NY Loves Clean Tech Delegation to Attend WIREC Renewable Energy Conference
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
February 28, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Albany, N.Y. – NY Loves Clean Tech will be exhibiting at the 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) in Washington, D.C. from March 4 to 6. WIREC is designed to bring together government, civil society and private business leaders to address the benefits and costs of an accelerated global deployment of renewable energy technology.
The statewide group, working in partnership for the second consecutive year under the NY Loves Clean Tech banner, will set up a pavilion-style exhibit area at the event. The initiative is organized by CEG with sponsorship support from National Grid, the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental & Energy Systems and Empire State Development Corporation.
While at WIREC, NY Loves Clean Tech will hold a panel discussion, Creating an Enabled NY for Clean Tech Innovation, that will showcase New York state's ability to lead and innovate in clean tech and renewable initiatives, including creating workforce development programs specific to the staffing needs clean tech industries; funding and supporting world class R&D initiatives; and developing facilities to provide leading edge resources for today and tomorrow's brightest minds.
“With more than 200 exhibitors, as well as 50 energy ministers from around the world, this is the most significant renewable energy gathering in years,” said F. Michael Tucker. “We anticipate that all of our partners in NY Loves Clean Tech will have ample opportunity to make solid connections within the global alternative energy community.”
Other exhibiting partners include:
Alliance for Clean Energy New York, Inc. (ACE NY)Arsenal Business & Technology Partnership
BBL Development Group
Clarkson University
Cornell Fuel Cell Institute
EDC, Warren County
FALA Technologies, Inc.
First Nano
Green Core Central Upstate NY
Harriman Campus
Mohawk Valley EDGE
New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA)
New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR)
Precision Flow Technologies
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer County Economic Development & Planning
Saratoga Technology + Energy Park (STEP)
SUNY Cobleskill
SUNY ESF
SUNY Morrisville
The Solar Energy Consortium
The United Group of Companies, Inc.
CEG is working with the NY Loves Clean Tech collaboration as an integral component of its efforts to support alternative energy economic development throughout New York state.
About the Center for Economic Growth:
The Center for Economic Growth (CEG) is a regional economic and business development organization dedicated to attracting high-tech talent and companies and to providing innovative services to bolster local businesses in New York state's Capital Region and Tech Valley. CEG receives significant financial support from the NYS Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR), New York’s high-technology economic development agency, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). CEG serves as NYSTAR’s designated Regional Technology Development Center for Tech Valley, one of nearly 350 MEP locations across the country assisting local manufacturing and technology companies with generating new sales, creating stronger operational infrastructure and overcoming barriers to growth. CEG is based in Albany, N.Y. Visit www.ceg.org for more information.
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