Archive for category: clean energy

05.13201805/15/2018

Recruiting expert shares industry insight with green career professionals

By lercpaIn clean energy, Green Career Momentum, Green Jobs, Job Creation, Leaders in Energy, Networking, sustainabilityTags Aparajita Banerjee, Beth Offenbacker, Green Career Momentum, Janine Finnell, Leaders in Energy

Over the years, Leaders in Energy has been a conduit to connect employers with job seekers, suppliers with the emerging demands of the market, innovators with investors, and thought leaders with an action network. Each year Leaders in Energy organizes a series of events and workshops to help people explore different options to build a career in the green economy and to assist them in tailoring their expertise to the requirements of the rapidly evolving sector.

The first session of the Green Career Momentum Series was held on April 19th, 2018 at The McCormick Group, Arlington VA. Chery Bedard, Principal at The McCormick Group, spoke about her several decades of experience in recruiting specialized talent to match the requirements of clients.

03.14201803/14/2018

Clean energy is winning, says Extravaganza keynote speaker

By lercpaIn clean energy, Extravaganza, Monthly Events, Networking, sustainabilityTags Clean Energy, Extravaganza, Leaders in Energy, Miriam Aczel

On February 23rd Leaders in Energy held its 4th Annual Clean Energy and Sustainability Extravaganza at the University of Maryland.

The three-part event was a great forum for attendees to learn about exciting new developments and key challenges in clean energy and sustainability. The Extravaganza kicked off with a luncheon panel for the Council on Women in Energy and Environmental Leadership (CWEEL) on Career Perspectives in Cleantech from Women Leaders. The event continued with an all-day exposition and cleantech exhibits, as well as a University of Maryland Showcase and a Business Showcase. The final part of the jam-packed day was an evening reception, generously sponsored by Lockheed Martin.

03.11201803/14/2018

Extravaganza Sponsors Provide Sustainable Solutions to Environmental Challenges

By lercpaIn Business, clean energy, energy, Extravaganza, Networking, sustainability, Sustainable SolutionsTags Business, Extravaganza, Leaders in Energy, Sustainability, Sustainable Solutions

At the fourth annual Energy and Sustainability Extravaganza at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) on February 23, 2018, attendees learned about the types of services and products offered by private sector companies to promote sustainability.

Moderated Dr. Lynn Abramson, Executive Director of the Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN), there were two panels featuring representatives from a total of eight companies. The first panel featured green building solutions, and the second panel covered clean power and transportation solutions.

01.01201801/01/2018

Urgency for leadership to spark collective action and transformational change

By lercpaIn 4 Gen, Carbon pricing, clean energy, climate change, Economy, energy, Green Jobs, Innovation, Leaders in Energy, Leadership, Monthly Events, Networking, Nuclear, Policy, Renewable Energy, sustainability, sustainable buildings, Sustainable SolutionsTags 4 Gen, Clean Energy, Four generations, Kerry Worthington, Leaders in Energy, Leadership, Sustainability, Sustainable Solutions, Urgency of now

By KERRY WORTHINGTON

As 2017 wraps up, it is becoming clear that leaders need support and an audience. As Janine Finnell, Executive Director, Leaders in Energy, pointed out – change leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Susan B. Anthony did not achieve their visions alone. They always have a supportive team to light the spark of action. The Leaders in Energy community is a global support team to encourage collective action and sincere change.

What started off as a Linked-In group several years ago is now a multigenerational leadership and global action network. In 2017, LERCPA earned its 501(c)(3) status, conducted or participated in 14 events and workshops and expanded the number of its sponsors and benefactors. Much more is planned for 2018.

This 4th annual 2017 Four Generations of Clean Energy and Sustainable Solutions Awards and Holiday Event recognized leaders in each of the four generations in the workplace, e.g., Millennial, Gen X, Baby Boomer, and World War II/Traditionalist. The event was sponsored by ArlingtonGreen, Longenecker & Associates, and Waterford, Inc. The event benefactors donated door prizes (revealed at the end). This was also Leaders in Energy 50th event!

11.25201712/12/2017

10 great reasons to attend Four Generations on 12/1

By lercpaIn 4 Gen, clean energy, energy, Monthly Events, Networking, sustainabilityTags 4gen, Clean Energy, Four generations, Janine Finnell, Leaders in Energy, Networking, Sustainability

Here are 10 reasons why the Leaders in Energy Four Generations Awards and Holiday Event is the place to be this Friday night! It’s all about “The Urgency of Now!”

06.11201712/13/2017

Cybersecurity and the power grid

By lercpaIn clean energy, Cybersecurity, energy, energy policy, energy solutions, infrastructure, Leadership, Monthly Events, Networking, Policy, power outages, Smart Grid, Utilities, Weather-related outagesTags Blackout, Christian Dorsey, Electric, Grid, Janine Finnell, John Morrill, Marc Elsberg, Paul Feldman, Power, Scott Aaronson, Systems, utilities

In the face of the mounting threats of cyberattacks and the vulnerable, interdependent electric grid systems, governments, utilities, businesses, and people need to come together and do what is necessary to be prepared. No one can afford to be complacent. This was the message at the Energy Infrastructure and Cybersecurity forum held by Leaders in Energy at Make Offices in Arlington, VA (Clarendon) on June 1, 2017.

06.11201712/13/2017

A sleeping giant has awakened

By lercpaIn clean energy, Leadership, Paris AgreementTags Carla Fleming, Clean Energy, Donald Trump, Innovation, Leadership, Paris Agreement, Sustainability

A sleeping giant has awakened. Instead of looking at the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement as a negative, look at this as the passing of the baton to American businesses and citizens to do what Americans do best—innovate and lead!

06.03201712/13/2017

Anything but Luck: Achieving the 13th Living Building Challenge Award

By lercpaIn clean energy, climate change, Innovation, Networking, Partner events, sustainability, sustainable buildingsTags Alice Ferguson Foundation, Design, ISSP, Living Building Challenge, Sustainability, Sustainable buildings

On May 20, 2017, the DC Chapter of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP-DC), along with partners, Leaders in Energy and U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) National Capital Region, held an event at a newly certified Living Building Challenge facility at the Alice Ferguson Foundation (AFF).

03.18201712/13/2017

Career perspectives in sustainable solutions

By lercpaIn clean energy, CWEEL, Extravaganza, Leadership, Monthly Events, Networking, sustainability, WomenTags AEE NCC, Association of Energy Engineers, Claudia Meer, Council on Women in Energy and Environmental Leadership, CWEEL, Dr. Elvin Yüzügüllü, Energy, Extravaganza, Jacqueline Roueché, Janine Finnell, Marilyn Waite, Sustainability, The George Washington University

Showcasing four professional women in sustainability careers for the Council on Women in Energy and Environmental Leadership (CWEEL) luncheon panel, participants in the 3rd Annual Energy and Sustainability Extravaganza at The George Washington University (GW) on February 24, 2017 got their burning questions on career perspectives answered.

03.16201712/13/2017

Extravaganza sponsors bring innovations to college campuses

By lercpaIn clean energy, energy, energy solutions, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Extravaganza, Innovation, Monthly Events, Networking, Renewable Energy, sustainabilityTags Carrier Enterprise, Cisco, DC Sustainable Energy Utility, Energy, Extravaganza, Industrial Ecosystems Partners, Johnson Controls, MeteoViva, Nissan Leaf, Sustainability, The George Washington University, ThermaXX, VMDO

At the Energy and Sustainability Extravaganza at The George Washington University (GW) on February 24, 2017, attendees learned about what universities in the DC area are doing to reach their sustainability goals and commitments. But, as some of the panelists acknowledged, no one person, office, or even university can bring the high-level change and results alone. At some point in almost any project, whether in higher education or elsewhere, partners are needed.