On December 9th, Real NewEnergy (RNE) Founding Partner Joris Benninga traveled to Rotterdam, the Netherlands to pitch the BladeRunner Energy technology and company vision at the 2014 Cleantech Business Day Startup Competition. Needless to say, the judges were impressed leading BladeRunner to earn top honors among the competing startups. The prestige comes with a €10,000…
Alterra, a leading research institute within Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), focuses on the green living environment by combining practical and scientific research in a multitude of disciplines related to the green world around us and the sustainable use of our living environment. The scientific team of nearly 400 specialists brings comprehensive expertise in…
QuinteQ Energy Storage has been purpose formed to commercialize and bring to market a Flywheel Power Quality and Energy Storage Technology that has been developed by a leading US aerospace company. This flywheel has seen over 10 years of development with over 20 million dollars of private and government funding to research, develop, and prototype…
BladeRunner is RNE’s micro-hydro solution aimed at supporting the energy needs of individuals and communities in developing nations and remote regions. BladeRunner utilizes a nature-inspired rotor referred to as the PAX Rotor. The design and underlying geometry was invented by Jayden Harman and refined by the talented team at PAX Scientific. As a serial entrepreneur…
In partnership with the non-profit LISC (Local Initiative Support Corporation), Real NewEnergy was awarded a grant from the Office of Economic and Workforce Development in February 2014 to conduct a viability study into gradual building activation of underutilized city-owned properties in San Francisco. At the moment, the buildings of focus are the Old Mint, the…