The CleanTech Forum San Francisco 2014, an important networking and lecture event in renewable energy and zero impact technology, kicks off next week (March 11-13) at San Francsico’s Fairmont Hotel. This year is the 12th edition of the Forum and over 750 attendants are expected from tier one venture capital and private equity firms to scores of companies that are innovating and disrupting the CleanTech sector.
At last year’s event, Italy was in the spotlight and the trend looks likely to continue this year. To get the full download, come on March 12th at 3:00PM for “Italy Cleantech 10 – A Lens on Innovative SME’s in Italy”, in which five Italian companies will present their technologies to investors. Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) are the engine of the Italian economy and given Italy’s green track record, they form a natural hotbed of innovation in the CleanTech sector that makes this presentation highly anticipated.
Here’s a list of the Italian companies and technologies that will be on display. Click on their names to see their websites – lots of innovative technology to discover, such as speed bumps that generate electricity.
40South Energy Srl - Michele Grassi - Develops machines that convert ocean wave energy into electricity.
Beta Renewables SpA - Delane Richardson - Provides proprietary platform for second generation bio-fuel and bio-refining.
BMSolar Srl - Alessandro Caraglio - Designs hardware and software solutions for optimization of photovoltaic plants.
IsTECH Srl - Giuseppe Spanto - Provides and develops services and products for innovation and sustainability in several fields, such as environment, energy, new technologies, biotechnology and nanotechnology.
Underground Power Srl - Andrea Pirisi - Designs and produces a power bump technology that exploits the kinetic energy of moving vehicles.
I will also present on the current state of Italian renewable energy and Cleantech sectors, for Italian companies operating both domestically and abroad. If you work in these exciting fields, or just have an interest in how technology is making our world a cleaner place, make sure to stop by the CleanTech Forum next week. Until then, enjoy this neat video below which shows 40South Energy’s tidal energy project off the coast of Tuscany.