Supporting Organizations
As critical components of America's energy future, bulk electricity storage technologies such as compressed air energy storage (CAES), pumped hydroelectric, and large-scale battery and flywheel installations, play a necessary and vital role in bringing more renewable energy to more people more of the time. Bulk storage also helps to secure the reliability of our nation's electricity grid and optimize the use of existing transmission assets. CAREBS promotes energy storage and provides a policy voice for the energy storage community.
For more information, visit www.carebs.org/.
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 Department of Energy Biomass and Biofuels Program works with industry, academia and laboratory partners on a balanced portfolio of research to transform our renewable and abundant biomass resources - including energy crops, agricultural residues, and woody materials - into cost-competitive, high-performance biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower, ultimately establishing a viable, sustainable, biomass industry that enhances U.S. energy security, oil independence, and environmental benefits.
For more information, visit www.doe.gov.
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/ .
Pike Research is a market research and consulting firm that provides in-depth analysis of global clean technology markets. The company’s research methodology combines supply-side industry analysis, end-user primary research and demand assessment, and deep examination of technology trends to provide a comprehensive view of these industry sectors. Pike Research’s analysts conduct rigorous examinations of emerging cleantech markets, the findings of which are published in syndicated market research reports. These reports, each of which focuses on a particular industry sector, include strategic analysis of business drivers and challenges, technology development, the value chain and competitive landscape, and global regulatory issues.
For more information, visit www.pikeresearch.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.
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/.