All posts by Shannon Helm
North Carolina Drive Electric Week
National Drive Electric Week is a yearly event each October to celebrate all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Plug In America, Sierra Club, and the Electric Auto Association serve as the organizers […]
Read MoreEnergy & Sustainability Services Offered by the NC Clean Energy Technology Center
N.C. State University was recently recognized as a top energy university by the American Energy Society, a collective of 60,000 professionals, experts, and crusaders working to solve the world’s greatest […]
Read MoreNC State Named An ‘Energy Elite’ University
NC State University has been named among 10 “Energy Elite” colleges and universities by the American Energy Society (AES). The report, Top Energy Universities 2020, cited NC State as “the most […]
Read MoreGreening Industries in North Carolina: Pollution Prevention Partnership with ECU
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides grants for pollution prevention activities so that businesses may reduce their environmental footprint and simultaneously save money. East Carolina University (ECU), who has […]
Read MoreOffshore Wind – Organizing for North Carolina’s Potential Economic Development
North Carolina provides exceptional offshore wind energy potential; in fact, according to a 2017 U.S Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Lab report, the state’s coast has more offshore wind […]
Read MoreMilitary Veterans, Distributed Energy Resources and Cybersecurity
North Carolina has the third largest military population in the United States and almost 10 percent of North Carolina’s population are military veterans. Providing training for transitioning military veterans is […]
Read MoreThe 50 States of Electric Vehicles: States Evaluating Charging Infrastructure Needs and Ownership Models in Q2 2020
Raleigh, NC – (August 5, 2020) The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its Q2 2020 edition of The 50 States of Electric Vehicles. The quarterly series provides insights […]
Read MoreThe 50 States of Grid Modernization Q2 2020: Utilities Increasingly Developing Distributed and Customer-Centric Solutions
Raleigh, NC – (July 29, 2020) The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its Q2 2020 edition of The 50 States of Grid Modernization. The quarterly series provides insights […]
Read MoreSolar Electric Vehicle Charging – It’s Happening
Electric vehicles (EVs) are still a small percentage of the U.S. automobile market (annual registrations for EVs totaled 367,000 in April 2019) but annual sales of electric vehicles are expected […]
Read MoreEnabling Solar and Storage Projects at Electric Cooperatives
On July 14, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released their Draft Energy Storage Grand Challenge Roadmap, outlining how the United States will conduct R&D and deploy energy storage […]
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