Innovation Insights Newsletter

Innovation Insights is NIREC's monthly newsletter with insight into innovation in the renewable energy sector, along with funding opportunities, events and information about NIREC's funded projects.

 

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June 2011

CEO COLUMN: California Dreamin': Toward a Functional Market in the West - Jim Croce

GUEST COLUMN: Venturing into the World of Business Plan Competitions - Nicola Kerslake, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, NIREC

PROJECTS: Energy Efficient HVAC SmartController Technology Sends Clausius Technologies to Semifinals in Cleantech Open Business Plan Competition 

Another NIREC-Advised Company, LoadIQ, Reaches the Semifinals in Cleantech Open Business Plan Competition

NIREC NEWS:
NIREC Expands Board of Trustees

NIREC Strategist and Technology Innovation Director, Li Han Chan, Promoted to Vice President of Operations

NIREC's Relationship Building Benefits Clean Energy Entrepreneurs

ENERGY COMMUNITY: How Nevada is Strengthening its Clean Energy Cluster

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu Discusses Clean Energy Obstacles with Nevada Business Leaders

 

 

April 2011 

CEO COLUMN: This Report will Create an Economic SILVER Spark! - Jim Croce

GUEST COLUMN: America Invents Act: Pros and Cons of the Proposed Patent Process Changes - Robert C. Ryan Esq. 

 

March 2011

• CEO COLUMN: NIREC Seeks Partners in Innovation: Will You Join Us?

• OnTRAC Start: Eight Clean Energy Technologies Join the Start Program to Kick-Off Commercialization Process

• The Entrepreneurial Mentor Corps Project Launches with Development of Advisory Board

• Meet Nevada's State Office of Energy Director: Stacey Crowley is Passionate about Nevada

 

February 2011

• CEO COLUMN: Innovation and Entrpreneurship in the National Spotlight: Will Nevada Follow Suit?

• NIREC to Mentor Renewable Energy Startups as Part of U.S. SBA Entrepreneurial Mentor Corps

• Looking for Industry Events? Try NIREC's Expansive Event Page

• NIREC Joins Clean Energy Alliance

• From BUilding Legos to Designing End-stations at a Synchrotron Ring, Curiosity Drives Dr. Wayne Stolte's Career

 

January 2011

• CEO COLUMN: Amid the Downturn: A New Day in Nevada

• OnTRAC: Start -- New Commercialization Program for NSHE Researchers Helps Build Business Relationships and Plan Business StartUps

• NIREC Partners with the State of Nevada to Grow Renewable Energy Industry

• Five Clean Energy Projects Move Closer to NIREC Funding Award

• NIREC Welcomes New Staffer

• Early Bird Pricing for the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit Ends Today (Jan 27)

 

December 2010

• CEO COLUMN: Happy Holidays!
  

• NIREC Parnters with Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory: Solving Problems for the Clean Energy Industry

• Building Economic Diversity: NIREC Supports the Development of Renewable Energy Technology Companies

• Green Energy: Fueling Nevada's Growth

• Entrepreneur Spotlight: GBL Geothermal

November 2010

• GUEST COLUMN: Optimism and Barriers, the Nevada Energy Economy - Jim Groth, Director, Nevada State Office of Energy

• SPOTLIGHT EVENT: SBIR and Other Funding Sources for Small Business Workshop

• SPOTLIGHT EVENT: Nevada Pinyon-Juniper Partnership

• A Dynamic Ecosystem Approach to Renewable Energy Commercialization

• High Performance, Flexible Solar Cells Open New Possibilities for the Solar Market

• Venture Capital Investment in Cleantech Drops while the Investment in Energy Efficiency Grows

• Dr. Alan Gertler joins NIREC Advisory Board as Dr. Kent Hoekman Completes Service

• NIREC IN THE NEWS: Nevada Business Magazine, November 2010

• NIREC IN THE NEWS: Northern Nevada Business Weekly (11/01/10)

October 2010

• PART 2: U.S. Clean Energy Asset Finance: What's Impeding the FLow of Capital? - Jim Croce

• Two New Members bring their Top Level Energy and Business Development Experiences to NIREC's Technology Commercialization Advisory Board (TCAB)
  

• RFP4: Clean Energy Innovations Now Under Review

• Notes from the Field: NREL Industry Growth Forum & NREL Energy Execs

• Energy Forum is a Testament to Vibrancy of Innovation Ecosystem in the Southwest

• Why Here? Why Now? Renewable Energy and the Future of Nevada

 

September 2010

• PART 1: U.S. Clean Energy Asset Finance: What's Impeding the Flow of Capital? - Jim Croce

• Solar Integrated Heat Pump to Offer Greater Efficiency and Lower Energy Costs for Average Homeowner

• NIREC Funding RFP Receives Significant Response and Interesting Range of Technologies

 

July/August 2010

• NIREC Announces New Clean Energy RFP Offering up to $150,000 in Funding and Services per Project

• RFP Workshops

• NIREC in Anaheim, California, for TechConnect World

• Accelerating Clean Energy Commercialization: Challenges and Solutions

 

May/June 2010

• A Special Announcement for Clean Energy Researchers and Early-Stage Companies - Jim Croce

• Funding Applicants Prgress to Final Round

 

April 2010

• Universities and National Labs: Monetizing Under-Leveraged Sources of Intellectual Property - Li Han Chan

• NIREC Welcomes Dr. Manoranjan Misra to the Technology Commercialization Advisory Board

• Join us at TechConnect World's Clean Technology Conference & Expo

• Nevada is Eliminating the Barriers to Renewable Energy Development

• Review Process Continues for Recently Submitted Proposals

• 10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Submit a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Proposal

 

March 2010

• Patent or Perish: The Evolving Role of Scientists in Technology Commercialization - Jim Croce

• Clean Energy Expert, Marc Wiseman, Joins NIREC's Technology Commercialization Advisory Board

• NIREC's Innovation Ecosystem Supports Project Success

• NIREC's Energy Technology Acceleration Process

• SURVEY: Which Industry Publications Do You Read?

 

February 2010

• Wicked Problems Require Bold Solutions - James A. Croce

• Applications Now Available for the Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy

• Op-Ed: NIREC Editorial Discusses Education Attainment as the Key to a State's Prosperity

• NIREC's Third RFP Closed February 15

• NIREC-funded Biofuel Project Achieves Valuable Breakthroughs Toward Commercialization

 

January 2010

• Collaboration: The Key to Business Success and to Nevada's Economic Future - Bob Goff

• NIREC Sees Significant Growth in RFP Pre-proposals

• NIREC Provides Ideas to Accelerate Job Growth for Report to White House

• Utility Accountant Advances with NIREC Funding

 

December 2009

• A Zero-Cost Feedstock and an Innovation Cycle will Ultimately Win - Ian Rogoff

• NIREC-funded Project Increases Efficiency of Heat Exchang in Surface Condensers

• Meet Entrepreneur-in-Residence Maureen Mullarkey

• Welcome to the board, Dr. Neal Smatresk and welcome to TCAB, Wil Agatstein

• Photos from the 2009 SBIR/STTR Conference

• Season's Greetings from NIREC

 

November 2009

• NIREC Announces November 2009 Request for Proposals Offering up to $150,000 in Funding and Services per Project

 

October 2009

• Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Our Nation's Great Economic Imperative - James A. Croce

• Converting Waste Biomass to Biofuel

• Entrepreneur-in-Residence Sean McEwen Builds a Commercialization Roadmap for Biofuels Development

• NIREC Sponsors 2009 SBIR/STTR Conference, November 2-5, 2009

• NIREC Receives Additional DOE Support

• Update on NIREC's RFP Review

 

September 2009

• NIREC is Aggressively Responding to the Innovation Needs of Nevada's Economy - James A. CroceSaving Consumers Money on Utility Bills through Energy ManagementTahoe Quarterly Magazine Chronicles NIREC's StartProviding a Pathway to Prosperity with Renewable EnergyTCAB Welcomes New Experts: Dr. Oliver Hemmers and Travis JohnsonSemi-Annual RFP Call: The Results are Almost In

 

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