Archive for category: Renewable Energy

20.01201806/26/2018

Leaders in Energy 2017 Year in Review

By lercpaIn Business, Green Jobs, Innovation, Leaders in Energy, Leadership, Networking, Our members, Renewable Energy, Resilience, Smart Grid, sustainability, Sustainable Solutions, Utilities, Year in ReviewTags 2017, Energy, Janine Finnell, Leaders in Energy, Sustainability, Year in Review

In 2017 Leaders in Energy continued to mature in its mission to build a community of leaders and a global action network to advance clean energy and sustainable solutions for a more sustainable energy system, economy, and world.

Our membership continued to grow in the Washington DC area, with 1,500 members on our mailing list, in addition to our LinkedIn group with over 2,900 members. We have a presence in most major U.S. metropolitan areas and over 100 countries.

Under the leadership of Executive Director Janine Finnell and our Board, Team Members and Advisors, the organization has provided important forums for clean energy and sustainability in the DC area, as well as nationally and globally. Our events last year came at a time of immense change and new threats, but also new opportunities to cement the transition to a green economy.

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!

05.12201712/12/2017

Microgrids: Distributed Energy and Resilience

By lercpaIn energy, microgrid technology, Renewable Energy, Resilience, sustainabilityTags Distributed Energy, Microgrids, Miriam Aczel, Resilience

Over a month after Category 5 Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico causing catastrophic damage, much of the island is still without power. The storm knocked out power to almost all of the commonwealth. Homes, schools, hospitals, and other critical services and infrastructure were left without power. Even now, only a fifth of residents have power.

Microgrids may provide the means to reduce vulnerability—and improve resilience—in the wake of a changing climate and increasing risk of natural disasters.

24.09201712/12/2017

Resilience in small packages

By lercpaIn Cybersecurity, Energy Efficiency, microgrid technology, Renewable Energy, Resilience, Smart Grid, sustainability, UtilitiesTags Blackout, Marc Ellsberg, Microgrid, Microgrids, Miriam Aczel, Renewable Energy, Renewables, Resilience, Resilient, Technology

Cyberattacks, natural disasters, including flooding, snow and ice storms, droughts, in addition to aging infrastructure, and other factors all lead to vulnerability in a system faced with increasing demand. When one part of this complex system fails, as can happen when a storm knocks down a wire or pole, other parts are affected. Enter the microgrid—a local energy distribution system that offers backup generation if the central grid fails.

23.08201712/13/2017

Clean energy professionals exchange career tips

By lercpaIn clean jobs, Economy, energy, Environment, Green Jobs, Monthly Events, Networking, Our members, Renewable Energy, sustainabilityTags Green Jobs, Janine Finnell, John Gaffigan, Tips, Trends

Leaders in Energy conducted its 4th annual Green Jobs Forum and Green Career Workshop on August 17, 2017. The sold-out event, with over 100 people participating, was held at the DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU) headquarters in Washington, DC.

09.04201712/13/2017

Energy Urgency: Why the Global Mining Industry is Embracing Renewables

By lercpaIn Renewable Energy, SolarTags Mining, Renewable Energy

In recent months, events across three continents showed how clean energy use by the mining industry, which consumes 11 percent of global energy, can mitigate climate change on a planet where 2,000 mechanized mines struggle with fuel prices, carbon emissions and ever-increasing logistical challenges.

16.03201712/13/2017

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.

09.03201712/13/2017

Campus sustainability commitments in action

By lercpaIn energy, Environment, Extravaganza, Innovation, Monthly Events, Renewable Energy, sustainability, Sustainable FacilitiesTags American University, Carbon Reduction, Colleges, Commitments, Energy Efficiency, Georgetown University, LEED, Northern Virginia Community College, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, The George Washington University, Universities, University of Maryland, University of the District of Columbia

As colleges and universities commit to long-term plans for campus and system-wide sustainability, energy efficiency measures, and renewable energy generation, success stories and lessons learned have emerged in some of the biggest campuses in the Washington, DC region. Campus sustainability managers gathered at the 3rd annual Energy and Sustainability Extravaganza at The George Washington University on February 24, 2017.

06.03201712/13/2017

Government sustainability experts inspire at GW

By lercpaIn clean energy, climate change, Economy, Environment, Extravaganza, infrastructure, Leadership, Local businesses, Monthly Events, Networking, Renewable Energy, Resilience, sustainabilityTags Energy, Extravaganza, Homeland Security, Janine Finnell, Loren Bruce, Renewable Energy, Robin Robinson, Sustainability, Teresa Pohlman, The George Washington University

Two sustainability leaders at the federal and municipal level participated in a Town Hall discussion at the 3rd Annual Energy and Sustainability Extravaganza on February 24, 2017 at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. The extravaganza featured a series of panels, including a CWEEL luncheon, discussion on sustainability at college campuses, presentations by vendors with sustainable solutions, and a networking reception. This article is the first in a series of articles recapping the highlights of this year’s extravaganza.

08.10201612/13/2017

Are we seeing the greening of American utilities?

By lercpaIn Energy branding, Environment, Renewable Energy, sustainability, UtilitiesTags Energy Branding

By JANINE FINNELL and EDIEANN FEIGLES This article was prepared for the CHARGE Energy Branding conference in Reykjavik, Iceland. It was posted on the Engerati website and is being reposted here with...