Dec 10 2009
The Clean Technology & Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI) has launched a new program, “Utility Technology Challenge.” CTSI announced this program to enable clean technology companies to find the right partners for testing their technologies.
The important goal of this program is to enable clean technology companies to forge pilot partnerships with test partners, which will help the companies to grow more rapidly and at the same time increase the adoption rate of clean technologies by municipalities and utilities. This adoption of clean technologies will create more green jobs in addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and ensuring the availability of clean, safe, and reliable energy.
The US Department of Energy, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), City of Anaheim, National Grid, Accenture, Lockheed Martin, and Austin Energy are the initial sponsors of the program. Patricia Glaza, Executive Director of CTSI, said that the organization’s partners recognize the need for developing and implementing clean technologies and this program helps to close the partner identification gap.
The program is open to all companies across the world, and environment, water and energy technology development companies are encouraged to join the program, which will allow them to gain access to the latest and advanced clean technology solutions. Some of the solution categories in the program include: Waste Management & Recycling, Smart Grid, Water, Building Efficiency/Management, Pollution Monitoring & Reduction, Residential Energy Efficiency, Reliability & Service Management, Demand Response, Transportation, Load Management, Transmission & Distribution, Distributed Generation, IT, Lighting, and Energy Storage.
Stan Blazewicz, Global Head of Technology, while commenting on the National Grid's membership, expressed delight in being a part of this program and said that the organization looked forward to working with industry peers to identify new opportunities for the industry.
Source: www.ct-si.org