Nirec: Nevada Institute for Renewable Energy Commercialization News Feedhttp://www.nirec.org/news.htmlNirec: Nevada Institute for Renewable Energy Commercialization News Feeden-usFri, 06 Jan 2012 15:14:30 CSTCopyright 1997-2012 Jonathan BarlowBarlow Content Management System Diversifying Nevada: Rolling the Dice -- One of the most depressed states is going all out to attract new industries In The Economist: Nevada is gaming, tourism, mining--and is working on an economic diversification strategy (including renewable energy) to be even more!

]]> http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=249 http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=249 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST Helping Small Businesses to Drive Innovation: SBIR is Renewed for 6 Years Last week, President Obama signed a bill reauthorizing the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs for another six years. This long-term reauthorization is good news for the innovative small businesses that these programs support.  SBIR and STTR invest about $2.5 billion a year in America’s most promising small research and development companies.

]]> http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=248 http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=248 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST Nevada Must Pursue Excellence in 2012 Clean energy new years resolutions for Nevada by the Reno News & Review

]]> http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=246 http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=246 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST Nevada-based Startup Takes Next Step: Load IQ Tests Energy Management Technology at Siemens' Facility in Nuremburg The test results are in—and Reno entrepreneur, Hampden Kuhns, has obtained independent validation of the capabilities of his company’s Utility Accountant energy management system. Kuhns has just returned from Nuremburg, Germany, where the Utility Accountant’s innovative technology was put through the paces at Siemens’ sophisticated factory controls and automation systems test lab.

The Utility Accountant is an energy management system . . .

]]> http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=245 http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=245 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST Official to Launch Investment Fund for Tech Startups: LINQ360 Innovation Center founder thinks promise of fiscal aid can attract companies Some say an education system overhaul is needed to create the skilled work force that high-tech companies require. Others, like LINQ360 Innovation Center founder Scott Garrison, say the answer is money.

That's why Garrison is planning to launch a $100 million investment fund for tech startups and fledgling companies that need a small financial boost. Garrison is in talks with investors and expects the fund to be up and running by January.

]]> http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=244 http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=244 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST Energy Boomtown Tries Not to Blow It: evada's Churchill County is spending its money with its sights set on the future This story recaps how Churchil County has handled geothermal development and the additional financial resources it has provided.

]]> http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=243 http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=243 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST Energy Task Force and Advisory Board Members Announced Nevada State Office of Energy (NSOE) Director Stacey Crowley named 11 members today to the New Energy Industry Task Force, an existing statutory committee that Gov. Brian Sandoval tasked with examining energy transmission issues in an executive order last week. A technical advisory committee was also appointed to assist the task force in assessing a regional market for Nevada’s renewable energy resources.

]]> http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=242 http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=242 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST Public Comment Period Open for Solar Energy Zones The recently released Supplement to the Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Solar Energy Development (Solar PEIS) identifies 17 solar energy zones  for responsible utility-scale solar development on public lands. The zones are located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.

The Department of the Interior developed the Solar PEIS...

]]> http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=240 http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=240 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST Nevada is Lighting a Fire Under Small Business Exports with NITRO Nevada small business owners interested in growing their export business are receiving a shot in the arm in the form of a new grant opportunity. Designed to help improve and diversify the state's economy, the Nevada Investment & Trade Revenue Opportunities (NITRO) initiative is offering a State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) Pilot Grant that provides...

]]> http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=241 http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=241 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST Unify, Regionalize, Diversify: An Economic Development Agenda for Nevada Nevada stands at a crossroads, yet it appears ready to remap its future.

Silver Staters sense that the current economic slump has not been just a temporary reversal but a challenge to the state’s traditional growth model—one that has revealed an economy over-dependent on consumption sectors, prone to booms and busts . . .

]]> http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=239 http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=239 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST $5M Commitment to Establish New Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UC Davis The University of California, Davis, is launching a new interdisciplinary institute devoted to education, research and outreach in innovation and entrepreneurship, with the help of a $5 million commitment from alumni Mike and Renée Child....

The institute, which launches today, builds on the success and experience of the UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship, which since 2006 has helped researchers and students move their innovations and ideas into the marketplace. The center’s founding director, Professor Andrew Hargadon, is now serving as the institute’s faculty director.

]]> http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=238 http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=238 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST Are You Following @NIREC on Twitter, Yet? http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=237 http://www.nirec.org/news.html?news_id=237 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST