National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Technology Transfer

21st Industry Growth Forum Presentations

Here you'll find presentations from NREL's 21st Industry Growth Forum on Oct. 28–30, 2008, in Denver, Colo. Presentations include those from:

Note: if a presentation isn't listed below, NREL hasn't received permission to post it, or the presenter doesn't want it posted.

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For more information about the Forum, including its presenting companies, speakers, and panelists, read the:

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Presenting Companies

The following clean energy companies were competitively selected to present their business cases to a panel of investors and industry experts. In turn, the panels provided them with intensive feedback on their presentations.

Ahura Energy

Technology: concentrating solar photovoltaic system
Presenter: Fareed Sfard, CEO
Presentation: Ahura Energy Concentrating System for Lowest-Cost, Highest Reliability Solar & Thermal Applications (PDF 638 KB)

Ampulse Corp.—Best Early-Seed Investment of the Year Award Winner

Technology: film-silicon photovoltaic solar cells
Presenter: Steve Hane, president and CEO
Presentation: Film-Silicon PV: Optimizing Silicon in Solar PV Technology (PDF 556 KB)

Cobalt Biofuels

Technology: biobutanol
Presenter: Pamela R. Contag, CEO and president
Presentation: Cobalt Biofuels (PDF 1.3 MB)

EletronVault

Technology: energy storage
Presenter: Rob Ferber, CEO
Presentation: Smart Energy Storage (PDF 732 KB)

Evolutionary Genomics—Best Early Venture of the Year 2nd Place Award Winner

Technology: biomass feedstock development
Presenter: Ginny Orndorff, president and CEO
Presentation: Breaking Biofuels Market Barriers by Increasing Yields of Biomass Feedstocks (PDF 175 KB)

Infotility

Technology: electricity grid intelligence software
Presenter: Rich Barone
Presentation: Infotility Investor Presentation (PDF 1.2 MB)

K2 Energy Solutions, Inc.

Technology: energy storage
Presenter: Johnnie Stoker, CEO
Presentation: K2 Energy Solutions (PDF 704 KB)

LiquidPiston, Inc.

Technology: hybrid cycle engine
Presenter: Per Suneby, senior vice president of corporate development
Presentation: Introducing the High-Efficiency Hybrid Cycle Engine (PDF 742 KB)

Marquis Wind Power

Technology: eight-blade, ducted fan wind turbine
Presenter: Paul A. Misso, president and CEO
Presentation: Distributed Wind Power Generation (PDF 765 KB)

MicroLink Devices

Technology: concentrating solar cells
Presenter: David S. McCallum, director of marketing
Presentation: MicroLink Devices (PDF 328 KB)

Porous Power™ Technologies—Best Early Venture of the Year 1st Place Award Winner

Technology: lithium-ion battery separators
Presenter: Timothy Feaver, president and CEO
Presentation: Improve Performance and Reduce Cost of Any Lithium-Ion Battery (PDF 1.8 MB)

QM Power

Technology: electric motors, generators, and actuators
Presenter: Patrick J. (PJ) Piper, founder and CEO
Presentation: Peak Power at Peak Efficiency (PDF 1.1 MB)

Tendril—Best Late-Stage Investment of the Year Award Winner

Technology: residential energy management system
Presenter: Adrian Tuck, CEO
Presentation: Smart Energy for Life™ (PDF 962 KB)

Trans Ionics, Corp.

Technology: separation process for biofuels development
Presenter: Robert C. Schucker, president and CEO
Presentation: A Novel Low-Energy Route to Ethanol Recovery (PDF 571 KB)

ZeroPoint Clean Tech, Inc.

Technology: biomass gasification
Presenter: Jonathan L. Parry, CEO
Presentation: Biomass to Energy Solutions (PDF 422 KB)

Speakers

The following speakers gave presentations at the Industry Growth Forum.

Dan E. Arvizu, laboratory director of NREL

Presentation: A New Energy Economy – The Path Forward (PDF 2.9 MB)

Dale Gardner, NREL associate laboratory director

Presentation: Looking Ahead – Biofuels, H2, & Vehicles (PDF 4.4 MB)

Vinod Khosla, Vinod Ventures

Presentation: Renewable Energy: An Investment Perspective (PDF 14.7 MB)