’s employees, but also the communities in which they operate.

LEDs, Lighting the Way to Energy Efficiency

By Chris de Morsella on June 10, 2009 4 Comments carbon footprint, Carnegie Mellon University, CFL, chief technology officer, coal power plants, Compact Fluorescent Light, energy efficiency, energy efficient lighting, EPP Department Head, Fritz Morgan, global warming, greenhouse gases, IEEE Spectrum Magazine, incandescent bulbs, LED, LED technology, Light Emitting Diodes, lighting, Lima Azevedo, Lord Chair Professor of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon, lumen, M. Granger Morgan, mercury, Philips-Color Kinetics

Promoting the widespread use of energy efficient lighting is one of the best strategies available to increase our energy efficiency and reduce our carbon footprint. Around 25% of the electricity we consume is consumed to light our homes and buildings. Both LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) and Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL) use far less electricity per lumen (which is a measure of the amount of light produced) than do incandescent bulbs.