Oregon BEST FEST 2014
Monday, September 15th – Tuesday, September 16th | Portland, Oregon
Oregon BEST FEST convenes university researchers, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and others to envision, build, and accelerate solutions to environmental challenges that deliver prosperity in all corners of Oregon. The two-day, hands-on gathering in Portland, Oregon focuses on collaborative research, development, and commercialization of clean technologies. Register
IMPACT: Oregon BEST Assets
The BEST Minds are at Work in Oregon Universities
More than 200 Oregon BEST Member Faculty are working to find solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. Collaborating with students and Oregon businesses, they have attracted more than $90 million in research funding for clean technologies in areas ranging from energy to shelter to agriculture.
Cleantech Research Drives Green-Collar Jobs
Our seven Oregon BEST Labs are creating the products of the future. Our multi-million dollar, university-based labs and test facilities offer our partners access to the research tools, faculty expertise, and future employees they need to create innovative cleantech products.
These Startups Are Changing the World
Tapping the sun to purify wastewater. Saving energy with affordable window inserts. These are just two of the groundbreaking products Oregon BEST commercialization funds have supported through our work with small Oregon businesses and university researchers.
Two Days. 300 People. Countless Big Ideas.
Every September, the cleantech community gathers for Oregon BEST FEST. As the Pacific Northwest’s premier cleantech innovation conference, the event attracts hundreds of university researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, industry leaders, and others. They convene to envision, build, and accelerate solutions to environmental challenges that deliver prosperity throughout Oregon.
Collaboration Sparks Ideas and Opportunities
Oregon BEST brings people together to connect and innovate. We nurture a broad-based network of partners that include our Member Faculty, entrepreneurs, startups, businesses of all sizes, industry groups, strategic and venture investors, and many like-minded organizations. Working together we have impact beyond our scale.
HEADLINES: Recent News
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Oregon BEST FEST Names Headliners
Chandra Brown (pictured, left), U.S. Deputy Asst. Secretary of Commerce, and Cheryl Martin, Acting Director of ARPA-E, will deliver keynote addresses at Oregon BEST FEST on Sept. 15-16.
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Using Waste Biochar to Clean Stormwater
Oregon BEST helps company develop filter mix that uses waste biochar from lumber mills to clean stormwater, at 60 percent lower cost.
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Saving Energy in Start-and-Stop Vehicles
Oregon BEST helps company advance electric-hydraulic motor that could cut energy use by 40 percent in vehicles like forklifts and garbage trucks.
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Oregon BEST Companies Awarded Seed Funding
Portland Seed Fund invests in Oregon BEST Companies HoneyComb Corp. and Energy Storage Systems in latest funding round.
CONNECTIONS: Upcoming Events
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EV Roadmap Workshop
Jul 24, 2014 | Read More
The "EV Roadmap" workshop series brings together Oregon's early adopters with national and international experts to inform transportation electrification efforts across the nation.
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SusTech 2014
Jul 24, 2014 | Read More
The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Conference on Technologies for Sustainability
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Smart Grid Northwest Launch Event
Jul 24, 2014 | Read More
The evening gathering will be hosted by Vestas in Portland, with appetizers and drinks beginning at 5:00 pm.
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Sundown @ Ecotrust Forestry Night
Jul 24, 2014 | Read More
Join Oregon BEST at the Innovation Showcase and Forestry concert on July 24th!
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StormCon | Stormwater Conference & Expo
Aug 03, 2014 | Read More
The country's leading educational program for stormwater professionals. This year's StormCon will take place in Portland!
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Oregon BEST FEST 2014
Sep 15, 2014 | Read More
The Northwest's Premier Cleantech Innovation Conference! Oregon BEST FEST convenes university researchers, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and others to envision, build, and accelerate solutions to environmental challenges that deliver prosperity in all corners of Oregon.
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Water Innovation Summit
Sep 23, 2014 | Read More
Cleantech Group is accelerating and sustaining the water innovation ecosystem with an exclusive, executive retreat for the industry’s top thought leaders.
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Oregon Solar Energy Conference
Sep 24, 2014 | Read More
The region's largest professional solar training conference.
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WEFTEC
Sep 27, 2014 | Read More
Join Oregon BEST at WEFTEC®, the Water Environment Federation’s Annual Technical Exhibition & Conference - and the largest annual event for water quality professionals.