Terzo Power Selected as 2018 Sustainability Innovator of the Year
On November 1, the third annual Innovation Awards were announced in 8 categories. This event is put on by Stoel Rives law firm, Moss Adams accounting firm, and the Sacramento Business Journal. Over 250 people attended. Ninety-five companies were nominated for these...
Second Five Star Bank Pitchfest Larger than the First
About 125 attendees came to the Oct. 31 invitation-only pitchfest, with four dozen investors and 25 presenting companies. After the inaugural one in March, around 25% of the presenting companies got funded, making it one of the most successful events ever held in the...
Charging Meetup
This week our Cleantech Meetup was Spooky popular. Hosted at The Workshop Sacramento incubator and co-working space near McKinley Park, the meetup filled the place with entrepreneurs, policy makers, scientists and Investors all there to hear about the state of...
My CleanStart Experience
As an engineering student from California State University, Sacramento I can say that the skills, experiences, and enjoyment I received while working at CleanStart were beyond what I expected. While in school each engineering student is informed throughout their major...
Enerdapt and Lucent Optics Get Statewide Attention via CalSEED
On October 16, 23 teams were selected from around the state to compete for four $450,000 Phase 2 grants from CalSEED (the California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development initiative), funded by the Energy Commission. All 23 had received a $150,000 Phase 1...
New ARB rules to Promote Charging Infrastructure.
The new proposed rules for AB 32 and carbon credits are being finalized for 2019 and there is a big change. Currently, the carbon credits and trading apply to raw material and energy producers with high Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The new rules allow for companies who...
Sacramento’s Sustainability Beacon
Arch Nexus is a Sacramento architecture design firm, and is California’s only certified Living Building to date. It serves as a beacon of sustainability for other building owners in the community to follow suit and accept the living building challenge. While...
Helios Altas Hits New Milestones
Remember sitting outside at EcoFitness (on one of the hottest days of the year) hearing Mike Carroll talking about his Powerball small hydro technology at our June 21 MeetUp? remember his excitement about being close to having a microgrid going operational in the...