Supporting Organizations
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Biomass Program works with industry, academia and national laboratory partners on a balanced portfolio of research, development, and demonstration efforts geared to develop feedstocks, conversion technologies, and integrated biorefineries with necessary supporting infrastructure. The Biomass Program and its partners seek to transform the nation's renewable and abundant biomass resources into cost competitive, high performance biofuels, value-added bioproducts, and biopower. The Program’s vision is to use these accomplishments for enhanced U.S. energy security, reduced dependence on oil, environmental benefits including reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and creation of economic opportunities across the nation.
For more information, visit www.energy.gov/.
For more information, visit www.energy.ca.gov.
CleanTECH San Diego is a non-profit membership organization formed to accelerate San Diego as a world leader in the clean technology economy. We are a catalyst that serves as the hub for a diverse group of stakeholders to advance a common agenda. Our membership includes business and financial leaders, academic and research institutes, and government and non-profit organizations.
For more information, visit www.cleantechsandiego.org.
The Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. (EPRI) conducts research and development relating to the generation, delivery and use of electricity for the benefit of the public. An independent, nonprofit organization, EPRI brings together its scientists and engineers as well as experts from academia and industry to help address challenges in electricity, including reliability, efficiency, health, safety and the environment. EPRI also provides technology, policy and economic analyses to drive long-range research and development planning, and supports research in emerging technologies. EPRI's members represent more than 90 percent of the electricity generated and delivered in the United States, and international participation extends to 40 countries. EPRI's principal offices and laboratories are located in Palo Alto, Calif.; Charlotte, N.C.; Knoxville, Tenn.; and Lenox, Mass.
For more information, visit my.epri.com/.
The Electricity Storage Association is a trade association established to foster development and commercialization of energy storage technologies. Our mission is "to promote the development and commercialization of competitive and reliable energy storage delivery systems for use by electricity suppliers and their customers."
For more information, visit www.energystorage.org.
Leading U.S. battery and advanced materials companies, with support from one of the country's largest national laboratories, have formed the National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Battery Cell Manufacture, known as the "Alliance," to manufacture advanced lithium ion battery cells for transportation applications in the United States. The founding members of the Alliance include 3M, ActaCell, All Cell Technologies, Altair Nanotechnologies, Dontech Global, EaglePicher Corporation, EnerSys, Envia Systems, FMC, MicroSun Technologies, Mobius Power, SiLyte, Superior Graphite, and Townsend Advanced Energy. The Alliance seeks to develop one or more manufacturing and prototype development centers in the United States, which will be shared by Alliance members. Website forthcoming.
For more information, visit www.transportation.anl.gov/media_center/news_stories/20081215_battery_alliance.html.
NEMA is the trade association of choice for the electrical manufacturing industry. Founded in 1926 and headquartered near Washington, D.C., its approximately 450 member companies manufacture products used in the generation, transmission and distribution, control, and end-use of electricity.
These products are used in utility, medical imaging, industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential applications. Domestic production of electrical products sold worldwide exceeds $120 billion.
NEMA provides a forum for the development of technical standards that are in the best interests of the industry and users, advocacy of industry policies on legislative and regulatory matters, and collection, analysis, and dissemination of industry data.
For more information, visit nema.org/ .
The Peak Load Management Alliance is a diverse association of leading energy professionals dedicated to developing and promoting consumer participation in electricity markets around the world using load management.
For more information, visit www.peaklma.com/ .
Plug In America was formed to raise public awareness of and to advocate for plug-in transportation. We take our inspiration from earlier campaigns that saved around 1,000 of 5,000 production electric cars from being destroyed by the same automakers who put these great, emissions-free cars on the road. Those campaigns were led by individuals (organized around websites of various names) who coalesced into a chapter of the non-profit Electric Auto Association and then founded Plug In America as a separate non-profit on January 2, 2008.
For more information, visit www.pluginamerica.org.
StrateGen Consulting LLC is a California-based consulting firm focused on developing and implementing successful market entry and market development strategies for renewable energy and clean technology firms. StrateGen specializes in developing compelling value propositions through the strategic integration of product, market and regulatory strategy.
For more information, visit www.strategenconsulting.com/.
The United States Energy Association (USEA) is the U.S. Member Committee of the World Energy Council (WEC). USEA is an association of public and private energy-related organizations, corporations, and government agencies. USEA represents the broad interests of the U.S. energy sector by increasing the understanding of energy issues, both domestically and internationally.
USEA coordinates participation of the United States in the WEC by nominating representatives to WEC activities, organizes the U.S. delegation to the triennial WEC Congress, WEC Executive Assembly Meetings and Regional Energy Forums. USEA members serve on WEC technical and study committees.
In conjunction with the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of Energy, USEA sponsors our nation’s Energy Partnership Program.
USEA sponsors policy reports and conferences dealing with global and domestic energy issues as well as sponsors trade and educational exchange visits with other countries.
Membership in USEA is open to all organizations having an interest in the energy sector of the United States.
For more information, visit usea.org/ .
WADE works to accelerate the worldwide development of high efficiency cogeneration, onsite power and decentralized renewable energy systems that deliver substantial economic and environmental benefits. In an effort to raise the profile of cogeneration as a climate change mitigation strategy in the 1997 UNFCCC climate change negotiations the International Cogeneration Alliance was founded. In 2002 the group changed its name to WADE and broadened its scope to include all manner of DE technologies.
For more information, visit www.localpower.org/.