By Janine Finnell, Miriam Gennari, and Travis High This article is based on an interview with Janine Finnell, Clean Energy Ambassador and Founder, Leaders in...
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Things to Consider When Searching for a Green Business Partner
By: Travis High, Leaders in Energy Product Strategy Manager At recent Leaders in Energy events I’ve attended, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting several business...
Reference Materials on Bioeconomy
By BILL BRANDON Bill Brandon, moderator of our June 22 event on The Evolving Bioeconomy and Renewable Fuels, asked us to email out the following additional...
Ethanol and Butanol: Symbiotic Partners for a Modern Fuel
By BILL BRANDON and RICHARD EZIKE, PhD The debate touting butanol over ethanol as a ‘better’ fuel component has gone on for quite some time...
Event Recap: The Evolving Bioeconomy and Renewable Fuels
By KERRY WORTHINGTON The renewable fuels standard, sustainability, algae, and bioenergy job opportunities were key topics during the Leaders in Energy (LERCPA) event, The Evolving Bioeconomy and...
Up with Octane and Down with Aromatics: Continuing Health Risks with Petroleum Fuels and the Need for Engine Efficiency
By BILL BRANDON Bill Brandon is deeply engaged with the biofuels and materials industry and also has a deep understanding of engines and alternative fuels. His articles...
The Need For A New Fuel Paradigm: Transitioning From Legacy Fuels to Modern Efficient Fuels
By BILL BRANDON Bill Brandon is an architect by training. Since 1972, his design/build firm has been engaged in substantial residential additions and renovations in the...
Can Green Business Talent Avoid the Gig Economy?
By Dan Smolen Greetings from Metro D.C. where we’ve transitioned to…early August. But that is okay; our perennial flowers—including Milkweed—are blooming nicely. And, we have...
Ideas Ran Wild at Potential Energy DC and Leaders in Energy Petting Zoo
By KERRY WORTHINGTON Ideas ran wild at the co-sponsored Potential Energy DC and Leaders in Energy Petting Zoo on Wednesday, May 27, where 70 attendees saw “energy...
The Evolving Bioeconomy and Renewable Fuels Professional Networking Event, Monday, June 22, 2015
Join us for our upcoming event with bioenergy and clean energy professionals at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (DC Convention Center) on The Evolving Bioeconomy and Renewable Fuels on Monday, June 22, from 6-8 p.m.
Topics will include the renewable fuels standard, how bioenergy resources can be produced in sustainable ways, utilizing algae as a way to produce products and capture carbon, and employment and career opportunities in the bioenergy sector. This event will take place on the evening before the U.S. Department of Energy, Bioenergy 2015 Conference on Tuesday, June 23 through Wednesday, June 24, at the DC Convention Center. This will be a great opportunity to meet other bioenergy and clean energy professionals from around the U.S. and the world who will be attending the conference.
The Currency of Entrepreneurship is Connections
Leaders in Energy recently co-hosted an Energy Technology ”Petting Zoo” with Potential Energy DC, an energy incubator, in Tyson’s Corner, in the Metro Washington, DC area. It was an exciting evening with numerous energy and environmental entrepreneurs displaying their business products and technologies. These ranged from an “Iron Goat” that cuts and pelletizes biomass feedstocks, including grass, to Yuck Old Paint, LLC™, which is the first and only company in the mid-Atlantic region that offers a green service to safely remove and dispose of old cans of paint from commercial and residential properties in an eco-friendly manner, to battery energy storage devices (Tumalow, Ecocell), and more.
Lessons From The Danish Energy Model
By Niels Malskaer Despite its size, one small Scandinavian country is doing big things in regard to its energy policy. Denmark is on track to...