ASERTTI News
SAVE THE DATE: 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. This
year's meeting will be hosted by Brookhaven National
Laboratory.
Online registration and the most up-to-date
agenda are now available. Please
continue to check the
ASERTTI website for the latest updates.
DOE Annual Wind Market Report Webinar
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and the U.S.
Department of Energy recently released the latest
edition of the annual "Wind Technologies Market
Report," which provides a comprehensive overview of
trends in the U.S. wind power market.
Please
click here for the full story and a link to the
report. DOE will host a
webinar summarizing the key findings of the report,
presented by Ryan Wiser of Lawrence Berkeley
Laboratory. The webinar will be held on August
18, 2010 at 2 PM Eastern (11am Pacific). If
you are interested in joining this webinar, please
email Susan Fabio Hinnen at NREL
(susan.hinnen@nrel.gov) by Monday, August 16th to
ensure that there are an adequate number of phone
lines. To join the webinar, please use the
access information below.
Audio Access Information:
Toll-free Telephone #: 800-857-5142
Participant Passcode: 9017373
Web Access Information:
URL:
https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PW3789419&p=9017373&t=c
If you have trouble with the above link, try going
to this website and enter the info separately:
URL:
https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/
Conference number: PW3789419
Audience passcode: 9017373
CA Energy Commission Awards $3.5 Million for
Research Projects
ASERTTI member, the California Energy Commission,
recently awarded $3,507,119 to help support research
on a variety of projects. Funds for the research
grants come from the Commission's Public Interest
Energy Research (PIER) program.
"The PIER funds are an investment in California's
clean energy future," said Energy Commissioner
Jeffrey Byron. "The PIER program has a successful
track record of developing innovative tools and
technologies that benefit all Californians."
The PIER program supports public interest
research and development that helps improve the
quality of life in California by bringing
environmentally safe, reliable, and affordable
energy services and products to the marketplace.
Please
click here for the full story and a summary of
the projects.
Brown Goes Green as LIPA Partners with United
Parcel Service to Make Long Island More Energy
Efficient
ASERTTI member, the Long Island Power Authority
(LIPA), continues to partner with businesses and
residents to help reduce the environmental impact of
living and doing business on Long Island. LIPA
provided $100,000 under its Commercial Efficiency
Program for UPS' commitment to become one of the
most environmentally conscious Long Island companies
by providing significant energy efficiency upgrades
at their facilities and lowering their carbon
footprint. The energy efficiency
measures taken by UPS under LIPA's Commercial
Efficiency Program will reduce LIPA's demand by over
260 kW. per year and will have the equivalent effect
of reducing 167 cars off the road or 103,445 gallons
of gas not consumed for a year.
Please
click here for the full story.
MSU Billings College of Technology Present Forum
on Energy
Experts from ASERTTI member, the Montana State
University Billings College of Technology, along
with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry
and the Billings Job Service will provide insights
into education and training necessary for people to
be prepared for continued growth in the energy
economy at the "Career Awareness Fair for the Energy
and Heavy Equipment Industries" on Wednesday, August
18, 2010. The renewable energy
arena is projected to become a major player in
Montana's economy. To prepare workers for that
industry, the MSU Billings College of Technology
will begin offering a two-year program in
sustainable energy technology starting in January.
For more information on the new program and
the Career Awareness Fair, please
click here.
NY-BEST Seeking Executive Director and
Operational Support
The NY-BEST Board of Directors is pleased to
announce its release of a solicitation to acquire an
Executive Director for NY-BEST as well as an
organization to provide operational support.
The Executive Director is expected to work
full-time on NY-BEST activities to accelerate the
commercial introduction of energy storage technology
in New York, build the human capital and expertise
to sustain a vibrant commercial energy storage
industry in New York, and leverage seed resources of
approximately $25 million to create a sustainable
organization that provides value to its members and
to New York State. Individuals may apply directly
for this position or as part of a broader
application with an organization to provide
operational support.
Organizations providing operational support may
be for-profit or not-for-profit entities and must be
experienced delivering the services outlined in the
solicitation including financial management,
correspondence, membership, public relations,
conference planning, and website development.
Subject to availability of funds, up to
approximately $3.5 million is anticipated over five
years to support both the Executive Director and the
organization providing operational support.
Hard copies of submissions must be received
by 5:00 PM EST on September 1, 2010.
For the complete submission, please visit:
http://www.ny-best.org/SolicitationSummer2010.
ASERTTI member, NYSERDA, is helping to establish
the New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology
Consortium (NY-BEST). NY-BEST is
an industry-led coalition working to build and
promote a vibrant, world-class, advanced battery and
energy storage sector in New York State. New York
State and NY-BEST are aggressively building an
energy storage industry with corporate, academic and
federal partners.
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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