The AlwaysOn editorial team and other industry experts surveyed more than 500 venture investors, investment bankers and technology insiders to determine the GoingGreen winners. Those companies selected, including Plextronics, demonstrated leadership among their peers in the following areas: innovation, market opportunity, commercialization, media buzz and stakeholder value creation.
Plextronics and the other GoingGreen winners were honored at an awards dinner last night in Sausalito, CA. The program was part of the GoingGreen 2008 conference, a two-and-a-half-day executive event featuring CEO presentations and high-level debates on the most promising emerging green technologies and new entrepreneurial opportunities.
Andy Hannah, Plextronics' CEO, said, "We're thrilled with this national recognition of the work we've done in printed electronics, specifically the eco-friendly solar power and efficient lighting technology we have. It's a tribute to our entire team."
"The GoingGreen Top 100 winners have excelled in key strategic areas in the global clean energy technology markets," said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn. "We congratulate them for their success in introducing new tools, services and systems that are driving the next phase of greentech innovation and transforming the biggest industries on earth."
About Plextronics
Plextronics, Inc. is an international technology company that specializes in printed solar, lighting and other organic electronics. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA., the company's focus is on organic solar cell and organic light emitting diodes (OLED), specifically the conductive inks and process technologies that enable those and other similar applications.
With a company vision of enabling 15 billion printed electronic devices by 2015, Plextronics is creating technology capable of commercial-scale manufacturability and performance. The company's device design, process technology and Plexcore® branded inks enable the formation of active electrical layers — the key drivers of printed electronics.
The privately held company was founded in 2002 as a spinout from Carnegie Mellon University, based upon conductive polymer technology developed by Dr. Richard McCullough. Over the past six years, Plextronics scientists have refined and further developed this technology to deliver exceptional performance for printed electronics.
For more information about Plextronics, visit www.plextronics.com.
About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a community blog network. In 2004, AlwaysOn continued to lead the industry in innovation by engaging its bloggers in a social network. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (Stanford Summit, OnHollywood, Breakout, OnMedia, GoingGreen, NordicGreen, and Venture Summits East and West) and quarterly print "blogozine". No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants.
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