Alternative Energy/IP Profile of non-profit companies in AE

Answer the questions:

What are the 5 to 10 biggest non-profit companies in this field?

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How is the market distributed?

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Where are they located? Are there any incentives for specific locations?

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Correlate them with their main outputs (Data. Narratives. Tools)

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Understand and identify cases where these companies are “experimenting” or “adopting” commons based approaches

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Identify these cases and treat them as entities that will also be placed in our mapping device (the quadrants).

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Identify what non-profits are the “Microsofts” of the field and what companies are the “IBMs” of the field.(Use the questionnaire to guide your research when appropriate - Carol will select specific relevant and helpful questions)

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Background

ACORE, American Council on Renewable Energy

• "ACORE is an organization of member companies and institutions that are dedicated to moving renewable energy into the mainstream of America’s economy, ensuring the success of the renewable energy industry while helping to build a sustainable and independent energy future for the nation."
  
• http://www.acore.org/front
  

NREL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• The flagship of the national laboratory system supported by the U.S. Department of Energy through its Office of Science for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development (R&D).
• http://www.nrel.gov/
  

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

• "Berkeley Lab is a national laboratory supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by the University of California (UC). The lab is charged with conducting unclassified research across a wide range of scientific disciplines."
  
• http://www.lbl.gov/