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Beakon Technologies is added to the “One Big Thing” list issued by the US Ambassador in Sweden

Beakon Technologies was added to the “One Big Thing” list of alternative energy opportunities in Sweden on the New York Green Summit. The US Ambassador Michael Wood has launched an initiative called “One Big Thing”, an effort to promote alternative energy cooperation between the U.S. and Sweden. One important part of the effort is to identify and support Swedish sustainable initiatives.

This is the fourth time the list is released and the number of companies has grown from the initial 30 to 52 companies. The “One Big Thing” effort claims that Sweden is filled with entrepreneurs who have great ideas for alternative energy but who lack the capital to turn the ideas into a successful business. The purpose of the list is to identify the best of those entrepreneurs to U.S. cleantech investors.

Nicklas Larsson, CEO of Beakon Technologies, says, “being added to the list is a recognition of the importance of our technology in the sustainable society and gives us energy to strive hard towards our vision - Be considered as one of the most important contributors to reducing world energy waste by 2025. It will also give us publicity and will hopefully aid us attracting partners.”

In the press release when issuing the fourth edition of the list Ambassador Wood stated, "I'm excited that the list has grown so much, nearly doubling in eighteen months. This shows that Sweden's spirit of innovation is still strong. I think companies also recognize that being on the list is a good way to generate publicity and gain exposure to potential U.S. partners.

Beakon Technologies was founded 2005 based on a breakthrough innovation making it possible to produce high efficient thermoelectric elements. Efficient thermoelectric elements will dramatically change the circumstances for converting waste heat into useful electric energy. The technology can also be applied to develop energy efficient cooling and heating applications.

For more information, please contact:
Beakon Technologies, info@beakontech.com

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Nanofreeze Technologies becomes Beakon Technologies

Beakon Technologies AB became the new name of our company the 29th of March 2008. Nanofreeze Technologies is kept as a brand for future products from Beakon Technologies. Beakon is a variant of Beacon and shall describe our desired position on the thermoelectric market. Our ambition is to lead and guide the thermoelectric industry into a new era based on the possibilities arising with a high efficiency thermoelectric chip.

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Beakon Technologies nominated for Globe Award 2008

Beakon Technologies was nominated to Globe Award 2008 in the category Best CSR Entrepreneur. “We were very proud to be nominated to Globe Award 2008! Just being nominated is a proof of greatness of the technology that we are developing. We didn't win the award, but the opportunity to be able to participate in all activities during the day was very rewarding.”, says Nicklas Larsson, CEO of Beakon Technologies.

Globe Award acknowledges and seeks inspiration from organizations in Sweden that have excelled in corporate social responsibility (CSR), by maintaining the UN Global Compact's ten principles in the areas of human rights, labor standards, environment and anti-corruption. Globe Award is to support innovative ideas, which help create a more sustainable and inclusive global economy. Globe Awards 2008 are given for:

• Best Integration of CSR in Business Operations
• Best CSR Entrepreneur
• Best CSR Research

The jury consists of eminent experts in the field of CSR. The nominees are presented at the beginning of the year and the awards are handed out at the Globe Forum conference.

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Nanofreeze gets venture capital for revolutionary energy technology

Northzone Ventures and TeknoSeed AB invest 7.4 MSEK in the cleantech company Nanofreeze Technologies. Nanofreeze develops next generation thermoelectric elements that will revolutionize the reuse of waste heat in the world. The company can with the funding continue the development of its technology and plans to launch its first product 2010.
“The investors have the necessary knowledge, network and capital to follow the development of the company, which we value as important. The capital raised will give us the possibility to continue to develop the company and recruit vital resources specialized in manufacturing of semiconductor material and our product”, says Nanofreeze CEO Nicklas Larsson. Read the full press release here.

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Nanofreeze wins Vinnova's VinnNU competion!

Nanofreeze wins 300.000 Sek in a competition organized by Vinnova in conjunction with Energimyndigheten. The competition is a way for the swedish government to promote and support newly started technology companies in the country. More information can be found at Vinnovas website.
“We are grateful for the price which aids the development of Nanofreeze. This award is another proof that our invention is strong and our technology has great impact“, comments VP Erik Ryding.

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Nanofreeze gets honorary mention at the Lund Innovation price 2006!

Nanofreeze gets an honorary mention at the Lund Innovation price 2006 organized by Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers in cooperation with Lunds universitet utvecklingsbolag (LUAB). The purpose of the price is to stimulate a faster innovationprocess in Skåne, ensuring that more companies are created in the region of Skåne. The motivation of the jury was:
“Nanofreeze has a new innovative way of producing a new kind of coolchip for electronic components. Nanofreeze want to produce, with the help of nanotechnology, the next generation of thermoelectric coolers with significantly higher efficiency and an enormous market potential.“