Husk Insulation: High-performance vacuum insulation for a sustainable future

Husk Advances to Semi-Finals in the Clean Tech Open

huskinsulation — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:11:25 +0000

Husk was named as one of the 12 semi-finals in the Rocky Mountain division of the 2009 Clean Tech Open. The company will now move on to compete for the $250,000 grand prize.

“The Clean Tech Open has assisted over 120 companies to raise more than $125 million in external funding, and has spurred the creation of hundreds of jobs in California.” More information may be found at www.cleantechopen.com.

Clean Tech Open Announces Semi-Finalists in Rocky Mountain Region [Yahoo Finance]

Market for “Green” Building Materials to Reach $513B by 2013

huskinsulation — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:37:30 +0000

Image courtesy NextGen Research

According to NextGen Research, the market for “green” building materials – materials such as concrete, engineered lumber and insulation – will be as large as $513 billion by 2013. This growth is attributed to growing awareness of environmentally friendly materials by builders, government regulations, and a higher willingness to pay by consumers.

According to NextGen’s director of research:

“In the US, buildings account for 38% of all CO₂ emissions, use 13.6% of all potable water, and consume 72% of all electrical power generation.”

[NextGen Research via Earth2Tech]

Husk presents at New Enterprise Fourm

huskinsulation — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:06:31 +0000

Husk was featured yesterday as the showcase presenter at the May edition of the New Enterprise Forum in Ann Arbor. The NEF serves Michigan entrepreneurs by linking them with management expertise, venture partners, business services, capital, and other critical resources. New Enterprise Forum website.

New Enterprise Forum Hosts Third Annual ‘Battle of the Elevator Pitch’ [Yahoo News]

Husk wins 2009 MIT Clean Energy Prize!!

huskinsulation — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:05:22 +0000

Husk Insulation took top honors and $200,000 at the 2009 MIT Clean Energy Prize sponsorsed by NSTAR and the US Department of Energy.

More information about the win may be found at the following on the Boston Globe, MIT, and Earth2Tech.

Husk Insulation team with Steven Chu

Obama Calls for More Efficient Refrigerators

huskinsulation — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:15:47 +0000

President Obama called for more efficient refrigerators in his first Earth Day address.

“I’ve issued a memorandum to the Department of Energy to implement more aggressive efficiency standards for common household appliances, like dishwashers and refrigerators. We actually have made so much progress, just on something as simple as refrigerators, that you have seen refrigerators today many times more efficient than they were back in 1974. We save huge amounts of energy if we upgrade those appliances. Through this — through these steps, over the next three decades, we will save twice the amount of energy produced by all the coal-fired power plants in America in any given year.”

On Earth Day, Obama stresses clean energy [Boston Globe]

Insulate Your Fridge Like Austin Powers

huskinsulation — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:33:25 +0000

Treehugger.com shows us a new and funky way to insulate your refrigerator.

Save Energy the Shagadelic Way: How to Insulate Your Refrigerator [Treehugger]

Husk places 2nd in DTE Clean Energy Prize

huskinsulation — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:02:41 +0000

Husk placed second in the first annual DTE Clean Energy Prize and collected $21,000. Congratulations to Algal Scientific for their 1st place win and Ikanos Power in 3rd place!

Thanks to DTE, Masco and all the sponsors.

Team Algal Scientific wins Inaugural Clean Energy Prize [University of Michigan]

Husk wins sustainability track at CMU McGinnis Venture Competition!

huskinsulation — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:50:50 +0000

Husk Insulation won the sustainability track at the McGinnis Venture Competition at Carnegie Mellon University and collected $20,000! Congratulations to Dynamics and ElutInc for their wins in the Technology and Life Sciences tracks.

Startups pitch for funding at CMU [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]

Husk wins Michigan Business Challenge!

huskinsulation — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:29:08 +0000

Husk won the Pryor-Hale Award for best business at the 2009 Michigan Business Challenge, a university-wide business plan competition open to any University of Michigan student team. The company collected $15,000 in the process! Congratulations to Audiallo (2nd place) and all the other winners!

Business Plan Compatition at Ross: “As Real as it Gets”

Panasonic Cuts Energy Consumption by 50% with Vacuum Insulation

huskinsulation — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:09:32 +0000

Panasonic (formerly Matsushita) is slated to introduce the world’s most efficient refrigerator that uses 50% of the energy of their other refrigerators. How did they do it? Well, by using vacuum insulated panels!

The refrigerator, only available in Japan, will retail for a pricey $2,700. Husk Insulation is devoted to reducing the cost of vacuum insulation so that anyone can afford an efficient refrigerator.

Panasonic Intros “No. 1 Energy Efficient” Refrigerator [Good Clean Tech]