October 25, 2012
WCTA Panel: Zero Waste to Landfill (0WL)
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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May 10, 2012
Solar Energy: Saudi Launches 41 Gigawatt Program
Saudi Arabia has officially launched its solar energy program.  It’s very ambitious; 41 gigawatts in the next twenty years (over 2,000 megawatts per year).  This will result in billions of dollars in solar energy contracts. The pie will be split as follows: 16 gigawatts for photovoltaic (PV) 25 gigawatts for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) King […]

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March 19, 2012
Seattle Listed #5 Smart, Sustainable City
Source:  Shawn Lesser, Green Chip Stocks, March 16, 2012. Shawn Lesser writes on Green Chip Stocks that Seattle is one of the nation’s top Smart, Sustainable Cities.  A “Smart City, ” he writes,  is “defined as one that uses technologies in the field of information and communication to become much more intelligent in the way […]

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January 15, 2012
WISErg Raises $1.5 Million
Source:  Curt Woodward, Xconomy, January 13, 2012. WISErg, of Redmond, WA, has raised just over $1.5 million from 15 investors in a round that could grow to $2 million. WISErg uses compostable organic waste to make fertilizers and biogas. The company is led by ex-Microsoftie founders Larry LeSueur and Jose Lugo.  The company was a Cleantech […]

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October 5, 2011
WCTA Breakfast: Turning Waste into Energy
Philipp Schmidt-Pathmann (CEO and Founder, WRSI Consulting Group) and Damon M.K. Taam (System Contract Manager, Spokane Regional Solid Waste System).  Moderated by David Allen of McKinstry.  October 5, 7:30-9:00 am.  Philipp and Damon used real life examples, drew comparisons, and identified job potential that a revised waste management infrastructure presents. Philipp Schmidt-Pathmann, CEO and Founder […]

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