VolumeWind™ and DIAL Emissions Monitoring, two technologies under development by researchers at the Utah State University Research Foundation (USURF), have reached the semifinalist stage in the Rocky Mountain bracket of the national CleanTech Open contest.
VolumeWind utilizes laser sensing to help the wind power industry more effectively site wind towers and increase power generation efficiency. DIAL [...]

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The Real Story attended Clean Tech Open in San Jose last week, and talked to Danny Gilliland from Driptech, the manufacturer of low-cost drip irrigation systems for farmers in developing countries.
The idea behind the Driptech system, which runs creates water pressure from the gravity inside an oil drum, [...]

ViaCycle, a startup spun out of the Georgia Institute of Technology, aims to take the idea of bike-on-demand networks, strip out the pricey infrastructure, amp up the location-based services, and deliver a system that will let universities and municipalities implement bike sharing programs with more flexibility and lower cost.
The company, a semifinalist in this year’s [...]

Micromidas has just completed its first major round of funding, having raised $3.6 million. The funds will be used to deploy their technology at the pilot scale.
Micromidas, based in West Sacramento, develops and scales environmentally benign biological and chemical processes that produce valuable chemical and material commodities from waste biomass. The first Micromidas application for [...]

The last several years have not been easy for California’s San Joaquin Valley, which is arguably the nation’s bread basket—or perhaps, fruit basket for its plentiful citrus, stone fruit, and grapes. Sparse rain and reduced water moved from the Sacramento river delta region has resulted in barren farms and dying orchards.  Meanwhile, irrigation runoff has [...]

Ecofactor provides energy management for residential communities. EcoFactor entered in the smart grid category of the Cleantech Open, with a personalized residential energy management solution for heating, ventilation and air conditioning. The grand prize is valued at $250K, including $100K of seed money. Want to learn more about this cleantech company? Check out this video:

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Alphabet Energy, Inc won the honor of first runner up in the Cleantech Open2009.  Alphabet Energy’s mission is: commercializing a breakthrough, inexpensive waste heat recovery technology developed at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California. With it, we will be able to tap into the US $1 trillion world market for the conversion of [...]

Micromidas transforms raw sewage into biodegradable plastic allowing plastic to enter the market without winding up in a landfill for a million years, instead it entirely biodegrades in 2 to 3 years in compost.
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You can learn more about MicroMidas here: www.micromidas.com

Each of these quick clips summarizes the mission of the finalist company of how the Cleantech Open has shaped their start up experience.  But most of all, they’re fun.
True2earth manufactures recycled roofing materials that compete against current asphalt products in price and durability.

SunTrac Solar makes solar panels for hot water with an offset of 1.7 [...]

Did you know that the Pitch/Demo Sessions portion of the Cleantech Open Grand Expo & Awards Gala is focused on our Global Ideas Competition?
And, did you know that your vote will count towards the winner?
At 1:00 PM, visitors to the Expo and all Awards Gala ticket holders will be welcomed into the main hall of [...]