Sunday, November 28, 2010

Cleantech Open announces winners, including light-powered water treatment | Technology | Los Angeles Times

Cleantech Open announces winners, including light-powered water treatment | Technology | Los Angeles Times
Now that the Cleantech Open –- the self-described Academy Awards of the clean-technology industry -– is over, we have some new, young companies to watch.

The grand prize winner, water treatment company Puralytics, now has $250,000 under its belt, $100,000 of it in the form of a seed investment. The Beaverton, Ore., start-up created a technology that uses light from LEDs or sunlight to remove contaminants from water.