Author: Susan Nicholson

Catching up With… Lonnie Johnson

From an article by Karen Kirkpatrick for Georgia Trend Magazine. Lonnie Johnson is an engineer and inventor who holds more than 100 patents. At JTEC and parent company Johnson R&D, in Atlanta, he leads the development of advances in clean energy and batteries. Photo: EricSunPhotography   Lonnie Johnson is an engineer and inventor who holds […]

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Cleantech company JTEC Energy is bringing its labs, headquarters to the BeltLine

Original article by Savannah Sicurella for  the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Renewable energy technology producer JTEC Energy Inc. can now call the West End’s Lee + White home. JTEC, now based out of a building on Decatur Street, has leased 18,755 square feet of space at the adaptive reuse development to anchor its headquarters, the company […]

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A Year in Sustainability Tech: What Happened in the Southeast

by Maija Ehlinger for Hypepotamus It was certainly a year of change for green technology. Sustainability Tech – including technology related to energy, climate, ESG, renewables, and carbon reduction – moved from a “nice to have” industry into a pillar in the overall tech scene. What drove that change? In short, regulation, legislation, and business sentiment. […]

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Lonnie Johnson Inspires Founder of First Black Latina Woman-Owned STEM Center

From an article by Hope Williams for the Georgia Tech Technique. Alumna Niesha Butler opens S.T.E.A.M. Champs Tech alumna Niesha Butler is the founder of S.T.E.A.M Champs education center in New York City. Butler has had numerous careers, from being a software engineer to a professional basketball player. // Photo by Hope Williams Student Publications […]

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