The following was originally posted by Laura Benold, marketing associate at the Austin Technology Incbutor (ATI), where I work, on the ATI Blog.
The third annual Clean Energy Venture Summit: Bringing the Smart Grid to Life is scheduled for October 14 and 15, 2009 at the AT&T Executive Center in Austin, Texas. The Clean Energy Venture Summit (CEVS) will focus on technology related to the Pecan Street Project (PSP), the largest clean energy laboratory in the United States and a place where researchers and entrepreneurs can develop and test their technology on the grid.
The day-long summit on October 15 will include a competition of 20-30 early stage clean energy companies in five focus areas: distributed generation and renewable energy, energy efficiency, transportation and storage, demand management and miscellaneous. From each area, the strongest company will emerge and compete to win overall. We summit organizers will pre-screen participating companies based on innovation, overall market opportunity, stage of development, intellectual property position, resource requirements, environmental impact and potential return on investment.
CEVS also presents an opportunity for networking and software companies, including wireless mesh companies, broadband power line companies, energy dashboard web interface makers and software systems developers.
In addition, CEVS will host an invitation-only, pre-conference event called the Smart Grid Showcase on October 14 for CEI-accredited investors and sponsors to get a behind-the-scenes look at the Smart Grid agenda from the Austin Energy technology pathway. The University of Texas at Austin Office of Technology and Commercialization will introduce presentations by key university researchers who will highlight clean energy and wireless solutions for distributed generation and renewable energy.
For more information or to attend at the great price of only $100, check out the Clean Energy Venture Summit site. The Who’s Who in Clean Energy will be there! We’re bringing the Smart Grid to life!
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Remember when I wrote about the Clean Energy Venture Summit that’s going on in Austin, Texas right now? Well a big announcement happened yesterday at the conference (see article below). Texas is poised to be a market leader in clean energy and where I work during the day, the Austin Technology Incubator, will most likely be ‘deep in the heart of it.’ [For those who don’t get that reference, there is a famous Texas song called “Deep in the heart of Texas…”
My boss has been intimately involved in the planning meetings to make the Pecan Street project happen and we just (finally!) hired a new clean energy director to continue to lead the efforts in building our clean energy portfolio. I’m particularly excited because the new director (not yet officially announced) will be taking off a bunch of stuff from my plate. I, my boss (aka ‘the man’), a couple of interns, and one of our Advisors (who gave freely of his time) have been holding the clean energy incubator pieces together since the previous director left back in April. It has been a true experiment in juggling!
Nine companies join clean energy partnership – Participants include Dell, Freescale, Microsoft
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
By Claudia Grisales
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Austin’s clean energy future just got a major shot in the arm.
More than a dozen business and community leaders announced Wednesday that nine major companies – from Dell Inc. to Freescale Semiconductor Inc. to Microsoft Corp. – will join in a partnership to help bring clean energy to Central Texas. The companies will help contribute employees to the Pecan Street Project, a public-private plan in the works to bring innovative energy ideas and jobs to the region.
“There is not another city in the country that has the ability to bring together all these companies on a common vision,” Austin City Council member and mayoral candidate hopeful Brewster McCracken said.
The announcement, which was made at the Clean Energy Venture Summit at the University of Texas, signals that the Pecan Street Project has drawn the muscle necessary to move forward with its aggressive plans.
Read more…
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In my day job running Operations for the Austin Technology Incubator, I work with great people. They were factored into my decision not to jump off The Entrepreneurial Ledge…
One of those amazing people is Melissa Rabeaux. She is coordinating the 2nd Annual Clean Energy Venture Summit happening Dec 2 – 4, 2008 here in Austin, Texas. It’s going to be a fabulous event with several top name individuals in the clean energy space speaking and attending. Texas is poised to be the hub of clean energy innovation and the conference theme is How Can Texas Win in the New Energy Economy.
There will be panels with topics ranging from venture capital, utility, agriculture, power, and state policy. The big keynote speaker is Fred Krupp, President of the Environmental Defense Fund. Check out the Conference Agenda for names of people who will be flying in from all over the country to speak.
If you are interested in clean energy (i.e., looking for a new career), this conference is the place to be!
There may even be some special passes for big time bloggers who want to cover the event. 🙂
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Have a great Thanksgiving everyone! I’ll be taking a much needed holiday break…but I’m sure I won’t be able to keep myself from tweeting so if you are really that interested in seeing what I’m up to, I’ll be sending out a few tweets… @aruni.
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