BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Environmental work and the clean energy industry are continuously expanding and innovating as we face new challenges and and strive to meet global targets. Diane Cherry Consulting provides marketing, client development, and fundraising support for our diverse clientele. We have a successful track record conducting sector and market research, facilitating targeted stakeholder engagement, and developing recommendations that generate new opportunities and organizational growth.
Current Projects:
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Compiling information and crafting recommendations to help independent power producers, engineering firms, and others access federal and state funding opportunities under the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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Working with a Fortune 500 company on expanded business opportunities in the hydrogen economy
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Working with North Carolina energy businesses on opportunities to work with North Carolina’s military bases
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Recruiting companies for membership in several different clean energy associations throughout the eastern U.S.
Amazon Wind Farm US East - Elizabeth City,
North Carolina
Past Projects:
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Guided Electric Power Research Institute on business opportunities under the National Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program and where to focus efforts
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Counseled a major engineering company on the clean energy business opportunities with independent power providers and utilities in the eastern U.S.
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Partnered with the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center to develop, fundraise, and promote the State Energy Conference 2019-2023
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Recruited energy storage companies to pay for and participate in North Carolina's energy storage study as part of HB 589
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Partnered with the Duke University Global Value Chains Center to study the cluster of smart grid companies in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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"I have worked with Diane and Suzanne on North Carolina's largest energy conference for several years. They are instrumental in securing sponsorships and serving as strategic advisors as the conference planning goes along. They are always wonderful in all of these capacities."
SHANNON HELM, SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS & EXTERNAL RELATIONS,
N.C. CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CENTER, N.C. STATE UNIVERSITY