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FreeWire Technologies Raises $25 Million in Financing
April 23, 2020
Funding led by BP Ventures, ABB Technology Ventures and Energy Innovation Capital accelerates expansion of FreeWire’s infrastructure-light ultrafast …
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator reboots its incubation program with 16-member cohort
April 22, 2020
The Los Angeles Cleantch Incubator is rebooting its incubator program and moving from rolling applications to a cohort model …
SparkCharge raises $3.3 million to scale production of its portable, modular charger
April 22, 2020
Now the company has announced the closing of $3.3 million in seed round financing led by Point Judith …
LA Cleantech Incubator Announces New Cohort of Startups with Over 50% Founders of Color, Nearly 40% Women
April 22, 2020
Updated Incubation Program Includes the First Ever Equity Earn Back Option for Founders; New Cohort are Advancing Zero …
Saya Life featured on the All-In Podcast
March 15, 2020
Sanjay Poojary is the Founder and CEO of Saya Life, the only one sub-metering AI platform that detects …
CEO of Amply Power Chosen as a 2020 #Grist50 “Fixer”
March 11, 2020
His plans for the future are downright electric.
TMB Designs Founders are C40 Cities Women4Climate Finalists
March 8, 2020
Using no energy to save energy, InVert™ Self-Shading Windows automatically block unwanted heat gain to reduce air-conditioning use, …
Seatrec Demonstrates Energy Harvesting Using Temperature Differences to Enable Persistent Ocean Observation
February 18, 2020
Successful sea trial makes it possible to extend life of oceanographic profiling floats, add additional sensors, and sample …
Cooking with Clean Power: Using Mobi for Food Trucks at LACI
October 4, 2019
Food trucks at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) are 100% powered by clean, quiet power using FreeWire’s …
Electric Airplanes Start to Take Off
July 23, 2019
A five-passenger airplane took flight near Los Angeles recently with one important modification: an electric motor.
By Air, Land and Sea, Travel is Electrifying
July 22, 2019
The roar of a jet engine, the vroom of a car, the vibration of a moving ship. These …
10 companies to offer scooters during Chicago’s summer pilot program that starts Saturday
June 20, 2019
Electric shared scooters are coming to the city Saturday, and 10 companies have been chosen to take part …
The Highest-Capacity Electric Aircraft Ever Flown Held First Public Test Flight in the Skies Above Southern California on Thursday, Paving the Way for Ampaire Inc. to Have Regular Commercial Service for Passengers and Cargo as Soon as 2021
June 6, 2019
Aviation Company Ampaire, Inc., Helps Further Cement Los Angeles as the Center of Innovation on Transportation Electrification Camarillo, …
Amply Power Honored by Fast Company’s 2019 World Changing Ideas Awards for Innovative Charging-as-a-service Business Model for EV Fleets
May 29, 2019
AMPLY’s simple usage model of cents-per-electric-mile driven helps fleets migrate to electric vehicles within their fleets of truck, …
Ampaire Electric Aircraft to Get Hawaii Test
May 29, 2019
A regional airline in Hawaii has announced a plan to test a short-haul hybrid aircraft for commercial service.
Pick My Solar Excited for Mayor’s Plan to Make LA More Sustainable
May 29, 2019
Max Aram came to America eight years ago full of passion for sustainability. “I’m originally from a country …