Press Release: SunPods to Participate in the 2010 CleanTech National Awards Gala

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> Mary Khoury
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> San Jose, CA 95131
> Phone: 408.549.1220
> Email: mary.khoury@sunpods.com
> Web: www.sunpods.com



 


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SunPods to Participate in the 2010 CleanTech National Awards Gala 


 

SAN JOSE, Calif., November 16, 2010 - SunPods will return to participate as
alumni in the CleantTech National Awards Gala on Wednesday, November 17,
2010 - an event recognized as the "Academy Awards of Cleantech". A fully
assembled, factory-built SunPods solar array will be featured outside of the
event venue to showcase the technology that reduces installation of ground
mount solar installations by up to 90 percent. 

 

The mission of the Cleantech Open is to find, fund, and foster the big ideas
that address today's most urgent energy, environmental, and economic
challenges.  Following a valued placement in the 2009 CleanTech Finalists,
renewable energy category, SunPods now participates in the Alumni programs
focused on retaining business momentum.  At the 2010 Cleantech Gala, SunPods
will meet with investors to present this year's successes, current market
demand for the SunPods solar solutions, and product roadmap.  

"The CleanTech Open is always a high energy event for new innovations in
clean, sustainable technology," said Michael Gumm, co-founder and managing
partner, SunPods.  "We look forward to networking with entrepreneurs in the
cleantech space as well as presenting the SunPods success story and plans to
now expand operations in the U.S. and Internationally. It's an excellent
venue to both learn and to give back as a mentor in growing a successful,
cleantech business." 

The 2010 Cleantech Open competition offers more than $1 million in total
prizes and aims to create 100,000 green-collar jobs in America by the end of
2015 with its "100K Jobs Challenge." Currently, 22 states participate in the
Cleantech Open program, and over 30 states are expected to contribute
companies to the program in 2011.

 

ABOUT THE CLEANTECH OPEN
The Cleantech Open is the world's largest cleantech business competition.
The program provides the infrastructure, expertise and strategic
relationships to turn ideas into successful global cleantech companies.
Since 2006, through its one-of-a-kind annual business competition and
mentorship program, the Cleantech Open has helped hundreds of clean
technology startups bring their breakthrough ideas to fruition, helping
alumni contestants raise over $280M and creating an estimated 2,000 green
collar jobs. Fueled by a network of more than 750 volunteers and sponsors,
the Cleantech Open unites the public and private sectors in a shared vision
for making America's cleantech sector a thriving economic engine.
<http://www.cleantech.com> www.cleantech.com

 

About SunPods Inc. 
Headquartered in San Jose, California, SunPods designs and manufactures
factory-built solar solutions.  SunPods vision is to engineer solar systems
that can be delivered to the project site fully-assembled with all of the
components required to generate solar energy.  The SunPods Solar Smart
TechnologiesT design methodology minimizes on-site construction or site
preparation and reduces installation time by up to 90 percent. Products
include on-grid and off-grid solutions for EV solar charging and ground
mount systems for commercial, government and residential applications.
SunPods also deliver specialized solutions for landfills, brownfields and
agricultural operations.   <http://www.sunpods.com> www.sunpods.com   Media
Contact: Mary Khoury, Vice President of Marketing, 408-549-1220,
 press@sunpods.com

 

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