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NIREC PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, ARTICLES

NIREC's NEWSLETTER: Innovation Insights

ENERGY & ECONOMICS/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• PRESENTATION:Accelerating Clean Energy Commercialization: Challenges and Solutions (June 23, 2010) TechConnect World Clean Energy Conference - Jim Croce, President and CEO, NIREC
• OP-ED: A State Cannot Rely Solely on Low Taxes to Stimulate its Economy (February 20, 2010) Reno Gazette Journal - Jim Croce, President and CEO, NIREC
• PRESENTATION: Education and Energy Innovation: NSHE's Central Role in Transforming Nevada's Economy 2009 Renewable Energy Symposium, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Jim Croce, President and CEO, NIREC (August 11, 2009) Las Vegas, Nevada (1.9MB; pdf)
• PRESENTATION: Clean Energy and Economic Prosperity: America's 21st Century Innovation Imperative  (November 3, 2009) 2009 National SBIR/STTR Conference "Re-energizing America," Jim Croce, President and CEO, NIREC, Reno, Nevada (530KB; pdf)
• ARTICLE: Federal Funding for Renewable Energy (May 2009) - Ecopreneurist - Ian Rogoff, Chairman, NIREC  

RESEARCH

• Towards the Efficient, Total Glycan Utilization of BioMass (Abstract) (May, 2010) ChemSusChem - Mark Mascal, Principal Investigator, NIREC and Professor, UC Davis
• Dramatic Advancements in the Saccharide to 5-(Chloromethyl)furfural Conversion Reaction (Abstract) (September, 2009) ChemSusChem - Mark Mascal, Principal Investigator, NIREC and Professor, UC Davis
• Investigation of Coupled AB5 Type High-powered Metal Hydride Reactors (May 2009) ScienceDirect - Kwang Kim et.al., Principal Investigator, NIREC and Professor, University of Nevada, Reno

OTHER PUBLICATIONS, REPORTS, ARTICLES, TALKS, ETC.

ENERGY & ECONOMICS/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• Greentech Media Resource Center - White papers, case studies and presentations from Greentech Solar, Greentech Grid and Greentech Enterprise (ongoing) Greentech Media
• Clean Energy Trends 2010 (March 2010) Clean Edge
• Energy Market and Economic Impacts of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009  (August 2009) Energy Information Administration (912.76MB; pdf)
• Unlocking Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Economy (July 2009)  McKinsey Global Energy and Materials (6.37MB; pdf)
• The Economic Benefits of Investing in Clean Energy - How the economic stimulus program and new legislation can boost U.S. economic growth and employment (June 2009) Department of Economics and Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) (881.3KB; pdf)
• Transforming Our Energy Economy: The Role of Renewable Energy (April 2009) - video, slides (9.93;MB; .pdf)
• An Examination of Regional Supply and Demand Balance for Renewable Electricity in the United States through 2015 (March 2009) - National Renewable Energy Laboratory (893KB; .pdf) 
• Annual Energy Outlook (March 2009) - Department of Energy (2.98MB)

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

• State of Entrepreneurship (January 2010) Kauffman Foundation (2.44MB; pdf)
• Startups in Uncertain Times (December 2008) - video

PHOTOVOLTAIC

• NREL Open PV - database of Photovoltaic installations
• The United States PV Market: Project Economics, Policy, Demand, and Strategy Through 2013 (December 2009) GTM Research

WIND

• 2008 Wind Technologies Market Report (July 2009) - Department of Energy (1.89MB; pdf)

NEVADA RESOURCES

• American Solar Energy Society Southern Nevada Chapter
• Churchill Economic Development Authority
• City of Henderson
• City of Las Vegas
• City of North Las Vegas
• Clark County, Nevada
• Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN)
• Golden Capital Network
• Nevada Alliance
• Nevada Commission on Economic Development
• Nevada Development Authority
• Nevada Small Business Development Center (NSBDC)
• Nevada's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NCET)
• Northern Nevada Development Authority (NNDA)
• UNLV Renewable Energy Symposium Presentations
• Western Nevada Development District (WNDD)

FEDERAL AGENCIES

• Department of Energy
  • Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• National Science Foundation
• Small Business Innovation Research
• U.S. Energy Information Administration (energy data by state)
• U.S. Small Business Administration

ASSOCIATIONS

• American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)
• American Public Power Association
• American Wind Energy Association
• Clean Fuels Development Coalition
• Geothermal Energy Association
• Geothermal Resources Council
• National Hydrogen Association
• National Hydropower Association
• Solar Energy Industries Association
• Solar Electric Power Association
• United States Energy Association
  

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