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CS Technology Incubator Offers Entrepreneurial Training- Feb 4, 2012
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The Colorado Springs Technology Incubator has received
an entrepreneurial training contract from the
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, which
will be valid during the calendar year 2012.
This contract allows the Technology
Incubator to train currently unemployed
entrepreneurs who are attempting to launch
businesses in renewable energy or in energy
efficiency. Renewable energy includes wind, solar,
or any other form of renewable energy. Energy
efficiency can be very broadly interpreted: Any
business idea that saves significant energy is a
candidate for this program.
This training
program is essentially a scholarship program – if
you qualify, your training is on a full scholarship
basis since the State contract pays for the full
training.
The
Colorado
Springs Technology Incubator (CSTI) is a
nonprofit organization run by entrepreneurs for
entrepreneurs. CSTI works with start-up companies
with high-growth potential, aiming to achieve a
national footprint.
Full details available here. |
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$4 Billion Investment in Energy Upgrades - Dec 2, 2011
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Using building energy upgrades to save money, put people to work and reduce carbon took a major step forward with President
Obama's announcement of a 2 year project to upgrade public and private buildings. Half the funding is
going into upgrades for federal buildings
and half is committed by 60 CEOs, mayors, university presidents, and labor leaders.
Read a more
complete description in the Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy Newsletter (EERE
News). This is a great source of
information. You can subscribe to email
delivery or RSS feed.
The program announced
is not an isolated incident, but the start of a
trend. People are realizing that the savings
are real. When financing and construction
contracts with guarantees are in place people are
moving ahead. See the
news item from September, below.
Bill Clinton's new book "Back
to Work" describes building upgrades as one of
the infrastructure initiatives we can use to get
the economy moving and position America for the
future. Clinton's prime example is the upgrade
to the Empire State Building. He notes that
the project put 275 people to work and has a
guaranteed decrease of 38% in utility bills.
He goes on to describe barriers to these types of
projects and suggestions solutions.
It
is interesting to note that Colorado's own Rocky
Mountain Institute (RMI) played a role in the Empire
State Building project. Read more on their
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World's Largest Concentrating Solar PV Project Moves Ahead
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The largest concentrating solar photovoltaic plant
in the world and one of the first utility-scale CPV
plants in the US just received critical support from
the US Department of Energy. The DOE finalized a
$90.6 million loan guarantee for the 30 megawatt
Alamosa Solar Generating Project in south-central
Colorado. The plant, to be built by Cogentrix, will
consist of concentrating optics and multi-junction
solar cell panels controlled by a dual-axis tracking
system.
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/22894 |
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