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Bloom Energy

Bloom Energy
النوعPrivately held
السابقIon America
تأسست2002
المؤسسK. R. Sridhar, John Finn, Matthias Gottmann, James McElroy, Dien Nguyen
المقر الرئيسي،
USA
الأشخاص الرئيسيون
K. R. Sridhar (co-founder, CEO)
المنتجاتregenerative solid oxide fuel cells
85 Million loss (2008)[1]
المالكKleiner Perkins (among others)
الموقع الإلكترونيhttp://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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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Bloom Energy Shifts Power via Fuel Cells". BusinessWeek. December 7, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  3. ^ "The Bloom Box: An Energy Breakthrough?". CBS News. February 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  4. ^ خطأ استشهاد: وسم <ref> غير صحيح؛ لا نص تم توفيره للمراجع المسماة 60min
  5. ^ Coursey, David (February 23, 2010). "Why I'm Bullish on Bloom Energy". PC World. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  6. ^ أ ب "Bloom Energy unveils its 'Bloom Box' fuel cell". San Jose Mercury News. February 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  7. ^ Gaylord, Chris (22 February 2010). "Bloom Box: What 60 Minutes left out". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  8. ^ خطأ استشهاد: وسم <ref> غير صحيح؛ لا نص تم توفيره للمراجع المسماة engadget
  9. ^ Chediak, Mark (24 February 2010). "Bloom Energy Says Generator Can Produce 100 Kilowatts (Update1)". Bloomberg.
  10. ^ "Bloom Energy Revealed on 60 Minutes! : Greentech Media". Greentechmedia.com. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.