Our Programs
The Clean Energy Council focuses its resources on six key areas, each of which has a significant impact on fulfilling the organization’s stated goal of accelerating the region’s clean energy economy: Innovation, Growth, Education & Workforce Development, Adoption, and Research.
Cleantech Innovations New England
The New England Clean Energy Foundation (NECEF), the sister organization of the New England Clean Energy Council, received an $1,250,000 award led by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (“EDA”) with participatory funding from other U.S. Government agencies to fund the Cleantech Innovations New England innovation consortium aimed at accelerating clean energy startup activity.
U-Launch
U-Launch provides a flexible set of technical, business, financial and infrastructure services and funding to help promising but unproven cleantech innovations cross the chasm from lab to early market.
Growth
CEO D.C. Fly-in
Each spring, a group of C-level executives and investors visit Washington D.C. for a series of meetings on Capitol Hill and with executive agencies.
Finance Series
This popular quarterly panel series focuses on the various topics related to the financing of clean energy projects. For upcoming panels, check the Council Events page.
Smart Grid Roundtable
The Smart Grid Roundtable is a series of discussions focused on bolstering New England’s leadership position and market opportunities in the smart grid arena. The Roundtable is designed to connect a select group of key leaders in the industry and identify the issues and opportunities for our region.
Green Tie Gala
This annual black tie gala is the region's preeminent clean energy networking event. Over 400 members of New England's clean energy community attend annually.
Education & Workforce Development
Massachusetts Clean Energy Internship Opportunity Program
In partnership with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, this program will places students and recent graduates in summer internships at clean energy companies across the state.
Leading Clean Energy Ventures: Executive Certificate Program
This program is administered by the New England Clean Energy Foundation, a supporting entity of the Clean Energy Council. Click above to learn more.
Massachusetts Clean Energy Education and Training Online Directory
The Council, together with the The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership (NEEP), created and maintain an online resource dedicated to connecting people throughout Massachusetts to information about clean energy education and training programs throughout the state.
Workforce Roundtables and Employer Engagement Program
Funded by the Garfield Foundation, this program includes a variety of initiatives aimed at engaging clean energy employers, and builds on recommendations from a series of employer roundtables convened in 2010.
Adoption
Developers' Roundtable
This roundtable series periodically convenes full-day meetings of clean energy developers where participants engaged in facilitated discussions about the challenges facing developers in New England.
Policy & Advocacy
Federal Advocacy
The Council actively advocates for a slate of federal policy positions aimed at accelerating the regional and national clean energy economy.
State Advocacy
The Council continues to advocate for state policies throughout New England.
Research
RGGI 2.0
This program is administered by the New England Clean Energy Foundation, a supporting entity of the Clean Energy Council. Click above to learn more.