Venture Catalyst Expanding at UC Davis
Janine Elliott was our guest on October 12 for a Perspectives podcast, explaining her new role. She comes to us from 6 years at VentureWell in Amherst, MA, one of the best- funded and most complete tech incubators, and from the Los Angeles CleanTech Incubator, which...
The Other Path to Decarbonizing Transportation
Both California and New York have declared they want people to buy only EVs starting in 2035 and more states are considering joining the push. But that leaves the existing 276 million gasoline and diesel vehicles still on the road in the US (31 million in California)...
SMUD 2030 Board Meeting
SMUD voted to approve their 2030 plan. Make sure you read the Full Plan and Connect with SMUD. Here is the full board meeting Presentation ABOUT THE AUTHOR Thomas is the Executive Director of CleanStart. Thomas has a strong background in supporting small businesses,...
Green Products Creating Disposal and Recycling Challenges
What is one of the leading threats to the spread of solar PV installations in the US? The lack of a good way to deal with old or broken panels from existing installations. Fifty thousand tons of these are piling up in warehouses in the absence of a better solution. ...
Software to Help in Solar + Storage Projects
On Friday, January 15 at our Perspectives discussion, the crowd heard from Enact Systems CEO Deep Chakraborty (https://enact-systems.com/) about its software platform to expand sales, design well-performing systems, and manage the installations. Enact is technology-...
New Horizons in the Relationship Between Ratepayers and the Utility
If you were ever curious about the new ways utilities may be relating to their customers now and in the future, a great way to get a quick introduction is to watch the video of this outstanding discussion on the topic we did on December 3. It was probably the most...
Fourth Wave Perspective
If you haven’t heard of Fourth Wave Accelerator, you need to watch our Perspectives video on YouTube with Cheryl Beninga. Fourth Wave provides training to women entrepreneurs through a 16 week program plus other coaching resources. It targets business leaders...
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...