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DanePartners collaborates with industry organizations to host and sponsor events.

Upcoming Events

 

3rd Annual Boston Harbor Cruise to Hull - Sign up now for a tour of the Hull Wind turbine, featuring a catered lunch on a YACHT as we sail to Hull!

The town of Hull hosts one of the premier coastal Wind Power facilities in the United States, earning a recent Department of Energy Wind Power Pioneer award for the program that provides more than 10% of Hull's energy needs. Sign up now for this exclusive (and fun!) tour of Hull Wind 1, a 660-kilowatt wind turbine that is part of this innovative clean energy program!

This tour leaves from Quincy Terminal and features a catered lunch on the Island Expedition, a full-featured harbor cruising vessel that fits up to 200 people. Enjoy food and networking, PLUS a guided tour and in-depth seminar on the science of wind power, the history of launching Hull Wind 1, and the technology innovations that are on the horizon for the wind sector.

To Register, CLICK HERE.

Date:  June 30, 2009
 

Past Events

 
Ignite Clean Energy 2008

Sponsored by the MIT Enterprise Forum Energy Special Interest Group, the Ignite Clean Energy (ICE) business presentation competition began in 2004 to stimulate the growing clean energy industry in New England. It provides start-up clean energy companies and entrepreneurs with the opportunities and resources to develop business skills, network with industry professionals and the chance to attract potential investors. The winners will be awarded a total of $200,000 in cash and services. The leading sponsor for the 2008 ICE competition is the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. For more information, please visit www.ignitecleanenergy.com

Date:  May 12,2008
 
Conference on Clean Energy: Financing and Partnering for Emerging Businesses

Events focused on the Clean Energy industry will feature startup companies and licensable technologies that enable the use of less fossil fuels. Renewable energy generation (wind, solar, hydro, etc.), storage, efficiency, etc., qualify as clean energy technologies.

Date: November 18, 2008 to November 19,2008

 
 
3rd Annual Conference on Clean Energy

The Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center, the Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition, and the MIT Enterprise Forum Energy Special Interest Group are pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Conference on Clean Energy. The Conference program will feature: Industry and Investor Panels, Keynote Speakers, Investor Pitches, and an Exhibit Hall. The planned Industry Sessions include: Fuel Cells, Solar, Wind Power, Energy Efficiency and BioFuels.

Date: October 29, 2007 to October 30, 2007

Location: Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA

 
 
TiE Energy & Cleantech SIG's Fall Workshop

A one-day workshop to provide a more intensive exploration of clean energy topics. Contact us to request more info, and we'll keep you in the loop.

Possible topics include:
  • Green social entrepreneurship
  • Water purification and filtration
  • Energy-efficiency and demand-side management
  • Financial products for the emerging cleantech industry
  • Energy storage devices, including batteries and flywheels
  • Cleaning up fossil fuels (clean coal, gas-to-liquid, coal-to-liquid)
  • Innovative business models for energy-efficient technologies and retail products
  • Clean transportation, including biofuels, low-emission vehicles, and vehicle-sharing

Date: October 13, 2007

Location: Tufts University, to register please go to http://boston.tie.org

 
 
How to get a Job in the Cleantech/Renewable Energy Sector

Matthew Richards founded DanePartners to provide effective recruiting services to renewable and clean energy companies. DanePartners represents the intersect of clean energy with the pragmatic, entrepreneurial business elements of retained executive search. In addition Matthew runs or works with several clean energy organizations, including the TiE EC SIG (TiE Energy & Cleantech Special Interest Group), the MIT Enterprise Forum's Ignite Clean Energy Competition, and the Conference on Clean Energy. Learn how to get involved, to further the development of the clean energy cluster here in New England.

Date: Thursday, August 16, 2007, 12:30 pm

Location: The Harvard Energy Journal Club

 
 
Sign up now for a tour of the Hull Wind turbine, featuring a catered lunch on a YACHT as we sail to Hull!

Please join us on our THIRD ANNUAL Boston Harbor cruise to Hull aboard the Island Expedition. Enjoy food and networking PLUS a guided tour of Hull Wind I, a 660-kilowatt wind turbine that is part of this innovative clean energy program! Learn about the science of wind power, the history of launching Hull Wind 1, and the technology innovations that are on the horizon for the wind sector as a whole.

Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2007, from 12pm - 3pm

 
 
COAL - Entrepreneurs attack coal challenges

Growing demand for cheap energy will drive increasing coal use for decades. Renewables are projected to LOSE market share to fossil fuels over the next 25 years. The coal business is big, old, powerful, consolidated, regulated, slow to change, and polluting. Come hear coal technology entrepreneurs tell you how start-ups are seizing opportunities and taking on the immense economic and pollution challenges of the coal industry.

Moderator:
David Pelly, Entrepreneur in Residence at Matrix Partners (www.matrixpartners.com) and MIT Lecturer

Panelists:
- Chris Poirier, President & CEO, Coaltek (www.coaltek.com)
- John Niland, Director US Development, GreatPoint Energy (www.greatpointenergy.com)
- Raj Suri, Partner, Future Fuels, LLC (www.futurefuelsllc.com)
- Jay Agarwal, Vice-President, CRA International (CRAI, www.crai.com)

Date: July 10, 2007

Time: 6:30 pm/et

Location: Foley Hoag Emerging Enterprise Center, 1000 Winter Street, Suite > > 4000, North Entrance, Waltham MA

 
 
Innovation and Opportunity in Hydrogen and Fuel Cells - "An Evening with the Experts"

Four leaders in the hydrogen and fuel cell industry are convening in Waltham to provide insights on trends, challenges and opportunities in the hydrogen and fuel cell industry. Participants will discuss the broad range of products emerging from Massachusetts companies including portable power applications for the military, fuel cell buses, fuel cell forklifts, compact hydrogen storage, and renewable low cost hydrogen production. The fuel cell industry in Massachusetts is positioned to significantly grow given technology breakthroughs and represents an important growth opportunities for Massachusetts and the region.

Moderator:
Brad Bradshaw, President, Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition and Velerity Management Consulting

Panelists:
- John Guerra, President & CEO, Nanoptek Corporation
- Scott Pearson, President and CEO, Protonex Technologies Corporation
- Sig Tullman, President & CEO, SafeHydrogen LLC

 
 
Solar: The Path to Grid Parity

Without subsidies solar has an unclear path to economic viability in the consumer and commercial markets. What are the influencers and obstacles? How far off is grid parity?"

Moderator:
Travis Bradford, Founder, The Prometheus Institute, and author of Solar Revolution (MIT Press, 2006)

Panelists:
- Jim Christo, Program Director of the Green Buildings and Infrastructure Group, MTC - Renewable Energy Trust
- Jeff Wolfe, CEO of groSolar
- Jeff Wootan, EVP, Solar Design Associates

 
 
Is Clean Tech Business Growth Economically Sustainable?

Today, clean energy tech companies are hot properties for venture capital investors and big corporations, like Rockport Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and GE. But, unfortunately, energy investors have notoriously been whipsawed by global energy market boom and bust cycles. What is different this time? Hear from leading experts on the long-term growth prospects of clean energy businesses.

Moderator:
John Preston, CEO, Investor, and MIT Senior Lecturer

Panelists:
- Mark Farber, Co-founder and VP Strategic Planning, for Evergreen Solar, Inc.
- Kevin Skillern, Senior Vice President, GE Energy Financial Services
- John Collins, Ph.D, President, TIAX
- John Quealy, Principal, Equity Research Resource Optimization Tech, Cannacord Adams