Fortunato Cardenas
Former Science Research Specialist at the PhilRice Research Institute but continues to collaborate with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Parc Cientific de Barcelona (PCB) at the Nanotechnology Platform.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.green-earth-aerogel.com |
| Industries: | Biotech, Cleantech, Financial, Nanotech |
| Skills: | Business, Chemical Engineering, Copy Writing, Design, Editing, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, Fiction, Graphic design, Industrial Engineering, Languages, Negotiation, Public Relations, Sales, Spanish, Web design, Writing |
| Next step: | We are raising capital for the startup by participating in business plan competitions. We intend to expand the company in the US and other major rice producing countries. |
| Location: | Barcelona Spain |
| Groups: | California Clean Tech Open, CCE09 Investor Pitches , Conference on Clean Energy 2008 CCE08, Growth Companies 2010 - HiT bizBarcelona, Ignite Clean Energy (ICE), Intel® Challenge Hungary 2010, Intel® Challenge UK 2010, MIT Clean Energy Prize 2010 |
| Visas: | United Kingdom, Spain, Andorra, Philippines |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding team mates, Getting press, Growing my group, Helping friends, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Participating in a competition, Partnering with other groups, Patenting my idea, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Sharing my projects, Starting a company, Supporting my investments |
| Tags: | aerogel, carbon, clean transportation, Cleantech, energy efficiency, greentech, insulation, magnets, microwave, rice, rice hull, silicon, superconductor |
FEATURED STARTUP
Green Earth Aerogel Technologies
Green Earth Aerogel Technologies
Producers of eco-friendly, energy efficient aerogel insulators from rice and rice hulls. Applications in superheated steam insulation and cryogenic insulation. A startup company based in Barcelona Spain at the Parc Cientific de Barcelona.
- Startup type: Competition Entry
- Status: Active
- Stage: Growth
FULL BIO
He is a trained engineer from the University of the Philippines at Los Baños and collaborates with the International Research Institute as in his private capacity. He has extensive working experience in a multi cultural environment. He is a dedicated worker with strong determination to respond and deliver to the needs of the job. He has patience, endurance and skills to face daily problems that one can possibly encounter at any given situation. He has worked and traveled to several cities in Europe and Far East Asia for the past two years.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Philsmed Foundation Pasay City, Philippines |
| Position: | Executive Director |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2005 |
| Employer: | Philippine Rice Research Institute Los Baños Laguna, Philippines |
| Position: | Executive Assistant of Project Leader |
| Time period: | January 2004 - December 2004 |
| Employer: | Philippine Rice Research Institute Muñoz Nueva Ecija, Philippines |
| Position: | Science Research Specialist |
| Time period: | January 2002 - December 2002 |
| Employer: | Philippine Rice Research Institute Los Baños Laguna, Philippines |
| Position: | Science Research Specialist |
| Time period: | January 2001 - December 2001 |
| Employer: | John Hancock Life Insurance Makati City, Philippines |
| Position: | Financial Planner |
| Time period: | January 2000 - December 2000 |
| Employer: | InterArt Modular Kitchen Company Quezon City, Philippines |
| Position: | Supervisor of construction team |
| Time period: | January 1999 - December 1999 |
PUBLICATIONS
| Patents: | Philippine Patent Application no.12009000136 method of producing aerogels from rice and rice hulls. The Patent is under PCT in Great Britain under International Patent Application No: PCT/GB2010/000903 |
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Green Earth Aerogel Technologies
Producers of eco-friendly, energy efficient aerogel insulators from rice and rice hulls. Applications in superheated steam insulation and cryogenic insulation. A startup company based in Barcelona Spain at the Parc Cientific de Barcelona.
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Green-Silicon Technology
The Green-Silicon Tech is a lab-tested process that produces polysilicon at a cost 4 times lower than the traditional technology. Our technology is environmentally friendly, and is a modular process, requiring much less CAPEX and installation time.
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WATTPIC Intelligent Energy
WATTPIC is a technologic based company from Barcelona and Amsterdam. The main developments we have done are in photovoltaics, IT for Demand Side Management and Water Desalination.
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Marc Guerrero
Marc Guerrero is a writer & journalist, editor & translator, historian & futurist, and media management entrepreneur for many years.
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Jay Fajardo
Social Computing and Web 2.0 Technopreneur
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Pep Salas Prat
PhD in Sustainability, Technology and Humanism from UPC, Agronomist Engineer from ETSEA – URL, Agronomist technical Engineer from ESAB – UPC, CTO at Wattpic Energia Intel ligent since 2009, Founder and CEO at Wattpic Energia Intel ligent from 2005-08