Dan Arvizu, Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dr. Dan Arvizu has been the Director and Chief Executive of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) since January 15, 2005. NREL, in Golden, Colorado, began operations in 1977 and is the DOE’s primary laboratory for energy efficiency and renewable energy research and development. NREL is operated for DOE by [...]
Financiers, Investors, Entrepreneurs — Are you Ready?
More than 200 sessions will discuss everything scientific, renewable, efficient, environmental or financial at the World Renewable Energy Forum (WREF), May 13–17, 2012, in Denver, Colorado. Registration is open; early registration discount ends April 13. Sign up now for access to world’s top renewable energy experts. If your focus is the business side of energy, [...]
Mohamed El-Ashry, Senior Fellow, UN Foundation
Dr. El-Ashry is Senior Fellow with the UN Foundation. He has served as CEO and Chairman of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), which he helped to establish, from 1994 to 2003. He has also served as Chief Environmental Adviser to the President and Director of the Environment Department at the World Bank, as Senior Vice [...]
Great Documentary: Women Leading the Sustainability Movement
Recently I attended a screening at the 6th Annual Colorado Environmental Film Festival of the new documentary film , ARISE, narrated by Darryl Hannah. The film captures the stories of women around the globe, who are leading the way to a sustainable future to rebuild their families, their neighborhoods and their communities. The film highlights [...]
WREF 2012 Session Highlight: Solar Energy in Nigeria
Solar in Remote Corners of Nigeria: Usman Muhammad from the Centre for Energy and Environment in Gusau, Zamfara, Nigeria. Click to learn more.
