Monday, February 15, 2010 – Friday, February 19, 2010
For the second week running, the Twitter “Social Enterprise of the Day” focused on organizations that were 2010 Tech Pioneers at the World Economic Forum in Davos. From green construction to solar power and cardiovascular innovations to monitoring patients 24X7, these enterprises are truly innovative.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Social Enterprise of the Day – Serious Materials
According to Serious Materials, the “built environment” is responsible for 52% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide – compared to only 9% for cars and light trucks. Working on reducing the harm caused by these gases as well as creating green collar jobs, Serious Materials develops and manufactures sustainable green building materials that dramatically reduce the impact of the “built environment” on the climate. The company develops and manufactures energy-saving building materials such as EcoRock – an environmentally friendly drywall, QuietRock – a soundproof drywall, and SeriousWindows – energy saving glass windows.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Social Enterprise of the Day – Energy Innovations
Energy Innovations’ mission is to deliver cost-effective, grid-competitive solar electric power. With a strategy to exceed the cost-effectiveness of existing solar power systems through innovations in both the collection of solar energy and the generation of electrical power from it, Energy Innovations has developed products such as the Sunflower, a highly concentrated photovoltaic (HCPV) system that produces cost-competitive solar power while reducing installation and maintenance costs.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Social Enterprise of the Day – Boston Power
“Boston-Power takes its environmental responsibility seriously,” says Boston-Power Founder and CEO Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud. Fueled by the unwavering mission of bringing dependable power to everyday applications, Boston Power has created a next-generation lithium-ion battery technology platform that offers energy storage and portable batteries for notebook computers, PDAs, and mobile phones. Leveraging insights by researchers over the last 30 years and lessons learned from the commercialization of lithium-ion solutions, their batteries deliver on the promise of long life, mobility, safety, and environmental sustainability.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Social Enterprise of the Day – Vihaan Networks Ltd. (VNL)
“Microtelecom for the next billion mobile users.” Vihaan Networks Limited (VNL) manufactures and markets telecom equipment for mobile operators focusing on rural markets. The company offers WorldGSM – a solar powered mobile network for delivering mobile services to rural markets. VNL also provides market sizing and scoping, business consulting, and network designing, deployment, operations management, and maintenance services.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Social Enterprise of the Day – Corventis
Offering unprecedented, anytime-anywhere visibility into a patient’s health status, Corventis is a pioneer in wireless cardiovascular solutions, focused on advancing digital healthcare through the confluence of medical devices, telecommunications, and information technologies. Their goal is to usher in a new era of personalized patient care with patient and physician-friendly solutions that wirelessly connect clinicians and patients, provide unprecedented visibility into patients’ health status, deliver actionable information for detection, prevention, and treatment, enable secure access to data anywhere across the globe, and generate significant cost savings throughout the healthcare system.
