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RenewableEnergy Start-Ups
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Event Description:
Forward thinking entrepreneurs are making leaps and bounds in the field of renewable clean energy. A new entrepreneurial culture is emerging as demand increases for innovative solutions to clean and sustainable energy. This entrepreneurial revolution is providing rapid development of innovative solutions that are entering the market and having an immediate impact on this global challenge.
Doug Greene, CEO of Alternate Energy Systems, Inc., will speak about the ability of the companys Genesis I heating systems to utilize water as a fuel at noon Nov. 19 in Glenn Auditorium of Robert A. Dempster Hall. The water is decomposed by electrolysis into oxygen and hydrogen gases, which can be burned as a heating fuel. The Genesis I uses as little as 300 watts of power to run and can be connected to wind or solar power directly. The Genesis I produces no fluorocarbons, no carbon monoxide and no greenhouse gases.
Daniel Sheridan, with Power Through Play, will speak about his Energee-Saw, a simple see-saw, which when played on by children at schools in the developing world, generates electricity to help provide power and lighting in the school. His research, through Power Through Play, explored how a positive aspect of African communities play -- could be combined with a need electricity -- that would benefit daily life.
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| Date: |
11/19/2009 |
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12:00 - 1:30 p.m. |
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Glenn Auditorium |
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More Information |
| Sponsored By: |
Southeasts Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
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