WSU Makes Top Ten List of Cleantech Universities
“Cleantech”: at this point, it’s more of a venture capital bit of jargon than anything else, but Shawn Lesser of Sustainable World Capital (as reported by cleantech.com) has compiled a list of the top-ten research institutions in the U.S. doing work in cleantech. Washington State University is number ten.
With legacy expertise in agriculture, power and applied engineering, WSU’s Clean Technology program is rapidly growing in the cleantech-centric Pacific Northwest. Plant science is the engine behind the opening last year of the Bioproducts Science and Engineering Laboratory, Battelle’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratories and the recently funded Washington State Algae Alliance. One of the main objectives is the commercialization of aviation biofuels with partner Boeing Commercial Airlines. Notable cleantech spinouts: GoNano, Ajuga Biosciences, BioGasol, Schweitzer Engineering Labs, and Integrated Engineering Solutions.
