Energy Execs Institute was launched by NREL.
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As premier executive education program, Energy Execs Institute focuses on delivering clean energy solutions. This condensed version of NREL Executive Energy Leadership program, held July 20-22, delivered renewable energy and energy efficiency technology curriculum to 16 clean energy decision-makers. According to NREL Director Dan E. Arvizu, program "offers another avenue to equip executives with important knowledge to accelerate the adoption of clean energy technologies."
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NREL Launches Energy Execs Institute
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announces its inaugural Energy Execs Institute a premier executive education program focused on delivering clean energy solutions.
The Energy Execs institute is a condensed version of the highly successful NREL Executive Energy Leadership program. Interest in the leadership program spurred the creation of the Institute, which will be a regular program offering in addition to the annual leadership program.
The July 20 - 22 Energy Execs Institute delivered renewable energy and energy efficiency technology curriculum to 16 clean energy decision-makers.
"The Energy Execs Institute offers another avenue to equip executives with important knowledge to accelerate the adoption of clean energy technologies," said NREL Director Dan E. Arvizu. "NREL is fully committed to delivering innovative learning opportunities as we address our future energy challenges."
This year marks 100 representatives of industry, local government and non-profit organizations completing the Energy Execs program. Learn more about the NREL Executive Energy Leadership Program and Energy Execs Institute on the website, where updates will be posted later in the year about the application process and customized institutes. For more information, contact energyexecs@nrel.gov
NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy's primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. NREL is operated for DOE by The Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC.
A complete list of Energy Execs Institute members follows.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
July 2011 Energy Execs Institute Participants
Stacey Baumgarn, Energy Conservation Specialist Larimer County, Colorado
Joe Castro, Facilities and Fleet Manager City of Boulder, Colorado
David Crandall, Fulfillment Manager
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Tim Edgar, Community Energy Coordinator
Colorado State University Extension Service
Stephanie Garnica, Director, Trade and Investment for the Americas Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade
Chet Kolodziej, Executive Director
Freedom Field Renewable Energy
Jorge Madrid, Research Associate
Center for American Progress
Keith Meyer, Energy & Technology Coordinator Environmental Law Institute
Tom Morgan, Project Director
Colorado Department of Labor & Employment, State Energy Sector Partnership
Jeffrey Nathanson, Executive Director, Business Development National Jewish Health
Tom Ochterski, Energy and Capital Projects Coordinator City of Westminster, Colorado
Phillip Saieg, Alliance Center Director
Alliance for Sustainable Colorado
Stacy Smith, Conservation Specialist
Denver Water
Spenser Villwock, Executive Director
Independent Electrical Contractors Rocky Mountain (IECRM)
Robert Young, Director of Transportation Boulder Valley School District, Colorado
Andris Zobs, Executive Director
Office for Resource Efficiency, Gunnison, Colorado
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