Bio

Steve Kalland, Executive Director of the Center has over 30 years of experience in the renewable energy and energy efficiency fields. Steve directs the strategic vision of the Center and its programs, including activities in renewable energy, clean power and energy efficiency technologies, green buildings, and clean transportation. Programs range from technical assistance to economic development, public policy, STEM education and workforce development.

Steve currently serves on the NC Department of Commerce’s North Carolina Taskforce for Offshore Wind Economic Resource Strategies (NC TOWERS) and the Boards of Directors of the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster (RTCC) and the NC Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA). Steve is Fellow and Lifetime Member of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and a past board member of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), NC GreenPower and the US Combined Heat and Power Association (USCHPA). Previously, Steve was the director for Government Relations and Grid-Tied Markets at Xantrex Technology, Inc. (now part of Schneider Electric), executive director of the Maryland-DC-Virginia Solar Energy Industries Association (MDV-SEIA), and director of State Programs and Policy Analysis at the national SEIA. Steve graduated from the College of William and Mary and from the University of Rochester (NY).