Sentences with phrase «clean energy business»

The Michigan Ross School of Business themed its December 2016 Case Competition around NYREV, tasking entrants to come up with a clean energy business model that takes advantage of the new regulations in New York.

Yet, even as advocates and clean energy business leaders in Virginia position our state to capture the benefits of offshore wind power development, influential decision - makers in Congress and in the Virginia state legislature are still pushing to bring us the risks of offshore drilling.

The potential for changes to the federal PURPA law under a Trump administration and a GOP - led Congress helped push solar developers toward a new paradigm, said Chris Carmody of the North Carolina Clean Energy Business Alliance, a trade group pushing the bill.

But, she added, if the Obama administration wants to steer India toward a global climate deal, boosting clean energy business will be key.

A clean energy business competition looks to create jobs in New York by enticing entrepreneurs with a $ 1 million grand prize.

How you conduct yourself offstage carries just as much weight, according to Tabrez Ebrahim, co-founder of Evanston, Ill. - based NuMat Technologies, a clean - energy technology company that has won about $ 1.3 million in contests this year, including top honors at the U.S. Department of Energy's first National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition.

The competition is looking for clean energy businesses to relocate or create jobs across 11 counties including Broome, Tompkins, and Tioga.

New York provides a unique network of assets and resources to support clean energy businesses, including the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, the Advanced Energy and Technology Research Center at Stony Brook University, the New York Power Authority and the Long Island Power Authority.

The legislation would do five things: spur clean energy businesses, help farmers diversify their products, retrain workers for specific local manufacturer needs, invest in infrastructure and expand rural broadband access.

Of course, too often, the problem is that all of this new energy technology never makes it out of the lab and onto the market because there's too much risk and too much cost involved in starting commercial - scale clean energy businesses.

So we will remove some of this cost and this risk by directing billions in loans and capital to entrepreneurs who are willing to create clean energy businesses and clean energy jobs right here in America.

CDR businesses can look very similar to clean energy businesses — especially bio-CCS companies.

That said, CDR businesses can learn many general lessons from how successful clean energy businesses have commercialized... only CDR should not be conflated entirely with clean energy when it comes to commercializing new approaches.

«Clean energy businesses commend the president for reaffirming his commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to address the damaging and costly impacts of climate change,» Lisa Jacobson, president of Business Council for Sustainable Energy, said in a statement.

In return, these policies benefit not only clean energy businesses, but all North Carolina electricity consumers — even those who do not use renewable energy or energy efficiency — through lower overall energy bills, healthier communities, higher local tax bases, and jobs.

By growing the customer base for solar companies and other clean energy businesses, they also contribute to job growth.

Through her work Sarah provides support for our region's 40 + local energy committees, engaging with dozens of volunteers and clean energy businesses in programs like Solarize Upper Valley, Weatherize Upper Valley, and the Upper Valley Green Real Estate Network.

Not exact matches

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While his Founders Fund concerns itself with challenges of that magnitude — life extension, space travel, clean energy — it turns out Thiel has been spending his personal money in pursuit of an earthier goal: putting Gawker Media out of business.

The business said that Amazon Wind Farm Texas would add over 1 million megawatt hours of clean energy to the grid annually.

That two of the world's savviest business minds seem to disagree over how key parts of how the clean energy sector will develop are reflects how the world's energy transformation is still in its early days.

Dustin Shindo, 33, and Karl Taft, 34, are in the business of developing clean - energy technologies — and rightly so.

To drive down energy costs for businesses and families, we've focused on inexpensive and cleaner - burning natural gas, and last month, Calpine Corporation broke ground on a new power plant in Dover that is expected to serve about a quarter of a million homes.

The executive who started his business selling books said activities that require the most energy should be performed in space, in order to leave Earth clean and habitable for humans.

The main reasons the business community should stand on the side of clean energy innovation are that it will, in the long run, save companies money, provide better energy security, reduce healthcare costs, and reduce costs associated with having to adapt to a warmer climate.

A majority of economists, business and energy analysts instead agree that coal's demise is due to a triple whammy: competition from much cheaper and cleaner - burning natural gas, proliferated by fracking technology; growth in the solar and wind energy production; and tougher environmental regulations.

She held the post of Chief Marketing Officer at GE since 2003 and is now leading their Business Innovation team where she works to accelerate the Industrial Internet, enhance clean - energy and affordable - health offerings, and cultivate partnerships that grow GE's inventive culture and brand.

This will create new economic opportunities, opening doors for Canadian businesses and workers in the growing global market for clean energy solutions.»

The business case for clean energy goes beyond economic competitiveness: In countries such as China and India, delivering more power without adding to the smog that already chokes big cities is paramount.

These global trends paint a picture of great opportunity for Canadian business and political leaders: New prospects for clean - energy technology developers and service providers are opening up on every continent.

The Risky Business Project will assess the economic and technical feasibility of reducing these climate risks by transitioning to an economy powered by clean energy.

And lastly, Canadian businesses should look to some of the world's largest corporations for inspiration, at least when it comes to clean energy.

«The impact investment from Bloomberg Philanthropies will help us reach our goal of providing clean energy to homes, schools and local businesses, replacing toxic kerosene lamps everywhere we work.

Your turn, geothermal (p. 100 and p. 6, 19 — 21 of the budget's tax measures document): Ottawa provides a pair of tax breaks to businesses that invest in clean energy and efficiency, and it's become a budget tradition for the Finance Minister to add technologies to the list each year.

In the Las Vegas and Southern Nevada area, clean technology and alternative energy companies, logistics firms and distributors, healthcare and life sciences companies, and technology businesses have seen growth in recent years.

There is new tax support for businesses that invest in two critical clean energy technologies, electric vehicle charging and power storage.

Clean energy is big business globally.

Instead of selling it at a loss, the province should make surplus clean energy available to businesses at a discount

«Clean energy is not only a good climate change solution, says Ms. Smith, it's also «good business» and creates jobs.»

«Assuring a domestic source of clean, reliable hydroelectric power helps secure our energy system for the growth of businesses and sectors of the Lower Mainland and provincial economy for decades into the future.»

Tracking the Energy Revolution — Global 2015 flags the 10 most important clean - energy technology, policy, and business trends worlEnergy Revolution — Global 2015 flags the 10 most important clean - energy technology, policy, and business trends worlenergy technology, policy, and business trends worldwide.

In this segment, BNN speaks with Al Gore's right - hand man at Climate Reality Project, Stefan Sjöstrand, the president of IKEA Canada, and Merran Smith of Clean Energy Canada about what businesses are doing to adapt to climate change.

He is Senior Advisor of GreenOrder, a strategy consultancy called by Fortune «the go - to consulting company for green business», helping clients including GE, GM, Duke Energy, Saudi Basic Industries, DuPont, Dell, and Disney drive growth through environmental innovation and clean technology.

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She co-founded, grew and profitably sold a full - service renewable energy company, Clean Energy Developments, and leverages over 20 years of experience in the environmental finance, cleantech and sustainability sectors to help build businesses that menergy company, Clean Energy Developments, and leverages over 20 years of experience in the environmental finance, cleantech and sustainability sectors to help build businesses that mEnergy Developments, and leverages over 20 years of experience in the environmental finance, cleantech and sustainability sectors to help build businesses that matter.

By continuing to spur the creation of new small businesses and providing high - quality living wage jobs, solar's dramatic growth under the Obama Administration enables more Americans to provide for their families while also helping the United States to achieve its clean energy and climate goals.

Across the country, initiatives by many different governments, businesses and communities are driving a shift towards energy efficiency, greener power, smarter transportation and cleaner production.

Research: Risky Business Project Co-Chairs Michael R. Bloomberg, Henry Paulson, and Tom Steyer tasked the World Resources Institute, a global research organization, with an independent assessment of the economic opportunities in a transition to a clean energy economy in the United States.

More than 350 leading college entrepreneurs and 150 world leaders gathered at the Kairos Global Summit in New York City earlier this year to collaborate and create innovations and business models that address key global issues, including clean water, the global financial crisis, energy consumption, natural disasters, healthcare and more.

The remaining funds went towards two companies aimed at reducing humanity's dependence on fossil fuels and so counteracting the problem of climate change: Tesla Motors ($ 70m), a luxury electric car manufacturer that has since expanded to provide energy to homes and businesses through battery technology; and SolarCity ($ 10m) which seeks to offer a cleaner and more affordable energy solution.