Announcement of Chosen Companies for 2022 Oil & Gas Cleantech Challenge

DENVER - Sept. 9, 2022 - PRLog -- Colorado Cleantech Industries Association (CCIA) has announced the 12 technology companies selected to present at the 9th annual virtual Oil & Gas Cleantech Challenge (OGCC) on September 29, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. Finalists were selected from an international pool of applicants.

The OGCC is one in a series of Cleantech Challenges that connect large industry partners directly to innovative clean technology solutions. The 2022 call for applications asked for companies capable of working on issues related to advanced air especially methane detection or control, carbon capture utilization and storage, water, items to reduce truck traffic, space saving items to reduce footprint, power management, plant or biological solutions, advanced biological solutions, solid pollution reduction, hydrogen and hydrogen infrastructure, and other applicable technologies.

Submissions were vetted and program sponsors selected 12 companies as finalists to present during the program. Finalists will pitch their technologies to major Oil & Gas companies and investors represented by the program partners.

CCIA developed the OGCC in partnership with an internationally recognized team of industry leaders, including bpx energy, ConocoPhillips, Civitas, Ovintiv, Altira, Holzer Patel Drennan, Colorado Energy Office, Holland & Hart, Colorado School of Mines and Consulate General of Canada in Denver.

Companies selected to present include:

• Airdar Inc.
• Avivid Water Technology LLc
• BioSqueeze Inc.
• Blue Spark Energy
• DBE Hytec Ltd
• ElektrikGreen, Inc
• Elite Technologies
• IX Power Clean Water, Inc.
• mAIRsure
• NanoTech Innovation Inc
• Transitional Energy
• Total Containment Inc (TCI)

"CCIA is excited to be the conduit for the implementation of clean technologies as a solution for resource concerns voiced by the energy industry at large. Our oil and natural gas partners utilize this important program to efficiently vet promising early-stage companies and key in on technologies that will potentially be able to impact their operations and move toward more efficient energy options," said Mary Austin, Executive Director of CCIA.

About Colorado Cleantech Industries Association

Founded in 2008, CCIA is a statewide, industry-led, industry-focused organization dedicated to promoting Colorado's cleantech industry. 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, visit http://www.coloradocleantech.com.