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Cleantech Meetup: Waste Conversion -- BioMass, BioFuels, BioChem
February 27, 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Cowo Campus, 1507 21st St., Sacramento
Hear from Greyrock Energy, Origin Materials and Sacramento State on their Biomass Gasifier. Free to attend. RSVP here.
Cleantech Grant Funding Opportunities
March 1, 8:30 - 11:00 am
Impact VC, 801 K St., Sacramento
Learn about the grant funding opportunities opening in 2018 from the ARB, The Grant Farm and Terzo Power. $5 to attend. RSVP here.
SAVE THE DATE!
Leveraging Investors Relationships to Benefit Your Business
March 20, 5:30 - 8:00 pm
Featuring presentations from Weintraub Tobin. Registration opening soon!
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Featured Company: Frontier Energy
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Would it surprise you to hear that a company founded less than two years ago is coordinating top California infrastructure for zero emission cars, helping build some of the most energy efficient housing in the nation, and changing the way restaurants do business? Frontier Energy, founded in 2016, describes itself as a “new company with a long history.” Made up of five companies, Frontier Energy’s diverse expertise pulls from nearly 150 years of collective industry experience. While the strengths of each company differ, they all have one goal in mind: to drive growth with a positive environmental impact.. Their Building Research and Energy Consulting division specializes in zero-net energy building design and equipment, their Transportation and Power division specializes in power and transportation and their Commercial Foodservice division helps restaurants drastically reduce their utility bills..read more
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The Tenkiv Nexus uses solar thermal in a radical solution that can generate electricity and produce potable water and can provide multiple solutions to developing regions without access to developed infrastructure. To accelerate manufaturing, they are working on developing international and regional strategic partnerships.Recently, they traveled to Portugal to meet with potentail parterns. Read more about their 2017 progress and 2018 plans herel
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BlueValleyTech & Sac State Partnership
CleanStart announce its partnership with BlueTechValley (BTV) and Sacramento State’s College of Engineering. ....continue reading
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Is Speed the Key to Success?
CleanStart founder Gary Simon discusses funding challenges for cleantech startups.. ...continue reading
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Clean Energy Investment Hits $333.5 Billion
World clean energy investment in 2017 totaled $333.5 billion, up 3% and the 2nd highest annual figure ever....continue reading
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A Brief History of Cryptocurrencies
The first conceptualized BlockChain technology application emerged in 2008 as a form of cryptographically virtual currency, Bitcoin.....continue reading
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Marrone Bio has new board chairman
The Sacramento Bee
Governor Brown pushes accelerator on zero-emission vehicle goals
Sacramento Business Journal
World ‘at immediate and genuine risk,’ Jerry Brown warns in final state address
The Sacramento Bee
More state buildings to go solar under new agreement with SMUD
Sacramento Business Journal
Nikola Tesla: The extraordinary life of a modern Prometheus
The Conversation
Sunworks CEO says tariff unlikely to stop new solar installations
Sacramento Business Journal
Startup of the Month: Tenkiv
Comstock's Magazine
Brown calls for climate change action, infrastructure investment in last State of the State address
Sacramento Business Journal
Events
Feb 9, AgTech 2018 Micro Conference, Nevada City
Feb 27, Cleantech Meetup, Cowo Campus
Mar 1, Cleantech Grant Funding, Impact VC
Mar 13-14, Venture Summit | West, Santa Clara Convention Center
Mar 15, Urban Sustainability Happy Hour Meetup, Revival Bar
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