AlwaysOn is excited to announce the 2010 GoingGreen East Top 50 Private Companies. The GGE50 is comprised of companies developing game-changing approaches and disrupting technologies.
As we enter a year of uncertain recovery, it is with great anticipation that we present the the second annual GoingGreen East 50. Along with our traditional criteria for selecting our winners-market size, disruptive potential, solid management team, product feasibility, and so on-this year, we asked one crucial question: Will this company experience success no matter what?
In a sector where too many companies have relied on favorable legislation, government subsidies, high energy prices, and even (it seems so long ago) a booming economy, we looked for companies that are likely to succeed even if none of those factors goes their way. The good news? We found them...
The Solar Energy category has seen recent, dramatic advances in both thermal and photovoltaic technologies, and the progress is just beginning. The next-generation solar companies we recognize as winners are taking the technology further still, as solar energy moves inexorably toward becoming truly cost-competitive with conventional sources of energy.
Lightwave Power is developing novel solar energy products based on nanoarrays and two-dimensional plasmonic and photonic crystal arrays. Konarka is developing a non-silicon, photo-reactive polymer material that can be inexpensively printed onto flexible substrates. GreenRay has integrated micro-inverters into its photovoltaic panels, greatly reducing set-up complexity...
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