By MIRIAM ACZEL The power of collective environmental action should not be a surprise when it comes to promoting the transition to a cleaner, greener planet....
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Opportunities to Join MEIA’s Cohort 1 Startup Teams
By BRIAN TOLL Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator (MEIA)’s Energy-Executive-in-Residence program is ideal for entrepreneurs, current or retired executives, or people who want to explore the routine...
Rewriting the Equation for Fossil Fuel Emissions
By Kyle Saukas While some advocates are calling for the removal of fossil fuel powered generation, the global energy system is stubbornly rigid. With the...
Technology and Society: Towards an Ethical and Sustainable Future
By MIRIAM ACZEL Last December, I had the opportunity to represent Leaders in Energy at the Youth Global Forum in Paris. The forum brings together over...
What Washington, D.C.’s Progressive Climate Law Means for Commercial Real Estate
By Anica Landreneau The notion of a Green New Deal has been around for a while. Thomas Friedman coined the phrase in 2007, and Green...
5th Annual Clean Energy and Sustainability Extravaganza – Highlights from Our Business Showcase Exhibitors
Thank you to our exhibitors and sponsors for supporting this event! By Molly Medlin Our Leaders in Energy (LE) Clean Energy & Sustainability Extravaganza theme this...
Workshop Explores Local Government Clean Energy Financing Alternatives
By MELISSA CHRISTENSEN Representatives from six local governments in Northern Virginia attended a workshop on budget-neutral, clean energy alternative financing options for local governments at the...
5 Years of CELI: A Conversation with Mishal Thadani
5 Years of Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI): A Conversation with Mishal Thadani How did you become involved in CELI? In 2015 I was looking...
The Decentralization and Democratization of Energy
There are many current challenges in the energy sector. The sector is adapting to increased demand for sustainable energy and balancing new renewable sources with the current loads of the users connected to the grid. The generation of energy by renewables such as wind and solar at industrial scale is not the only challenge the utilities need to find a sustainable way to implement but also how to feed the electricity created by distributed generation and prosumers onto the grid.
The Source of the Icelandic Energy Transition from Carbon to 100% Renewable
Landsvirkjun, the National Power Company of Iceland, invites participants of CHARGE to a Magnet Networking Excursion to the Ljósafoss Power Plant. The excursion will serve as a grand finale of CHARGE 2018 on the 25th of September. After the conference programme concludes, participants will go straight to buses that will take them on an energy excursion like no other. Participants will travel outside of Reykjavik through the iconic Icelandic landscape to the powerplant. At the power plant, Landsvirkjun will host a reception for participants at the plant’s interactive energy exhibition space.