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Source:  John Cook, Geekwire, April 10, 2012. Powerit Solutions has raised $3 million in fresh funding.  The company plans to enhance product development and increase sales and marketing.  More than 2,000 customers use the Powerit system, including Ikea, Dannon, Pacific Steel Castings, and others.  Powerit Solutions is a 10-year-old company in Seattle that helps large […]

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Source:  Mark Kinver, BBC, April 12, 2012. The US was the biggest investor in clean energy in 2011, according to the Pew Charitable Trusts.  The US invested more than $48 billion in the sector, an increase of $14 billion over the prior year. Total clean energy investment in China increased by $500 million to $45.5 […]

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Source:  John Cook, Geekwire, April 12, 2012. Seattle ranks thirteenth globally for starting new companies according to research conducted by Startup Genome.  Here are the top 25 cities, according to Startup Genome. Silicon Valley (San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Jose, Oakland) New York City London Toronto Tel Aviv Los Angeles Singapore Sao Paulo Bangalore Moscow […]

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The ZINO Green Investment Forum will present twelve see, early-stage, and expansion capital companies that will make 5-minutes presentations on their businesses.  The audience will select a “Best Investment Opportunity” and “Best Presenter” award.  Presenting companies are in the fields of cleantech, alternative energy, sustainable products, and social innovation. The presenting companies are: Conscious Commuter […]

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That was the topic among regional transportation experts in a recent WCTA meeting facilitated by Byron McCann.  We do have a surprising number of strengths–and weaknesses–in the area.  Of course, there are a number of opportunities and threats, too.  So, to make some sense of some of the discussion, I have endeavored to summarize many […]

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The energy and utilities sector ranked ranked second (behind health care) in dollars invested in 2011 according to the Halo Report.  Of all dollars invested by angels and reported, energy and utilities  accounted for 27.2 percent.  The sector ranked sixth in total number of deals completed with 3.8 percent of the total of angel investments […]

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Source:  Jan Greylorn, March 12, 2012. For their March meeting Drive Oregon (http://driveoregon.org/) presented a workshop on the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E  http://arpa-e.energy.gov/Home.aspx). Drive Oregon is a nonprofit public-private partnership with diverse membership from across the range of companies and organizations involved in electrifying the transportation system. Drive Oregon’s industry representation consists of companies […]

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Source:  Kevin Bullis, Technology Review, March 5, 2012. There is bi-partisan support for the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E).  Last year, Congress voted to increase the agency’s funding by 50 percent.  But the funding is modest:  The 2013 FY request is $350 million–up from $275 million in 2012. Read the […]

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Source: Walter Frick, Boston Inno, February 14th, 2012. Walter Frick in a blog post makes the case that cleantech has hardly ‘busted.”  Rather, he argues, that the investment curve has trended with overall venture investing–and the economy–and that it remains on track.  He concludes that “this hardly amounts to a “bust.” These are the growing […]

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The Washington State Department of Commerce has announced that “…a potential state level visit may take place in April.”  Governor Gregoire has been asked to visit South Korea as the leader of a trade mission during April of this year.  The timing of the mission is yet to be confirmed.  The mission will likely cover […]

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