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Lockheed Martin`s Liz Porter Receives Prestigious Honor From U.S. Department Of Energy And MIT
Liz Porter, a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) employee whose energy leadership has had a major impact on the Corporation's clean energy research, education and sustainability programs, has been chosen as a first-ever recipient of the U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Initiative Award. Sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Clean Energy Initiative, the award is a ...
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The easy way to go green
At last Friday's Energy Night at the MIT Museum, Dr. Keith Collins described his approach to fighting global warming with all the gusto of a really good insurance salesman. But Collins, who graduated from MIT in 1970 with a degree in political science, wasn't actually selling anything. He was just proclaiming to anyone who would listen just how easy it is to go green. As one of the dozens of ...
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President Obama to visit MIT on Friday
It is my great pleasure to announce that on Friday, October 23, President Barack Obama will be visiting MIT, where he will deliver an address in Kresge Auditorium on clean energy after meeting some of the MIT faculty and students whose work centers on energy. The President will be joined by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. President Obama’s decision to speak about energy from our campus is ...
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Alumna of NREL’s teaching program honored by white house
A high school physics teacher who spent three summers studying hydrogen fuel cells at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been named one of the math and science teachers of the year by a White House panel. Kristen Record, who teaches at Bunnell High School in Stratford, Conn., spent her summers in 2005, 2007 and 2008 at NREL in the ...
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Masdar Institute joins MIT Energy Initiative
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative (MITEI) announced this week that the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology is building on its long-standing relationship with MIT by becoming the inaugural founding public member of MITEI. The collaboration will support ongoing research and development of alternative and renewable energy technologies and solutions, and will pursue ...
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Masdar institute joins as founding member of MIT energy inititative
The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (Masdar Institute) announced today at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, that it has joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative (MITEI) as a founding public member. The collaboration will support ongoing research and development of alternative and renewable energy technologies and solutions, as well as provide new ...
By MASDAR
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Eastern Illinois University and Honeywell Fire Up New Biomass-Fueled Steam Plant
Eastern Illinois University (EIU) and Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today unveiled the school's Renewable Energy Center (REC), one of the largest university biomass installations in the country, as part of a grand opening ceremony held on campus for students, faculty and the broader Charleston community. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: ...
By Honeywell
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Biomass Thermal Energy Council Praises Congressional Biomass Caucus Formation, Calls for Additional House Members
The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) today applauded the formation of the first Congressional Biomass Caucus. Led by Representatives Charlie Bass (R-NH2) and Peter Welch (D-VT), this coalition will seek to support the development of biomass and elevate the renewable resource’s profile in Congress. “We strongly support the creation of the Biomass Caucus and commend the ...
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Newest BTEC Webinar Explores Federal Biomass Energy Legislation, Policy
WASHINGTON, January 14 - The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) today announced the third webinar in its series of free educational webinars on key topics for the biomass thermal community. “Biomass Energy - A Policy Outlook: Programs, Legislation and the new Congress,” will be held January 27, 2011 at 1PM ET. This event is made possible with funding from the USDA Forest Service's Wood ...
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Pakistan’s renewable energy awaits tapping
Pakistan's vast renewable energy potential remains largely untapped for a mix of reasons, twin analyses show. The analyses, to be published in the June 2012 issue of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, say exploiting Pakistan’s massive, unexploited renewable energy sources, particularly hydroelectric and solar, can help plug its widening energy deficit and improve livelihoods. The ...
By SciDev.Net
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BTEC Presents New Webinar on Residential Biomass Heating
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2010 BTEC Presents New Webinar on Residential Biomass Heating Second in the free webinar series will be held November 4 at 3PM ET WASHINGTON, October 14 - The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) today announced the second webinar in its series of free educational webinars on topics important to the biomass thermal industry. “Green Heat for Homes: ...
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San Jose Hosts Solar Tour to Help Residents Cut Energy Costs & Create a Bright Green Future
The City of San José is hosting a solar home tour on October 1, 2011 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. to introduce residents to the products their solar savvy friends and neighbors are using to reduce their monthly energy bills. Tour participants will learn about available incentives, different types of solar technologies on the market today and how much money they can save. This event is free to the ...
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Nevada institutions awarded US$5.7m for renewable energy research
The Nevada System of Higher Education has received $5.7 million-over the past two fiscal years-from the U.S. Department of Energy for renewable energy, including the latest installment, $3.2 million to be used for a renewable energy consortium – an association between the three NSHE research institutions and participating community colleges.This support is the result of funding secured by U.S. ...
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NH Adopts Full Thermal Incentive for Renewable Portfolio Standard
The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) today applauded New Hampshire Governor John Lynch and the state's Senate and House of Representatives for their passage of legislation (NH Senate Bill 218), a bill that adds thermal renewable energy to the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS). RPS programs have been adopted in some 29 states and the District of Columbia to provide incentives to ...
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Berkeley Lab study finds energy efficiency workforce training needs to ramp up to meet coming demand
A new study by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) examines the workforce needs of the energy efficiency services sector, and finds that the speed with which employment will grow will depend in part on how effectively the nation deploys training and education programs for the energy efficiency workforce. “There is a shortage of formal ...
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