USDOC Director General Suresh Kumar - Collaboration is Key

USDOC US&FCS Director General Suresh Kumar at the Green League Workshop explained that The Green League of Embassies Program is a collaboration of U.S. State Department’s Overseas Building Office (OBO), U.S. embassies worldwide, the Department of Energy, Energy Service Companies (ESCOs), and U.S. cleantech exporters. Three key goals of the Green Embassies Program are to advance the presidential mandate to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in USG buildings; to demonstrate the capabilities of U.S. products and technologies to the world market; and to increase the exports of U.S. products and services in line with the National Export Initiative.

April in Paris - Embassy Green League Workshop

The Embassy Green League Workshop was held April 13, 2010 in Paris and provided over 100 participants including Senior Foreign Commercial Officers, Management Counselors, General Services Officers, and Facility Managers an opportunity to meet with State Department, ESCO contractors, and U.S. technology providers. ESCOs are authorized to submit proposals directly to State. After the ESCO is selected, there is an energy audit report, followed by design specification according to OBO design standards, with a security plan, shipping, on site storage, cleared personnel, and an on-site project director. During the performance phase, a third party contractor is hired to conduct a measurement and value analysis (M&V) to determine energy savings and payback on capital costs. Post can request bundling of projects.

Date Has Been Set for Stockholm Cleantech Venture Day 2010

Kista Science City and Stockholm Innovation and Growth are the partners behind Stockholm Cleantech Venture Day 2010, arranged for the 4th year in a row. This year 25 selected cleantech companies will present their investment cases to leading Swedish and international investors and decision-makers on September 30.

EMBASSY LISBON FIRST GREEN EMBASSY CONFERENCE!

The U.S. Embassy in Lisbon is proudly hosting their first annual Green Embassy Conference, in cooperation with their Eco-Friendly Action Forum (LEAF) Interagency Committee and other local organizations, they are planning to gather on April 16 to evaluate their progress and find other means to reduce their carbon footprints. Motto for this event is: “Buy Green! Think Green! Practice Green!”