‘Green Machine’ wins energy awards
A small Carson City company and its “Green Machine” are getting some big-time attention in the world of innovation and energy conservation.
ElectraTherm Inc., founded 41/2 years ago by entrepreneur Richard Langson, began shipping its 5-foot-by-5-foot Green Machine last month after a successful field trial in 2008 at Southern Methodist University in Texas.
The device has helped garner several local and national honors for ElectraTherm, most recently the 2009 Green Company of the Year award last month from
Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology.
The machine is placed alongside a business’s energy source where it extracts waste heat and converts it into electricity.
The power is then fed back into the business’s power grid, adding up to 10 percent more electricity and saving on monthly bills.
“This is another example of a company in Northern Nevada that is making an impact beyond our state’s borders,” said NCET Chairman Dave LaPlante, a Reno tech executive. “The snowball has begun to roll in Northern Nevada for green energy companies.” Read full story:
