John Smirnow, vice president of trade and competitiveness at the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), has been designated chairman of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (RE&EEAC). The re-charted committee was launched in recent days by U.S. Commerce Deputy Secretary Rebecca Blank.
As the federal government's top advisory committee on renewable energy and energy efficiency, RE&EEAC advises the Secretary of Commerce on the development and administration of programs and policies to expand the competitiveness of U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency products and services.
RE&EEAC also works closely with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), given DOE's role as co-chair of the inter-agency Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Working Group on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency.
