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Clean & Green Forum Speakers: Bruce Anderson - CEO of Wilson Turbopower Robert Day - Principle of @Ventures Jackie Isaacs - Associate Professor at Northeastern University Richard Feldt - President & CEO of Evergreen Solar
Bruce Anderson; Wilson Heat Exchanger: reclaims waste heat in industrial flues, reduces emissions by 50% with a 1.5 year pay-back on the cost of the unit. Made of honeycombed Ceramic. Wilson Microtube: Enabled by the above unit, uses waste heat to run turbine. Very small, 12" diameter and 80-90% energy efficient when used with Heat Exchanger.
"[the technology is easy, making a successful product is the hard part]"
Richard Feldt; Evergreen Solar; "Greenest company in the industry," manufactures solar wafers, cells and panels. 1 panel can create approx. 200 volts of electricity. Evergreen uses an alternate method that eliminates "Kerf Loss" or waste that is produced when blocks of silicon are cut down into wafers. Instead they grow the silicon wafers using carbon-string draws that rise out of a liquid silicon mix at 22 millimeters per minute and allow the crystals to grow as they rise. This method halves the production cost of the solar panels, lowering the price. Currently they are in the process of opening the new Devens Faculity, which is planned to be operational by midsummer of 2009.
Robert Day; @Ventures; clean-tech venture capital company. They invest in small start up companies with high growth potential. For example, out of 400 companies, they pick 4. The ideal is that they can find companies that are making products that the world really needs and still have promise in terms of financial return on the investment.
Jackie Isaacs;
There are many different applications/definitions of sustainability in
different fields. Interesting Links: National Academy of Engineering's "Challenges for Engineers" http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/ Shortfall - An engineering game online at; http://www.coe.neu.edu/shortfall REBN - East; The Renewable Energy Business Network enables business professionals with an interest in renewable energy to connect with one another, to promote the growth of the renewable energy industry. REBN provides opportunities for networking, education and business creation.
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