Utah Cleantech Company Wins $10,000 Top Sustainability Prize
in the Rocky Mountain Region Cleantech Open and a chance to compete for the $250,000 National Grand Prize in in November.
Denver, October 6, 2011: The Cleantech Open (www.cleantechopen.org), the
world’s largest cleantech accelerator, has announced Dragonfly Solutions as the
Regional Sustainability Finalist that will represent the Rocky Mountain Region
in a final showdown at the Cleantech Global Forum in San Jose, California. It
was a night full of accolades for Dragonfly Solutions, being selected from an elite group of 34 clean tech startups as the company most effectively incorporating a triple-bottom-line approach to its business.
“Competing at the 2011 Global Forum in November will allow them to take their story to a national audience.” said Rex Northern, executive director of the Cleantech Open. 120 semi-finalists were selected from a pool of 285 talented cleantech entrepreneurs from across the country.
“The Cleantech Open really helped us understand the value of focusing on and owning one market,” says Dragonfly co-founder and President Jacqueline Zielenski. “Schools are the first target for our electricity-saving units because they are suffering from escalating electrical rates. Dragonfly patent-pending technology can reduce energy consumption by up
to 20%, with a payoff of less than two years.”
Dragonfly combines six types of energy-savings technologies into one system – at one-fifth the cost as compared to other solutions. Their solution monitors all energy data continuously and “tunes” the electrical system automatically to reduce energy consumption. The hardware and software components of Dragonfly systems condition power, regulate voltage, mitigate harmonics, and filter surges and spikes.
As a benefit corporation, dedicated to People, Planet and Profit, Dragonfly Solutions sees sustainability as its driving force,
completely aligned with our core values and business practices. “Winning the Sustainability Award for the Rocky Mountain Cleantech Open was a nod from the organization about how we approach the triple-bottom-line throughout our business model. It’s really quite an honor”, said Zielenski. “The life cycle of a product—especially for a manufacturing firm—has a great deal of sustainability opportunity”.
Zielenski is putting a “Take Back Scheme” in place, working with each city or state Dragonfly sells to. Some communities
have programs in place. Where there isn’t a program, Dragonfly will develop their own, to ensure that products do not end up in landfills.
About Dragonfly Solutions Inc.™
Dragonfly Solutions, Inc. manufactures patent-pending Energy Efficiency Systems for K-12 School Districts across America. Its Energy Efficiency Systems provide comprehensive energy efficiency solutions that reduce energy consumption, allow
demand-side management and provide Schools with proprietary funding solutions.
For more information, visit www.dragonflysoltuions.co.
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