General Electric Names Winners of Ecomagination Home Challenge

General Electric announced yesterday the winners of its Ecomagination Home Challenge. 9 US-based companies and 1 UK-based company will share $63 million in financing. And the 10 winners are:

• Ember’s wireless communications technology connecting devices, homes and the grid
• GMZ Energy’s heat-to-electricity converter to capture solar energy
• Hara’s software for reducing energy, water, waste, and carbon
• Nuventix’ LED cooling system
• OnRamp Wireless communications system
• Project Frog’s pre-fabricated green buildings
• SunRun’s residential solar services
• Viridity’s “virtual power plants” that help integrate renewable power
• VPhase’s household energy control device
• WiTricity’s wireless charging solution for EVs and consumer electronics

In Addition to the 10 winners, 5 other companies will each receive $100,000:

• E.quinox’s renewable energy for developing countries
• PlotWatt’s smart meter analysis
• Pythagoras’ solar windows
• Suntulit’s climate control systems
• Xergy’s green refrigeration systems

Over the next few months, the Green Job Bank will track the green jobs created by these 10 companies.