RALEIGH, NC – Eighteen North Carolina companies will receive federal stimulus grants to spur development in green technology, Gov. Bev Perdue said Wednesday.
Each company plans to develop and market green and alternative energy technologies.
According to the Office of the Governor the grants will create more than 200 jobs.
Companies receiving the grants:
Algaen Corporation, Clemmons — $52,808, for production of biodiesel and treatment of animal wastewater using oil-rich microalgae. The company uses animal wastewater to provide nutrients to cultivate algae for biodiesel production and purifying the waste water with the algae concurrently.
Alganomics, LLC, Southport — $59,500 for commercializing potential byproducts of biofuel production, such as fertilizer, animal feed, cellulose for ethanol productions, nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals.
American Carolina Lighting, Penrose — $50,000 for energy-efficient electronic ballasts and commercial/industrial lighting fixtures. Its patented electronic ballast for industrial high-intensity lighting that has been demonstrated to save 30 percent to 65 percent more energy than current ballasts.
Biomass Marketing Associates, LLC, Hobgood — $100,000 for developing a system to capture heat produced by gasification of biological waste, and using that energy to heat water.
Builders of Hope, Chapel Hill — $95,000, for developing a green, affordable community of homes for low-income families in downtown Raleigh. At-risk youth will be trained and employed to work on this project.
Cape Fear Green Building Alliance, Wilmington — $79,368 for training local builders in green building techniques to improve energy efficiency in homes of economically disadvantaged individuals in partnership with Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry.
Carolina Solar Farms, Raleigh — $50,000, for building multiple large-scale solar farm sites in rural communities in North Carolina.
EcoMaintenance LLC, Elizabeth City — $75,000 to provide energy efficiency consultations and green cleaning services for homeowners.
FLS Energy, Inc., Asheville — $95,000 for commercializing a do-it-yourself solar hot water kit that saves energy and money for average homeowners.
Haywood Landfill Gas LLC, Matthews — $100,000 for developing a green energy facility to convert landfill gas to energy in Haywood County.
High Country Green Box LLC, Boone — $97,98 to repurpose “Standard International Shipping Units” currently discarded into energy-efficient modular housing units.
Highland Craftsmen Inc., Spruce Pine — $31,98 to encourage using bark shingles from local, sustainably managed forests to be used as green building material.
Holloman Investing LLC, Wilmington — $60,000 for commercializing vertical axis wind turbines.
North Carolina’s Northeast Economic Development Foundation Inc., Edenton — $100,000 to build a LEED-certified business incubator facility for plant biotechnology businesses in Northeastern North Carolina.
PureLux Inc., Winston Salem — $100,000 to commercialize an energy-efficient lighting system and fixtures for commercial and residential structures.
SBM Solar, Inc., Concord — $100,000 for making a non-glass integrated solar roofing module to create energy self-sufficiency for commercial and residential buildings.
SunQest, Inc., Newton — $50,718 to commercialize a solar thermal system to heat residential, building, pool and other medium-temperature applications.
WindLift, LLC, Durham — $82,100 to commercialize a kite engine system that generates and delivers energy from wind power.
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