Monthly Archives: August 2009

Ascent Announces Successful Testing of Packaging for Thin Film Technology

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc (NASDAQ:ASTI) announced the successful completion of internal qualification of the packaging for its flexible thin-film modules. Ascent’s proprietary technique allows for the deposition of CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-diselenide) on a plastic substrate. Ascent tested its packaging solution based on guidelines set forth by the International Electrotechnical Commission in IEC 61646. [...]

The Clean Tech Week Ahead: August 17-24

Clean Tech Events
Tue, Aug 18: Renwable Energy Taskforce: Tour of New Element Hotel, 5:00, Element Denver Park Meadows , Lone Tree
Miscellaneous
Mon, Aug 17: Startup Junkie Underground: Mark McIntosh, 6:30, MADCAP Theater, Westminster
Tue, Aug 18: Boulder Open Coffee, 8:00 am, The Cup, Boulder
Tue, Aug 18: Inventors’ Roundtable: CO Springs, 5:30, Village Inn Restaurant, CO Springs

Breakfast Discusses the Cutting Edge of Renewable Energy

Brownstein Hyatt Farber and Schreck convened the first in a series of a renewable energy panels to discuss the future of solar and wind technologies. Dr. Carl Koval, Faculty Director of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), began the presentations outlining the current challenges facing efforts to control greenhouse gas emissions through renewable technologies. [...]

The Clean Tech Week Ahead: August 10-17

Clean Tech Events
Wed, Aug 12: Cutting Edge Clean Tech: Panel Discussion, 7:30am, Ritz Carlton, Denver
Wed, Aug 12: CORE Sustainability Breakfast, 7:30am, Bursley Hotel, Denver
Thu, Aug 13: Green Tech Meetup, 7:00, Wolf Law, Boulder
Miscellaneous
Tue, Aug 11: RVC: Venture Pub and Success Stories, 5:00, DAC, Denver
Thu, Aug 13: Inventors’ Roundtable: Denver, 5:30, Brooklyn’s Restaurant, Denver
Mon, Aug 17: [...]

ADA Technologies Lands $100K DOE Grant for Advanced Lithium-Ion Battery Research

ADA Technologies, Inc announced that it received a $100,000 grant from the Department of Energy to continue research into the development of high performance, safe and long-lasting lithium-ion batteries. ADA’s research focuses on combining nanocomposite electrodes with environmentally friendly electrolytes. Overcoming current limitations in energy storage capabilities is essential to the advancement of [...]

The Clean Tech Week Ahead: August 3 – 10

Clean Tech Events
Thu, Aug 6: TIE Rockies: Stimulus Funding for Energy, 4:30, Level 3 Communications, Broomfield
Miscellaneous
Tue, Aug 4: Boulder Open Coffee, 8:00 am, The Cup, Boulder