Global Cleantech Cluster Association Top 10 Winners Announced
As renewable energy and clean technology grows in global importance, the winners of the Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) Later Stage Award reflect the increasing success of this $163.1 billion global market. The GCCA’s Global Top 10 Winners represent the best of the association's over 4000 member companies and were recognized on Nov.12 in Savannah, Ga., at a dinner sponsored by Deloitte and McGuire Woods. The GCCA Global Top 10 Winners were judged by 28 cleantech venture capital and private equity investors and serial entrepreneurs, who collectively manage over $3.5 billion in global clean technology investment. The winning companies will present their technologies in a forum at the Savannah International Clean Energy Conference.
In total, 200 companies were nominated by clusters for the 2012 Later Stage Award. That number was later narrowed to the Global Top 30 Semi-Finalists and the Top 10 Winners.
“With so many great cleantech companies, it was extremely difficult to narrow them down to just 10,” said Shawn Lesser, co-founder of the GCCA and Watershed Capital Group. “The Global Top 10 Winners represent premier companies that are leading the way, both regionally and globally, to a brighter future for the cleantech industry.”
The Global Top 30 were selected using the Keystone Method, a business and venture development tool developed by GCCA Head Judge Dr. Peter Adriaens, professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at the Ross School of Business, along with Dr. Tim Faley, managing director of the Zell-Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies both located at the University of Michigan.
The GCCA Global Top 10:
- Biothermica Carbon Inc - Best in BioEnergy
- Cylon - Best in Lighting/Energy Efficiency
- GreenWave Reality - Best in Smart Grid/Sustainable IT
- Geostellar - Best in Solar
- Leclanché - Best in Storage
- Hydrovolts - Best in Tidal/Hydro
- Eniram - Best in Transportation
- FlexEnergy - Best in Waste Management
- Waterleau - Best in Water Treatment
- The Switch - Best in Wind
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Source: Global Cleantech Cluster Association
