DENVER (October 28, 2008) — The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) recognized four leading organizations and one individual last night for their role in building and shaping the market for renewable energy. The award recipients were honored during the 2008 Green Power Leadership Awards event in conjunction with the 2008 National Renewable Energy Marketing Conference taking place in Denver this week. The CRS Market Development award category recognizes companies, organizations and individual renewable energy leaders working to build the market for green power.
CRS recognizes market leadership through three awards: Green Power Beacon for innovative marketing campaigns to increase widespread awareness of renewable energy options; Green Power Pilot for cutting-edge outreach efforts by individuals and organizations to boost interest in green power; and the Green Power Pioneer Award for continuous individual achievement in support of renewable energy
2008 CRS Market Development Awards
A six-person selection committee reviewed nominations in three categories of Market Development Awards. This year’s Green Power Market Development Award Winners are:
Green Power Beacon Award
Portland General Electric (PGE), Launch of GreenPowerOregon.com Web site
Honorable Mention: Detroit Edison, GreenCurrents Ark Promotion
Green Power Pilot Award
Energy Action Coalition, Campus Climate Challenge
Honorable Mention: Green Mountain Energy Company, Hispanic Marketing Campaign
Green Power Pioneer Award
Dr. Jan Hamrin (CRS Founder)
“We are proud to honor these industry leaders, whose continuous efforts are significantly advancing the market for renewable energy,” said Arthur O’Donnell, executive director of the Center for Resource Solutions. “Through their efforts they are showing their commitment, innovation and dedication in supporting the fight against climate change. They are truly leading by example. And we are especially grateful to Jan Hamrin for her career leadership in renewable energy.”
CRS co-sponsors the Green Power Leadership Awards in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Green Power Leadership Awards recognize outstanding commitments and achievements in the green power marketplace in the following three categories: Purchasers, Suppliers, and Market Development. For more information about the awards, visit www.renewableenergymarketing.net, www.epa.gov/greenpower/awards/winners.htm, or www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/conference/awards08.html.
2008 EPA Purchaser Awards
EPA is recognizing 16 leading green power purchasers in three categories: Green Power Partner of the Year, On-Site Generation and Green Power Purchasing. This year’s Green Power Purchaser Award Winners are:
Green Power Partner of the Year
Bellingham, Washington Community
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Intel Corporation
University of Pennsylvania
WhiteWave Foods Company
On Site Generation
Kohl’s Department Stores
Lundberg Family Farms
Green Power Purchasing
City of Houston, Texas
ING
Merritt 7 Venture, LLC
Oregon State University
PepsiCo, Inc.
Powdr Resorts
The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. /Operations
The Philadelphia Phillies
U.S. Air Force
2008 DOE Green Power Supplier Awards
DOE is recognizing four organizations in three categories: New Green Power Program or Company, Small Residential/Commercial/ Green Power Program or Supplier of the Year, Large Commercial/Institutional Green Power Program or Supplier of the Year. This year’s Green Power Supplier Award Winners are:
New Green Power Program or Company
AmerenUE (St. Louis, Mo.)
Small Residential/Commercial Green Power Program or Supplier of the Year
City of Palo Alto Utilities (Palo Alto, Calif.)
Large Commercial/Institutional Green Power Program or Supplier of the Year
Sterling Planet (Norcross, Ga.)
3Degrees (San Francisco, Calif.)
About the National Renewable Energy Marketing Conference For over a decade, the National Renewable Energy Marketing Conference has been the industry’s paramount annual gathering attended by the most influential renewable energy and carbon market stakeholders. Attendees include power marketers, renewable energy developers, large green power purchasers, retail and wholesale green power suppliers, electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, government agencies, energy consultants and scientists, and nonprofit experts. It is organized by San Francisco-based CRS, and by the U.S. EPA and DOE. See the conference website at www.renewableenergymarketing.net.
About Center for Resource Solutions The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) is a national nonprofit with global impact. CRS brings forth expert responses to climate change issues with the speed and effectiveness necessary to provide real-time solutions. Its leadership through collaboration and environmental innovation builds policies and consumer-protection mechanisms in renewable energy, greenhouse gas reductions, and energy efficiency that foster healthy and sustained growth in national and international markets. For more information about its programs, visit www.resource-solutions.org and www.green-e.org.
About the Department of Energy DOE’s overarching mission is enhancing national security. The priorities of the department’s energy programs are to increase domestic energy production, revolutionize our approach to energy conservation and efficiency, and promote the development of renewable and energy efficiency technologies. For more information, visit www.eere.energy.gov.
About EPA’s Green Power Partnership EPA’s Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages organizations to buy green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with purchased electricity use. The Partnership currently has more than 1,000 Partner organizations voluntarily purchasing billions of kilowatt-hours of green power annually. Partners include a wide variety of leading organizations such as Fortune 500 companies, small and medium sized businesses, local, state, and federal governments, and colleges and universities. For more information, visit www.epa.gov/greenpower.