Founders of Parthian Battery Solutions and Sulo in 2021 Pittsburgh Smart 50 Awards
USI is excited to partner with Smart Business Network for the second year in a row to announce and recognize the honorees of the Smart 50 awards for 2021. The events of 2020 presented unique challenges to the way we do business, the communities in which we operate and the very health of our employees. […]
Local university pairs with Cincinnati startup to bring EV charging stations to campus
Irina Filippova, left, and Kevin Kushman are the duo behind Electrada, the Cincinnati startup aiming to boost the accessibility and reliability of electric vehicle charging stations. Cincinnati-based startup Electrada is expanding its footprint across the Ohio River with plans to install up to 30 EV charging stations on the campus of Northern Kentucky University. The […]
Capstone Successfully Completes Start-Up Financing Deal for EV Safe Charge
The Opportunity: As an emerging player in the growing Electric Vehicle services market, EV Safe Charge is creating the much-needed infrastructure for the 18.7 million electric vehicles expected to be on the road by the end of the decade (the current market sits at close to 1.5 million vehicles nationwide). With such tremendous growth will come a […]
Our Newest LED Lighting & Sensor Project at BRITE
Before I depart on my journey in owning and running my business full time, I have one last blog post I need to write, and this one is about the large hexagon shaped lights that are now on display on the Mezzanine of the building. Where did the idea come from?About a year ago Sara […]
Local former Army soldier works remotely to help rescue Kabul refugees
Since the Taliban overran the Afghan city of Kabul, it’s been a struggle to get refugees out. One former Army soldier worked with a number of groups that helped get 150 people out, all while working remotely in his home in Ellsworth Township. Rick Stockburger was deployed by the U.S. Army to serve in Afghanistan […]
Power to Hydrogen Wins EnergyNext Pilot Pitch Day
In order to accelerate the deployment of the 250kW Clean Energy Bridge (CEB) pilot installations, Power to Hydrogen (P2H2) participated in the EnergyNext accelerator program this summer. The accelerator program was designed by Canada’s largest Cleantech accelerator, Foresight, and Eunike Ventures out of Houston, Texas to support the commercialization of companies with innovative energy and […]
Electrada Raises $20M to Fuel Growth
A Cincinnati startup building out a high-profile network of charging stations for electric cars is raising millions to help fuel its growth. Downtown-based Electrada, which installs, owns and operates electric vehicle charging stations, has raised more than $11.9 million as part of a total equity offering worth $20 million, according to a recent filing with […]
Jason Jordan of Jordan Energy Alternative Presents on a World-Wide Stage
This May, just five inventors presented their ideas on renewable energy technology at a global conference on clean energy. The only American company was from Marion, Ohio. Jason Jordan with Jordan Energy Alternative presented several ideas on a world-wide stage. “This was the largest gathering of ideas for the future. It was an opportunity to […]
Particle.io Part 1: First Project!
Back in December 2020, We got a a Particle.io Argon Starter kit found here and the Argon IoT Starter Kit found here. I just got around to making our first project! I wanted to make something that people, like you reading this, can see in real time. I decided to make a humidity, temperature and […]
Becoming BRITE
The Power of a Name I’ve been meaning to write this for a while, nearly a year to be exact. It took a day like today to do so, where I’m nearing two years with BRITE Energy Innovators and am taking a Saturday to reflect on what we’ve accomplished and where we’re going. I joined […]