Chicago Clean Energy Alliance

After the great success of our December 2009 event, the CCEA cordially invites you to attend the premier event for the clean economy in the Midwest and our 1st quarterly event of 2010!

When:  Monday March 8, 2010.

Where: The Signature Room, 95th floor of the Hancock Building

               875 North Michigan Avenue
               Chicago, IL 60611-1894
               (312) 787-9596

The Signature Room is located atop the John Hancock Center at the 95th® floor, and offers diners exquisite food, superb service and a dazzling skyline view.  Learn More

Time: 5:30 - 8PM

Schedule:

5:30 Opening
5:35 Networking
6:45 - 7:00 Mark Pruitt Executive Director of the Illinois Power Agency (IPA) will provide short remarks on the status of renewable energy in the state.
8:00 Close 

What is the CCEA?

We are non-partisan business networking organization for professionals that work directly in the clean economy. We believe that business is the agent that will bring the world to a more sustainable existence. Meet other energy professionals in the Chicagoland area and beyond (for a selected list of previous organizations that attended, click here).

Who is attending:

Corporations, niche energy firms, venture capitalists, politicians, government, NGO, legal, traders, and other experts involved with wind, solar, geothermal, biofuels, CCS, clean coal, emissions trading, climate change and electric vehicles.

Reasons to attend:

• Listen and meet Mark Pruitt, Executive Director of the Illinois Power Agency.  Read More 
• Zero Motorcycles will have a 100% electric motorcycle on display.
• Stop by after work to meet the top players in the enewable energy and climate industry.  
• Free Hors D’ourves on the 95th floor of the Hancock building?  Thanks, Signature Room!
• Discuss cutting-edge ideas and inventions, possible business deals, government energy policies, and other hot topics.
• See Carbon Day's electric vehicle charging station.

*The CCEA reserves the rights to deny entrance to those who are not in related industries*

 Please RSVP by March 4th ~ Register Now

 More than 350 energy professionals turned out for our kick off meeting in December 2009.

Space is limited, and admittance will be administered on a preferential basis to those who work within related industries.

Supporting Organizations:

• Clean Economy Network
• Business Network Chicago (BNC)
• Climatini
• Carbon TradeEx

Experience in Alternative Energy? Click here to confidentially send your resume to a recruiter that specializes in Alternative Energy.

Sponsorship: Want to connect with Chicago clean energy community? Do you have a product or service you would like to promote to a group of people that represent the leading companies in our local community leading the way to a new clean economy? Consider becoming an Event Sponsor and get connected to the largest focused networking group in the Chicago area that brings together influential, affluent, decision makers that are open to new ideas. Sponsorship (website advertising, event table and more) or Gifting and Donations visit http://www.chicagocleanenergyalliance.org or email Dan Fedor at dan@chicagocleanenergyalliance.org.

Attendance: For further information regarding the event, contact Bryan Villano at Bryan@ChicagoCleanEnergyAlliance.org

Regards,

The Chicago Clean Energy Alliance

On display from Zero Motorcycles will be the Zero S

The first all electric motorcycle of its kind. The Zero S is a high performance supermoto motorcycle that is revolutionary because it is fully electric. Imagine instant torque and power from a standstill. Imagine smooth acceleration as you race out of turns. Then, imagine never needing to stop at the gas station. Instant acceleration and a lightweight design enable the Zero S to take on any city street, hill or obstacle. Whether accelerating onto the highway or out of the turns, the Zero S is designed for performance.

To watch video footage of the Zero S on a track, click here or visit www.zeromotorcycles.com for further details. Mike Mastrangelo will be available for questions, and can be reached at mastrmike@comcast.net

The Signature Room

It is our pleasure to welcome the Chicago Clean Energy Alliance to The Signature Room at the 95th!

As a restaurant owned by two local businessmen, The Signature Room has always kept the philosophy that local is best. Each year the restaurant’s 100% electric kitchen uses over 100,000 pounds of local produce, meats and cheeses from sustainable farms across the Midwest. It is for these reasons that The Signature Room was recently recognized as a pioneer in green operations by the National Restaurant Association, spreading our philology to other restaurants, thus promoting local and sustainable practices.

For spectacular events, choose the private dining rooms of The Signature Room at the 95th®. Treat your guests to breathtaking views of the city, impeccable service, and exquisite cuisine – all from 95 stories above the city. Our venue is a perfect choice for your organization’s upcoming fundraising event, board meeting, dinner or cocktail reception for groups as few as eight and as large as 1,000.

All of our contemporary art-deco styled private dining rooms exhibit breathtaking views of the city expanding as far as Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. Windows are from floor to ceiling and the colors of the rooms are decorated in rich jewel tones.

As a member of the Chicago Clean Energy Alliance, we would like to offer an exclusive offer of 3% off your first private dining event at The Signature Room. Terms and conditions apply; please contact Gayle DeClark at 312-280-0465 or GED@signatureroom.com for more information.

http://www.signatureroom.com

Selected organizations that attended our previous event:

AWEA, Acciona, Argonne National Labs, Bank of America, Capstone Financial Group, Center for Neighborhood Technology, Chicago Climate Exchange, Citadel Investment, Cora Capital Advisors, Deloitte Consulting, Delta Institute, eOn Climate and Renewables, Gamesa, Gas Technology Institute, Holland and Knight, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Commerce Commission, Illinois EPA, Illinois Finance Authority, Illinois General Assembly, Invenergy, McDonald's Corporation, Saint Consulting Group, Sanyo, Sargent and Lundy, Siemens, SoCore Energy, Suzlon, Tesla Motors, Village of Franklin, Park Village of Oak Park ...for a full list visit: http://cleanenergyalliance.eventbrite.com

Continued information about the Illinois Power Agency:

In August 2007, Illinois enacted legislation (Public Act 095-0481) that created the Illinois Power Agency (IPA). The agency’s purpose is to develop electricity procurement plans for investor-owned electric utilities (EUs) supplying over 100,000 Illinois customers to ensure “adequate, reliable, affordable, efficient, and environmentally sustainable electric service at the lowest total cost. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich signed a bill on August 28th that requires the state's electric utilities to draw on renewable energy for 25% of their electricity needs by 2025.

The renewable energy requirement starts at 2% of the power supply on June 1st, 2008, and ratchets up to 10% of the power supply on June 1st, 2015, then increases by 1.5% per year until 2025. The law requires 75% of the renewable power to come from wind energy. Other than wind power, the law also allows solar energy, biomass energy, hydropower that does not involve new construction or significant expansion of dams, and "other alternative sources of environmentally preferable energy." The renewable energy requirement is part of a larger law that establishes the Illinois Power Agency, which has broad powers to develop electricity procurement plans; conduct competitive procurements; build electric power or cogeneration plants that use renewable energy, coal, or both, financed with bonds issued by the Illinois Finance Authority; and supply electricity at cost to municipal electric systems, governmental aggregators, and rural electric cooperatives. With those powers, the new agency will help large utilities plan their renewable power procurements while building some of the renewable power facilities needed to meet the requirement.