Tag: CleanTech Innovation Showcase

CleanTech Alliance is announcing the sixth annual 2019 CleanTech Innovation Showcase at Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle on June 24—this year with participation from outside North America. For the first time ever, in partnership with the Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB), the Showcase will feature a second day innovation workshop dedicated to advancing cooperative energy projects across the west and with the federal government. The Showcase - will be especially important this year in light of proposed legislation to support Washington state’s transition to carbon-neutral energy by 2030 and carbon-free energy by 2045. The Showcase helps link policy, applied and basic research, and technology development to achieve a cleaner economy and environment locally and globally.

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Guest Contributor Winston Kelly, UW Master’s of Public Administration Student, Environmental Advocate The following company gave a presentation at the 2018 CleanTech Innovation Showcase. Twenty-four companies and organizations presented as part of the full-day event that convenes the top cleantech innovators and leaders from across the region. Seinergy LLC Seinergy LLC, which was showcased by […]

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Guest Contributor Winston Kelly, UW Master’s of Public Administration Student, Environmental Advocate The following organizations gave presentations at the 2018 CleanTech Innovation Showcase. Twenty-four companies and organizations presented as part of the full-day event that convenes the top cleantech innovators and leaders from across the region. Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites – featuring Washington State […]

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Guest Contributor Winston Kelly, UW Master’s of Public Administration Student, Environmental Advocate The following companies gave presentations at the 2018 CleanTech Innovation Showcase. Twenty-four companies and organizations presented as part of the full-day event that convenes the top cleantech innovators and leaders from across the region. ChargePoint Jason Smith, the regional director of northwest sales […]

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Guest Contributor Andrew Braddock, Washington State University In 2017, 30% of all new electric generating capacity was solar power, second only to natural gas. The capacity is predicted to double over the next 5 years. Washington State University researchers are developing a photovoltaic material that could be more cost effective and efficient than current materials. […]

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Guest Contributor Andrew Braddock, Washington State University  Rare earth elements (REE) comprise 17 elements from the periodic table, and provide significant value to technology, national security, and economic growth. These elements are used in cell phones, hybrid engines, lasers, and medical devices just to name a few. There is a high demand for these elements […]

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Guest Contributor: Andrew Braddock, Washington State University The Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC) convenes some of the best minds working to cost-effectively harness energy from the ocean. The technologies they are developing and supporting convert power from waves, temperature, tide, and the most developed technology, off-shore wind. Brian Polagye, director of the center and University […]

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Guest Contributor: Andrew Braddock, Washington State University The average U.S. Family has 24 electronic devices. With rapidly changing technology, these devices are increasingly becoming obsolete. When thrown away, 40% of electronics go into a recycling stream outside of the U.S., and the rest end up in a landfill. In addition to containing electronic material that […]

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Guest Contributor Lisa Shmulyan, Student, University of Pennsylvania  During the E8 Summer Showcase portion of the CleanTech Innovation Showcase, nine cleantech companies presented two-minute pitches to an audience of 350 attendees. The start-ups ranged from Impact Bionergy, which manufactures portable bioenergy systems that convert organic waste materials into energy bio fertilizer, to Green Canopy, a construction […]

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Guest Contributor Kristin Brown, Master’s of Public Administration student, University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy and Government During the 2018 CleanTech Innovation Showcase lunch, several hundred people were enthralled by speaker Tom Rand, managing partner at ArcTern Ventures and well-known cleantech investor, advisor, and entrepreneur. During his presentation, Rand primarily discussed his book […]

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