AERC is offering the GreenPlumbers USA 32-hour core curriculum
accreditation/certification this summer through AB Tech. Click
on Aqua Environmental Resource Center (AERC) for more
information.
accreditation/certification this summer through AB Tech. Click
on Aqua Environmental Resource Center (AERC) for more
information.
August 4 Webinar
Financing Energy Efficient
Upgrades
Learn how public sector
organizations are improving
energy efficiency with innovative
solutions to financial barriers.
Attendees will learn about
financing projects in the public
and private sectors, the basics of
performance contracting, and
how EPA’s tools and resources
can help you make the decision
to improve your facilities now or
later.
August 9 - 13 - Building
Performance Engineering is
partnering with GreenFiber to
offer classes in BPI's Building
Analyst Training in Charlotte, NC.
Please visit the link for additional
classes in Boone, NC.
September 14-15 - Durham
SJF Summit on The New Green
Economy. Building on last year's
successful Summit, this year's
gathering will focus on
Accelerating Growth and Impact
and will feature national keynotes
and speakers, a central
Cleantech CEO Panel, business
and community success stories,
tips on developing key strategic
partnerships, structured
networking, and practical
strategies attendees can
implement in their own
businesses and communities.
Financing Energy Efficient
Upgrades
Learn how public sector
organizations are improving
energy efficiency with innovative
solutions to financial barriers.
Attendees will learn about
financing projects in the public
and private sectors, the basics of
performance contracting, and
how EPA’s tools and resources
can help you make the decision
to improve your facilities now or
later.
August 9 - 13 - Building
Performance Engineering is
partnering with GreenFiber to
offer classes in BPI's Building
Analyst Training in Charlotte, NC.
Please visit the link for additional
classes in Boone, NC.
September 14-15 - Durham
SJF Summit on The New Green
Economy. Building on last year's
successful Summit, this year's
gathering will focus on
Accelerating Growth and Impact
and will feature national keynotes
and speakers, a central
Cleantech CEO Panel, business
and community success stories,
tips on developing key strategic
partnerships, structured
networking, and practical
strategies attendees can
implement in their own
businesses and communities.
Energy is an important part
of the economy of Western
North Carolina, and the
region's clean energy and
alternative fuels sectors
represent an excellent
opportunity to plan a
sustainable energy future
for the Land-of-Sky Region.
Land-of-Sky Regional Council
is working with local
governments and other
partners to look for
opportunities to build jobs
within our region, support
entrepreneurial growth, and
tap our indigenous energy
resources.
of the economy of Western
North Carolina, and the
region's clean energy and
alternative fuels sectors
represent an excellent
opportunity to plan a
sustainable energy future
for the Land-of-Sky Region.
Land-of-Sky Regional Council
is working with local
governments and other
partners to look for
opportunities to build jobs
within our region, support
entrepreneurial growth, and
tap our indigenous energy
resources.
| Funding provided by: U.S. Department of Commerce – Economic Development Administration, N.C. Rural Center, and the Appalachian Regional Commission. |
| 339 New Leicester Hwy, Suite 140 Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 251-6622 fx:828-251-6353 |
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CLEAN ENERGY WNC
| For more information, contact Julie Lawhorn, Regional Planner, (828) 251-6622, julie@landofsky.org |
News and Events
Washington, DC -- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu
announced yesterday that $30 million in funding from the
Recovery Act and FY 2010 budget appropriations will be
made available to qualified small businesses to support the
commercialization of promising new technologies. This
funding announcement builds on the Department's existing
efforts under the Small Business Innovation Research
program (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology
Transfer program (STTR) to develop near-term clean
energy technologies and support American small
businesses that will play an important role in building the
clean energy economy of the future. This is the first time
DOE has offered Phase III awards under these small
business programs.
announced yesterday that $30 million in funding from the
Recovery Act and FY 2010 budget appropriations will be
made available to qualified small businesses to support the
commercialization of promising new technologies. This
funding announcement builds on the Department's existing
efforts under the Small Business Innovation Research
program (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology
Transfer program (STTR) to develop near-term clean
energy technologies and support American small
businesses that will play an important role in building the
clean energy economy of the future. This is the first time
DOE has offered Phase III awards under these small
business programs.
New Economic Developer's Guide to the Renewable
Energy Industries is released
Editor Jason Hoyle and rest of the Appalachian State
University Energy Center team has just released Volume 4
of the Economic Developer's Guide to the Renewable
Energy Industries. This fourth installment is an excellent
continuation of the series.
Energy Industries is released
Editor Jason Hoyle and rest of the Appalachian State
University Energy Center team has just released Volume 4
of the Economic Developer's Guide to the Renewable
Energy Industries. This fourth installment is an excellent
continuation of the series.