CleanStart January News: Fearless Predictions for 2020

What's Happening in our Clean Tech Economy?

View this email in your browser

Dear <<First Name>>,

In this month's issue, we highlight our 10 Fearless Predictions for 2020. Our featured company for January is Terzo Power. We invite you to join us on January 14 for Green Drinks and January 20 for our next CleanStart Meetup which will focus on Clean Mobility. And later this month, join us for a workshop on the Customer Discovery Process -- we're offering it in the morning on January 28 and the evening on February 4. And lastly, we've rounded up the latest clean tech news in our region so you can stay up-to-date! All the details are below.

2020 Fearless Predictions

10 Fearless Predictions For 2020

Recently, our Chairman Gary Simon shares his top 10 predictions for clean tech in both our local economy and the world. We've listed five of them below.

The momentum for the “hydrogen highway” will stall out.
The number of EV charging stations around Sacramento will exceed 1000.
One more independent U.S. EV company will announce it is beginning manufacturing.
There will be at least 15 sustainability category nominees for the Sac Region Innovation Awards.
The revenue generated by our region's clean tech companies will top $6 billion.

Read our blog for the complete list of ten and to learn Gary's reasoning behind each of these predictions!

Upcoming Events

Green Drinks: What's MOOP?
Meet Leave No Trace Sacramento!
Tuesday, January 14, 6:00 pm
New Helvetia Brewing Co.in Sacramento
Come mingle with environmental enthusiasts!
Free to attend.
R SVP

Cleantech Meetup: Clean Mobility
Thursday, January 30, 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Frontier Energy in West Sac
featuring an Armchair Conversation with
West Sacramento's Mayor Cabaldon
Free to attend (donations welcome).
Register

Customer Discovery Workshop
Tuesday, January 28, 9:30 - 11:30 am
or Tuesday, February 4, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
at Hacker Lab in Sacramento
$20, a limited number of free tickets available
Register

Featured Company:
Terzo Power & Hydrapulse

Terzo Surges with Hyrdrapulse
Many of you have heard us talk about Terzo Power and Hydrapulse in El Dorado Hills. They were one of our first profiles back in 2017 after receiving a $4 million dollar grant to build a demonstration unit for their hybrid hydraulic system. We touched on them again in 2018 when they won the Innovation Award and when they demonstrated a hybrid tree shaker equipped with their tech. Well, recently Hydrapulse has been surging towards the hydraulics market. Read the full story on our blog.

The Blog

CleanStart Predictions for 2019: The Update

A Look Back at 2019

The Path to Money Is Getting Wider

Funding

SBIR Open Topics Informational Webinar on Jan 10: For companies with existing commercial products or services that may also be useful to the DoD. Application period Jan 14-Feb 12.

CA Energy Commission Clean Energy and Technology Grant Programs California Energy Commission

Cowo Campus Accelerator with $20K in prize money up for grabs Applications open; Begins in March 2020

News

Blackouts spur big orders for BoxPower's portable solar energy containers
Sacramento Business Journal

Accelerating Sacramento’s Startup Ecosystem - Profile: StartupSac
Engine #StartupsEverywhere

Marrone Bio treatments for commercial hemp get EPA approval
Sacramento Business Journal

The City Is the Lab: Urban Technology Lab is trying to put Sacramento on the innovation map
Comstock's Magazine

Pacific Ethanol shares rise 31% on news of debt extension
Sacramento Business Journal

UC Berkeley's SkyDeck accelerator to send funded companies to Sacramento
Sacramento Business Journal

Sierra Energy hires operations officer to bring FastOx technology to market
Sacramento Business Journal

Driven by homeland inspiration, businesswoman aims to bring eco-friendly tuk-tuks to Sacramento
The Sacramento Bee

Nonprofit to develop zero-emission, ride-sharing mobility hub in Del Paso Heights
Sacramento Business Journal

UC Davis recognized as top university in U.S., third in world in GreenMetric rankings
The Sacramento Bee

The Transportation Revolution: How we get around is rapidly evolving, and more change is coming
Comstock's Magazine

California Energy Regulatory Report
Buchalter

Communty Events

1/16 StartupSac Warm-Up Pitch All Stars in Sacramento

1/16 Big Bang! Workshop: Define and Validate Your Business Model in Davis & livestreaming

1/22 Woodland Ag Innovation Forum: Ag, Food, and Health: An integrated approach in Woodland

1/22-23 Renewable Gas 360 Conference in Sacramento

1/29 Ulule x Bank of the West Pitch Pitch: Impact Makers & Women Entrepreneurs in Sacramento

CleanStart Sponsors

Weintraub \| Tobin		Stoel Rives	Hacker Lab
BlueTech Valley	Buchalter	Moss Adams	PowerSoft.biz

College of Engineering & Computer Science at Sacramento State

For more information about our sponsors, visit cleanstart.org

Thank You to Our Valuable Partners
AgStart, Area 52, AWWEE, BlueTechValley,
Business Climate Leaders, California State University, Sacramento
Capital Region SBDC, ChicoStart, Davis Roots, Entrepreneurs Showcase
The Grant Farm, Green Drinks Sacramento, StartupSac, Sierra Energy Research Park
Startup Grind Sacramento. Valley Vision, Tech Futures Group
UC Davis Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
UC Davis Engineering Student Startup Center, UC Davis Venture Catalyst

Stay up-to-date between Newsletters -- Follow us on Social Media!