NECEC Co-Founder Now DOE Leader
Dr. David Danielson, New England Clean Energy Council Co-Founder and General Catalyst Alum, has been named Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at DOE. Accelerating cleantech has spanned his career in various roles – beginning in 2009, Dave served as a Program Director at ARPA-E . His close ties to New England also include...
The Push for Clean Energy
Inspired in part by the continuing Solyndra debate and recent comments by the New York Times on the automotive industry’s stance on electric vehicles, a recent Boston Globe Editorial highlights the results of political uncertainty on federal funding on a national and local level. NECEC’s President Peter Rothstein weighed in on the Globe piece, citing those costs. Continuing,...
Weekly Links 3-23-12
Member News Braemar Energy Ventures Leads Third Funding Round for Albeo Technologies Ameresco Announces Work on Energy Efficiency Project at Nevada’s Fourth Largest School District First Wind Completes $236 Million Financing of Kawailoa Wind Project, Hawaii’s Largest Wind Project A123 Systems to Develop Lithium Ion Battery Packs for New Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle From Geely...
Weekly Links 3-16-12
March Madness of clean energy events has begun. Here are some highlights of our Inaugural Clean Energy Day at the Massachusetts State House, as well as Member News from the past few weeks. New England Clean Energy Council & Sponsor/Member News: 7AC Technologies Announces Completion of $2.3 Million Investment Round SRS Marks Successful Operational...
3 Massachusetts Officials are 2012 Clean Energy Champions
A standing-room only speaking program featuring Lt. Gov. Tim Murray, over 100 Massachusetts clean energy company attendees and a diverse company exhibition weren’t the only highlights of NECEC’s first-ever Massachusetts Clean Energy Day on Tuesday: We also announced our 2012 Clean Energy Champions! Senator Ben Downing, Representative John Keenan and Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary...
Massachusetts Clean Energy Day
Today marks our Inaugural Massachusetts Clean Energy Day at the State House! We are excited to bring together companies from throughout the cleantech sector. In partnership with Senator Ben Downing and Representative John Keenan, co-chairs of the Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, we are excited to bring together companies representing the diversity of the...
The Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012
This morning, Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources, introduced The Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 to the Senate floor. The CES 2012 plan would function to …create a national, market-oriented standard for electric energy generation that stimulates clean energy innovation and promotes a diverse set of...
Weekly Links 2-24-12
Short but packed week and weekly links. Big investment news from GreatPoint Energy and Borrego Solar, while Ameresco get’s awarded a project in Philadelphia. First Wind made headlines from New York to Hawaii with the opening and expansion of two projects. Mascoma and A123 Systems round out the top with product launches and announcements. ...
Manufacturing Cleantech in the Bay State
Increasing jobs was a key point in last week’s discussion of the NStar / Northeast Utilities merger, and economic development is a thread throughout two op-eds in yesterday’s Worcester Business Journal by Secretary Rick Sullivan and Clean Energy Council President Peter Rothstein. With wires buzzing around job creation in clean energy, the following is an important point that...
Weekly Links 2-10-12
The U.S. makes strides toward energy independence, clean energy firms in MA are highlighted. The White House releases it’s report on DOE energy loans, and military involvement in cleantech is a trend. Rumors of a national CES, in some form, and great news from VEIC, ACTION, MTTC and A123. Check out the Energy Leaders Breakfast...