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How AEG can help secure clean energy investment ...

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is a monumental investment in clean energy; AEG is eager to leverage its network and resources to build the partnerships necessary for winning IIJA grant proposals.

How AEG can help secure clean energy investment through the IIJA
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New York City’s Electrification Journey: Three ...

New York City’s building stock is about to set off a journey of electrification. However, this journey comes with countless obstacles. There are countless concerns regarding the reliability, technology, grid support and cost.

With help from representatives of the New York City Housing Authority, Jaros Baum & Bolles (JB&B), BlocPower and ConEdison, here are the most critical obstacles we identified at last quarter’s AEG New York 21Q2 Stakeholder Challenge on Buildings & Construction…

New York City’s Electrification Journey: Three Major Obstacles

Breakfast Recap

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2017 NYAE Q4: Mobility and Transportation

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2017 NYAE Q4: Mobility and Transportation

New York Advanced Energy Group’s Q4 2017 Stakeholder Breakfast on the topic of Mobility and Transportation, co-hosted by Duane Morris, highlighted challenges and success stories of the city’s transportation sector. Speakers at the forefront of mobility and transportation, including John Markowitz of New York Power Authority, Thomas Abdallah and Nora Ostrovskaya of MTA, Mark Simon of NYC DOT, Tim Kruekniet of EVBox, and Nick Hill of ReachNow car sharing by BMW, led the discussion on policies, goals, and new technologies for the city of New York. The stakeholder member discussion tapped into collective thought, solutions, and innovative ideas for a more effective and sustainable transportation sector for New York City.

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2017 BAE Q4: Mobility & Transportation

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2017 BAE Q4: Mobility & Transportation

We closed out our inaugural season in Boston with a great line-up, bringing multiple perspectives to a challenge that requires an enormous amount of coordination. Speakers at the breakfast covered a wide range of related topics from how to get more ridership on public transit and address their needs, to how we decarbonize transportation, to how do we deal with the specific issues concerning EV deployments and charging infrastructure?

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2017 CAE Q4: Mobility and Transportation

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2017 CAE Q4: Mobility and Transportation

To kick off the breakfast and prepare everyone to think through the problems together, H.G. Chissell reminded us, with a very personal story, of the importance and urgency of tackling these pressing energy issues. This is an important reminder that these are not disconnected issues that are somewhere else to be solved when we can, but are here, connected to the way we live and affect us on a personal level.

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2017 WAE Q2 Recap: Smart Buildings & Grid Modernization

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2017 WAE Q2 Recap: Smart Buildings & Grid Modernization

Could there be a more perfect venue than the U.S. Green Building Council’s headquarters for hosting our Washington Advanced Energy (WAE) Q2 2017 Stakeholder Meeting on Smart Buildings & Grid Modernization?  We could not think of one.  Dave Witek (Senior Vice President, Finance, Operations & Administration) and the USGBC Team graciously hosted us in their LEED Platinum (2009) space that showcased what smart buildings can do.

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2017 CAE Q2 Recap: Stephen J. Humes's Opening Remarks

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2017 CAE Q2 Recap: Stephen J. Humes's Opening Remarks

Welcome again to the Chicago office of Holland & Knight.  I’m delighted again to welcome you all to the Chicago Advanced Energy Series Breakfast Meeting.  I’m an energy partner with the firm based in our New York City office.  As in the past, my Chicago colleague, Barb Adams, is here to welcome you and join in the conversations. 

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2017 NYAE Q1 Recap: Microgrids & Critical Infrastructure

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2017 NYAE Q1 Recap: Microgrids & Critical Infrastructure

The Q1 2017 New York Advanced Energy Group (NYAE) Stakeholder Breakfast took place on Thursday, March 23rd at the offices of Duane Morris where discussion leaders and attendees examined the topics of microgrids and critical infrastructure in the context of City public policy, infrastructure, the private sector, and beyond.

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2017 CAE Q1 Recap: Resiliency, Critical Infrastructure & Microgrids

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2017 CAE Q1 Recap: Resiliency, Critical Infrastructure & Microgrids

The Q2 2017 Chicago Advanced Energy Group (CAE) Stakeholder Breakfast took place on Thursday, March 2nd at the offices of Holland & Knight where discussion leaders and attendees examined the topics of microgrids and critical infrastructure through the lens of Chicago public policy, utility providers, the private sector, and beyond.

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2016 NYAE Q4 Recap: Mobility & Transportation

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On December 15, 2016, NYAE held its quarterly stakeholder breakfast, which covered the transportation sector from various perspectives. Phyllis Kessler of Duane Morris aptly put that the transportation sector has overtaken utilities as the number one producer greenhouse gases in the nation, bringing up issues ranging from the need to bulk up the electrical grid for vehicle charging stations to modernized and efficient transportation.

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2016 WAE Q4 Recap: Mobility & Transportation

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2016 WAE Q4 Recap: Mobility & Transportation

How do we move toward tangible action with regard to Transportation and Mobility in Washington D.C.? On December 8th, 2016, energy industry experts participated in the Stakeholder Breakfast to discuss the ways in which participation in data gathering, problem-framing in the transportation industry and EVs, and the generation of reliable power could provide a deliverable product through scaling existing initiatives and better incentivizing end-usage.

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2016 CAE Q3 Recap: Technology, Buildings & Distributed System Optimization

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The Chicago Advanced Energy Stakeholder Breakfast took place on September 22nd, 2016 and was focused on Technology, Buildings, & Distributed Energy System Optimization.

The discussion leaders included:

  • Steve Humes, Partner, Holland & Knight

  • Chris Wheat, Chief Sustainability Officer & Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Mayor, Chicago

  • Bob Wengel, Vice President of Facilities, Shedd Aquarium

  • Koben Calhoun, Manager Commercial Energy Initiative, Rocky Montain Institute

  • Ryan Tinus, Director, Tishman Speyer and Chicago BOMA Energy and Sustainability

  • Matthew Lynch, Chief Product Officer, Bractlet

  • Rainer vor dem Esche, Managing Director, Storenetic

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2016 WAE Q3 Recap: Smart Buildings & Grid Modernization

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2016 WAE Q3 Recap: Smart Buildings & Grid Modernization

How can we develop smart, viable solutions to achieve greater reductions in energy demand and make advancements on sustainability? On September 8, energy industry professionals across Washington DC met to discuss and identify issues respective to technology, buildings, and distributed energy optimization. Ideas on bringing new technologies and scaling existing initiatives presented a wide array of paths forward.

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2016 CAE Q3 Recap: Technology, Buildings and Distributed Energy Optimization

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2016 CAE Q3 Recap: Technology, Buildings and Distributed Energy Optimization

Technology, Buildings and Distributed Energy Optimization fueled the conversation at the most recent Chicago Advanced Energy Stakeholders Breakfast on September 22, offering an incredible line-up of influential industry and political leaders to address the impact technology has on building energy use. 

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2016 NYAE Q3 Recap: Technology, Buildings & Distributed Generation Optimization

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2016 NYAE Q3 Recap: Technology, Buildings & Distributed Generation Optimization

On September 14, 2016, NYAE hosted its quarterly breakfast on Technology, Buildings and Distributed Generation Optimization. Discussion leaders shed light on critical concerns within sectors - from the different mechanisms that ConEdison is employing to push for the integration of distributed resources to data driven approaches for customer acquisition and real time results.