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Environmental Innovation Challenge 2010 Emer Dooley Oct 5 th 2009. Innovation in Clean-Tech + Market Opportunity = Solutions for the Planet. A Little Context . Where does the US get its oil?. Canada (18.2%) Mexico (11.4%) Saudi Arabia (11.0%) Venezuela (10.1%) Nigeria (8.4%) .
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Environmental Innovation Challenge 2010Emer Dooley Oct 5th2009 Innovation in Clean-Tech + Market Opportunity = Solutions for the Planet
Where does the US get its oil? Canada (18.2%) Mexico (11.4%) Saudi Arabia (11.0%) Venezuela (10.1%) Nigeria (8.4%)
Renewables http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/renewable_energy.cfm
So far –a lot of talk… “Sustainable Technologies are the next big thing….the mother of all markets” John Doerr, KPCB, investor in Compaq, Netscape, Sun, Amazon, and Google
Q3 09 Clean tech is top US venture investment Solar Leads: $1.59 billion in 134 companies .
Challenge 2010 • $10,000 First Prize: • Best working prototype • Business summary of the market opportunity • Potential for impact • Schedule 2010: Feb 11th Intent to Submit March 5th 5-7 page Summary March 28th 1-page Exec. Summary & Powerpoint April 1st Challenge Day
Class Deliverables • 20% Class Participation/ Notes. • 20%1- page reflection on a class speaker. • 25% Project/topic-area proposal on November 9th. • 35% Final team project proposal
Next Week Class in Sieg 134