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Click on the stories below to see the latest successes submitted by the alumni of the Cleantech Open business competition.

Nila Inc., 2006 Energy Efficiency Runner Up, 2007 Energy Efficiency Winner, and 2008 Alumni Winner

Environmentally sustainable lighting

Solar on every roof

Announces a strategic relationship with Tyco Electronics, intended “The relationship will accelerate the commercial release of Armageddon Energy’s innovative SolarClover™ solar energy system”

Solar on every roof

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Thermoelectrics for waste heat recovery

Received $1 million in seed financing from Claremont Creek Ventures (CCV) and the CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund. The financing will be used to manufacture commercial prototype devices on existing semiconductor infrastructure at the year-old company.

SUN POWER ON DEMAND: Instant solar power. For whatever you need. Wherever you need it.

Wireless lighting control and energy management solutions

Selected in Greentech Media's top 50 list for emerging green technologies poised for success
Garnered $12 million from NGEN, Vantage Point Venture Partners and Clarement Creek Ventures
Wins San Francisco Business Times Green Business award for Best Green Innovator of the year

Real-time energy monitoring and display systems for commercial buildings

Received $1.5 million in Series A funding from Dry Creek Investments
Google, Inc. uses Lucid's Building Dashboard® to pursue energy efficiency and change occupant behavior

On-demand energy efficiency

Received a $5 million energy grant from the U.S. Department of Energy
Won $2.5 million Series A funding from DFJ
Announced new management team additions
Is carrying out new installations for revenue
Recently announced it has raised an additional $11.75 million in funding from Good Energies, Point Judith Capital, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, increasing its total capital raised to $18.75

SaaS Commute Platform For Companies

Customer deployments span technology, law and government markets across the US
RideSpring customers achieved 50% growth in reported alternate commute activity in 2009, while appreciating cost savings of up to 90% compared with traditional commute incentive programs
Documented over 600,000 alternate commute trips taken, saving over 7 million pounds of CO2
Expanded core team with with several highly experienced executives in the past year
Nationwide client Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman won green business award in Washington DC in 2009
Featured in three green business books since 2007
Clients include SAP, as well as CTO Founding Partner Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati