Browsing: Energy

Green Success Stories sat down with Simonas Valadkevicius, Founder and SEO of Lavastream, a Lithuanian renewable energy company that develops geothermal power production and electricity storage assets in Lithuania and Poland. Simonas describes his dramatic turnaround from oil and gas to renewable energy, and the enormous potential of geothermal as a zero-emission climate-friendly energy solution. He looks forward to a time when coal and natural gas are remembered as an archaic way of generating energy, and invites others with oil, gas, and commodity trade experience to join him on this meaningful journey.

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Green Success Stories puts Ashley Besic, Thermal Energy Networks Senior Associate at the Building Decarbonization Coalition, in the Green Spotlight. Ashley shares her passion for implementing neighborhood-scale building decarbonization solutions, using thermal energy networks (TENs) as a holistic sustainability solution, and merging expertise in real estate, collaboration, and technology to foster resilient, equitable communities across the country.

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Green Success Story puts John Sarter, West Coast Operations and Relations Lead for dcbel, in the Green Spotlight. We discussed the award-winning sustainable passive house design and building firm he’s led for over 40 years, his pioneering efforts in the success of the bidirectional EV charging “Beacon Project,” how it led him to work on bringing dcbel’s evolutionary technology into the built environment, and the potential of this technology to rapidly and simultaneously decarbonize the built environment, transportation sector and energy sector.

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Green Success Stories puts Garrett Delk of Pickering Energy Partners in The Green Spotlight. Garrett discusses his path toward his role in sustainability consulting and energy advocacy at PEP, how the tenets of ESG are reflected in efficient business operations and capital allocation (though the term ESG may be out of favor in some circles), and how it behooves us all to learn more about the energy industry while approaching it with an open mind.

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