Posts Tagged ‘clean energy’

Clean Energy Trend: Energy Efficiency

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Altus client Optimum Energy has made major strides in the last year reaching a wide array of commercial buildings. In this interview on the Seattle Startup Buzz, Optimum Energy’s CEO shares where they are having success, the stimulus package’s impact on them, what others can learn from their experience and even a bit about Ken Griffey and Lance Armstrong. Read this interview with Nathan Rothman.

Climate Solutions: Pioneer in seeing NW’s Clean Energy and Smart Grid opportunity

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

The NGO Climate Solutions, based in Seattle and Olympia, is coming up on its 10 year anniversary. Since nearly its inception, Altus partner Dave Chase, has lent a hand to their efforts assisting in their strategic planning, marketing and whitepaper development. Well ahead of mainstream consciousness, Climate Solutions published their seminal papers in 2000 and 2001 outlining how the Pacific Northwest was/is positioned to lead.

Chase contributed to two of their later papers that are worth reading if you want to understand how the Smart Grid presents an opportunity for the Northwest. There is $4.3B in the stimulus package.