My colleagues at the The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) asked me to post a notice about a new Operational Demonstration Program the Fund has launched. This program funds the installation, demonstration and testing of pre-commercial clean energy technologies in Connecticut by providing loans of $150,000 to $500,000.

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Connecticut has a robust history in manufacturing.  As technologies developed during the latter part of 20th century, firms in the Nutmeg state played a huge role in adding value to a growing national economy. During this time period, Connecticut’s economy flourished due to increases in defense spending, infrastructure development and advancements in bio medical drugs [...]

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It’s no secret that companies of all sizes and from all industries try to identify certain territorial markets to introduce new products.  Based on the product, economic criteria are used to select target rich environments.  So it comes as no surprise that Connecticut was chosen to be an initial market for General Motors to introduce [...]

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It’s not very often that I stray outside of Connecticut when reporting on green business news and initiatives but this story was too good to pass up.  As I’ve mentioned before, I am a big supporter of green manufacturing .  If your product is green, you’ve got me interested.  Now, throw in that you’re designing [...]

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Last week I wrote about a Citra Solv, a green cleaning products manufacturer in Danbury, CT and their re-release of the cartoon Rustle the Leaf.  As I mentioned in the post, I get a lot of PR and news alerts around this time of the year manly due to Earth Day.  I chose to blog [...]

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It’s that time of the year when I get barraged with Earth Day promotions.  From products and events to cause marketing campaigns, one would think with all the hype, the day has achieved national holiday status.  Is that a tipping point?  Anyhow, the other day I received a cool story from a Danbury, CT manufacturer of [...]

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