بلوم بوكس
Bloom Energy
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| النوع | Privately held |
|---|---|
| السابق | Ion America |
| تأسست | 2002 |
| المؤسس | K. R. Sridhar, John Finn, Matthias Gottmann, James McElroy, Dien Nguyen |
| المقر الرئيسي | ، USA |
الأشخاص الرئيسيون | K. R. Sridhar (co-founder, CEO) |
| المنتجات | regenerative solid oxide fuel cells |
| 85 Million loss (2008)[1] | |
| المالك | Kleiner Perkins (among others) |
| الموقع الإلكتروني | http://www.bloomenergy.com/ |
Bloom Energy is the company that develops, builds, installs Bloom Energy Servers.[1] The company, started in 2002 by CEO K.R. Sridhar,[1] is one of 26 named a 2010 Tech Pioneer by the World Economic Forum.[2]
History
In October 2001, Sridhar had a meeting with John Doerr from the large venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins.[3] Sridhar was asking for more than $100 million to start the company. Bloom Energy has received $400 million of start-up funding from venture capitalists, including Kleiner Perkins[4] and Vinod Khosla.[5]
The company, originally called Ion America, was renamed to Bloom Energy in 2006.[6]
Sridhar credited his nine-year-old son for the name, saying that his son believed jobs, lives, environment and children would bloom.[7] One of the celebrities appearing at the product launch was Michael R. Bloomberg, who appeared by video link.[8] Bloomberg's business news network covered the event, but was attributed every statement to "Bloom Energy".[9]
The CEO gave a media interview (to Fortune Magazine) for the first time in 2010, eight years after founding the company, because of pressure from his customers.[1] A few days later he allowed a journalist (Lesley Stahl of the CBS News program 60 Minutes) to see the factory for the first time.[10] On February 24, 2010, the company held its first press conference.[6]
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المراجع
- ^ أ ب ت ث 1, x (19 February 2010). "Is K.R. Sridhar's 'magic box' ready for prime time?". Fortune Magazine. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
{{cite news}}:|last=has numeric name (help) خطأ استشهاد: وسم<ref>غير صالح؛ الاسم "bstfort" معرف أكثر من مرة بمحتويات مختلفة. - ^ "Bloom Energy Shifts Power via Fuel Cells". BusinessWeek. December 7, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- ^ "The Bloom Box: An Energy Breakthrough?". CBS News. February 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ خطأ استشهاد: وسم
<ref>غير صحيح؛ لا نص تم توفيره للمراجع المسماة60min - ^ Coursey, David (February 23, 2010). "Why I'm Bullish on Bloom Energy". PC World. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ أ ب "Bloom Energy unveils its 'Bloom Box' fuel cell". San Jose Mercury News. February 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ Gaylord, Chris (22 February 2010). "Bloom Box: What 60 Minutes left out". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ خطأ استشهاد: وسم
<ref>غير صحيح؛ لا نص تم توفيره للمراجع المسماةengadget - ^ Chediak, Mark (24 February 2010). "Bloom Energy Says Generator Can Produce 100 Kilowatts (Update1)". Bloomberg.
- ^ "Bloom Energy Revealed on 60 Minutes! : Greentech Media". Greentechmedia.com. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.