Touch Light Innovations, a startup from the University of Illinois, has been selected as a participant in the 2016 Cleantech Open Accelerator Program. Touch Light Innovations is pioneering in harvesting ambient energy to power our daily use tools and create a green environment.
Swarnav Pujari, is a sophomore in Materials Science and Engineering.Touch Light Innovations is pioneering in harvesting ambient energy to power our daily use tools and create a green environment. Their flagship product, Power Pad, is a low-profile device that sits beneath any moderate to heavy foot traffic location. Each step a passerby takes on the Power Pad generates up to 10 watt-mins of power. Read more about the Cozad New Venture competition finalist.
By targeting the commercial building market space in city locations, Touch Light Innovations is able to offer a clean technology product that is designed for city like environments. This product is estimated to save an average commercial building up to $80,000.00 a year on their electrical bill and increase real estate value by 7% each year. The Power Pad has been tested at a Westchester Knicks game as well as in a New York High School for one month.
This year, over 300 companies entered the Cleantech Open competition and participants were selected from seven geographic regions across the US. Cleantech Open’s Accelerator Program gives clean technology minded entrepreneurs and startups a chance to receive funding, mentoring, potential capital from investors and access to showcase their services and/or product to the media and public.