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Rainforest Automation and Ballard Power Announced as Winners in CTSI Utility Technology Challenge
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Vancouver, BC, April 9, 2010--(T-Net)--The Clean Technology & Sustainable Industries Organization has announced the 15 winners of the international Utility Technology Challenge competition; a contest with support from the US Department of Energy that searches for innovation in a variety of clean tech areas, including smart grid applications, transportation, building efficiencies, pollution monitoring and cyber security.
The winners are: Ballard Power Systems, Inc., E3 Greentech Enterprises, Inc., EchoGen Power Systems, Inc., eMeter, Ener-G-Rotors, Inc., Enmetric Systems, Inc., EnviRock, Grid Manager A/S, Parker Hannifin, PRD Tech, Inc., Prism Solar Technologies, PVT Solar, Inc., QM Power, Inc., Rainforest Automation, Inc., and an energy storage solutions company to be announced later. Details about the companies and their technology solutions may be found at www.ct-si.org/services/cleanTest/2010/.
"One large barrier to the adoption of clean technologies is the lack of opportunity to prove them within a real world infrastructure,” said Patti Glaza, chief executive officer of CTSI. “This program aims to accelerate commercialization by presenting test partners with a handful of peer-reviewed, promising companies."
This team of potential customers and integration partners includes: Accenture, Austin Energy, The City of Anaheim, National Grid, Lockheed Martin, and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E). The UTC winners will give a five-minute presentation before the UTC Committee followed by a brief question and answer session in Anaheim, California on June 22, 2010. The technology presentations will occur in conjunction with Clean Technology 2010 Conference and Expo, a partner of the project.
About Clean Technology & Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI)
The Clean Technology & Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI), a 501c6 non-profit industry association, represents the organizations developing, commercializing, and implementing energy, water, and environmental technologies. Clean technologies offer much needed solutions to growing resource security and sustainability concerns and are critical to maintaining economic competitiveness. CTSI brings together global leaders for advocacy, community development, networking, and information sharing to help bring these needed technologies to market more rapidly. Visit www.ct-si.org for more information.
About Rainforest Automation
Rainforest Automation Inc. makes products that allow utilities and homeowners to manage residential energy usage. From In-Home Displays (IHD), to Home Area Network (HAN) Gateways, to alternative Smart Grid communications, Rainforest makes innovative products that just work - and fit your budget. The company is based in Vancouver, BC. For more information, visit: www.rainforestautomation.com.
About Ballard Power Systems
Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD; NASDAQ: BLDP) provides clean energy fuel cell products enabling optimized power systems for a range of applications. To learn more about Ballard, please visit www.ballard.com.
Photo credit: Rainforest Automation. Orchid™ and EMU™: Energy Monitoring Unit