2010 Semifinalists

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"So many of the things we deal with in the energy industry are finite resources. We pull more oil out of the ground, and there is less oil left to use later. Even with renewables, there are constraints on the supply of silicon for solar power and once you use the best sites for wind power they’re gone. The Cleantech Open is tapping a different kind of resource, a resource where the more you use, the more it grows and the more you can extract. That resource is innovation."
- Adam Lormier, Alphabet Energy, 2009 California Energy Efficiency Winner

“The Cleantech Open provided the structure, resources, urgency and support to build-out our strategy and articulate it with investors. The Cleantech Open also provided incredible validation and differentiation among investors.”
- Jason Kiely, Rivertop Renewables, 2009 Rocky Mountain Finalist

“The Cleantech Open changed how our company will produce our product based on sustainably. It gave us the ability to see how a triple bottom line could be helpful for a startup company in bringing in investors, employees, and customers.”
- Scott Applebaum, PowerSTAR, 2009 California Semifinalist