By Neil Kane, Energy Foundry Entrepreneur-In-Residence Originally posted on Forbes What is an entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR)? I’ve held this title at four different organizations and am taking it on again with Energy Foundry, so it is a question I’m asked frequently. There’s no unambiguous answer because the job has to fit the priorities of the institution,…
Last Thursday marked the kickoff of “The Current,” a new happy hour and networking series hosted by Coalition: Energy and supported by Energy Foundry and the Smart Grid Cluster. On the first Thursday of each month, The Current collaborates with an organization or company from the community to spark participation and growth in the energy innovation ecosystem. September’s partner organization was cleantech…
Also posted on Midwest Energy News In part I of our series we revealed how the Midwest, with its world-renowned Universities and research labs, has all the right intellectual capital to kick-start an energy tech revolution. The next step is pairing these great ideas with the right financial capital, and there are serious investment dollars…
Introduction We are going to let you in on a valuable secret: an energy tech revolution is underway in the Midwest. It’s hard not to get sucked into the idea that California is the place for innovation. We go to the conferences, we read TechCrunch, and we’re aware of the fact that over half of the country’s annual venture…