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| Issue: # 11 |
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Greetings!
September kicks off a busy couple of months in the regional green economy -- including BERC's Expo on September 24, SARTA's Clean Tech Showcase on October 16, and the Clean Tech Zone Summit on October 22. These are great opportunities to build our regional community, expand professional networks, and learn more about the breadth of activities in the Sacramento region. We'll see you there!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Sacramento Sustainable Business Awards EXPO 2009Host: Business Environmental Resource Center (BERC) Date and Time: September 24 2009, 8:00am-12:30pm Location: SMUD Customer Service Center, 6301 S Street, Sacramento Focus: Join us in recognizing the 2009 Sacramento Sustainable Businesses at the annual Sacramento Sustainable Business Awards EXPO. Register online here. Sacramento Clean Tech ShowcaseHost: SARTA & CleanStart Date and Time: October 16 2009, 9:00am-5:00pm Location: Sacramento State University Union Focus:
It's back! And this year will be even more interesting that before
with a series of panels, workshops and presentations on Clean Energy
technology, companies and careers. Visit here to register & for more info.Clean Tech Zone SummitHost: City of Sacramento Date and Time: October 22 2009, 10:00am-3:00pm Location: Sacramento State University Alumni Center Focus: The Summit will bring together today's leaders to discuss initiatives in Sacramento region clean energy technology.
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SARTA's CleanStart hosts Sacramento Clean Tech Showcase October 16
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 Do you want to know about the latest in Sacramento's
fast-growing clean tech industry? The Third
Annual Sacramento Clean Tech Showcase event gives Sacramento community members
a chance to network with experts, explore new
technologies, navigate regulations and examine workforce concerns.
Whether you represent a green
startup, established company or government agency, the Sacramento Clean Tech
Showcase offers a wealth of information targeted to your needs. This event
features some of the nation's key thought leaders on green and clean
technology.
This daylong conference offers workshops
and discussions focused on clean-tech topics such as workforce incentives,
global selling opportunities and emerging technologies. Daniel Sperling, internationally recognized transportation expert and author of Two Billion Cars, will be the event keynote speaker.
The Sacramento Clean Tech
Showcase takes place October 16 at the Sacramento State University Union. For
more information and to register, visit the Sacramento Clean Tech Showcase web page.
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Greener solution to electronic waste creates new
opportunities for former foster youth students
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 The City of Roseville, Refurb World, United
Auburn Indian Community and the Sierra College Foundation partnered to provide 50
recycled personal computers to former foster youth community college
students and other students receiving financial assistance in a ceremony held
on August 28th. Each student also received a care package
containing school supplies, basic hygiene needs and other necessities.
The personal computers were donated by
the City of Roseville,
Refurb World, United Auburn Indian Community and the Sierra College Foundation.
"This is a great opportunity to reuse
perfectly good computers that were destined to be destroyed in a way that can
make a big difference for these students," said Mayor Gina Garbolino. "We were pleased to be able to work with
RefurbWorld, a Roseville
business, the United Auburn Indian Community and the Sierra College Foundation
to make this special event happen."
"With computers a necessity these days to attend college, this giveaway breaks
down the financial barriers to access technology that these students would have
normally faced," said Sonbol Aliabadi, Executive Director of the Sierra College
Foundation.
Refurb World, the e-commerce division of
Tech-Ed Networks is a technology company based in Roseville and donated many of the PC's and
set up the computers for the students. "We rallied our employees around
this very special project," said Steve Fassler, CEO of Refurb World. "It
was a great way to give back to the community.
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Local Business: Octus Energy
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 With cutting-edge energy efficient technologies from our
region entering the clean energy market, smart energy is primed to get a lot
smarter. And lucrative.
Octus Energy (OTCBB: OCTI), a public company in Davis, California, is cultivating a unique solution for businesses, schools
and government agencies to generate substantial energy savings. The Octus
Smart Energy Platform (OctusSEP) is a comprehensive energy management
system combining an IP communication platform, web-based software and
energy-efficient sensors and controls. OctusSEP targets 40-60% energy savings by networking
these specialized sensors, controls and high-performance retrofit fixtures to automate
the management of lighting, HVAC and other electrical devices.
Public and private organizations in the U.S. spend
approximately $100 billion each year to cool and light their facilities.
Available technologies can conservatively shave $30 billion per year in energy
costs; this is where Octus is acutely focused.
Octus's approach to energy efficiency is smart, as is their
strategy to leverage the Capital Region's strengths. Octus is collaborating
with two University of California, Davis research centers, the California
Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) and the Western Cooling Efficiency Center
(WCEC), to commercialize OctusSEP. In addition, the company is managed by a
senior team of regional energy and technology executives, and is directed by an
Advisory Group composed of world-class energy and financial professionals.
"This
is what we do: Work with forward-thinking, innovative companies to conceive,
create and commercialize next-generation lighting solutions," explains Michael
Siminovitch, Director of the CLTC, "Octus Energy's comprehensive approach to
energy efficiency - including system design, project financing, automated
controls and energy management - is what the industry needs. We look forward to
helping the company fuse and catalyze OctusSEP."
Octus
recently announced it secured an exclusive worldwide license from the University of
California for its wicking evaporative AC technology ("Wickool"), which
was developed by the WCEC and eminated from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management's
Center for Entrepreneurship. Wickool is being commercially tested by WCEC
at a regional Target Corp. retail store as a retrofit to rooftop HVAC units.
Octus Energy's collaborative approach to commercializing
energy efficiency solutions from our area's leading research centers has a
double bottom line: do good (generate environmental benefits) and make money
(create jobs and wealth). "The Sacramento region has the best people,
technology, and networks; the ground is fertile, and it's time to grow and
harvest," said Octus CEO Chris Soderquist. "We are fortunate to be at the
center of what's happening, and it's not a matter of if, but when and by whom,
the region will blossom as a clean energy hotbed."
To
find out more, visit Octus Energy's website.
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