Massachusetts goes green to relive tech glory

Was a long time can say that the Boston region is home to more than a handful of high-tech companies. The leaders of the Green Zone and is betting on innovative restoring brightness "link.

State is already a number of technology companies, such as the verdant green of the solar system, and maintain the services, which means energy efficiency and the subsequent. Of course, green technology has replaced the old technology as a digital equipment purchased by Compaq, acquired by Hewlett-Packard (and Lotus Development (now part of IBM).

But this does not mean the improvement of green technology, for example, the Governor of the State of Massachusetts .. Deval Patrick did not believe it. In the automatic start-up of the battery power last month in Boston, Auburn, and destruction, not far from the office equipment, digital shutter time Patrick Crowe receives about 25 million dollars in the U. O. Department of Energy to grant a full trial in Boston wind. However, it seems to understand that clean energy, industry, similar to those of wind and wind power and energy in support of large projects, and is constantly evolving.

"People in all parts of the country to take note of our plans," Patrick. "If we have the right to clean energy, the world will be our customers."

Challenges are great. There are complex issues and regulatory policies on the electricity grid poses serious obstacles to the adoption of new technologies for energy. Most of the green-tech companies also face the enormous challenge of economic expansion and the proportion of the practical utility of the models. Given the capital requirements for energy projects related to water so high, and many green-tech companies need to think about business models and financing through the cracks and go beyond the so-called "valley of death."

As in the high-tech, but leads the Gulf of California when the number of green technology companies. New England Clean Energy Council, ATM technology, the company not less than 75 members, with hundreds in California. But Boston has become one of the best green technology "package" of employers flexible academic experience of a solid base, with the support of state government