Thought Leadership - Melink Solar
Brace for Higher Electricity Bills as Demand Outpaces Supply at a Rapid Rate The price of electricity is playing a larger role in the cost of doing business. Those who haven’t already felt the impact will notice the increase in their electric bills very soon. What is happening to cause this now, and why are the spikes more significant than they have been in the past? You may have heard words like “Capacity Auction” and “PJM.” Let’s dissect them. Capacity Auctions Capacity auctions exist to ensure
Breakfast with the Portuguese Ambassador
On May 21, 2025, EACC member DBL Law hosted a breakfast meeting in their Covington, KY offices, where H.E Francisco Duarte Lopes, Ambassador of Portugal to the United States, and Mario Quina, Director, Portuguese Trade & Investment Agency | Chicago, spoke to full boardroom about Portugal's role and position as a gateway to Europe and desirable business partner and location for Americans. Picture at right - from left to right: Patrick Hughes (DBL Law), Fabian Schmahl (Melink Solar), Nicole Fenyo (EACC
SUSTAIN 2025 in Review
On April 30th, 2025, almost 100 people from manufacturing, and specialty or professional services, were seated at R.A Jones & Co. in Northern Kentucky to hear the latest updates from Sustainability leaders and drivers in the manufacturing (R.A Jones & Co. and Long-Stanton Manufacturing), energy (Baird - Energy Transition), and waste management & recycling (Rumpke) industries, with a Keynote from former banking executive (Bank of America). First came an introduction and review of the key evolutions in
TRANSFORM 2024
Unlocking Industrial AI: Seizing Opportunities and Simplifying ComplexityIndustry conferences, AI conferences, chamber events, seminars, luncheons, keynotes... all very ubiquitous nowadays and frankly a little overwhelming. Business leaders are being solicited left, right and center as they try to go about their daily lives - managing crises, maintaining strategic focus, and keeping the vision alive! The EACC strives to be different, not only keeping our promise of concrete value to our members, but
EACC member Melink Solar installing Solar panels at EACC member R. A Jones
More than 50% of Covington plant to be powered by solar panels, helping to reduce R.A Jones’ carbon footprint and lower its annual electricity costs.R.A Jones, a Coesia Company and global leader in the design and manufacturing of packaging machinery, is getting a massive solar upgrade at its Covington facility. The solar roof mount system is expected to produce more than 2 million kWh of clean energy annually, or more than half of the facility’s energy needs in the first year, which is enough to power 195
2024 Board of Directors elected at Annual General Meeting
As required by our Code of Regulations, the Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the European American Chamber of Commerce (EACC) held our Annual General Meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza. The order of business was to provide a status on our financial health and performance to budget, and the election of our 2024 Board of Directors and Board Officers. As of the end of Q3, the EACC Greater Cincinnati was financially healthy with a bottom line on
EACC & Melink Solar host ''Sustain 2023''
On May 16, 2023, we hosted SUSTAIN 2023 with Melink Solar at the Melink Facilities in Milford, Ohio. Melink built Ohio's first zero-carbon footprint HQ. They have built a brand that is internationally recognized as a leader in sustainability, grown their business substantially, and reduced their monthly electric bill to $0.We explored the question of how are local and international businesses leveraging the SUN to help their businesses?We learned from the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden that they
