Cleanergy Members & Contributors


Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)
The Alliance to Save Energy is a coalition of prominent business, government, environmental, and consumer leaders who promote the efficient and clean use of energy worldwide to benefit consumers, the environment, economy, and national security.

American Wind Energy Association
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) promotes wind energy as a clean source of electricity for consumers around the world. AWEA is a national trade association that represents wind power plant developers, wind turbine manufacturers, utilities, consultants, insurers, financiers, researchers, and others involved in the wind industry -- one of the world's fastest growing energy industries. In addition, AWEA represents hundreds of wind energy advocates from around the world.

Asia Cleantech Capital
*Asia Cleantech Capital* is an investment management firm focused on clean energy/technology projects in the Asia Pacific. Asia Cleantech Capital develops and participates in regional projectsthat will become industry leaders in the creation, management, anddistribution of clean energy and sustainable resource use.

Center for Innovation Incubation & Entrepreneurship (CIIE)
CIIE is an initiative to promote innovation-driven entrepreneurship and has been set up as a collaborative effort between Gujarat Government, IIM Ahmedabad and Government of India. The "Renewable Energy Search" (www.re-search.in) is an attempt to identify and build feasible solutions to overcome the energy challenge being faced by India. As part of our early stage Clean Energy fund, we are looking to partner with researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs in the Renewable Energy space from all parts of the world. We offer incubation; funding and mentoring are some ways in which we support our investee companies. We would like to reach out to professionals who may be working in the energy sector globally or who are interested in entering the energy sector in India.

Ecobee
ecobee was founded in 2007 to deliver intelligent conservation solutions for real people. The company is building its product platform around The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™. ecobee’s products are being sold for use in single family homes (both new and retrofitted), multi-family dwellings and light commercial properties.

Roosevelt Energy
Roosevelt Energy is part of the Madison chapter of Roosevelt Institution, a think-tank that has chapters all over the US. Roosevelt Energy mission is to bring together academic, economic, and social leaders of this generation and the next to discuss innovative, rational, progressive, and realistic approaches to the future of energy consumption in the 21st century.

REEEP - the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership's
The Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership's (REEEP) goal is to accelerate the global market for sustainable energy by acting as an international and regional enabler, multiplier and catalyst to change and develop sustainable energy systems.
REEEP works with Governments, Businesses, Industry, Financiers and Civil Society across the world in order to expand the global market for renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

Schneider Electric
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in energy and infrastructure, industrial processes, building automation, and data centres/networks, as well as a broad presence in residential applications. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, and efficient, the company's 114,000 employees achieved sales of more than 18.3 billion euros in 2008, through an active commitment to help individuals and organisations make the most of their energy.

SunPower Corp
Founded in 1985, SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) designs, manufactures and delivers the planet's most powerful solar technology broadly available today. Residential, business, government and utility customers rely on the company's experience and proven results to maximize return on investment. With headquarters in San Jose, Calif., SunPower has offices in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

Weber Shandwick
Weber Shandwick is one of the world's leading global public relations firms with offices in major media, business and government capitals around the world. It has a unit dedicated to cleantech.

BBC World News
BBC World News, the BBC's commercially funded international 24-hour newsand information channel, is owned and operated by BBC World News Ltd, amember of the BBC's commercial group of companies. BBC World Newsattracts 74 million viewers a week, is available in more than 200countries and territories worldwide, and reaches 292 million householdsand more than 1.7 million hotel rooms. The channel's content is alsoavailable on 80 cruise ships, 42 airlines, 36 mobile phone networks anda number of major online platforms including bbc.com/news. For furtherinformation on how to receive BBC World News, download schedules or findout more about the channel, visit bbcworldnews.com.

Tim Chapman
Tim is an award-winning freelance journalist, specialising in applied technology, venture capital and entrepreneurial businesses. His Clean Ventures blog looks at cleantech investment from a UK perspective. For more information on other work, see his website at 2ubh.com.

Jeremy Gordon Walker
Consulting Cleantech Startup Strategist, PR & Marketing Chair for the 2007 California Clean Tech Open.

WattHead
WattHead delivers news and commentary focused on the critical transition to a sustainable energy future. Topics include: solar, wind, biomass, biofuels, alternative transport, alternative fuels, renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy conservation, climate change, global warming, peak oil, green design, green living and more...

Maria Energia
Maria Surma Manka personal blog, covering businesses and innovations that are leading the world toward a more reliable, clean, and efficient energy system for the 21st century.

William Brent
Senior Vice President and Head of Weber Shandwick's cleantech unit.

Jesse Jenkins
Jesse is a recent graduate of the Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree (in Computer and Information Science and Philosophy) this year (Class of 2006). In fulfillment of his honors degree, Jesse completed an undergraduate honors thesis entitled, On the Road to Replacing Oil - A Well-to-Wheels Study Exploring Alternative Transportation Fuels and Energy Sources. Jesse is currently working at the Renewable Northwest Project, a Portland, OR-based non-profit promoting renewable energy development in the Pacific Northwest. He is also working with Prof. Greg Bothun at the UO on developing internet-accessible computer simulations of energy and climate change-related systems.
On his own time, Jesse also actively researchs and ponders sustainability and renewable energy issues and try to make an impact through his lifestyle and by fostering discussion and action in others.

Kendra Schaffer
Student at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, currently studying International Business, Marketing, and Management & Human Resources. Kendra is part of the Roosevelt Institution, a student-based think-tank that has chapters all over the US.

Ignace de Prest
Investment Partner at Schneider Electric Ventures.

Maria Surma Manka

Has a background in energy policy and communications, and works in public relations for a Minneapolis agency. She writes for Green Options blog about the national renewable energy scene, and for her personal blog, Maria Energia.

Charles Salamone
Consultant with Cape Power Systems, provided support for activities such as wind power generation development on Cape Cod.

Erik Abend
Director, BTT Information Services

SolarBank

National Energy Education Development (NEED)
Florida Solar Cracker House

Solarfabrik

Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)

Renewable Energy Research Laboratory, University of Massachusetts

European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA)

New Energy Foundation (NEF)

Shell Renewables

European Business Council for a Sustainable Energy Future (e5)

American Solar Energy Society (ASES)

Clean Air Partnership (Local Evalutation 21)

Martyn Shrewsbury-Rowlands

Peak Energy

Os Ambientalistas

Progress Through Innovation (Alex Kennedy)

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Website

Renewable Fuels Association

US Energy Information Administration

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