Cyan Breakout Room Recaps – 2024 CleanTech Innovation Showcase

10:30am Cyan Breakout Room Recap – Innovative EV charging Approach to Optimize Clean Energy Infrastructure – ChargePoly 

(Featured is Kelly Desy from ChargePoly) 

On Friday, June 14th, Kelly Desy and Aaron Freise from ChargePoly presented at the 2024 CleanTech Innovation Showcase about optimizing infrastructure for EV charging. 

  • The rise of medium and heavy-duty fleets means that energy demand will grow. 
  • ChargePoly’s EV chargers are at the nexus of supply and demand. The chargers are intelligent, interoperable, efficient, and reliable. 
  • ChargePoly’s daisy-chain design allows for scalability. 
  • Their approach optimizes an EV fleet’s TCO (Total Cost of Ownership). 

If you would like to learn more about the companies or get connected with any of the speakers, please email info@cleantechalliance.org


11:00am Cyan Breakout Room Recap – Communities + Renewable Power: How to Ensure a Winning Combination – BrightNight 

(Featured is Maribeth Sawchuk from BrightNight) 

Maribeth Sawchuk from BrightNight presented at the 2024 CleanTech Innovation Showcase about managing intermittent renewable energy in a rapidly changing grid. 

  • BrightNight designs, develops, and operates safe, reliable, large-scale renewable power projects optimized to manage the intermittent nature of renewable energy better and overcome challenging energy sustainability standards, rapidly changing grid dynamics, and the transition away from fossil fuel generation. 
  • Many US states are mandating more renewable energy, but many communities are opposed to large solar or wind farms in their communities. 
  • Common community concerns include responsible siting, fear of a ‘new’ technology, environmental impact, and no local benefit. 
  • Community leaders can change the trend of opposition. 
  • Need more trusted sources of information. 
  • Demand more from your renewable power partners. 
  • Foster renewable power champions. 

If you would like to learn more about the companies or get connected with any of the speakers, please email info@cleantechalliance.org.  


11:30am Cyan Breakout Room Recap – The Grid is the Platform for Our Energy Future – Seattle City Light 

(Featured is David Logsdon from Seattle City Light) 

David Logsdon from Seattle City Light presented at the 2024 CleanTech Innovation Showcase about Seattle’s path to an expanded, electrified grid. 

  • Seattle City Light’s current resource mix is 88% hydro, 5% wind, 4% nuclear, 2% unspecified, and 1% biogas. 
  • The City of Seattle’s emissions are dominated by transportation and buildings (37% building energy, 60% road transportation, 2% waste). 
  • Transportation electrification is accelerating with consumer demand growing. 
  • Seattle City Light is ensuring heat pumps move into the mainstream. 
  • Electrification means sustained growth. 
  • Electrification partnerships and intentional investments can help reduce the disproportionate health, climate, and economic harm experienced by Seattle’s environmental justice communities while building a more equitable future where everyone can thrive. 

If you would like to learn more about the companies or get connected with any of the speakers, please email info@cleantechalliance.org.  


1:30pm Cyan Breakout Room Recap – Cleantech Breakthroughs: Solar and Mobility Innovations from British Columbia – Sensodrive and Open Water (Trade and Invest BC) 

Notes provided by student volunteer Yuvraj Monga 

(From left to right, Nico Santo from Trade & Invest British Columbia, Sasan Pasha from SensoDrive, and Simon Angus from Open Waters Solar) 

Sasan Pasha from SensoDrive and Simon Angus from Open Waters Solar presented at the 2024 CleanTech Innovation Showcase about their work. 

  • Robust solar panels for extreme use cases – Simon Argus 
  • 40% of amenities are underutilized: mobility is the key challenge for electrification. Sensodrive digitizes access to amenities. 
  • Simon- In scaling mode, raising capital (growth stage) 
  • Sasan- Looking to create partnerships, especially in Seattle. 
  • Simon- Oil and Gas engineer turned founder. 
  • Sensodrive works with Uber to support drivers to find charging spaces. 
  • Simon- Target to provide tech as IP. 

If you would like to learn more about the companies or get connected with any of the speakers, please email info@cleantechalliance.org.  


2:00pm Cyan Breakout Room Recap – The Future of Investment for Solving the Toughest Energy Sector Challenges – RA Capital: Planetary Health 

Notes provided by student volunteer Yuvraj Monga 

(Featured is Brigid O’Brien from RA Capital: Planetary Health) 

Brigid O’Brien from RA Capital: Planetary Health presented at the 2024 CleanTech Innovation Showcase about her work. 

  • Evidence-based investing (data driven) 
  • Not about climate change, but planet health. 
  • Returns first, not impact first. 
  • Analyzed 30k companies in the past 2 decades who had IP. 
  • 3 Trends: 
  • Time to market 2-3 years (starting to generate revenue) 
  • Story indication of PMF (pay and cost advantage) 
  • Use investment as a means to de-risk 

If you would like to learn more about the companies or get connected with any of the speakers, please email info@cleantechalliance.org.