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Ener-G-Rotors wins Clean Tech Business Plan Competition
New York-based firm garners $25,000; Irvine-based FlexEnergy takes second.
By Kristen SchottPublished: June 25, 2010 02:07 PM
New York-based Ener-G-Rotors took home $25,000 during the final round of the Clean Tech Business Plan Competition, which was held Wednesday during the TechConnectWorld 2010 Conference at the Anaheim Convention Center.
A total of five teams – two from Irvine – vied for a portion of $40,000 during the contest, where they presented their business plans to a panel of judges from the electric, water and venture-capital industries. The competition is presented by the Anaheim Center for New Energy Technologies, a partnership between the city and Cal State Fullerton, and seeks to identify promising, market-ready, clean-tech innovations that combat Southern California's energy and water supply shortages.
Ener-G-Rotors garnered the first-place honor for its devices that convert waste heat sources of less than 400 degrees Fahrenheit into electricity. The company specializes in the industrial waste heat market.
Irvine-based FlexEnergy came in second, winning $10,000 for its generator that produces electricity from previously unusable gasses.
New York-based Prism Solar Technologies ranked third and was awarded $5,000 for its holographic film for solar modules. The platform is said to lower the cost of solar energy while also boosting its output. Irvine-based EcoCover – a manufacturer of organic mulch from recycled office paper – and Pennsylvania's PaceControls, a maker of energy-saving retrofit controls, were also among the competitors.
Looking ahead, Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle, who was on-hand at the event, said he hopes to continue to support the local and regional clean-tech industry and its entrepreneurs.
"In the future," he said, "I look forward to AC-NET offering a wider range of services to help entrepreneurs at all stages of development – from the garage startup to those attracting venture capital – to help them succeed in the market."
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A total of five teams – two from Irvine – vied for a portion of $40,000 during the contest, where they presented their business plans to a panel of judges from the electric, water and venture-capital industries. The competition is presented by the Anaheim Center for New Energy Technologies, a partnership between the city and Cal State Fullerton, and seeks to identify promising, market-ready, clean-tech innovations that combat Southern California's energy and water supply shortages. Ener-G-Rotors garnered the first-place honor for its devices that convert waste heat sources of less than 400 degrees Fahrenheit into electricity. The company specializes in the industrial waste heat market. Irvine-based FlexEnergy came in second, winning $10,000 for its generator that produces electricity from previously unusable gasses. New York-based Prism Solar Technologies ranked third and was awarded $5,000 for its holographic film for solar modules. The platform is said to lower the cost of solar energy while also boosting its output. Irvine-based EcoCover – a manufacturer of organic mulch from recycled office paper – and Pennsylvania's PaceControls, a maker of energy-saving retrofit controls, were also among the competitors. Looking ahead, Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle, who was on-hand at the event, said he hopes to continue to support the local and regional clean-tech industry and its entrepreneurs. "In the future," he said, "I look forward to AC-NET offering a wider range of services to help entrepreneurs at all stages of development – from the garage startup to those attracting venture capital – to help them succeed in the market." Related headlines 7 O.C. firms garner recognition at American Business Awards UCI Extension grants more than 1,400 certificates of completion Chapman advertising students win national championship |
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This is outstanding. My company helps get distribution into the Middle East and Green Tech/Clean Tech is a hot commodity there too. We would be happy to talk with anyone interested in this market. www.lereve.info.
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