Massachusetts Clean Energy Week

MASS CLEAN ENERGY WEEK IS BACK!

🌱 What It Is

A weeklong interactive summit—typically held in the fall—that convenes policymakers, industry leaders, innovators, researchers, nonprofits, students, and community advocates to spotlight Massachusetts’s strides in clean energy. The event accelerates knowledge exchange, networking, and innovation-driven collaboration. (northeastrec.org)

🗓️ Timing & Format

• 2025 Edition: Scheduled for September 29 – October 3, 2025 (exact venue TBD) .

• Past Format: In 2024, it occurred November 11–15 with a hybrid setup—live panel sessions, opening breakfasts, statewide tours, EV showcases, virtual breakouts, and a closing awards gala (newiee.org).

🎯 Key Components

1. Keynotes & Panels

Opening with inspiring addresses from top clean energy pioneers—followed by expert panels on policy, emerging tech, climate funding, equity, and innovation. (newiee.org)

2. Facility Tours

Hands‑on site visits across Massachusetts to showcase:

• Solar farms & offshore wind projects

• Energy-efficient industry & academic facilities

• Smart grid infrastructure, geothermal systems, and high-performance buildings (masscec.com, newiee.org)

3. EV Ride‑and‑Drive Showcase

Featured test‑drive opportunities with leading electric vehicles, augmented by expert guidance on charging, incentives, and tech trends. (newiee.org)

4. Educational Breakouts

“TED‑style” talks on critical clean energy areas: funding pathways, policy design, technology innovations, decarbonization strategies, and grassroots community efforts.

5. Networking Sessions

Purposeful meetups connecting stakeholders—policymakers, engineers, venture capitalists, students, and environmental advocates—to foster partnerships and opportunities.

6. Awards Ceremony

A celebratory gala recognizing trailblazers in clean energy innovation, sustainability programs, and policy leadership, often attended by state dignitaries and industry captains.

📍 Locations

Events span the whole state—regions include Greater Boston, Central & Western Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and academic institutions like UMass and BU. Tours have featured sites like Northfield Mountain, the Boott Hydroelectric Project in Lowell, and eco-conscious venues like the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. (events.umass.edu)

🎓 Who Should Attend

• Clean energy professionals & companies

• Policymakers & regulators

• Researchers & academics

• Investors & equity groups

• Students & educators

• Community leaders & general public interested in sustainability

🎯 Goals & Impact

• Showcase Massachusetts’s leadership in renewables, energy efficiency, EV infrastructure, smart grids, and offshore wind development.

• Facilitate knowledge sharing, innovation, and public–private partnerships.

• Support equitable and community-centered clean energy deployment.

• Engage and educate the next generation of clean energy professionals.

• Strengthen Massachusetts’s clean energy ecosystem—highlighted by over 115,000 workers, 7,500+ companies, and a clean energy sector worth nearly $16 billion added to GSP since 2012. (mma.org, masscec.com)

🧭 Why It Matters

Massachusetts has set ambitious GHG-emissions reduction goals—33% below 1990 levels by 2025, 50% by 2030—and aims for carbon neutrality by 2050. Clean Energy Week is a key pillar in driving these targets forward by mobilizing talent, capital, and ideas. (mma.org)

🔖 How to Get Involved

• Stay tuned: Registration usually opens mid‑year via Mass Clean Energy Week’s official website or partner platforms.

• Engage: Present, sponsor, host a tour, or join a panel.

• Attend: Sign up for keynotes, test‑drives, technical sessions, and regional tours.

• Network: Special events and receptions are available for meaningful connective opportunities.

✔️ In Summary

Massachusetts Clean Energy Week is a dynamic, statewide celebration and catalyst for clean energy transformation—combining inspiring discourses, hands‑on learning, tech showcases, and people-powered networking—to power a greener, stronger Commonwealth.

Let me know if you'd like details on registration, specific 2025 event timing, tour planning, or ways to participate!