Heather Clancy
Trellis Group (formerly GreenBiz)
Heather Clancy is an award-winning journalist specializing in transformative technology and innovation. She started her reporting career on the business news desk of United Press International, and her articles have appeared in Entrepreneur, Fortune, The International Herald Tribune and The New York Times.
Clancy was the launch editor for the Fortune Data Sheet, a newsletter dedicated to the business of technology. She co-authored the Amazon best-seller for entrepreneurs, Niche Down, How to Become Legendary By Being Different.
In her role at Trellis, Heather chronicles the role of business model innovation and technology in transitioning to a clean, inclusive and regenerative economy. She serves on the boards of the WSLA Alumnae Group, a mentorship organization that nurtures feminine leadership in the corporate sustainability movement, and EcoAthletes, a collective of collegiate, professional and amateur athletes that advocate for solutions to climate change.
Why Sysco chose a new recipe for its first off-site clean energy deal
Its contract with NRG Energy reconsiders the ingredients for a power purchase agreement. Read More
Apple fronts clean energy fund to invest $300 million in China
It's a model that could be replicated in other countries. Read More
Why IBM obsesses over energy efficiency
Plus, perspective on why the cloud software giant doesn’t use unbundled renewable energy certificates. Read More
HP links $700 million in revenue to sustainability strategy
More of the tech giant’s commercial and consumer customers are scrutinizing its products and its circular economy processes. Read More
Just what the doctor ordered: Kaiser powers forward with renewable microgrids
The critical systems at its facility in Richmond, California, can operate for up to three hours when the broader grid goes down. Read More
Inside Cox Enterprises' high-wattage solar investments
It considers proposals first and foremost from an economics standpoint, prioritizing those that bring near-term financial benefits. Read More
Why resilience is resonating in grid modernization dialogues
Strategies like isolated generation, cross-sector planning and partnerships, and planning for the unplannable will apply far beyond islands like Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Read More
Microsoft, Facebook take the plunge with novel cloud cooling approaches
The new technologies could allow data centers to be installed in far more remote locations than ever before. Read More
Here's what it could take to accelerate Hawaii's transition to 100 percent renewables
The state is more than a quarter of the way to its 'all in' commitment to clean power, but the hardest work is yet to come. Read More
How Michelin is finding a second life for tires
It's beginning to integrate circular economy principles into its core manufacturing processes. Read More
