On Thursday, Dec 11, Governor Tim Kaine announced his ‘Renew Virginia’ initiative – a proposal designed to make Virginia a leader in the energy conservation and the alternative energy industry as a whole.  The meeting, held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, included the Governor’s economic development team, as well as energy-related business owners, including Solar Panels Plus Executive VP & CFO, Bijan Kazemi. 

Other attendees include:

Karl Bren, President, GreenVisions Consulting

Tom Farrell, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dominion

Ray Ganthner, Senior Vice President, New Plants Deployment, AREVA NP Inc.

Alan Petersen, Vice President of Development, INGENCO

Craig Shealy, President and CEO, Osage Bio Energy

Dick Sheehy, Director of Advance Planning, CH2M Hill Consulting

Denny Sulick, General Manager, Virginia BioDiesel Refinery

David Stoner, Senior Vice President, Wind Power Americas-BP Alternative Energy, NA

Barry Weiss, Region Executive, GE Energy – Southern Region

Topics discussed included strategies for bringing renewable energy businesses to Virginia, as well as marketing plans to create more “green” jobs throughout the state.

For more information about ‘Renew Virginia,’ please visit http://www.governor.virginia.gov/RenewVirginia/

SPP CFO Bijan Kazemi, with Governor Kaine 12-11-08.

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