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EXITED INVESTMENTS
China Recycling Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CREG) designs, installs, and finances waste heat and pressure recovery systems on industrial units in China. CREG’s primary customers are steel manufacturing plants and cement factories. The company sells to several large Chinese state-owned enterprises as well as to several private companies in the country.
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Acquired by Cooper Industries (NYSE: CBE), April 2010
Eka Systems utilizes a wireless grid technology for energy management through a "smart grid." Where today, many utility companies still send drivers out to check meters by hand, Eka provides a reliable, scalable, cost-efficient alternative. |
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Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) has a created the world’s most exciting emission-free vehicle: the Tesla Roadster, a completely electric vehicle that goes from 0 to 60 mph in about four seconds.
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CURRENT PORTFOLIO
Amonix designs and manufactures concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar power systems which require no water, use land more efficiently, and produce more energy per acre than any other solar technology that is best suited for utility-scale solar in sunny and dry climates. Amonix systems deploy quickly and achieve optimal performance and reliability while delivering renewable energy at industry-leading low operating costs based on high system efficiency. |
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Amyris Biotechnologies is a technology company that is combining its scientific breakthroughs with a supply chain-focused business model to commercialize a slate of advanced hydrocarbon-based alternative fuels for the transportation industry. |
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CalStar develops and manufactures sustainable building products that allow green architects and specifiers to dramatically reduce the energy and CO2 footprint of their projects and incorporate significant recycled materials, without compromising building performance or budgets. CalStar’s fly ash bricks and pavers have been recognized as an Editor’s Pick in Architectural Record as an outstanding new building product of 2010. |
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CleanWell sells a one-of-a-kind anti-bacterial, all-natural hand sanitizer, competing primarily with Purell. They also have hand soap and surface cleaner products. You can find CleanWell in Target stores nationwide. |
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Cooliris offers a revolutionary way to view web content. It transforms your browser into a visually stunning experience for searching, viewing, and sharing online photos and videos. Its "3D Wall" lets you effortlessly search and zoom your way around thousands of images, videos, movies, news feeds, and even online retailers. |
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EdenIQ, Inc. has developed and obtained rights to next-generation cellulosic ethanol technology. Usable on any feedstock, the technology will, in the short-term, provide cost savings to corn ethanol companies on every gallon produced. In the long-term, EdenIQ will license its technology to improve yields on multiple feedstocks in the rapidly growing biofuels market.
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Glacier Bay has designed a battery-powered Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) that air conditions the cabs of long-haul trucks for at least ten hours. This revolutionary breakthrough, branded as ClimaCab, enables fleets to keep their drivers cool in their cabs without idling their engines while they sleep overnight. Saving one gallon of diesel per hour, the units pay for themselves in approximately one year.
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Lunera Lighting is a designer and manufacturer of a premium line of ultra-thin and energy-efficient LED luminaires. Manufactured in the U.S. with craftsmanship, innovation and a relentless passion for quality, its LED fixtures provide beautiful, energy-saving white light solutions for offices, public spaces and homes.
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RecycleBank works with waste haulers and municipalities to incentivize residents to recycle. Their website currently receives over 800,000 impressions per month from consumers who wish to turn their "ReycleBank Dollars" into gift certificates and meaningful coupons. |
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Revolution Foods provides healthy meals to schoolchildren throughout California, Denver, and the Washington, D.C. region, about 80% of which are funded by the federal free and reduced price lunch program. RevFoods also has a branded line of prepared foods for sale at Whole Foods and other retailers. |
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Scientific Conservation, Inc. is a leading provider of energy efficiency solutions and system optimization for the $5 billion commercial building market. The company's suite of Automated Continuous Commissioning (ACC) solutions uses the industry's first software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform to help cut annual energy spending up to 25 percent by comparing predicted energy and system efficiencies against real-time operation. |
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ShotSpotter is an industry leader in the development of innovative sniper-detection and gunshot location systems for the law enforcement and military markets. The company helps law enforcement agencies reduce gunfire and gun violence while improving the safety of first responders on the street and soldiers on the front. |
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Solexel is developing high-efficiency, low-cost, crystalline silicon solar cell and module products based on a disruptive, IP-protected, high-efficiency technology which reduces silicon consumption substantially eliminates dependency on the silicon feedstock, ingot, and wafer supply chain. Active cell area is made through the use of plentiful, inexpensive silicon gas, as opposed to costly bulk silicon wafers. |
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For more information on other investments of The Westly Group, please see the portfolio from our first year, 2007. |