Latest News From ASERTTI
Posted: August 27, 2010
ASERTTI Fall 2010 Meeting, October 4-7, 2010
Please mark your calendars for the fall 2010 ASERTTI meeting, which
will be held October 4-7 in Long Island, New York.
Hosted by Brookhaven National Laboratory and Long Island Power
Authority, this year's fall meeting will include presentations on the
energy programs and research activities from both host organizations as
well as presentations on several New York based programs including NY
Best, NYS Climate Initiative and NYS Smart Grid Consortium.
Other agenda topics that will be addressed at the meeting include
technology commercialization, modeling of emerging technology
commercialization and energy research, solar thermal, ARPA-E and a panel
presentation from representatives of University Energy Centers.
Attendees will also hear an overview of ASERTTI programs and the
latest Washington, DC update. In addition to the full
technical agenda, there are some exciting team building activities
planned. Please visit the ASERTTI website today to
access
online registration and the most up-to-date
agenda.
Penn State to Lead Philadelphia-Based Team that will Pioneer New
Energy-Efficient Building Designs
A team led by The Pennsylvania State University will receive up to
$122 million over the next five years from the Department of Energy to
establish an Energy Innovation Hub focused on developing technologies to
make buildings more energy efficient. The Energy
Innovation Hub will be located at the Philadelphia Navy Yard Clean
Energy campus, and will bring together leading researchers from
academia, two U.S. National Laboratories and the private sector in an
ambitious effort to develop energy-efficient building designs that will
save energy, cut pollution, and position the United States as a leader
in this industry. Please
click here for the full
story.
DOE Announces $15 Million to Promote Innovative Geothermal Heat
Recovery Methods and Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Program
recently announced a $15 million funding opportunity to research and
develop innovative methods to extract heat from geothermal resources
from the Earth's crust to produce clean, renewable energy. DOE's
objective through this funding is to promote the advancement and
commercialization of technologies for heat recovery with potentially
lower environmental, technical, and financial risks than currently
available methods. The pre-application concept papers
are due October 1, 2010 and eligible full applications will be due
November 30, 2010. For more information about this
funding opportunity, please
click here.
NC Solar Center and Triangle Clean Cities Partnership Set to Expand
Alternative Fuels
ASERTTI member, the NC Solar Center (NCSC), received $1,084,826 as
part of the "Carolina Blue Skies and Green Jobs Initiative", a project
led by Triangle J Council of Governments (TJCOG), with $12 million in
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding from the U.S.
Department of Energy. The Initiative will provide for major expansion of
alternative fuel vehicles and refueling infrastructure through the
collaboration of five partners in the Carolinas: the North Carolina
Solar Center/NC State University, Triangle Clean Cities Coalition
/Triangle J Council of Governments (COG), Centralina Clean Fuels
Coalition/Centralina COG, Land-of-Sky Clean Vehicle
Coalition/Land-of-Sky COG and the Palmetto State Clean Fuels
Coalition/South Carolina Energy Office. The NC Solar
Center will take the lead, on behalf of project partners, in developing
training, education and outreach materials for the approximately 40 sub
award project partners who are purchasing alternative fuel/advanced
technology vehicles and/or installing refueling infrastructure.
Please click
here for the full story.
ECW Workshop: Fostering Sustainable Behavior: Community-Based
Social Marketing, September 16, 2010, Milwaukee, WI
ASERTTI member, the Energy Center of Wisconsin, is excited to
announce internationally acclaimed social-marketing expert Doug
McKenzie-Mohr, PhD will present, Fostering Sustainable Behavior:
Community-based social marketing, September 16, 2010 in Milwaukee, WI.
This full-day workshop will provide participants with a comprehensive,
introductory understanding of community-based social marketing.
This workshop is designed for energy program designers and implementers,
utility program managers, communications and marketing professionals,
community planners, and professionals in the fields of energy and
sustainable communities. For more information, including online
registration, visit
www.ecw.org/socialmarketing.
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