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Hydrovolts, Inc. provides new
hydropower solutions to generate
renewable energy from
fast-flowing currents.
Hydrovolts turbines allow
distributed and point-of-use
generation or can generate
revenue from net metering to
the electrical grid.
Hydrovolts turbines are:
- simple
- safe
- complete
- compact
- modular
- scalable
Hydrovolts turbines are also
extraordinarily cost-effective
with an operating cost of less
than $0.01/kWh, and a typical
capital ROI of less than 5
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The Hydrovolts Flipwing
Rotor
The Hydrovolts Flipwing
turbine gets its name from the
ingenious Flipwing rotor design
invented by Burt Hamner. This
patent-pending design is
strongly differentiated and has
several competitive advantages
over alternatve designs.
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People News
Hydrovolts has had the good
fortune to acquire the services
of Jon-Landon Love to assist
part-time with legal and
business development matters.
Jon has MBA and JD degrees from
Gonzaga University and has been
a successful entrepreneur in his
family business.
Welcome Jon!
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Looking for a Speaker?
Interested in learning more
about Hydrovolts or more
broadly about renewable
energy technology and
policy?
Both Burt and Chris are
veterans of technical and
general interest
presentations to audiences
ranging from local civic
groups to international
technical conferences.
Contact us about speaking to
your group.
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New Hydrovolts Office
Hydrovolts has acquired a great
deal on office space in the WRF
Venture Center in Seattle, just
south of the University of
Washington:
2815 Eastlake Ave E
Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98102-3086
206-336-5560
Come visit us and
see the turbine!
Give it a spin, and you too
can create renewable
energy.
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Dear Friend,
Welcome
to this month's
Hydrovolts
newsletter!
This is our second
monthly newsletter
in which we aim to
keep you current
with our latest
happenings. We've
had a good month and
are continuing to
advance the business
according to our
plans. We remain
very bullish on both
our immediate next
steps and our
long-term prospects.
As always, please
contact us to
find out more or get
answers to your
questions. We'd love
to hear from you!
(Read our first
newsletter
here.)
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Hyrovolts Wins
NWEN First Look
Forum
Hydrovolts was
selected the winner
of the innaugural
Northwest
Entrepreneur Network
(NWEN)
First Look Forum,
held March 24, 2009
at Belltown's Big
Picture. The
audience of over 80
accredited
investors, fellow
entrepreneurs and
venture capital
professionals made
Hydrovolts their
popular choice. Said
Hydrovolts CEO Burt
Hamner, "NWEN
organized an
incredibly useful
event ... that
helped us sharpen
our thinking,
improve our business
plans and deliver
effective
presentations. We
were happy to make
the final 12 ... and
delighted to win!"
Hydrovolts was one
of 12 finalists
chosen from over 50
initial applications
to appear the event.
The 12 companies
each made a 3-minute
presentation from
which 5 companies
were picked to give
fuller 10-minute
presentations.
Thanks to all of you
who were at the
event and voted for
us!
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Hydrovolts
Presents!
In a sign of the
company's continuing
progress and
excellent prospects,
several investor
groups have selected
Hydrovolts to
present to their
members. Upcoming
Hydrovolts
presentations by
Burt Hamner and
Chris Leyerle
include:
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Zino Green,
Wednesday, April 22,
2009. Chris made the
pitch to the
screening committee
on April Fool's Day
(!) and Burt will
try to repeat his
success at the NWEN
First Look Forum to
take first place
here too and win
Zino's amazing
$50,000 first prize.
We'll have a table
and be showing the
turbine prototype;
come see and cheer
us on!
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AeA MicroCap
Financial Conference,
Monday, May 4, 2009.
Hydrovolts is one of
just 10 private
companies selected
to present to this
national financial
and investment
conference in
Monterrey, CA. Chris
will take the podium
for the company, and
also meet with angel
investors in the Bay
Area on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
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Keiretsu Forum
(deal screening),
Thursday, May 7,
2009. Burt will tell
the Hydrovolts story
to this fast-growing
angel investor group
with chapters
nationwide,
including several
around the Pacific
Northwest.
Meetings with
additional groups and
interested individuals
are being scheduled as
time allows.
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Grant Funding
Even as we
pursue
investor
funding,
Hydrovolts
is also
actively
seeking
other
sources that
will advance
our
technology
and
business.
Funding from
grants will
accelerate
our progress
without
diluting the
ownership
stake of our
investors.
Several
grant
programs
have
criteria
that match
up very well
with
Hydrovolts'
current
stage and
situation;
these are
being
carefully
prioritized
and pursued.
In
addition
the American
Recovery
and
Reinvestment
Act (the
"Stimulus
Bill") contains
significant
funding
for
renewable
energy
programs
and
initiatives. One
of
particular
interest
is the
(Washington)
State
Energy
Fund, a
$60M
block
grant
which
will be
administered
by the
Washington
State
Community,
Trade
and
Economic
Development
(CTED)
office.
While
criteria
are yet
subject
to
change,
preliminary
indications
suggest
a
preference
to make
grants
to
Washington
companies
at seed
stage
that are
engaged
in
innovative
renewable
energy
R&D and
demonstration
projects
and
which
will use
the
money to
create
jobs.
This
exactly
describes
Hydrovolts,
which is
also the
only
company
in
Washington
pursuing
renewable
hydropower.
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Please
contact us to
find out more, to
see the
turbine in action,
or to get
involved! And
please send this on
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