- Flottweg SE is founding a subsidiary in Peru to reinforce its presence in the South American market. The centrifuge manager finds this the next step in building out their global sales network. The new company, Flottweg Peru SAC, was founded in April, 2015, and will now start operational activities under the leadership of Luis Pacheco. The subsidiary consists of its own office as well as a workshop and workshop warehouse. Flottweg has a strong presence in the biofuels industry.
- The Energy Conference, taking place in Des Moines, IA September 21-23rd, is the exclusive venue where biofuel producers and petroleum distributors meet and discuss how to increase the level of biofuels in the nation’s transportation fuel mix. The goal of this conference is to unite, across industry lines, for the purpose of growing strong business relationships that focus on higher blends of alternative fuels.
- The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) announced that Lawrence E. Jones, an executive with two decades of international experience, has joined EEI as Vice President, International Programs.
- Join Clean Energy Connections for Advanced Energy Consumers: Customer Models Driving Utility Industry Change from the Edge. The event is taking place Wednesday September 16, 6:30 – 9:00 pm ET. The opening speaker is Marsha L. Walton, Senior Project Manager, Market Inisghts at NYSERDA. The event will be moderated by Andrew Mulherkar, Analyst, Grid Edge division of GTM Research at Greentech Media. Panelists include: Chris Neidl, Director, Here Comes Solar at Solar One; Jennifer Metzger, Co-Director, Citizens for Local Power (CLP); Juan Camilo Osorio – Director of Research, New York City Environmental Justice Alliance; Laney Brown – Director of Smart Grid, Iberdrola USA. For those not able to attend in person, the event will be streamed live.