[AlwaysOn Going Green] San Jose Mayor Wants To Work With Clean Tech Startups
Story posted on: September 15, 2008
San Jose has ambitious green-tech plans – and it is eager to hear from startups with burgeoning technologies.
The Silicon Valley city’s goals are broad. It wants electricity made from renewable sources, vehicles that run on alternative fuels, more efficient lighting, water that can be recycled and to create jobs in the process.
Silicon Valley has changed the world before, Mayor Chuck Reed told entrepreneurs Monday night at the start of the three-day AlwaysOn Going Green conference in San Francisco. “I know it can happen again” and it will “make a lot of money for a lot people,” he said.
San Jose has to be cautious about picking winners, Reed said of his purchasing plans. “I hope people see us as a collaborator and potential partner.”
He promised quick city permits for companies eager to set up businesses.
By Mark Boslet, Editor at Large.
The Silicon Valley city’s goals are broad. It wants electricity made from renewable sources, vehicles that run on alternative fuels, more efficient lighting, water that can be recycled and to create jobs in the process.
Silicon Valley has changed the world before, Mayor Chuck Reed told entrepreneurs Monday night at the start of the three-day AlwaysOn Going Green conference in San Francisco. “I know it can happen again” and it will “make a lot of money for a lot people,” he said.
San Jose has to be cautious about picking winners, Reed said of his purchasing plans. “I hope people see us as a collaborator and potential partner.”
He promised quick city permits for companies eager to set up businesses.
By Mark Boslet, Editor at Large.
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