Results of the 18th NREL Industry Growth Forum The 18th NREL Industry Growth Forum was held on November 7-9, 2005 in San Francisco, California. This event united emerging clean energy technology companies from across the country with presentations to promote and enhance the success of new ventures, emerging businesses, and the growth of entrepreneurship in the clean energy sector. Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Acrobat Reader. Award Winners 18th Forum Photos Summary Overview (PDF 772 KB) Panel List (PDF 50 KB) Final Agenda (PDF 88 KB) 2005 Venture Competition Winners NREL recognize and applaud the prestigious leadership of all the 18th Industry Growth Forum presenting companies. Awards were presented for the 2005 Clean Energy Entrepreneur of the Year Award as well as two Outstanding Presentation awards. NREL congratulates the following 18th Industry Growth Forum winners! The 2005 Clean Energy Entrepreneur of the Year Award with an award of $15,000 cash and services was presented to H2Go - SolFocus. A developer of solar concentrators, SolFocus aims to provide solar power solutions competitive with classic energy. The two Outstanding Presentations with cash prizes of $3,000 were awarded to Renewable Choice Energy and Prometheus Energy. (from left) Renewable Choice Energy is a green tag broker that emphasizes wind power. Prometheus Energy is an alternative-fuel company focusing on the production, sale, and distribution of liquid natural gas. Monday Special Requested Presentations "FastTrac" Business Case Development — Richard Amato Clean Technology Performance & Patterns — Diana Propper de Callejon Financing Special Situations — John McKenna, Scott Brown, and Larry Fenster California Energy Commission Energy Research Program Overview — Art Rosenfeld and Martha Krebs Five of the Hottest NREL Technologies — Dave Christensen and Richard Bolin (PDF 4.3 MB) National Association of Clean Energy Business Incubators Update — Richard Amato Business Case Presentations The following companies presented their business cases for commercializing renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. Company Technology Advanced Energy Products HVAC & Energy Efficiency Applied Nanoworks Nanocrystals Cleveland Gas Systems Gas/Liquid separation and absorption Dais Analytic Corporation Nanotechnology Membranes EdenSpace Systems Corp. Transgenic Energy Crops Energy Unlimited, Inc. Wind Turbine Blades Environmental Energy, Inc. Butanol FST Energy, Inc. Hydrogen Delivery GeoEnergy Enterprises, LLC Geothermal Heat Pumps H2Gen Innovations, Inc. H2 Fueling Systems H2Go, Inc. Solar Concentrators HelioDynamics Hybrid Solar Technology HyEnergy Energy Storage/Fuel Cells IOSIL Si PV ITN Energy Systems Electrochromics and Thin Film PV Nextek Power Systems, Inc. DC networks NuEdison Solar PV One Cycle Control, Inc. Power Converters and Controllers Prism Solar Holographic Solar Cells Prometheus Energy Company Hydrogen Storage Redwood Rubber, LLC Tire Recycling - PV Shingles Renewable Choice Energy Green Tag Broker Ribbon Technology Single-crystal Ribbon PV Seattle Biodiesel Biodiesel Producer Solar Sentry Plug-n-Play solar systems Southwest Windpower Small Wind Systems Sterling Planet Green Power Broker SVV Technology Innovations, Inc Solar Concentrators Trinity Thermal Thermal Energy Storage Vairex Corporation Diesel Emissions Control Wilson TurboPower, Inc. Industrial Heat Exchangers Wind Harvest Company Vertical Axis turbines Zia Power Inc. High Efficiency Solar Cells Wednesday Special Sessions Angel and other Innovative Financing — Lisa Bicker, Larry Fenster, Jay Delong, and Doug Arent (PDF 794 KB) A Framework for the Total Value Proposition of Clean Energy Technologies — Jane Pater (PDF 1 MB)

Special Project Financing Section Company Technology Community Power Corporation Small / Modular Biomass generators Direct Drive Systems Motors/generators Sponsors We'd like to thank our generous sponsors for supporting the 18th Industry Growth Forum. Founding Sponsors National Renewable Energy Laboratory Public Interest Energy Research The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators Environmental Business Cluster U.S. Department of Energy Gold Sponsors RockPort Capital Partners William Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Heller Ehrman Pacific Gas and Electric Company Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation Silver Sponsors Altira NGP Energy Technology Partners Yellowstone Battelle Ventures Arizona Public Service Braemar Energy Ventures Nth Power Milbank Bridge Bank Hamilton Clark Sevin Rosen Funds Sacramento Municipal Utility District The Gas Company Sempra Energy Pacific Growth Equities DTE Energy FA Technology Ventures Expansion Capital Sponsors. In-Kind Sponsors Colorado Leeds School of Business Clean Edge Questions or Comments? Contact: Dr. L. Marty Murphy Manager, Enterprise Development Programs 1617 Cole Boulevard Golden, CO 80401-3305 303-275-3050

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