Results of the 19th NREL Industry Growth Forum The 19th NREL Industry Growth Forum was held on October 24–26, 2006 in Philadelphia, PA. 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 Adobe Reader. The Summary Overview (PDF 77 KB) provides the highlights of the 3-day Forum, including a list of all of the presenters and winners. You can also find the Forum agenda (PDF 46 KB), panelists (PDF 49 KB), and photos taken during the event. 2006 Venture Competition Winners NREL recognizes and applauds the prestigious leadership of all the 19th Industry Growth Forum presenting companies. Awards were presented for the 2006 Clean Energy Entrepreneur of the Year Award as well as two Outstanding Presentation awards. NREL congratulates the following 19th Industry Growth Forum winners! The 2006 Clean Energy Entrepreneur of the Year Award with an award of $15,000 cash and services were presented to Plextronics, Inc.—a world leader in developing active layer technology that enables broad market commercialization of printed electronic devices. The two Outstanding Presentations with an award of $3,000 cash and services were awarded to Franklin Fuel Cells and co-winners Los Alamos Renewable Energy and Ze-gen Inc. Franklin Fuel Cells is commercializing a patented technology that enables electricity to be produced from fuel cells that directly use today's fuels, while Los Alamos Renewable Energy offers a novel, patented solar energy system for producing clean electricity on demand. Ze-gen produces efficient gasification systems that convert municipal solid waste (MSW) and construction and demolition waste (C&D) into clean energy. Special Sessions October 24, 2006 New Developments in Project Financing - Ed Feo, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy (PDF 238 KB); C. Baird Brown, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll (PDF 1.5 MB); and Michael Ware, Advance Capital Markets Strategic Partnering - Alison Freeman-Gleason, Heller Ehrman (PDF 112 KB); Randy Lewis, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati; Himesh Dhungel, Hamilton Clark & Company; and John Backlund, Backlund & Associates The Path to the Commercialization of Cellulosic Ethanol - Bill Lese, Braemar Energy Ventures; Scott Brown, New Energy Capital; Esteban Chornet, Enerkem, and John Ranieri, DuPont Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Small Business Programs - Jeanne Dworetzky, Executive Director, and Small Business Ombudsman, PA Energy Development Authority (PDF), and John Sider, Director, Venture Investment, PA Dept. of Community and Economic Development October 25, 2006 General Session - Forum Overview - Marty Murphy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (PDF 1.1 MB) Lunch Special Session "Moving Clean Energy Technologies" - Hank Habicht, Sail Ventures; U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary, Alexander Karsner; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Under Secretary Thomas Dorr; and Dan Reicher, President and CEO, New Energy Capital Business Case Presentations Please note that some of the business case presentations available below may be a slightly abridged version of the one presented at the Forum. Not all business case presentations are available to the public because NREL hasn't received permission to post them. Company Technology MWOE Solar LLC Thin film silicon photovoltaic modules Plextronics Layer technology GreenVolts Concentrating photovoltaics Precision Combustion, Inc. Oil: downhole combustor/steam generator C5*6 Technologies (PDF 300 KB) Biofuels production Wilson TurboPower Micro-turbine/heat exchanger Apollo Solar Inverters and DC to DC converters Ribbon Technology International Silicon crysta Prism Solar Technologies, Inc. Holographic solar modules Edenspace Energy crops for cellulosic ethanol Infinia Corporation Free piston stirling engine Enfocus Engineering Corporation Flat panel concentrator Environmental Power Corporation Anaerobic digestion Green Building Studio, Inc. Green Building Studio web service Earth Power, Inc. Geothermal power generation Wind-sail Wind turbine for mid-scale power applications Mariah-Power.com (PDF 313 KB) High efficiency generator ThermoChem Recovery International, Inc. Gasification Solexant Corp. Photovoltaics Rentricity Micro-turbine Franklin Fuel Cells Fuel cells HelioDynamics Concentrating solar CHP Advanced Biomass Gasification Technologies, Inc. Small-scale biomass gasification CTP Hydrogen Ceramic membrane reformer Ze-gen, Inc. Molten bath gasification Ascendant Energy Company, Inc. Solar concentration, luminescence, and cogeneration Wind Tower Systems Damped Wind Turbine Structures AIL Research Low-flow liquid-desiccant technology Pure Energy Corporation Biorefinery Stellaris Corporation Concentrating photovoltaic glazing Citrus Ethanol Ethanol from citrus waste Custom Electronics, Inc. Ultracapacitors Avalence High-pressure hydrogen gas generation Special Lunch Presentation Session Company Technology SageGlass Smart glass technology Sponsors We'd like to thank our generous sponsors for supporting the 19th Industry Growth Forum. Founding Sponsors National Renewable Energy Laboratory Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Award and Luncheon Sponsor Gamesa Platinum Sponsors Ben Franklin Technology Partners Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP Gold Sponsors RockPort Capital Partners William Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Heller Ehrman DTE Energy Milbank Sevin Rosen Funds Silver Sponsors Altira NGP Energy Technology Partners Yellowstone Battelle Ventures Arizona Public Service Blue Hill Battery Ventures Braemar Energy Ventures Nth Power Sustainable Energy Fund TRF Sustainable Development Fund SJF Ventures Applied Ventures, LLC St. Louis Plus Consulting LiveFuels In-Kind Sponsors Colorado Leeds School of Business Clean Edge Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania Renewable Energy Access Questions or Comments? Contact: Dr. L. Marty Murphy Manager, Enterprise Development Programs 1617 Cole Boulevard Golden, CO 80401-3393 303-275-3050

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