{"id":52319,"date":"2015-01-09T10:09:11","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T10:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=577f8c04f914365dadd3280bbe5022c7"},"modified":"2015-01-09T10:09:11","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T10:09:11","slug":"news-story-uk-cleantech-firms-get-set-for-us-clean-and-cool-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=52319","title":{"rendered":"News story: UK cleantech firms get set for US Clean and Cool mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Innovate UK is sending the 16 companies on this month\u2019s Clean and Cool Mission to connect with investors, partners and customers. They\u2019ll also be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>explore business opportunities in the US<\/li>\n<li>learn from key leaders and peers in their field<\/li>\n<li>showcase their innovations to potential investors and partners<\/li>\n<li>get unparalleled access to the US cleantech ecosystem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"million-invested-in-mission-companies-to-date\">\u00a3500 million invested in mission companies to date<\/h2>\n<p>Having run these sorts of entrepreneur missions over the past few years, they have proven extremely beneficial for the companies involved, with over half a billion pounds of investment flowing into the firms since they returned to the UK.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image embedded\">\n<div class=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image of the 16 companies heading to San Francisco for the Clean and Cool Mission\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/image_data\/file\/35034\/CleanandCool_960x640.jpg\"><\/div><figcaption>The 16 companies heading to San Francisco for the Clean and Cool Mission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Innovate UK\u2019s director of technology and innovation Kevin Baughan said: <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>With San Francisco at the heart of the cleantech ecosystem in the US, the Clean and Cool Mission is a fantastic opportunity for UK businesses to showcase their innovative technologies and identify growth opportunities in this thriving industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The level of investment achieved by previous Mission attendees is incredible and we\u2019re really excited about the 16 companies selected for this year\u2019s trip. Each chosen company has shown us new and exciting cleantech solutions with huge potential and addressing a multitude of environmental challenges faced by society today.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"tackling-climate-challenges\">Tackling climate challenges<\/h2>\n<p>Selected companies include those whose innovations address some of the most pressing climate challenges in the country and worldwide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/greenfuels.co.uk\/\">Green Fuels Research<\/a> \u2013 promoting its low-cost and energy-efficient bio-aviation fuel for use in jet engines<\/li>\n<li>\n<a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.renovagen.com\/\">Renovagen Ltd<\/a> \u2013 showcasing a transportable solar power solution that enables self-sufficient power in off-grid locations<\/li>\n<li>\n<a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bboxx.co.uk\/\">BBOXX Ltd<\/a> \u2013 introducing its plug-and-play solar power systems with monthly payment plan and targeting African markets  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The week-long Clean and Cool Mission kicks off on 17 January 2015. It\u2019s organised by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/innovate-uk\">Innovate UK<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thelongrunventure.com\/\">The Long Run Venture<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/uk-trade-investment\">UK Trade and Investment (UKTI)<\/a> and <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/cosponsorshipagency.com\/\">CoSpA (the Co-Sponsorship Agency)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p>Follow the progress of the 16 companies going on the mission to San Francisco on Twitter <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/innovate_uk\">@innovate_uk<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CleanandCool\">@CleanandCool<\/a> and <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cleansf?src=hash\">#cleansf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/cleanandcoolmission.com\/\">Find out more about the San Francisco and previous missions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p>To find out when future missions will open <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/engage.innovateuk.org\/technologystrategyboardlz\/WebCapture.aspx?pID=112&amp;t=0\">sign up to receive our email news updates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sixteen promising cleantech SMEs selected to fast-track their business growth through intensive entrepreneur mission in San Francisco.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52319"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=52319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52319\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}