Tag: cleantech conference

October 24 | at Garvey Schubert Barer, 1191 Second Avenue 6th Floor, Seattle.  This was a follow-up to last year’s sold out breakfast on the Waste-to-Energy concept. Speakers included: Scott DuBoff (Garvey Schubert Barer) from Washington, DC; Philipp Schmidt-Pathmann (Zero Landfill Alliance and WRSI Consulting); Grace Reamer (King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert); Dr. Helmut Schnurer […]

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According to a story on DefenseTech, U.S. Navy researchers say they are close to a breakthrough toward turning seawater into jet fuel.  The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is working to extract the carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen gas from seawater, then converting carbon dioxide and hydrogen into hydrocarbons that can then be for JP-5 fuel. […]

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Top clean technology entrepreneurs to compete for national $250,000 prize October 9, 2012 (Portland, OR): The Cleantech Open (www.cleantechopen.org), the world’s largest cleantech accelerator, named three regional finalists to represent the Pacific Northwest region at the Cleantech Open Global Forum, where they will compete for $250,000 in cash and services and the title of 2012 […]

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The Pacific Northwest Cleantech Open competition named it’s regional finalists on Tuesday night.  The winners, who will be representing the Pacific Northwest in the National Global Forum in San Jose in November, are: GR Green Building Products is the developers and manufacturers of the 1st truly ‘manufactured-green’, synthetic roofing products in North America.  Every GR […]

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The WCTA, working with the Northwest Energy Angels, is planning a study mission to Copenhagen and Stockholm.  The event is planned for October 11-19, 2013.  The Trade Development Alliance is the organizer.  A maximum number of 25 people will participate. If you are interested in participating, your input now will help us plan.  Please contact […]

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Ron Pernick of CleanEdge addressed a meeting of the Northwest Energy Angels this morning and presented an optimistic vision for the future of clean energy worldwide.  The revolution will not be overnight–it will take decades–but the move to a clean tech economy is advancing. Pernick argued that there should be four policy hallmarks for advancing […]

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At the WCTA Annual Meeting, the two university presidents hinted at intriguing ideas that they didn’t develop: Research:  realigning university research toward outcome-based work that results in commercialization may dangerously narrow the academic purposes of the universities, and work against future, out of the box innovation.  Most of the academic appeal for researchers is the […]

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Source:  Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd,  Perspectives, June 21, 2012. I was privileged to have the opportunity to outline Washington State University’s research vision for the future to members of Washington’s Clean Technology Alliance at their annual meeting. Our university has a long and rich tradition of conducting critical research in support of […]

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By Kathleen Petrich, Graham & Dunn, September 18, 2012. On September 7, 2012, Steve Marshall, executive director of CATES (Center of Advanced Transportation and Energy Solutions), Next 50, and Washington Clean Cities hosted the Beyond Oil: Transforming Transportation in Century 21 conference at the Seattle Center.  Amory Lovins, chief scientist at the Rocky Mountain Institute, […]

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WCTA member Hydrovolts, producer of hydrokinetic turbines to generate renewable energy from water canals and water treatment plants, appointed Anil Shrikhande as Senior Advisor. Anil recently retired from his position as Chairman and President, Rolls-Royce India.  Prior to Rolls-Royce, Anil was President, Boeing India, and led Boeing Ventures.  As Senior Advisor, Anil will assist with […]

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