Archive for the ‘CleanTech’ Category
Low Prices for Solar at a High Cost for Solar Companies
Good for Solar A recent report from Queen’s University shows that in some areas of the US, Solar has reached grid parity, and prices continue to fall as a result of lower installation costs, technological advances, and overall competition. This means that the potential of solar in the US is really starting to show with [...]
First Four Cleantech Startups ’Graduate’ From Greenstart
With the lights down and the music up, the San Francisco-based accelerator program Greenstart presented their first class of cleantech companies on Thursday. The program offers a very different program than other cleantech-focused incubator or accelerator programs such as the Environmental Business Cluster. In order to keep the founders and the impressive line of mentors [...]
Nordic Cleantech Open: Apply Now!
The deadline for applications for the Nordic Cleantech Open is only a week away. The competition is a great opportunity for Nordic seed-stage companies to turn their ideas into successful growth companies by accelerating business development and exposing them to prominent venture investors both in the Nordic region and the rest of the world. Great opportunity [...]
Danish Black Silicon Solar in the Global Forum Final
For the second year, cleantech innovations from around the world gathered to compete in the Global Cleantech Open Ideas Competition. Two promising Danish companies emerged from the Regional Finals to qualify for the opportunity to win the global prize: Me-Mover and Black Silicon Solar At the Cleantech Open Global Forum taking place in San Jose, [...]
Three Exciting and Very Different Companies Represented Denmark at the Nordic Cleantech Showcase
Innovation Center Denmark teamed up with Cleantech Scandinavia and our colleagues from the other Bay Area Nordic organizations to bring 11 of the most promising cleantech startups for a week of pitch training, networking, and company visits, culminating with the Cleantech Open Forum and our own Nordic Cleantech Showcase. Of the 11 early and growth-stage [...]
Smart Grid Applied Denmark: A great success!
Building upon a very successful week of workshops, company visits and a high profile Conference in Silicon Valley this June, this October 24-27, the follow up event, Smart Grid Applied Denmark successfully gathered over 125 smart grid stakeholders from Denmark, the US and throughout the world. The conference centered on discussing the future deployment of [...]
What is the Smart Grid?
Energinet.dk has produced this great little video that explains benefits and opportunities with Smart Grid technologies. VIDEO: Smart Grid Denmark Denmark has one of the best, if not the best, energy infrastructure where intermittent renewable energy sources provide no less than 34% of the country’s electricity needs. Even still, the energy [...]
Grundfos Cuts the Ribbon to Innovative Water Technology Center
On September 20, Grundfos Chairman, Niels Due Jensen, unveiled Grundfos’ Water Technology Center in Fresno, California. The center will set the standard in water technology throughout the world as well as benefit the entire region, said Ashley Swearengin, Mayor of Fresno. The Water Technology Center will primarily focus on innovative product research in irrigation and [...]
US Military’s Green Push
MarketWatch’s Steve Gelsi just wrote an interesting article about how the US military has set very aggressive goals to reduce the use of fossil fuels. Last year, the US military spent as much as $13 billion on petroleum for its ships, planes, and combat vehicles alone! On top of that, energy dependence and supply reliability [...]
From Denmark to California on Renewable Energy
Students from Danish and Californian universities have been keeping themselves busy over the summer. They all just spent three weeks in California attending lectures, visiting companies, working on renewable energy projects and discussing future solutions for the road towards clean energy. I went with them for the opening ‘the Road to 100% Clean Energy [...]
The Climate for Green Transportation
Silicon Valley is overflowing with experts on cleantech. Last week, a few of them met up to discuss the future of green transportation. I listened in on their discussion ranging from an already existing technology on personalized airplanes to general skepticism about cleantech’s role in transportation.
