DENVER - ColoradoDesk -- Colorado Cleantech has announced the 12 technology companies selected to present at the 11th annual Oil & Gas Cleantech Challenge (OGCC) on October 24, 2024 in Denver, CO. Finalists were selected from an international pool of applicants.

The OGCC is one in a series of technology scouting events, "Cleantech Challenges", that connect large oil and gas industry partners directly to innovative clean technology solutions. The 2024 call for applications asked for companies capable of working on issues such as methane detection or control, carbon capture utilization and storage, water, items to reduce truck traffic, space saving items to reduce footprint, power management, plant or biological solutions, advanced biological solutions, solid pollution reduction, hydrogen and hydrogen infrastructure, and other applicable technologies.

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37 submissions were vetted by program sponsors, who act as judges, and 12 companies were selected as finalists to present their innovative technologies during the program to major oil and gas companies and investors.

Colorado Cleantech developed the OGCC in partnership with an internationally recognized team of industry leaders, including bpx energy, ConocoPhillips, Ovintiv, Chevron, Altira, and the Consulate General of Canada in Denver.

Companies selected to present include:

Austere Environmental Inc

BioNorth Solutions

CH4 Microbial Solutions

Corrolytics

Ionada LLC

Lotic Technologies Inc.

Special Power Sources

TerraFerno Geothermal Solutions Inc.

TS Nano

Ventbuster Instruments Inc.

VL Energy Ltd

VulcanX Energy Corp

"Colorado Cleantech is excited to be the conduit for the implementation of clean technologies as a solution for resource concerns voiced by the energy industry at large. Our oil and gas partners utilize this important program to efficiently vet promising early-stage companies and learn about new technologies that will potentially be able to impact their operations and move toward more efficient energy options" said Laura Hickernell, Executive Director.

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About Colorado Cleantech:

Founded in 2008, Colorado Cleantech is a statewide, industry-led, industry-focused organization dedicated to promoting Colorado's cleantech industry. Colorado Cleantech impacts Colorado's policies, people, products and programs that drive expansion of a cleaner, cheaper, more efficient and secure energy economy. Through advocacy, public policy leadership, development and education, Colorado Cleantech works to ensure that Colorado is a global cleantech leader.

For more information, visit http://www.coloradocleantech.com.