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Drive Oregon (electric vehicle group) clears hurdle

September 8, 2010 – 5:27 am

A key state economic agency says Oregon should plug $2.45 million into its growing electric vehicle sector and that support for the fledgling industry could spur significant gains. Though there are still several steps before the industry receives funding, the news is good for dozens of organizations that either provide research and design to the [...]

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Life-cycle costs are established early

February 16, 2010 – 8:58 am

Time and money are scarce resources.  It’s a fact in both our personal or professional lives.  I had a recent conversation with a firm’s leader in the context of early alignment of product development with process development to ensure a successful outcome.  Initial product design decisions are interconnected with initial process decisions, i.e. choices made [...]

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A Systemic Approach to Jumpstart the Cleantech Economy

November 11, 2009 – 11:46 pm

I enjoyed reading How to Jump-Start the Clean-Tech Economy in the November 2009 issue of the Harvard Business Review not just because of the mention of electric cars and carbon neutral communities, but more importantly for suggesting a systemic approach as a necessity to transition from a fossil-fuel economy to a “clean-tech” economy powered by renewable [...]

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Smart Grid Startup Project in Oregon

October 3, 2009 – 9:04 pm

Interested in getting in on the ground floor of a Smart Grid entrepeneurial venture? Here’s a chance to get involved with up to 40 other aspiring entrepeneurs to not only brainstorm and evaluate various opportunities about the Smart Grid, but perhaps also a chance to form a new venture.  Be advised this is intended as a [...]

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