Supporting Organizations
Case formed the Great Lakes Energy Institute as a resource for academia, industry, government and educators. Created with a $3.6 million grant from The Cleveland Foundation, the Institute is a multi-disciplinary center that is led by researchers at the Case School of Engineering and utilizes the rich resources and expertise of all of the graduate and professional schools at Case Western Reserve University. Their mission is to enable the transition to advanced sustainable energy generation, storage, distribution and utilization, through coordinated research, development and education.
For more information, visit energy.case.edu/.
Established in 1914, the Cleveland Foundation is the world's first community foundation and the nation’s second-largest today, with assets of $1.8 billion and annual grants of $80 million to $85 million. The foundation improves the lives of Greater Clevelanders now and for generations to come by building community endowment, addressing needs through grantmaking, and providing leadership on vital issues.
For more information, visit www.clevelandfoundation.org/.
FNTI (First Nations Technical Institute), an Indigenous owned and controlled post-secondary institute, was created in 1985 through innovative and dynamic partnerships between the Tyendinaga Mohawk Council, FNTI Board of Directors, Indian & Northern Affairs Canada, and the Ontario Ministry of Education & Training, to provide access to post-secondary programs for Aboriginal people. Their mission is to provide respectful, wholistic learning opportunities and experiences that enhance the capacity of First Nations people to regain control over their social, political, cultural and economic future.
For more information, visit www.fnti.net/.
The Department of Development strives to undertake and support initiatives that sustain the quality of our communities, provide open and affordable housing choices, expand and retain employment opportunities, help assure the lasting viability of local businesses and strengthen the tax base one project and one parcel at a time.
For more information, visit development.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/energy-task-force.aspx.
Great Lakes Wind Network is an international supply chain advisory group and network of manufacturers. Their mission is to increase the domestic content of North America’s wind turbines.
For more information, visit www.glwn.org/.
NorTech Energy Enterprise is leading a collaborative regional effort to drive growth across all sectors in advanced energy. By accelerating commercial activity, we are helping to develop an advanced energy cluster in Northeast Ohio, which will result in long-term, positive economic impact on the region.
For more information, visit www.nortechenergy.org/.
The Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA) has represented Ontario’s Community Power sector for more than 10 years. The association is a province-wide, member-based, non-profit organization representing thousands of individuals and more than one hundred organizations who are actively developing, promoting and servicing Community Power projects across the province of Ontario. Members include: individual citizens, aboriginal groups, municipalities, utilities, public institutions, faith-based groups, co-operative and collaborative businesses, unions, colleges and universities, government agencies, manufacturers, suppliers, developers and other organizations that support OSEA’s vision of every Ontarian being a generator and conserver of sustainable energy contributing to the rapid transition to a 100% sustainable energy economy.
OSEA has been highly influential in the development of major policies in Ontario, such as the Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program. The latest and by far the most important initiative by OSEA, its members and partners was the Green Energy Act Campaign. This campaign culminated last year (2009) into the Green Energy and Green Economy Act and the Feed-in Tariff Programs, which are being hailed as the most groundbreaking achievements for the North American renewable energy industry to date. OSEA is a facilitator of Community Power providing good council, resources and expertise to communities, government and businesses. Its Community Power Conference brings together experts, enablers, proponents and supporters of Community Power from across Ontario, Canada and around the world on an annual basis. This tradition started with the 7th World Wind Energy Conference, which OSEA organized in cooperation with the World Wind Energy Association in 2008.
For more information, visit www.ontario-sea.org/.
Since 1892, the Sierra Club has been working to protect communities, wild places, and the planet itself. We are the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States.
For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org/.