Colorado Cleantech Industry Association Announces Finalists for Inaugural 'Colorado Cleantech Awards Celebration,' Honoring Leadership in Advancing Cleantech

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Oct 05, 2010, 05:15 ET

DENVER, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Colorado Cleantech Industry Association (CCIA) has released names of the finalists for its inaugural "Colorado Cleantech Awards Celebration" recognition event, honoring leadership in advancing cleantech. "Winners will be announced at our now officially sold-out event on Tuesday, October 19, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Denver Marriott City Center," Christine Shapard, CCIA Executive Director announces. "We're extremely pleased to share the twenty finalists who emerged from our statewide call for nominations."

CCIA - Leadership in Advancing Cleantech Awards - Finalists:


  • High-Impact Cleantech Company of the Year


Abound Solar (Loveland, CO) - http://www.abound.com


Advanced Energy Industries, Solaron Business (Fort Collins, CO) - http://www.advanced-energy.com


CoorsTek (Golden, CO) - http://www.coorstek.com


Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (Littleton, CO) - http://www.infinitepowersolutions.com


Tendril (Boulder, CO) - http://www.tendrilinc.com




  • Breakout Cleantech Company of the Year


Ice Energy (Windsor, CO) - http://www.ice-energy.com


OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. (Boulder, CO) - http://www.opxbiotechnologies.com


ZeaChem, Inc. (Lakewood, CO) - http://www.zeachem.com




  • Emerging Cleantech Company of the Year


Green Garage (Boulder, CO) - http://www.greengarage.com


RavenBrick LLC (Denver, CO) - http://www.ravenbrick.com


VanDyne Super Turbo (Fort Collins, CO) - http://www.vandynesuperturbo.com




  • Colorado Cleantech Entrepreneur of the Year


Raymond R. Johnson, Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (Littleton, CO) - http://www.infinitepowersolutions.com


Doug Schatz, Advanced Energy Industries (Fort Collins, CO) - http://www.advanced-energy.com/en/Officers_Board.html


Adrian Tuck, Tendril (Boulder, CO) - http://www.tendrilinc.com/about/management-team




  • National Cleantech Leadership


Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory - http://www.coloradocollaboratory.org


National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden, CO) - http://www.nrel.gov



Rocky Mountain Institute (Snowmass, CO) - http://www.rmi.org  




  • Governor's Award for Excellence in Cleantech Leadership


Ron Bernal, NEA (Boulder, CO) - http://www.nea.com/Team/Default.aspx?id=27


Richard Franklin, Clean Tech Open (Denver, CO) - http://www.linkedin.com/in/dickfranklin


Paul Nelson, Saoradh Energy (Boulder CO) - http://www.saoradh.com

Further, according to Shapard, "We've simply been overwhelmed by the response for advance reservations and thank the industry and business community at large for welcoming our new awards event with such gusto."

Ira Ehrenpreis, noted venture capitalist and cleantech industry expert is the keynote speaker.

About the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association

The CCIA represents the interests of the state's cleantech industry. Its mission is to further establish Colorado as a world leader in clean technology. Visit http://www.coloradocleantech.com.

SOURCE Colorado Cleantech Industry Association

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