News
May 17 2012
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named the North Carolina Energy Efficiency Alliance (NCEEA) as a winner of a 2012 ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in ENERGY STAR Promotion for its outstanding contributions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by sponsoring significant consumer education efforts promoting energy-efficient homes. Fourteen organizations were chosen to be recognized out of 20,000 organizations participating in the ENERGY STAR program.
Since...
Oct 27 2011
As part of its CommunityTIES Project, the Appalachian Energy Center has been awarded contracts to assist several counties with development of their landfill gas projects.
Landfill gas is a valuable energy resource, with about half as much energy as natural gas on a volumetric basis. The Energy Center assists counties across North Carolina with planning. evaluating, and developing this local taxpayer-owned green energy resource as a driver of local economic development. Projects involve using...
Jan 19 2011
In the Economic Developer's Guide to the Renewable Energy Industries Volume 4, we dig deep into the green economy to fnd opportunities that are truly unique to North Carolina.
The first of two feature stories in this issue presents natural resources of North Carolina which are found nowhere else in the world. The preservation of these mysterious and wonderful carnivorous plants, and their nearly extinct Canidae counterparts is being facilitated with investments made possible by the rapidly...
CONTACT
Dr. Jeff Ramsdell, Director
828.262.7514 (Energy Center)
ramsdellje@appstate.edu
828.262.6553 (fax)
Physical Location
Appalachian Enterprise Center
130 Poplar Grove Connector
Boone, NC 28608
Mailing Address
Energy Center
ASU Box 32131
Boone, NC 28608-2131 USA
