California Clean Tech Open Awards

November 19, 2008

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Video from the California Clean Tech Open, which announced six category winners dor its 2008 competition earlier this month. The award winners will each receive a $100,000 “start-up in a box” package to assist them in transforming their clean tech visions into businesses.

The winners competed in six categories, and include:

Air, Water & Waste Award: Over the Moon Diapers – makes high performance, consumer friendly diapers that are industrial wash compatible and can be laundered by diaper services.

Energy Efficiency Award: Viridis Earth – company makes an efficient retrofit product to save 20-30% off of the $30 billion spent annually in the U.S. operating residential air conditioners, offering a payback of less than two years.

Green Building Award: BottleStone – manufactures ceramic stone surface material made of 80% recycled waste glass.

Renewables Award: Focal Point Energy – offers solar hot water and steam generation for industrial applications.

Smart Power Award: Power Assure – makes on-demand energy efficiency management software for data centers.

Transportation Award: ElectraDrive – offers rapid, inexpensive adaptation of existing vehicles to electric drive.

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