ERT Makes the Clean Energy Challenge Top 10
Evanston, IL-based Energy Recovery Technologies (ERT), with its ground-breaking High Efficiency Energy Recovery Ventilator (HE-ERV) that reduces HVAC-related energy costs and CO2 emissions for commercial and residential buildings by over 50%, is pleased to announce that it has been named one of ten finalists competing for a top prize of $100,000 in the 2011 Clean Energy Challenge sponsored by Clean Energy Trust.
Evanston, IL, February 07, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Evanston, Illinois-based Energy Recovery Technologies (ERT) is pleased to announce that it has been named one of ten finalists competing for a top prize of $100,000 in the 2011 Clean Energy Challenge sponsored by Clean Energy Trust.
The Clean Energy Challenge, is a business plan competition that will award a total of $130,000 in cash prizes to the best young Illinois companies with the potential to bring new clean energy technology to the marketplace. The Challenge seeks transformative business ideas from Illinois entrepreneurs working in: renewable energy; low-carbon transportation; SmartGrid; energy efficiency, and carbon abatement.
After review of the applications, business materials, and technologies of over 70 entries, ERT and 9 other finalists have been chosen to present to a panel of nationally renowned venture capitalists, industry executives, and sector experts during the Midwest Energy Forum on March 3rd, 2011 at the University of Chicago’s Gleacher Center.
Ron Fleckman, President and CEO of ERT stated, “We are looking forward to showcasing our company and new technology. With over 90% efficiency, integrated control systems and web-enabled monitoring capability, our ground-breaking High Efficiency Energy Recovery Ventilator (HE-ERV) reduces HVAC-related energy costs and CO2 emissions for commercial and residential buildings by over 50%. ERT’s HE-ERV will pay for itself in less than one year.” Fleckman continued, “We are truly excited to be a part of the Challenge and look forward to making a difference for our customers, our community and the environment.”
The Midwest Energy Forum is the premier conference for researchers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and others interested in innovation and growth within the green technology sector in the Midwest. Many prestigious speakers and panelists, scientific experts from the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory, industry leaders, and venture capitalists from across the United States will be in attendance.
For the first time, the Midwest Energy Forum has partnered with the Clean Energy Trust and its Clean Energy Challenge business plan competition. The Midwest Energy Forum steering committee is headed by University of Chicago’s Booth Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship, and has a distinguished group of supporters in the Chicago land area, including the Association for Corporate Growth - Chicago and the University of Chicago Energy Initiative.
The Clean Energy Trust was founded by prominent business and civic leaders to accelerate the pace of clean energy innovation in the Midwest - to help transform the best clean energy ideas from concept to viable businesses with the goal of making Illinois and the Midwest a leading center for clean-energy entrepreneurship. The U.S. Department of Energy contributed the $100,000 top prize for the Challenge, as part of a $1.05 million competitive grant awarded to the Trust in September, 2010.
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ERT is an Evanston, IL based Triple Bottom Line (TBL) company whose mission is:
To be the premier provider of “green” technology driven High Efficiency Energy Recovery Ventilation systems in the United States while incorporating environmentally, socially and fiscally responsible values to serve our customers, investors, employees, and community.
For more information please contact:
Ron Fleckman
President & CEO
847-989-6032
rfleckman.ert@gmail.com
www.EnergyRecoveryTechnologiesLLC.com
The Clean Energy Challenge, is a business plan competition that will award a total of $130,000 in cash prizes to the best young Illinois companies with the potential to bring new clean energy technology to the marketplace. The Challenge seeks transformative business ideas from Illinois entrepreneurs working in: renewable energy; low-carbon transportation; SmartGrid; energy efficiency, and carbon abatement.
After review of the applications, business materials, and technologies of over 70 entries, ERT and 9 other finalists have been chosen to present to a panel of nationally renowned venture capitalists, industry executives, and sector experts during the Midwest Energy Forum on March 3rd, 2011 at the University of Chicago’s Gleacher Center.
Ron Fleckman, President and CEO of ERT stated, “We are looking forward to showcasing our company and new technology. With over 90% efficiency, integrated control systems and web-enabled monitoring capability, our ground-breaking High Efficiency Energy Recovery Ventilator (HE-ERV) reduces HVAC-related energy costs and CO2 emissions for commercial and residential buildings by over 50%. ERT’s HE-ERV will pay for itself in less than one year.” Fleckman continued, “We are truly excited to be a part of the Challenge and look forward to making a difference for our customers, our community and the environment.”
The Midwest Energy Forum is the premier conference for researchers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and others interested in innovation and growth within the green technology sector in the Midwest. Many prestigious speakers and panelists, scientific experts from the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory, industry leaders, and venture capitalists from across the United States will be in attendance.
For the first time, the Midwest Energy Forum has partnered with the Clean Energy Trust and its Clean Energy Challenge business plan competition. The Midwest Energy Forum steering committee is headed by University of Chicago’s Booth Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship, and has a distinguished group of supporters in the Chicago land area, including the Association for Corporate Growth - Chicago and the University of Chicago Energy Initiative.
The Clean Energy Trust was founded by prominent business and civic leaders to accelerate the pace of clean energy innovation in the Midwest - to help transform the best clean energy ideas from concept to viable businesses with the goal of making Illinois and the Midwest a leading center for clean-energy entrepreneurship. The U.S. Department of Energy contributed the $100,000 top prize for the Challenge, as part of a $1.05 million competitive grant awarded to the Trust in September, 2010.
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ERT is an Evanston, IL based Triple Bottom Line (TBL) company whose mission is:
To be the premier provider of “green” technology driven High Efficiency Energy Recovery Ventilation systems in the United States while incorporating environmentally, socially and fiscally responsible values to serve our customers, investors, employees, and community.
For more information please contact:
Ron Fleckman
President & CEO
847-989-6032
rfleckman.ert@gmail.com
www.EnergyRecoveryTechnologiesLLC.com
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http://www.energyrecoverytechnologiesllc.com/
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