The finalists have been announced for the 2008 California Clean Tech Open, a business plan competition offering more than $600,000 in prizes for early-stage clean technology startups who plan to locate their operations in California.
The finalists teams in the six competition categories are listed below; additional details on these teams are available in the California Clean Tech Open finalist directory. The winners of this year’s competition will be announced at an event on November 6, 2008.
Air, Water & Waste Category Finalists
- Clean Coal Inc.: Removes contaminants from coal
- Over the Moon Diapers: High performance reusable diapers and service network
- Porifera: Carbon nanotube membrane for reverse osmosis desalination
- PURE-T: Salt free water softener using nanobeads
- Purite: Zero-energy chemical-free whole house water filtration
- SequesCO: Microbial CO2 capture and conversion to biofuel
- Waste Water Works (WWW): Microbial wastewater treatment also generates electricity
Energy Efficiency Category Finalists
- Atomic Precision Systems Inc.: New semiconductor process for ultra-cheap LED lighting
- Enovative Group: Smart pump for hot water circulation
- NexChem: Energy-saving process improvement for zinc galvanizing
- Transoptic: Solar energy assistance for conventional water heaters
- Viridis Earth: Domestic HVAC retrofit to improve efficiency
- WicKool: Energy efficient water recovery for existing rooftop air conditioning
Green Building Category Finalists
- BottleStone: Ceramic stone countertops include 80% recycled glass
- en-vis-age: Green, modular and customizable buildings
- Green Design Systems: Straw wall building panels
- GreenHomeAnswers.com: Home improvement website for green products and services
- GroundSource: Residential geothermal system with installation services
- ISTN: Eco-friendly building insulation
- Parco Homes: Manufactured green (zero net energy) home kits
- Solar Red: Low cost rooftop PV installation system and components
- Team Wawa: Water-conserving shower system
Renewables Category Finalists
- Covalent Solar: Organic thin film solar concentrators
- Focal Point Energy: Solar thermal water heater for industrial processes
- IEM Applications: Landfill methane accelerated recovery
- Renewable Fuel Technologies: Agricultural waste biomass converted to Green Coal
- Solar Ice: Solar powered ice maker
- Solindis: Optical solar concentrator for thin film PV
Smart Power Category Finalists
- 1ARC Energy: Higher capacity lithium-ion batteries
- Cooler: Carbon calculator to allow B2B targeted advertising in LOHAS
- Energy Empowered: Home display and control to reduce standby power usage
- Enverity Corporation: Greenhouse gas tracking and compliance
- Power Assure: Data center energy management software service
- Renewable Voltage: Treat organic waste to provide hydrogen and energy storage
- Tangerine Network Devices: Home energy display and control
Transportation Category Finalists
- AAA Fleets: Turnkey electric vehicles and solar charging systems for fleets
- E-Chargers: Plug-in hybrid charging station
- ElectraDrive: Gas to electric drivetrain auto conversion
- Electric Drive Research: Plug-in/gas hybrid 2 person, 3 wheel sports car
- ElectronVault, Inc.: More efficient traction battery for hybrids
- Enhanced Vehicle Acoustics: Flexible engine sound generator for quiet cars
- FuelMotion: Series hybrid conversions for the developing world
- Goose Networks: Hosted dynamic scheduler for carpools/vanpools
- Philo Fuel: GPS-based audiovisual cues to help drivers optimize fuel efficiency
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