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100 Private Companies That Lead in GoingGreen

By Tracey de Morsella on October 8, 2009 2 Comments 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy, AlwaysOn, AquaCritox, battery manufacturing, Best Early Venture Award, biodiesel, BioFuelBox, Biofuels Digest, biomass, biorefineries, biorefinery, Biotech and Agriculture, Bridge Bank, BrightSource, CA, Calera, California, cement, clean energy, Clean Energy Entrepreneur of the Year Competition, Clean Manufacturing and Clean Products, coal, Coda, Coda Automotive, Colorado, desalination, Edison, Editor’s Choice Award for Most Revolutionary Technology, electricity, energy efficiency, Energy Innovator Award, Energy Management, Energy Storage System, FOG, Global Cleantech 100 list, GoingGreen, GoingGreen 100, GoingGreen 100 Top Private Companies of 2009, Goodwin Procter, Green Automobiles & Transportation, Green Buildings & Green Nano/Micro-Tech, Green Materials, Green Rankings, greenhouse gas emissions. GHG, HelioVolt, Houston, innovation, KPMG, Lakewood, Los Gatos, low-speed vehicles, MA, MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellowship, MacArthur Foundation, Manatt, Marin Soljačić, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Menlo Park, Morgan Stanley, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Newsweek, Next Energy Innovators, NREL, Porous Power, Red Herring Top 100 Global Company, Resource Recovery & Waste Management, Revolution Partners, San Jose, Santa Monica, sewage sludge while concurrently producing energy with the extracted wastes. The Ireland-based firm as a, Silicon Valley Bank, smart grid, solar energy, solar panels, solar thermal processes, sustainability, The Artimis Project, turbine engine, TX, ultra-thin lithium batteries, US Department of Energy, wastewater, Water Technology & Treatment, Watertown, wet waste, Wilson Heat Exchanger, Wilson TurboPower, wireless, WiTricity, Woburn, Zeachem

The AlwaysOn Network recently announced their Third Annual List of the GoingGreen 100 Top Private Companies of 2009. The award recognizes the top private greentech companies that are creating new business opportunities and transforming the world’s largest industries to improve sustainability.Among the hundreds of companies evaluated, They selected the Oakland California-based, Brightsource Energy, a provider of solar energy to utility companies, as the overall winner.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Selects 33 Community Leaders for Leadership Program

By Tracey de Morsella on June 5, 2009 1 Comment Anne Hayes, Aurora, Baca County, biofuels, Bob Churchwell, Boulder, Boulder Economic Council, Bruce Biggi, Burlington, Bye Energy, Christopher Smith, City of Greeley, City of Longmont, City of Montrose, clean energy, Colorado, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Commerce City, Cushman & Wakefield, David November, Debra Wilcox, Denver Office of Economic Development, Department of Energy, Economic, economy, Energy Execs, energy-efficient, Executive Energy Leadership program, Expansion & Attraction, Fort Collins, Frances Draper, Frank Phillips, Gary Estenson, Greg Severance, Habitat for Humanity, Irene Law, James Bosch, Jefferson Economic Council, Jim Benson, John Hall, Karen Benker, Kathleen Seelye, Keith Fife, Keystone & Breckenridge Resorts, Lafayette, Larimer County, Leadership Program, Lisa Nolder, Mark Udall, Matthew Appelbaum, Matthew Singleton, Mesa County, Michael Kirk, Michael Masciola, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Northern Colorado Economic Development Corporation, NREL, Peter Dawson, Preston Gibson, Prologis, Pueblo County, Retention, Ricca Newmark Design, Robert FitzGerald, Scott Prestidge, Scott Randall, SEBREA, Sharon Barrett, solar;, Southeast Colorado Business, Stephen Hall, Steve Catanach, Superior, Susan Osborne, Tom Acre, transportation, Vail Resorts, Virgil Turner, Western TechSet, Westfield Company, Westminster, wind power

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently selected 33 Colorado community leaders to participate in its 2009 Executive Energy Leadership program (Energy Execs). The leadership program is focused on educating business and government leaders about clean energy solutions that can boost the local economy. The six-month leadership program gives executives from Colorado-based businesses, government entities, universities, and economic development and non-profit organizations an in-depth look at solar and wind power, biofuels and transportation, and energy efficient building technologies. Briefings by technology experts, research laboratory tours and visits to field applications are part of the monthly classroom experience.

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.