Click the following links for a
brief description of CESA joint projects.
Case Studies
| Project
Director(s) |
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Lewis Miilford, Mark Sinclair |
More info
CESA members will continue to work with Ryan Wiser of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to document state fund program achievements, selecting the best, studying the problems and suggesting reform for future program improvements.
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Climate Change and State Funds
Project
Director(s)
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Lewis Milford, Dan Dutcher |
 More info
Many states are interested in additional discussion of how their funds and programs could be structured to better address climate change. Most funds do not have an explicit climate change mandate, but many of their technology programs produce climate change benefits. We will begin an exploration among the funds about their needs in this area, including a more systematic effort to explore low carbon technology, investment and policy trends in the US and abroad.
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Clean
Energy Investors Network
Project
Director(s) |
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Lewis Milford, Ken Locklin
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More info
CEG and CESA members have been working to engage state clean energy funds wtih
their
state public pension funds for possible partnership opportunities for investment
in
the clean
energy sector.
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Community
Wind
Project
Director(s) |
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Mark Sinclair |
More info
CESA's Community Wind project seeks to find solutions to the economic challenges
that confront many smaller-sized community wind projects, as well as develop
new approaches to garner more public acceptance for wind siting projects.
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Hydrogen
and Fuel Cells
Project
Director(s) |
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Dan Dutcher |
More info
CESA’s hydrogen and fuel cell project coordinates
efforts for technology and policy implementation of fuel
cell and hydrogen technologies through greater communication
and cooperation among among its members and other stakeholders
in North America.
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Clean Technology Innovation Network
Project
Director(s) |
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Lewis Milford, Dan Dutcher |
More info
CESA members will work with European counterparts to share practical knowledge and market intelligence about U.S. and international clean energy practices and implementation mechanisms. This work will result in a new network and channel for informational exchange and collaboration to fill the vacuum at the national and international level on clean energy implementation.
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Monitoring and Evaluation
Project
Director(s) |
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Mark Sinclair |
More info
CESA will develop a generic set of monitoring and evaluation standards for program evaluation and market transformation. This project will be based on similar work done in the energy efficiency field.
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Offshore Wind/Offshore Energy
Project
Director(s) |
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Mark Sinclair |
 More info
The CESA offshore wind project is in the early stages and will be further developed
over the fall of 2005. With regard to offshore energy, CESA has already has
accomplished several things. CESA has held several meetings of
interested
players.
The May 5, 2003 meeting in Newark, New Jersey had thirty participants from
throughout the East. A Working Group has been formed to propose a workplan
and they have had several conference calls. A list serve has been created.
Click on More Info for
links to key documents, both the CESA memos and other materials about offshore
energy projects.
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PV Initiative
Project
Director(s) |
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Mark Sinclair, Maria Blais |
 More info
CESA members are interested in expanding the use of PV. CESA will work to develop
collaborative relatoinships between state funds and national and international
solar industry players to look
at
ways
to
aggregate
PV
demand
which
could
be
based
on
a
combination
of targeting existing programs and developing new niche markets, such as in multi-family
affordable housing.
 As
a part of its ongoing efforts to assist states in the development
of programs that support the advanced deployment of solar
energy technologies, Clean Energy Group and CESA are pleased
to launch the States Advancing Solar website – www.statesadvancingsolar.org.
The site is designed to serve as a resource for state-level
renewable energy program managers and policymakers on solar
technologies and policies. Through the site, stakeholders
can access information on the latest developments in solar
energy technologies, state solar program case studies, and
solar events.
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Public Education
| Project Director |
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Lewis Milford |
| Consultant(s) |
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Brian Keane, SmartPower |
More
Info | Public Ed Members Login Here
The clean energy funds of CT, MA, NJ, PA and RI will undertake
the development and production of a joint marketing campaign
to educate the public about clean energy through a branding
approach for renewable energy and media products including television,
radio and print ads.
Click here
to view our Clean Energy TV and Radio ads.
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RPS Implementation
Collaborative
| Project
Directors |
|
Mark Sinclair |
More info | RPS
Working Group Members Login Here
State funds and new renewable portfolio standards (RPSs) are increasingly indentified
as key drivers for clean energy investment in the US. This project seeks to
share information about what is working in different states; to evaluate opportunities
for regional cooperation, data sharing and coordinated fund support for RPS
infrastructure; and to facilitiate a means to pursue these designs or regional
cooperation opportunties.
National
RPS Implementation Collaborative
The primary purpose of the National RPS Collaborative
is to establish a national dialogue and collaborative
among state policy leaders, the U.S. Department of
Energy, and other major RPS stakeholders to share
information and examine opportunities for multi-state
and federal cooperation in successful deployment
of RPS programs. More
Info
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and Clean Energy
Project
Director(s) |
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Mark Sinclair |
More info
This CESA project seeks to foster collaboration between state clean energy funds
and the US Department of Homeland Security and State Homeland Security offices
to increase deployment of clean distributed energy technologies and systems for
homeland security applications and critical facilities.
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Solar Hot
Water
Project
Director(s) |
|
Mark Sinclair |
 More
info
This CESA project seeks to develop new strategies for states to advance the
deployment of solar hot water systems.
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Wind
Siting Collaborative/Community Wind
| Project
Director(s) |
|
Mark Sinclair |
 More info
The CESA Wind Siting Project seeks to address and reduce
regulatory and legal uncertainty of siting wind projects
under the MBTA and to work with the Dept. of Interior and
other federal agencies and NGSs to find collaborative and
adaptive solutions.
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