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Loveland Technology Park Names Developer

United Properties joined government officials at the meeting to provide the latest news on the proposed Aerospace and Clean Energy Manufacturing and Innovation Park — ACE, for short. Discussions with at least 25 potential tenants will be launched next week, according to project backers.

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CSU Facilities Engineer Honored at Renewable Energy Event

Dollard received the award as part of the annual Colorado Renewable Energy Society conference concluded over teh weekend in Fort Collins. “She is a tireless advocate of clean and renewable energy alternatives and is well deserving of this honor,” said CSU’s Amy Parsons.

3Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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New Legislation Boosts Cleantech Funding

Governor Hickenlooper yesterday signed Senate Bill 47, which will place tax revenue from growth in the cleantech industry into an economic development investment fund. It’s designed to provide grants to companies in renewable energy, electric motors, lighting and related areas.

27May2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Metro Denver EDC Touts State’s Cleantech Growth

It was the only sector within the state to grow in 2010, with 1,600 companies employing more than 19,000 workers. “Colorado ranks fourth nationally in the total number of clean-energy jobs and we’re still growing and adding jobs,” said Tom Clark, Metro Denver EDC’s executive vice president.

23May2011 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
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State’s Cleantech Industry at a Crossroads, Say Experts

While American companies are virtually unmatched at developing new technology, a lack of support from government and consumers is hurting growth, said participants at the Boulder County Business Report’s Roundtable yesterday.

18May2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Beyond the Suds … Merrick & Company Converts
Brewing Residuals Into Biofuels

By converting the MillerCoors waste stream into profitable fuel-grade ethanol, three million gallons are produced each year. The fuel is then pumped into trucks for delivery to filling stations across the Front Range.

16May2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Cleantech Investment Reached Record
$243 Billion in 2010

“Growth has been in fairly direct response to government intervention, whether in the form of cheap debt in China … feed-in tariffs for solar or a regulatory push for smart grids. The industry needs to continue to drive down its costs and reduce its reliance on this sort of support,” said BNEFchief executive Michael Liebreich.

21Jan2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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NASA Agreement Could Boost State’s
Cleantech Sector

Typically about 80 percent of funding for new technologies is spent on R&D, which doesn’t necessarily translate into a marketable, profitable product - or jobs. Officials hope the new agreement will help bring roughly 10,000 aerospace and clean tech jobs to Colorado over the next five years.

14Dec2010 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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Recapping the Cleantech Open Regional Competition

“This region is blessed with an abundance of entrepreneurs who are developing new and better technologies that continue to make us a national cleantech leader,” said Richard Franklin, co-chair of the Cleantech Open, Rocky Mountain chapter, based in Denver.

26Oct2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Standing Room Only for CCIA Award Winners

>> Cleantech Company of the Year: Abound Solar
>> Breakout Cleantech Company of the Year: Ice Energy
>> Cleantech Company of the Year: VanDyne SuperTurbo
>> Entrepreneur of the Year: Raymond R. Johnson
>> National Cleantech Leader: Rocky Mountain Institute
>> Gov’s Award for Cleantech Excellence: Ron Bernal, NEA

20Oct2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Stimulus By-the-Numbers –
$768 Million to Colorado for Clean Energy Projects

This, according to a report issued Thursday by the U.S. Department of Energy. Nationwide, the federal stimulus program ― or American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ― has funneled $90 billion into clean energy efforts.

17Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Green Jobs are Leading the Way for Colorado

How important have “green jobs” been to Colorado? “Unemployment would be a full two points above what it is today,” said Tom Clark, executive vice president of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. “So instead of eight people out of 100, we’d have 10 out of 100 (unemployed).”

15Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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New Energy Entrepreneurs Vie for NREL Growth Forum Spot

Every aspect of new energy technology was covered from carbon sequestration to ground breaking home geothermal systems and next level wind analytics. In the end the winning presentations belonged to Algal Scientific Corporation, Ener-G-Rotors Inc, and Energy Materials Corporation.

31Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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