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By KRYSTLE CHOW
Published in the Ottawa Business Journal newspaper and website.
Sept. 24, 2007

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Diversity key trait among companies at OCRI’s 2007 venture summit

There’s going to be all kinds of green at this year’s Ottawa Venture Technology Summit – from the presenting “green tech” companies hoping to score some major investment from venture capitalists, to the greenbacks that will (hopefully) pour into local industry.

The three-day summit, which begins Tuesday and is organized by the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation, will see 16 local high-tech firms at various stages of maturity make brief pitches to potential investors and attempt to form new alliances in the tech sector.

But clean tech isn’t the only industry which will be making its presence known at the summit, says Ottawa Capital Network manager Dave Scollon.

“There’s a wider diversity (more…)

By KRYSTLE CHOW
Published in the Ottawa Business Journal newspaper and website.
Sept. 3, 2007 (Sept. 5 on OttawaBusinessJournal.com)

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Photo by DARREN BROWN for the Ottawa Business Journal

Thermal Energy’s green power machines heating up interest in the industrial sector

It’s no secret that many companies are looking for that magical machine which will help them save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, especially in this age of rising energy costs and environmental concerns.

Nonetheless, most firms are reluctant to make big investments on new technology for fear that their spending will be for naught when the machines don’t perform to their expectations.

This is where local custom energy and emissions reductions solutions maker Thermal Energy International Inc. comes in: the company markets air pollution control technology and several innovative machines which recycle wasted energy and resources to give clients access to relatively clean power at a fraction of the cost of using other energy sources.

On top of that, the company recently launched an attractive alternative to buying its machines outright, a creative financing program which is piquing the interest of some major industrial players in its main markets of North America and China.

The company’s Alternate Utility Delivery (AUD) program allows clients (more…)