CCIA Announces the 2014 Finalists Honoring Leadership in Advancing Colorado’s Cleantech Economy

GOLDEN, Colo. - Oct. 15, 2014 - PRLog -- The Colorado Cleantech Industries Association (CCIA) today named 13 finalists for its fifth annual “Colorado Cleantech Awards Celebration,” honoring leadership in advancing cleantech job creation, corporate growth, individual effort and innovation.  Winners will be announced on October 27 at the Colorado Cleantech Awards Celebration.

Company finalists were selected based on their ability to impact the marketplace with innovative clean technologies, and recognizes a company’s successful fundraising efforts, their ability to scale technology, and their statewide job creation impact.  Individuals were selected for their commitment to expanding Colorado’s cleantech ecosystem and their devotion to the growth of their respective organizations.

“CCIA’s leadership awards recognize those in our cleantech industry who are devoted to advancing clean technology on a larger scale while expanding Colorado’s cleantech industry footprint,” said Christine Shapard, executive director of CCIA. “Colorado is a national cleantech leader because of the dedication and innovative spirit put forth by these companies and individuals and I look forward to announcing the winners later this month.”

The 2014 Colorado Cleantech Leadership Awards Finalists are:

HIGH IMPACT CLEANTECH COMPANY

Clean Energy Collective

Rachio

Spirae

Sundolier

BREAKOUT CLEANTECH COMPANY

Clear Comfort

CO2Nexus

Steelhead Composites

EMERGING CLEANTECH COMPANY

Carbon Cycle Energy

e-Chromic Technologies

Solid Power

CLEANTECH ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

Sunil Cherian, Spirae

Richard Kinsman, CO2Nexus

Peter Novak, Sundolier

In partnership with Deloitte, the finalists were selected by a group of industry peers consisting of entrepreneurial leaders, cleantech CEOs and former award recipients.

The Colorado Cleantech Awards Celebration will be held October 27 from 4:30 – 9:00 p.m. at the McNichols Civic Center Building in Denver.  Sven Hackman, Executive Vice President at Veremonte, is the keynote speaker for the event.  For more information, visit: http://coloradocleantech.com/cleantech-awards/.

About CCIA

Founded in 2008, Colorado Cleantech Industries Association (CCIA) is a statewide organization dedicated to promoting Colorado’s cleantech industries. CCIA impacts Colorado’s policies, people, products and programs that drive expansion of a cleaner, cheaper, more efficient and secure energy economy. Through advocacy, public policy leadership, development and education, CCIA works to ensure that Colorado is a global cleantech leader. For more information about CCIA, visit www.coloradocleantech.com (http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=ht...).