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W. Scott Tew is the executive director of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability (CEES) at Ingersoll Rand. He leads a global group of experts dedicated to integrating best practices for the long-term use of energy and other resources. Tew has been with the Ingersoll Rand businesses for six years and throughout his tenure, Tew has led state and national programs to advocate for energy efficiency, green buildings and greenhouse gas emissions standards and policies.

Kingsport, Tenn., May 2011 – A recent meeting with 80 attendees from 25 manufacturing companies in the Southeast promoted energy efficiency in manufacturing plants. At the meeting, energy managers exchanged best practices, touted their accomplishments and encouraged one another’s efforts.

Eastman Chemical Company partnered with the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA) to host the day-long meeting on May 11, 2011, at its Tennessee operations facility.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) honored 14 Alliance Associates for extraordinary achievements in energy efficiency at the 2011 Energy Star Awards ceremony, held April 12 in Washington, D.C.

Brussels, Belgium; April 14, 2011 — Executive Dialogue sessions four and five brought the educational aspect of EE Global to the forefront of Wednesday's schedule. Chances are, even if you were here, you weren't able to be two places at once. But fear not, the Alliance staff has you covered! We sent our writers out to sessions on the intersection of government and industry, zero-energy buildings, and innovative financing mechanisms, among others.

Executive Dialogue sessions populated a busy second day at EE Global, featuring no less than 40 speakers, and countless great ideas to jumpstart a clean energy future around the world. The Alliance deployed a sea of writers to cover as many sessions as possible, including ones on driving policy change, the best buildings in the world, managing the smart grid, and navigating the global policy maze. 

Brussels, Belgium; April 12, 2011 — EE Global is packing a powerful energy efficiency punch as evidenced in the opening plenary session at the 4^th annual EE Global Forum in Brussels, Belgium.