The Cleantech Show #35 (MP3 - 13MB - 36min)
Interview with Nick Rowley, Director of Kinesis and Former advisor to PM Tony Blair

For two week in december last year more than 10,000 participants were brought together by the UNFCCC for the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali, including representatives of over 180 countries together with observers from intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations and the media. The conference culminated in the adoption of the Bali roadmap, which charts the course for a new negotiating process to be concluded by 2009 that will ultimately lead to a post-2012 international agreement on climate change.

On this weeks show we are very lucky to have Nick Rowley Director of Kinesis and former Senior Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Tony Blair, to provide insight into the process, politics and objectives of creating a global climate treaty. Nick was closely involved in the Bali Conferene , and has been involved significantly in the policy field.

On the show we discuss an insiders perspective on bali. The interests, the positions. Expectations and Outcomes. What can we expect over next two years and how to achieving business and political engagement. Then what does this all mean for cleantech industries and companies.

Nick’s business Kinesis is an Australian based consultancy working with business and government on sustainability and climate change. Whist working for Prime Minister Blair he was part of a small team who advised the PM on climate change prior to the G8 Summit at Gleneagles in July 2005 working closely with the likes of Sir Nicholas Stern and the Prime Ministers Chief Scientific Advisor, Sir David King

If you are interested in the global treaty, as nick says on the show there is no shortage of reports and key figures out there to listen to but you can find out more at the UNFCCC website and theres some good summaries on wikipedia

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The Cleantech Show #34 (MP3 - 13MB - 35min)
Interview with Martin Lowson, Deputy Chairman, ULTra/Advanced Transportation Systems Ltd

Personal Rapid Transport(or Transit) PRT was conceived a numerous decades ago as a way of transporting people in cities quickly and effectively without the need of drivers or a large footprint.

The concept essential involves computer controlled driverless vehicles that move on a single lane track, removing the need for complex intersections, that then travel at steady speed by merging and demerging as required to reach their destination. If your still not sure what I mean, check out the following video

To discuss PRTs and one of the first PRT systems to be installed, my guest today is Martin Lowson, Deputy Chairman of UK based Advanced Transportation Systems Ltd and founder of the ULTra system, .

The ULTra system has been in development for the last 12 years and unlike other PRTs ATS Ltd have focused on integrating many existing technologies to reduce the complexity that has plagued previous PRT systems. You can read more about this history on wikipedia.

On the show we discuss the new installation of the ULTra system at Heathrow Airport, how the technology works and the best niches for its implementation. By having vehicles which are much lighter, travel at a steady yet constant speed ULTra is very energy efficient. The small footprint of the tracks required in the system also that it can fit in existing airports and cities where traditional systems are not feasible.

PRTs have been a significant interest of mine over the last 15 years so its great to see one finding a level of commercial acceptance. I hope you enjoy the show as much as I did.

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The Cleantech Show #33 (MP3 - 14MB - 38min)
Interview with Jim Clishem, CEO, Active Power

More and more energy efficiency is gaining focus as a means of reducing carbon emissions, energy consumption and cost. In data centres for instance the power demands in an individual server rack have gone from approximately 1kw to 7kw in the last 10 years. This has a two fold effect. Namely increased electricity directly used by computer hardware, and that used by cooling systems to keep the resulting increased heat dissipation in check.

The other driver for better energy efficiency and energy management is to help cope with availability, reliability and quality of power provision. For instance in China or even parts of the US there are increasing instances of brown and blackouts. Solutions purely aimed at the supply end of the market are only half of the only answer.

The UPS (uniterrupted power supply) forms part of this mix, particularly in locations like Data Centres or high quality manufacturing and fabrication facilities.

On this weeks episode of The Cleantech Show we are going to explore the energy management and UPS industry with Jim Clishem, CEO of Active Power (NASDAQ: ACPW) and in particular their Flywheel based UPS and the company’s CoolAir system, which provides both backup power and cooling. Both of these technologies provide a more energy efficient solution than traditional battery based UPS systems.

Active Power’s CleanSource Flywheel energy storage systems is able to achieve storage and release efficiencies of around 98% when compared with battery based systems operating in the 88% range. Losses of Two percent versus 12 percent equates to average savings of 84% protecting the same critical loads.

One of the interesting things that I learn’t during the interview is that now uninterrupted cooling systems are becoming more and more important in Data Centers. The reason being is that although most UPS systems backup the power provision to server farms, they don’t provide it to the air conditioning systems. Only a few minutes in these conditions and hardware can begin to fry.

Active Power also have their CoolAir DC system for this purpose. Essentially it stores energy in the form of compressed air and heat. During a utility outage, the compressed air is routed through a Thermal Storage Unit (TSU) to acquire heat energy. The heated air spins a simple turbine/alternator to produce electric power.

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The Cleantech Show #32 (MP3 - 12MB - 34min)
Interview with Monique Conheady, CEO and Founder, Flexicar

Many of you in major cities are most likely aware of care sharing programs, albeit under potentially different names. Some of you probably fit the demographic just by listening to this show, and may well be participants. Car sharing has been a system that has been around in varying forms for decades. With the advent of modern wireless and internet technology it is becoming far simpler and cost effective, and showing signs of expanding from its cottage industry status. Evidenced by the recent merger of Zipcar and Flexcar in North America.

On this weeks show, I wanted to explore these developments and the car sharing phenomenon more broadly with a one of the car sharing companies in Australia, Flexicar. Our guest on today’s show is Monique Conheady, co-founder and CEO of Flexicar. In our interview, we discuss the growth challenges, as well as where the tipping points to the car sharing industry lie.

If your part of a car sharing scheme you will certainly find this show of interest, and if your not, well tune in, as the next 10 years may invite a new era for intergrated car sharing and intermodal public transportation.

Flexicar was founded as “Flo Carshare” in 2004. They started the car sharing business with the belief that Australia’s inner city residents needed a sustainable, affordable alternative to car ownership. They provide local residents and businesses with driving freedom and flexibility. The Flexicar car sharing service is now available around corner, around the clock.

Prior to establishing Flexicar Monique was an Assistant Director with the Federal Government’s Department of Health and Ageing. She has worked as a project manager globally for Ove Arup & Partners in Melbourne, London, New York and Cairo, and was involved in the development of an ebusiness venture for UK retailer, Sainsbury’s.

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The Cleantech Show #31 (MP3 - 8MB - 22min)
Interview with Dr. Michael Ottaviano, MD, Carnegie Corporation & CETO

Wave Power seems to be reaching a level of acceptance in the market such that I think its time in the sun i think is rapidly approaching. This is the case Particularly here in Australia where companies developing ocean power technologies are looking to couple power generation with desalination and colocating facilities close to capital cities.

My guest on today’s Cleantech Show is Dr Michael Ottaviano, MD of Carnegie Corporation a company that has been developing the CETO ocean power technology. One of the really interesting aspects of their technology is that it provides high pressure sea water, rather than electricity back to the shoreline. In their view this makes it the most efficient and cost effective way to desalinate freshwater from wave energy, and allow the production of electricity through traditional hydro electric turbine technology.

On the show we discuss in depth how the CETO technology operates, and the benefits it has in comparison to other forms of renewable energy. Michael explains the massive energy availability that is available in the 2m wave environment where the CETO technology operates efficiently. This is another great technology to watch, as the company aims to have a commercial product ready in the next 18 months. Make sure you listen in.

There are also some great animations on the CETO website that explain visually how the technology operates.

Listed on the Australian Stock Exchange since 1993, Carnegie (ASX:CNM) is a dynamic company focused on clean energy investment and development. Carnegie is currently involved in developing two clean energy technologies: the CETO Wave Energy technology & its 100% owned clean coal technology, Cleaner Coal Power.

Prior to joining Carnegie, Michael was a Senior Manager specializing in Technology and Innovation consulting at a global accounting and advisory firm. He has advised companies on new product development, intellectual property, innovation portfolio management and technology commercialization across various industries and ranging from start-ups to ASX-listed companies with market capitalizations in excess of $1billion.

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The Cleantech Show #30 (MP3 - 12MB - 34min)
Interview with Dr. Peter Binks, CEO, NanoVic

The cleantech sector contains solutions incorporating elements of novel integration, novel technologies and novel business models

In the novel technology area, nanotechnology solutions are becoming significant contributors to solving energy, water, waste and climate problems. On todays show we explore nanotechnology and cleantech, with Dr Peter Binks CEO Nanotechnology Victoria Ltd an expert in the field to understand where nano cleantech science is progressing.

On the show we explore the historical evolution of the nanotech research space, and how it has progressed from the realm based around silicon fabrication to a world of biomimicry and natural systems replication. We discuss the foundation of Nanotechnology, that being in a realm where the benefits of both classical and quantum physics can be exploited. We explore the role of nanotech in the energy and water industries, and more broadly how it can act as a foundation technology in other cleantech sectors.

If you want to understand how nanotechnology connects with the cleantech space, and where the future is going, make sure you tune in.

Nanovic also has a pretty expansive website you can browse as well, so make sure you check it out.

Dr Peter Binks has been Chief Executive Officer of Nanotechnology Victoria Limited since May 2003. From the original concept, he has steered the implementation of an ambitious business plan and built a highly capable organization delivering valuable nanotechnology solutions to Victorian industries.

Peter was the 1983 Rhodes Scholar for Tasmania, and has a PhD in Theoretical Physics from Oxford University. Prior to joining Nanotechnology Victoria, Peter worked as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, with BHP as a strategic planner and as General Manager at BHP’s Research Laboratory in Melbourne, and with Telstra Mobile as General Manager Strategy and Business Development.

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The Cleantech Show #029 (MP3 - 13MB - 35min)
Interview with Jan Dekker, Cleantech Ventures - Venture Capital Firm

Following on from our recent shows on Technology Transfer and Research Commercialisation, on this weeks show we look at the process of Venture Capital investment into Cleantech. My guest this week is Jan Dekker, Investment Principle of Cleantech Ventures.

Cleantech Ventures is a specialist venture capital fund manager focused on investments in companies developing clean technologies. As mentioned in previous blogs and shows they have recently released a report on the Australian Cleantech Investment Industry.

On the show we talk broadly about private equity investment into cleantech. Jan and his team have been investing in this space for the last 4 years and have assessed over 500 deals during this time. We discuss whether the drivers for cleantech have changed over this period, and what shifts we are seeing in the behaviour of industry with investment and exit approaches.

If your seeking capital investment in the cleantech sector, this weeks episode reinforces the approaches to capital raising that seasoned entrepreneurs know to well. If your struggling to raise capital or want to learn more about the process, please tune in.

Jan is a career cleantech investment professional. He has been employed in a variety of senior executive roles within the cleantech arena for almost 20 years. Prior to founding Cleantech Ventures, Jan was the Managing Director of the Centre for Energy and Greenhouse Technologies, an early stage venture fund manager targeting new sustainable energy technology investments.

Previously he was an Associate Director at the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) in NSW where he was responsible for managing its renewable energy business units (solar, wind, co-generation, waste coal mine gas, green power and bio-energy), and the company’s Renewables Investment Fund - a project investment vehicle. Jan has also held positions with Sydney Water, the NSW EPA and as an environmental consultant.

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The Cleantech Show #028 (MP3 - 12MB - 32min)
Interview with Dr Shane Huntington, CEO Quantum Communications Victoria & School of Physics, University of Melbourne

In a recent report by Australian Venture Capital firm Cleantech Ventures and the Cleantech Network LLC, the findings highlighted that one of the key successes in countries with active cleantech industries is the ability to transfer research from universities effectively into industry. More on that report next week as we interview Jan Dekker from cleantech Ventures

On this weeks show we explore the issue of Technology Transfer in detail with Dr Shane Huntington, Quantum Communications Victoria (QCV), who has been both a researcher, a business owner and someone who has run university commercialisation programs.

Its a common perception is that the process of technolgoy transfer is a difficult one and we explore the reality as scene from the eyes of industy, researchers and investors in detail.

Dr Huntington and I discuss what works….and what tends not to work. Key issues he highlights is the need for appropriate levels of communication between all parties, and how there is a need for mediators in the interaction. We also explore why do some universities, countries do better than others at this. In particular we discuss the approach being taking in the QCV program.

As well as being part of the School of Physics at the University of Melbourne, For the past 12 years, Dr Huntington has been a broadcaster on 3RRR’s science radio program. In this capacity he has interviewed more than 500 scientists and provided detailed descriptions of hundreds of scientific concepts to a general audience. So he is well versed in the psyche of the scientist.

If your an investor, a scientist, government policy maker or an industry player involved with a new technology that is being developed within a university you should tune into this show.

I believe this issue is one we need to keep looking at how to improve to get better value out of our university brainpower. Hope it spurs some ideas out there.

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The Cleantech Show #026 (MP3 - 10MB - 27min)
Interview with Dr Anita Hill, CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering

A few weeks ago I blogged briefly on a new membrane technology that mimics pores found in plants allowing more cost and energy effective separation of a range of gas, liquid and ion mixtures.

On this weeks show we have Dr Anita Hill, CSIRO, one of the lead researchers of the technology, which was developed through the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship, in partnership with Hanyang University in Korea and the University of Texas.

CSIRO’s Materials Science and Engineering comprises a multidisciplinary team and Dr Hill and I discuss how important this was in the breakthrough with this most recent membrane technology.

One of the key benefits of the technology is that unlike other membranes that have high separation efficiencies this membrane is made from a highly robust plastic. Meaning that not only can it separate efficiently because of its unique pore structure, but also last longer between replacements, reducing the cost of operation and maintenance.

Through collaborative research the team now has a very good understanding of how to expand the applications of the membrane by custom designing pore size and distribution. Applications include desalination, gas separation (including CO2 separation) and fuel cell membranes. In my view this research is set to become a key platform technology.

Make sure you listen in, and enjoy the show.

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The Cleantech Show #026 (MP3 - 15MB - 42min)
Interview with Clint Wilder, Co-Author, The Cleantech Revolution

“When industry giants such as GE, Toyota, and Sharp and investment firms such as Goldman Sachs are making multi-billion dollar investments in clean technology, the message is clear. Developing clean technologies is no longer a social issue championed by environmentalists; it’s a money-making enterprise moving solidly into the business mainstream.” The Cleantech Revolution.

On this weeks show we have the co-author of The Cleantech Revolution, Clint Wilder come on the show to discuss his new book. In The Clean Tech Revolution, authors Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder identify the major forces that have pushed clean tech from back-to-the-earth utopian dream to its current revolution among the inner circles of corporate boardrooms, on Wall Street trading floors, and in government offices around the globe.

On this show we explore how deep and transformative the cleantech revolution goes, the winners and losers, how to make sense of all that is happening, what history teaches us, and Clints predictions for the next 20 years.

Clint’s advice on who should read the book includes anyone interested in the the sector, MBA’s or students looking at getting involved and of course investors and company executives wanting to understand the sector more. To wet your whistle you can also download the introduction and first chapter of the book

Clint Wilder is a veteran award-winning business and technology journalist and co-author of The Clean Tech Revolution. As contributing editor at Clean Edge, he often writes the monthly CE Views column on the cleanedge.com web site, co-authors the firm’s annual Clean Energy Trends Report, and has helped research and write reports for Clean Edge clients in industry, finance, government, and the NGO sector.

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The Cleantech Show #024 (MP3 - 15MB - 42min)
Interview with Dave Holland, MD of Solar Systems

There have been a lot of developments in the solar energy sector recently and we have had a number of companies on the show present their unique approach to capturing the sun’s energy. Solar concentration is a core component of many solar systems installed or being developed today.

Many different approaches to focusing sunlight have been used in these systems from mirrors, traditional lenses, fresnel lenses, and even holograms, in both small and large scale generation solutions. By concentrating sunlight these systems enable smaller amounts of PV to be used, or greater temperatures able to be reached for thermal applications.

My guest this week is Dave Holland, Managing Director of Solar Systems, a world leader in electricity production from solar concentrator methods. Solar systems has received significant funding both privately and from the Australian federal governments Low Emissions Technology Development Fund. As well as a number of ~40MW projects around Australia, Solar Systems has announced a 154MW heliostat solar concentrator power station in northern Victoria. The A$420 million project will generate 270,000 MWh per year, enough for more than 45,000 homes.

On the show we discuss the technology approach Solar Systems has taken to both achieve viable energy generation, but also how to demonstrate broader and larger installations effectively to prospective investors.

One of the critical aspects of Solar Systems technology is that once the collector systems are established, as higher efficiency photovoltaic devices are developed they can be retrofited quickly into existing systems. Something which the solar systems team has done on projects already. They are also developing a component that allows a high efficiency generation of hydrogen through both electrolytic and thermal processes for base load and stored power.

Dave Holland joined Solar Systems in October 2000. He has been responsible for establishing the go-to-market strategy, establishing the contracts in the Northern Territory and driving the commercialisation of Solar Systems’ activities. Dave is Deputy Chairman of Renewable Energy Generators Australia Ltd, an organisation that represents the interests of more than 90% of Australia’s renewable generating assets.

With significant interest from overseas companies and investors Solar Systems is one company to watch
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The Cleantech Show #024 (MP3 - 24MB - 68min)
Interview with Rod Adams, Adams Atomic Engines Inc

On this weeks show my guest is Rod Adams from The Atomic Show, and founder of Adams Atomic Engines Inc, a nuclear energy company. Nuclear you say? Is that cleantech?

This weeks show is all about having an open discussion about nuclear energy and see if we can understand the reasoning put forward by an entrepreneur in this space. Now personally, I have an issue with how prevalent and available we are willing to make nuclear technology,  but this weeks show is all about context.

Its about understanding better how we make choices as to what technologies we should use to make the world a better place. Its also about understanding how the energy industry works, the dynamics that drive it, and using that knowledge to work more quickly to reduce our dependence on the CO2 producing coal and oil industries.   Make sure you listen in!

Nuclear power is one of the suggested climate stabilisation wedges to reduce carbon emissions and atmospheric carbon concentrations to an acceptable level. There are a further 10+ suggested wedges which include aggressive energy efficiency programs, reducing deforestation/land clearing, deploying renewable energy supplies, implementing CCS on coal power stations and reducing transportation emissions.

Nuclear energy in many countries is seen as an ethical no go zone whilst in others its been part of their energy mix for 40 years. The reason for having Rod on this weeks show is to have an open dialog about nuclear power, how Rod sees it as a means of fighting climate change, and for you as a listener to make up your own mind.

Rod has had a lot of experience with nuclear power and advocates both large and small scale systems for stationary and naval power. Rod graduated with distinction from the US Naval Academy in 1981 with a BS in English. Despite his liberal arts degree, Admiral Rickover accepted him into nuclear power training. He served a junior officer on board USS Stonewall Jackson and as Engineer Officer on board USS Von Steuben. He also earned an MS in Systems Technology (Command, Control and Communications) from the Naval Postgraduate School.

His energy interest areas have included large storage batteries, hydrogen generators, diesel engines, gas turbines, wind propulsion, solar thermal and nuclear fission. He left active duty, joined the Naval Reserves and founded Adams Atomic Engines, Inc. in 1993 to design and market nuclear powered gas turbines.

Hope you enjoy the show, and I look forward to some commentary on this thought provoking episode.

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The Cleantech Show #023 (MP3 - 14MB - 36min)
Interview with Attilio Demicheli, Katrix

Combined Heat and Power (CHP) as we have discussed previously on the show with companies like Grid-X Power has a significant role to play in reducing the emissions profile of the built environment and industry. Predominantly this is a result of bringing waste heat from the typically remote electricity generation process to provide space and water heating or heat for industrial processes at the point of demand.

Many of these applications for CHP have typically been focused at the 1 - 2 MW and upwards development range or at small scales when differential pricing of fuel and electricty prices allow utilising natural gas combustion.

Enter micro-CHP and my guest today on the show Attilio Demicheli, CEO of Katrix, a company with a solution to this CHP barrier. On the show we discuss how micro-CHP promises to be a key enabler for mass market uptake of distributed

(non-centralised), renewable energy solutions in the sub 50 kW power range, otherwise known as micro-generation.

Katrix MicroGen’s core technology is its fluid expanders, which are devices that generate direct rotational power from the expansion of appropriate gases or liqu

ids, in an organic rankine cycle (see graphic below - turbine replaced by Katrix expander). This technology can be utilised in any situation where there is significant low level heat such as biomass combustion or as Katrix believe in solar thermal applications.

Katrix are currently in a capital raising cycle and seeking development partners for the pilot production phase of the technology.

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The Cleantech Show #022 (MP3 - 14MB - 38min)
Interview with Daniel Almagor, Engineers Without Borders

On this weeks show we explore the question of “What is appropriate technology?” with CEO and founder of Engineers without Borders Australia, Daniel Almagor. There is a lot of discussion about how technology transfer will improve the lives of people living in the developing world. Daniel and his team have been working at the coal face with villages in south east asia and has discovered important lessons about how to approach the technology transfer issue.

If you have ever had an interest in applying your skills to problems in the developing world or would like to understand how technology transfer works in reality, tune into this episode. Also, Engineers without Borders is having a 3day conference from the 29th November to 1st December 2007 in Melbourne, Australia. The theme - “Laying the Foundations”. You can view the program at their conference website. Make sure you check it out.

Daniel Almagor is the founder and President of Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB) and the Managing Director of Medivax. After finishing high school Daniel took a year off to travel, and through his travels became increasingly interested in working with people in developing countries. After obtaining his Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Business Administration from RMIT, Daniel was frustrated by the limited opportunities for young engineers to get involved in development projects in third world countries because of their lack of experience.

This drove him to establish Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB). More broadly Daniel saw Engineers Without Borders as responding to the engineering community’s demand for ways of using their engineering skills for a good cause.

Since this time Daniel has steered the organisation of over 3000 members through the successful deployment of volunteers to countries in the Asia Pacific region on projects as diverse as biomechanical training, appropriate energy solutions, and water and sanitation.

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The Cleantech Show #021 (MP3 - 12MB - 33min)
Interview with Craig Roussac, Investa Property Group.

Over the last 3 years Deacon University’s Built Environment Research Group conducted a 3 year survey and found that the built environment demands 40-50% of global energy, consumes 40% of non-renewable resources, generates 40% of landfill waste and uses 30% of fresh water reserves.

These unsustainable environmental impacts are driving the reassessment of the functional, economic, and societal mandates of the property fund and construction industries.  The good news is that 33% of energy related CO2 emissions are generated by energy use, 29% of that can be cut by existing tech by 2020. (newscientist)

My guest today is Craig Roussac, General Manager – Sustainability, Safety & Environment of Investa Property Group.  Investa is a fully integrated property group and the largest listed owner of commercial property in Australia.

On the show Craig and I discuss the success that Investa has had over the last 5 years in transforming their property portfolio utilising sustainable practices, education, green building redesign and novel green building leases.

Investa is now recognised as a world leader in sustainability. Up until early this month when it became a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Real Estate, Investa was the leading Real Estate company on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) and it also led the DJSI’s Financial Services Super-sector.

Investa was ranked 38th on the Global 100 list of the most sustainable corporations on Earth announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos this year, and has received numerous other awards and accolades.

We have lots to learn from the experience of Craig and his team at Investa. Enjoy the show and please post your comments.

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The Cleantech Show #020 (MP3 - 13MB - 37min)
Interview with Adrian Crouch, Procept

Sensor developments, embedded systems, wireless communications and internet connectivity in recent years have fostered the growth of a gamut of remote and distributed sensor and control technology. In the cleantech sector we see applications of this in water management, smart energy grids, pollution sensors and micro-energy harvesters to name a few.

My guest today is Adrian Crouch, Director of Procept, a leading electronics design company specialising in product commercialisation. On the show we discuss the embedded and wireless technologies and cleantech industry developments including energy management and sensor applications.

Adrian talks about how in many cases what we are seeing in the electronics industry is traditional technologies being enabled by long distance, high bandwidth wireless or mesh networks and embedded systems to function as part of much broader solutions. One key issue continues to be power management which brings its own challenges in the design of these solutions.

Procept offers its clients an integrated approach to the development and manufacture of products for the industrial, consumer, scientific, environmental and medical markets.

Adrian has a wealth of experience in technology development working with businesses to translate their functional and business requirements into lines of code, microprocessors, circuits and solder, antennas, and managing the industrial design, production scaling and manufacturing relationships.

Adrian is happy to field your questions in the comments, or if you have a product you need advice on then contact him or his colleagues via their website. Enjoy the show.

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The Cleantech Show #019 (MP3 - 14MB - 38min)
Interview with Mark Sinclair, Windlab Systems

According to Global Wind Energy Council figures 2006 recorded an increase of installed capacity of 15,197 MW, taking the total installed wind energy capacity to 74,223 MW.

Key to the continued development of wind resources around the world is the accurate assessment, modelling and design of wind energy installations. My guest on todays show is Mark Sinclair, CEO of Windlab Systems. In the science of wind energy resource assessment, Windlab Systems is an international leader specialising in the development and application of wind-assessment technologies.

Over the last two years 2005/06 growth rates for the industry have averaged 36%, despite constraints facing supply chains for wind turbines. In terms of economic value, the wind energy sector has become one of the important players in the energy markets, with the total value of new generating equipment installed in 2006 reaching €18 billion, or US$23 billion (wiki)

On the show we discuss these recent wind energy industry developments and explore the process of how wind resources can be identified and developed successfully. With real estate being of primary importance, and a growing consolidation and maturity in the industy, tools that can get a company to a high quality location and demonstrate effective turbine mapping are critical.

Off the back of a recent capital raising, Windlab Systems is now seeking to extend its international partnerships in the wind energy sector.

Mark Sinclair is an experienced senior level manager in the energy sector. Mark has held roles in Shell and recently with Stanwell Corporation as manager of their Wind Development Group. In that capacity he oversaw the development of a number of wind farms in Australia.

Enjoy the show.

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