CCIA Partner Event: Aspen Clean Energy Roundtable

CCIA is pleased to be partnering with Montreux Energy to present the Aspen Clean Energy Roundtable "Clean Energy, Mobility & Power Generation: Leadership in Energy Investment"

It's time for serious discussions about energy policy and the future of fuel and technology solutions. The Roundtable will explore goals in creating objective communications and messaging with a positive spin. Additionally, working on creating an understanding of the benefits as there is more of a transition to cleaner power and all that comes with it. 

Participants will have the opportunity to network and renew relationships, attend an invitation-only debate, and engage in high level interaction and discussion with industry participants. 

In the tradition of all Montreux Roundtables, discussion is off the record and participation is limited to help facilitate honest, open dialogue. 

CCIA Members will receive a special discounted rate of $450 (more than a 50 percent discount) to attend. For more information or to register please visit the official registration page.

      
     

Alert for Car Lovers—Tesla S Set For Delivery Starting June 22nd

Tesla, the well-known luxury automaker, will begin delivering their first ever designed electric vehicle, the Tesla Model S, on June 22^nd.

Every feature on this vehicle is designed for performance. The battery promises to deliver higher mileage with less time charging, and each Model S comes with a standard charging cord. The cords are compatible with the most common 240-volt outlet, standard 120-volt wall outlets and public stations.

As with most EVs, most Model S owners will likely charge overnight for a full charge in the morning, but as trends have shown, many EV owners are charging during off-peak hours.

The Model S starts at a base price of $49,900 with a $5,000 deposit to reserve your very own Tesla EV.

For more information on Tesla and the Tesla Models S, please visit teslamotors.com.

Energy Connections: Focus on Innovative Partnerships

Creativity has become key in financing cleantech, which has led to some very interesting and innovative partnerships.

Local energy leaders will be giving the lowdown on some of their innovative partnerships. You’ll get both sides of the coin with executive speakers like:

·      Partners: Boulder Wind Power and Molycorp

·      Lockheed Martin who is partnered with Power Tagging

·      And Sundrop Fuels (GBSM) who is partnered with Chesapeake Energy.

These executives will discuss how non-traditional and strategic partnerships can be of benefit to cleantech companies.

The Details:

Where:

Davis Graham and Stubbs

1550 17th St.

Suite 500

Denver, CO 80202

When:

Thursday May 24, 2012

7:30 am - 9:30 am

Agenda:

7:30 - 8:00 - Registration and networking

8:00 - Program begins

8:00 - 9:00 - Presentations and Q&A

9:00 - 9:30 - Networking

Please note, this program is for CCIA and CEC members only.

There is no cost to attend, but registration is required.   

Register Today!

Upcoming Event For May 24th - CREED: Patenting 101

For start ups, entrepreneurs, and early stage cleantech companies, CCIA partner, CREED, will be holding a course on the fundamentals of patents and patenting, including the US Patent and Trademark Office’s new rules.

With the unique nature of the cleantech industry, the cleantech entrepreneur faces many uphill battles. One of those major challenges is determining what is and how to protect intellectual property.

This patenting class will go over the ins and outs of patents from applications to balancing costs with a limited budget. Attendees will walk away with a basic understanding of the criteria for obtaining a patent, timing for the process, roles of the inventor and working with attorneys. 

John Stolpa, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel for the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory will present the class.

Registration is now open for this class. Enrollment is limited.

The Details:

When: Thursday May 24, 2012 from 2:30 PM to 6:00 PM MDT

Where: CREED Vail Conference Room

14062 Denver West Parkway

Building 52 (Third Floor)

Golden, CO 80401

Cost: $25.00

Senator Udall Commends US Navy on Adoption of Clean Technology

Colorado Senator Mark Udall, in an attempt to recognize the valor and innovation of the U.S. Navy, rallied 17 of his colleagues to deliver a letter to Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, commending him on his adoption of alternative energy technologies.

Big news for the cleantech industry as the U.S. military has traditionally led the way for technological advances over the years, including items like the Internet, GPS and even flat-screen televisions.

Udall’s support for moving away from fossil fuels considers both the economic cost as well as the cost of human lives. The supporting senators wrote that they recognize the investment it takes to fund a new clean technology, but that it also “pales in comparison” to the costs currently shelled out for fuel during active combat.

The senators go on to say that even with cutting-edge technology, the limitations in combat are serious and can be traced back to archaic power sources including the use of fossil fuels.

Read the full letter and commentary at Power Engineering.

CCIA Announces Cleantech Fellows Institute

The Colorado Cleantech Industry Association has announced the creation of the Cleantech Fellows Institute designed to create new and robust leadership for emerging cleantech markets. 

 This 17-week intensive program is the first of its kind in the nation and will focus on transforming C-level executives to lead near-market cleantech companies.

Applicants strongly encouraged to apply are former executives from the aerospace, biotechnology and enterprise technology industries who have a desire to transition to the cleantech industry. Those accepted into the program will receive opportunities for networking, accelerated training from cleantech industry experts and exposure to a variety of clean technologies.

Candidates should have prior experience in raising capital, managing the growth of an early stage company and must be able to commit to the four-month program.

With Colorado being a natural hub for cleantech, it only made sense for the program to kick-off here. Beginning Sept. 17 and running through Jan. 2013, the intensive program will be made up of eight weeks in Colorado at various locations including the Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and seven weeks held “virtually.”

Some areas of focus for the curriculum will include: energy storage, advanced transportation technologies, building technologies and energy efficiency.

Deadline for applications is July 6, with interviews also scheduled in July.

Brookings Report Raises Eyebrows and More

If you haven’t seen the most recent Brookings Institution report Beyond Boom and Bust: Putting Clean Tech on a Path to Subsidy Independence,” you should give it a read. Despite the numerous negative headlines the past week, this report provides a suggested pathway for weaning cleantech off of subsidies to empower the United States' manufacturing and capacity, and that is a good thing.

What the report reaffirms is that clean tech is only going to be sustainable if its cost is at parity with traditional energy sources. This means energy deployment policies and subsidies should reward technology improvement and cost declines, and the US energy innovation ecosystem should be strengthened to make clean energy cheap —one thing CCIA has been championing for the past three years.

The really good news is that Colorado is ahead of the game. With the creation and funding of the Clean Technology Discovery Evaluation Grant Program, the state is investing in the commercialization of university clean technologies which provides benefits to Colorado job creation, additional revenue to universities from their IP and export ready technologies.