California Clean Tech Open 2007 Winners Announced.Six Clean Tech Startups Each Awarded $100,000 in Prizes SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Last night, the California Clean Tech Open, the nation's preeminent clean technology business contest, announced the six category winners of the 2007 competition. "In this our second year, we received 130 entries and narrowed these down to 50 finalists," said California Clean Tech Open Co-Chair, Michael Santullo. "The judging panels had serious challenges in selecting just six winners and six runners-up from these exceptional business ideas." "The wisdom of clean tech seems obvious, but it's taken awhile to catch on," added CEC (Central Electronic Complex) The set of hardware that defines a mainframe, which includes the CPU(s), memory, channels, controllers and power supplies included in the box. Some CECs, such as IBM's Multiprise 2000 and 3000, include data storage devices as well. Commissioner, Jeff Byron. "When innovators and entrepreneurs come together they do something very well - they surprise us." The winning startups received $100,000 in prizes from a "start-up in a box" package to help launch their clean tech business. The prizes include $50,000 in cash from the category prize sponsors, and essential business services worth another $50,000 from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Accretive Solutions, Adaptive Planning, Antenna Group, MacCorkle Insurance, PeopleConnect, Plug and Play Tech Center and Tangibility. * AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. Smart Power Award: Lucid Design Group, presented by AMD's Senior Strategist, Strategic Marketing, Larry Vertal. The company drives energy conservation by creating real-time information feedback on the environmental performance of buildings. Runner-Up, Federspiel Controls, provides wireless supervisory control Supervisory control is a general term for control of many individual controllers or control loops, whether by a human or an automatic control system, although almost every real system is a combination of both. of HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) In the home or small office with a handful of computers, HVAC is more for human comfort than the machines. In large datacenters, a humidity-free room with a steady, cool temperature is essential for the trouble-free systems to reduce energy consumption. * Energy Efficiency Award: NiLA, Inc., sponsored by California's investor-owned utilities PG&E, SCE SCE (in Scotland) Scottish Certificate of Education SCE n abbr (= Scottish Certificate of Education) → Schulabschlusszeugnis in Schottland & SDG&E and presented by Sharareh Moaddeli, SDG&E Project Manager, Emerging Technologies. The company makes efficient and cool-running LED stage set lighting for the entertainment industry. Runner-Up, Ahwahnee Technology, develops advanced area lighting, a disruptive alternative to LEDs and fluorescents. * Renewables Award: 1-Solar, sponsored by PG&E, SCE & SDG&E and presented by Todd Strauss, PG&E's Senior Director, Energy Policy, Planning and Analysis. The company develops low-priced long-life inverters for photovoltaic The generation of voltage by a material that is exposed to light in the visible and invisible ranges. See photoelectric and photovoltaic cell. systems. Runner-Up, Tahoe Water Systems, provides self-contained solar and wind based water pumping The pumping of water is a basic and practical technique, far more practical than scooping it up with one's hands or lifting it in a hand-held bucket. This is true whether the water is drawn from a fresh source, moved to a needed location, purified, or used for irrigation, washing, or for remote locations. * Google Green Building Award: BuildFast, presented by Google Green Energy Czar Bill Weihl, manufactures house kit for low-income and post-disaster housing. Runner-Up, Enverity Corporation, develops environmental data management software for corporations. * Lexus Transportation Award: Syncromatics, presented by Kimberley Gardiner, Lexus Hybrid Marketing Manager. The company develops automated vehicle location systems for bus and transit line efficiency. Runner-Up, Hum Cycles, designs high performance electric sport motorcycles. * Air, Water & Waste Award: Microvi Biotech LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , presented jointly by Allan Delorne, ENVIRON Foundation's Managing Principal and Poul Toft Frederiksen, Research Manager at Grundfos. The company provides waste-free water treatment technologies. Runner-Up, EarthGuard, manufactures environmentally responsible plastic packaging. An additional "Alumni Award" recognizing outstanding business achievement by a 2006 CCTO CCTO California Clean Tech Open (business plan competition) finalist was presented to Bob Cart, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of GreenVolts, winner of the Renewables Award last year. The company is currently working with PG&E to install what will be the largest concentrating solar power array in the world. This successful event highlights the growing interest in the clean tech space and its importance in the fight against climate change. "I think of you as environmental heroes," said Noah Horowitz, NRDC NRDC Natural Resources Defense Council NRDC National Research and Development Centre (Institute of Education, London) NRDC National Realty & Development Corp. Senior Scientist. "You are our pipeline to a more sustainable world." About the California Clean Tech Open: The California Clean Tech Open brings together a unique and powerful combination of entrepreneurs, researchers, environmentalists, investors, business professionals and others to create economic growth and environmental sustainability by sparking a clean technology cluster in California. By giving winners early-stage capital and expertise, the competition speeds clean technologies from lab to market. The goal is to foster innovative new businesses focused on energy efficiency, smart power, renewable energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. , transportation, green building technologies, pollution control and resource management. The competition thrives on the state's strong business and governmental support for innovation, technology and environmental protection to create rich soil for the growth of clean technology enterprises that foster a healthy natural environment. To learn more, please visit: www.cacleantech.com. The California Clean Tech Open is under the fiscal and administrative sponsorship of Acterra: Action for a Sustainable Earth, a California 501(c)3 non-profit public benefit corporation. Acterra is located at 3921 East Bayshore Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303-4303. |
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