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Four More Rising Stars Pitch at Spotlight Event
On November 12, we held the last Spotlight Pitch event of the year. Over 70 people signed up. The presenters made an extra effort to tune up their pitches and the result was some of the best pitches we have heard this year. The videos of the pitches and the Q&A...
Green Drinks Discusses Recycling Solar
“It’s more of a problem than we thought it would be, now we have to work to fix the messes that we have made over the past 40 years.” Sam Vanderhoof, CEO This month GreenDrinks chose to focus on how you can make an impact by recycling your clean technology. More...
Another Path to Decarbonization
While broad electrification of the economy has emerged as a primary strategy for reducing CO2 emissions, there is another path that achieves the same result and it may be quicker to implement and less expensive. It could be a useful complement and addition to the...
Terzo Power Announces Big Partnership
PRESS RELEASE Sacramento, California, Nov. 5, 2020: Terzo Power Systems, the leader in the development and design of electrohydraulic pump systems designed for on- & off-highway mobile vehicles and industrial applications, has partnered with the world-class...
2020 GEW is Going Big
This year for Global Entrepreneurship Week CleanStart is partnering with Sacramento State’s College of Engineering and Computer Science and Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship to bring you a discussion on how engineering students, as well as...
Sacramento Urban Technology Lab – Future Mobility Showcase
How can Sacramento provide better access to mobility challenges in underserved communities? Why are public-private partnerships so important to solving the region’s transportation and mobility challenges? Why are living laboratories important for mobility innovation...
Great Insights at Microgrid MeetUp
Over 60 people joined Part I of our microgrid meetup last night to hear three excellent speakers. Astrid Atkinson, CEO and Co-Founder of Camus Energy, discussed the microgrid management software her company is developing. It looks like it will be one of the keys to...
Wind Harvest International Eyes Potential for Small Turbines
There has been an acceleration in the adoption of renewable energy, especially wind power. As wind energy has demonstrated a solid return on large projects, there is the opportunity for novel applications to be applied to unique situations. Like all technologies,...
Sacramento Moves up ACEEE Rankings
At CleanStart, we like to watch city rankings on green and sustainability to see where our region sits. ACEEE’s City Scorecard is a notable one. This year, Sacramento improved, moving from 20th to 17th out of the 100 Largest Cities in the US. Every year the American...