The , a three-year-old competition for clean technology startups, got a nice little present from the Department of Energy the other day - a $100,000 grant focused on sustainable building technologies.
The Clean Tech Open focuses on an annual "Business Plan" competition, where clean tech entrepreneurs compete for the six top prizes of a $100,000 "startup in a box" including office space, cash, and services. They've already awarded over $1.2 million in prizes, and over three-quarters of their winners are still in business and have raised nearly $70 million in funding.
