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May 10, 2012

Mark Kerbel to present at PLMA Spring Conference, May 22-23

Mark Kerbel, Co-founder and EVP Business Development of REGEN Energy, will be speaking about Demand Response project financing and demand side management at the Peak Load Management Alliance Spring 2012 Conference, sponsored by Con Edison. The conference takes place from May 22-23 at the Affinia Hotel in New York City. Pre-conference activities will be held on May 21. Please visit the PLMA website for a detailed program, including the schedule for Mark’s presentations. REGEN Energy will also be exhibiting at the conference, which focuses on commercial and industrial markets for Demand Response.

April 10, 2012

Visit Us at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, April 23-26

REGEN Energy™ will be exhibiting at CinemaCon at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas later this month. CinemaCon is the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO). The show will feature exhibitors from all facets of the international motion picture theatre industry—exhibition, distribution, marketing, publicity and advertising, internet and social media, and theatre equipment and concessions manufacturers and dealers. REGEN Energy will be demonstrating its energy management solution, Swarm Energy Management™, which has had proven success in a movie theatre application. Visit us in booth 2618 in the Augustus Ballroom.

Find out more about the conference.

April 10, 2012

Visit Us at The Green Living Show in Toronto, April 13-15

REGEN Energy™ is proud to be a part of the “Green Innovations & Inventions Ontario” pavilion at The Green Living Show in Toronto. The Green Living Show takes place at Exhibition Place this weekend, and it is the largest green consumer show in North America with over 400 exhbitors participating this year. We hope you’ll stop by the Green Innovations & Inventions pavilion to learn about the exciting developments being made in Ontario’s green technology field.

March 29, 2012

REGEN Energy Announces the Release of LiveHive™

REGEN Energy™ announces the release of LiveHive™, a brilliant feature which allows REGEN’s Swarm Energy Management™ electric load controllers to sense live changing conditions and automatically adjust their own setting in response to these changes. The LiveHive feature is capable of instinctively compensating for loads with significant changes in behavior, such as an HVAC unit governing a large indoor space that has to work more aggressively when a large number of people arrive.


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March 22, 2012

REGEN Energy Names Robert M. Chiste to Board of Directors

REGEN Energy announces the appointment of Robert M. Chiste as its new Chairman. Mr. Chiste has spent his entire career in the energy and cleantech industries, most recently serving as CEO of Comverge, Inc. We are privileged to have Bob share with us his wealth of experience in creating highly successful companies in this exciting industry.


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January 24, 2012

REGEN exhibiting at DistribuTECH 2012

Visit REGEN Energy in booth 4035 at DistribuTECH 2012, held this year in San Antonio, Texas. The conference features the latest smart grid innovations, bringing together utilities and solutions providers from across the continent.

Find out more about Regen’s booth at Distributech.

September 29, 2011

REGEN Invited to Smart Grid Venture Showcase

The Boston office of the Consulate General of Canada invited REGEN’s CEO, Tim Angus to present A Cross Border Smart Grid Investment Success: REGEN Scaling Up and Moving Forward at the 2011 Smart Grid Venture Showcase in Worchester, MA. The event is hosted by The Institute for Energy and Sustainability, The Consulate General of Canada (Boston), and SETsquared.

September 12, 2011

REGEN Receives Financing, Opens California Office

REGEN Energy closed a financing round with prominent cleantech venture capital firms NGEN Partners of Santa Barbara, CA, and BDC Venture Capital of Canada. The investment allows REGEN to dramatically accelerate its marketing and product development efforts, and grow its partner network. Mark Kerbel, co-founder, is now based out of REGEN’s first U.S. office in San Diego, CA, serving west-coast customers, channel partners, and utilities.


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May 26, 2011

NO BUILDING LEFT BEHIND: OpenADR for the Masses with REGEN Energy’s EnviroGrid

REGEN Energy announces the availability of its OpenADR (Open Automated Demand Response) solution for summer 2011. This solution breaks down technology barriers so that every commercial and industrial facility can benefit from OpenADR programs and incentives. REGEN’s simple wireless EnviroGrid demand management technology enables building owners to participate in OpenADR, whether directly with a utility or through a load aggregator, at a fraction of the cost and complexity compared to an Energy Management System (EMS).


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February 1, 2011

Visit Us at the DistribuTECH Conference in San Diego, February 1-3

Join REGEN Energy in San Diego for the DistribuTECH Conference (Booth 846). DistribuTECH is the utility industry’s leading smart grid conference in the utility sector. REGEN will be announcing its EnviroGrid Electric Vehicle JumpStart Kit at the conference.

March 24, 2010

Visit Us at the GLOBE 2012 Conference in Vancouver, March 24-26

Look for REGEN Energy’s exhibit at the GLOBE 2010 conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. GLOBE 2010 is one of the world’s largest and longest-running events dedicated to the business of the environment.

March 23, 2010

Visit Us at the DistribuTECH Conference in Tampa, March 23-25

Look for REGEN Energy’s exhibit at the 20th Annual Distributech convention in Tampa, Florida. This conference is the premiere utility conference in North American, bringing together utilities and Smart Grid service providers.

March 9, 2010

REGEN’s CEO Tim Angus to Present at Montgomery Technology Conference

Tim Angus, REGEN’s CEO, has been invited to present at the Montgomery Technology Conference in Santa Monica, an invitation-only event consisting of over 800 senior-level private equity and venture capital investors and corporate industry executives.

December 2, 2009

REGEN’s President Mark Kerbel to Sit on Panel at Toronto Convention

REGEN Energy’s president, Mark Kerbel, is invited to be a panel member at the Lessons from Change – Future Market Leaders C-Suite session, a segment of E&Y’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Week in Toronto. The session, hosted by Lou Pagnutti, E&Y’s Chairman and CEO, will discuss how innovation is driving change in these times of economic recovery.

November 24, 2009

Visit Us at Energy 2009 in Toronto, November 24-25

On November 24th and 25th, 2009, Canada’s top industrial energy efficiency experts, industry leaders and energy efficiency suppliers will gather in Toronto to discuss, learn and explore the new frontiers in industrial energy efficiency. REGEN Energy is pleased to announce that we have been invited by the SDTC to exhibit at Energy 2009 at the Toronto Congress Centre (See Booth # 403).

October 12, 2009

REGEN to Speak at Toronto Zoo’s ECOexecutives Program

REGEN Energy was invited as a speaker at the Toronto Zoo’s ECOexecutives program, a series of workshops to educate and inform facility operators of practical energy efficiency measures.

Learn more about the program

July 13, 2009

Visit Us at the National Town Meeting on Demand Response in Washington D.C.


Join REGEN Energy at the National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid in Washington, DC. The conference has been organized by the Demand Response Coordinating Committee, a non-profit organization formed in 2004 to increase the knowledge base in the U.S. on demand response, and facilitate the exchange of information and expertise among demand response practitioners and policy makers.

June 8, 2009

Visit Us at Connectivity Week in Santa Clara, June 8-11


Join REGEN Energy in Booth 117 at Connectivity Week in Santa Clara, CA, focused on the intersection of energy and information technology. Connectivity Week is one of the largest Smart Grid conferences in the U.S., with 11 tracks spanning the range of energy efficiency topics for building operators, service providers, and utilities.

May 11, 2009

Visit Us at the Discovery 09 Conference in Toronto, May 11-12

Visit REGEN at the Ontario Centre of Excellences’ Discovery 09 conference in Toronto, Canada’s premiere annual Innovation to Commercialization showcase event. REGEN exhibited in the Greening Greater Toronto Marketplace, an opportunity for green, innovative procurement executives to engage with Canada’s leading energy technology companies.

May 5, 2009

REGEN Announces Partnership With IBM

REGEN Energy is pleased to announce joining the IBM Business Partner network. IBM clearly recognized the unique advantages of REGEN’s EnviroGrid™ technology as a Smart Grid enabling edge device. “REGEN is excited to work with IBM, to provide unique enterprise energy management solutions, applicable to their global customers,” said Mark Kerbel, REGEN’s CEO.

May 1, 2009

REGEN Publishes Whitepaper on Swarm Logic

Automated Buildings publishes Smart Grid: Taking Our Cue from Nature, authored by Roman Kulyk, REGEN Energy’s Chief Technology Officer. The whitepaper describes how REGEN’s swarm logic approach provides significant benefits across the range of Smart Grid applications.

Read the whitepaper here

March 24, 2009

REGEN and Fat Spaniel Technologies Announce Partnership

At the GreenNet 09 Conference, Fat Spaniel Technologies and REGEN Energy announce a marketing and development partnership. REGEN Energy has joined Fat Spaniel’s Insight Platform™ Developer Program to deliver integrated renewable energy monitoring and control solutions. Fat Spaniel and REGEN Energy share a vision of a world where efficient energy solutions and renewable energy systems enable responsible energy production and usage.


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March 24, 2009

Visit Us at the GreenNet 09 Conference in San Francisco, March 24

Join REGEN Energy, a sponsor of the GreenNet 09 conference in San Francisco. GreenNet is the first green conference for the internet technology industry, featuring discussions on Power 2.0: The Smart Grid.

March 23, 2009

REGEN and ZeroFootprint Announce Carbon Management Solution Integration

Zerofootprint and REGEN Energy announce their Carbon Management Solution integration. The firms unveiled a joint marketing and development alliance to integrate Zerofootprint’s VELO Enterprise Carbon Management Software with REGEN Energy’s swarm logic-based EnviroGrid energy management system, providing organizations with a flexible and responsive solution for enterprise carbon management.


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March 6, 2009

REGEN Receives Canadian Federal Funding

Sustainable Development Technology Canada announces Canadian Federal $53 million of funding for 16 cleantech companies, including REGEN Energy (See Project #12 for details). “It’s especially important now for this government to support clean technologies such as these that provide opportunities for economic growth while offering innovative solutions to help tackle climate change,” said Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources. “Our government is working to accelerate key investments in Canada’s infrastructure in order to create jobs and help stimulate our economy.”

February 3, 2009

DISTRIBUTECH 2009 – February 3-5

Learn more about REGEN Energy’s EnviroGrid™ Smart Grid offerings at DISTRIBUTECH in San Diego, CA
, the largest electricity utility conference in the U.S. Visit us at Booth 2641.

January 26, 2009

Announcing the ENVIROGRID™ SMART GRID BUNDLE

At Chicago’s Winter 2009 , REGEN Energy™ is pleased to announce release of the ENVIROGRID™ SMART GRID BUNDLE, and publication of the first in a series of whitepapers, “Smart Grid: Taking our cue from nature“, written by Roman Kulyk, REGEN’s CTO. AHR-EXPO

Due to high interest from utilities, HVAC contractors, property managers, and energy research labs across the U.S. and Canada, REGEN Energy is proud to release the ENVIROGRID SMART GRID BUNDLE at AHR-EXPO in Chicago (Jan 26-28), the world’s largest HVAC conference. “Market interest for a convenient ‘starter pack’ drove us to create the Smart Grid Bundle,” said Mark Kerbel, CEO. “AHR-EXPO is the perfect venue for this product’s release, given escalating market demand for simple, rapid ROI energy efficiency solutions that additionally lay the foundation for Smart Grid applications”.

“Our clients are increasingly asking for practical ways to reduce their energy costs,” said Bernie Little, President of Nortown Air, a commercial building engineering and HVAC service firm. “After a simple installation effort, we evaluated EnviroGrid in our own building and now understand the benefits it can derive for our clients”. Yoram Birenzweig, VP of Pinedale Properties (A large property management firm and Nortown Air client) adds, “We’re always looking for straight-forward ways to reduce our energy costs, and EnviroGrid is the first product of its kind that we’ve encountered. That’s why we are currently evaluating EnviroGrid for our own fleet of buildings.”

As part of the bundle’s initial release, SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL PRICING is only available to customers who purchase the bundle at AHR-EXPO. Visit us at Booth #3710 for details!

January 5, 2009

Ontario announces $500,000 investment in REGEN

Jan 5/09: Premier Dalton McGuinty and Minister John Wilkinson speak with Mark Kerbel, CEO of REGEN Energy, as Ontario announces a $500,000 investment in REGEN through the Investment Accelerator Fund, Inside Toronto newspaperadministered by the Ontario Centre of Excellence. Click [HERE] to watch a video of Premier McGuinty discussing the investment. REGEN is grateful for IAF’s confidence in our firm, and looks forward to working closely with OCE to enhance our commercialization efforts. Read additional coverage of the event from the

December 9, 2008

Mark Kerbel PresentsMarketing Your Technical Innovation and Prototype

Mark Kerbel of REGEN Energy will present Marketing your Technical Innovation and Prototype at RIC and OCETA‘s “Growing your Business” Entrepreneurship Education Program, hosted at the University of Toronto.

December 8, 2008

REGEN at DR-EXPO Toronto

Visit REGEN Energy’s exhibitor showcase at DR-EXPO Toronto. Mark Kerbel has also been invited as a panelist in sessions discussing both business and technical aspects of demand response. Presentations:

Business Track: How to Approach DR Implementation
Technical Track: DR Deployment Workshop

December 4, 2008

Mark Kerbel at Ontario College Industry Breakfast

Mark Kerbel of REGEN Energy has been invited to host the Ontario Colleges / Industry Breakfast at the Sutton Place Hotel. The event will showcase the partnership between Centennial College and REGEN since 2006.

November 26, 2008

REGEN presenting at Powerful Alternatives Energy & Conservation Symposium

Hydro Ottawa has invited REGEN Energy to participate at its showcase Powerful Alternatives Energy & Conservation Symposium. Mark Kerbel will present “Swarming your Building with Intelligence” to commercial facility owners and operators.

November 13, 2008

REGEN Energy at Ontario Center of Excellence Innovation Cafe

Join REGEN Energy at Ontario Centre of Excellence’s Innovation Cafe at 10-11AM as part of the APPRO Conference. Mark Kerbel is a member of the Smart Grid panel, discussing how to derive solutions amenable to consumers.

May 15, 2008

REGEN Energy sponsors High Stakes Asset Management conference

REGEN is a bronze sponsor of the High Stakes Asset Intelligence conference at the Rotman School of Management, a by-invitation-only forum for VP+ level commercial real estate owners, managers and space users. The focus: Energy efficiency for existing buildings – getting it, saving it, storing it, managing it, using it, making it. The format: Meetings – high level, big-picture, brief, targeted, strategic, one-on-one meetings arranged between senior representatives of solutions-provider sponsors and invited VIP delegates on their specific areas of interest. The High Stakes Asset Intelligence forum will bring together world-class experts on making buildings better with the true drivers of Canadian commercial real estate – in one room, at one time, for the first time.

May 12, 2008

Visit REGEN Energy at OCE’s Discover 2008

Visit REGEN’s booth at OCE’s Discovery 2008, Canada’s premier innovation and commercialization event. “Be inspired, challenged, and emboldened by influential thought leaders, daring visionaries, and over 1,500 delegates from every aspect of the innovation sector.”

March 25, 2008

REGEN exhibiting at BOMA Toronto Show

Join REGEN at this year’s BOMA Toronto Show, the largest single gathering of major property managers and facility operators in the Greater Toronto Area. REGEN will present our novel Demand Management / Demand Response service at a dedicated section in the exhibitor showcase area.

March 20, 2008

REGEN presenting technology to CLD

REGEN is invited to present its technology and services to the Conservation & Demand Management Steering Committee of the Coalition of Large Distributors (CLD). The CLD lead the powerWISE energy efficiency program, and comprise six of Ontario’s largest electricity distribution companies, serving the majority of the province’s businesses and residents.

March 12, 2008

REGEN at Globe 2008

Join REGEN Energy at Booth 1117 at Globe 2008 in Vancouver, British Columbia. REGEN was invited to this prestigious sustainability conference as part of OCE‘s showcase of technology developed in Ontario.

January 28, 2008

REGEN authorize to secure funding

REGEN receives authorization to secure funding for its customers through Toronto Hydro’s Business Incentive Program. REGEN successfully secured BIP funding for its first commercial installation at a Toronto office building, home to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (This facility was studied earlier through funding assistance from OCE and OPA Technology Development Fund).

December 7, 2007

Regen a winner in Canada’s Top 10 Cleantech Companies

REGEN Energy is one of the winners in Canada’s Top 10 Cleantech Companies competition, presented by Borden Ladner Gervais.

November 10, 2007

Mark Kerbel to speak at Impact Leadership 2007

REGEN’s CEO is a panelist at Impact Leadership 2007. Mark Kerbel will speak in a special session called Stump the Speaker to encourage young entrepreneurs think about how they can bring new concepts to fruition.

October 25, 2007

REGEN Energy inaugural Cleantech Next 10 winner

REGEN is an inaugural Cleantech Next 10 award winner, presented by Corporate Knights Magazine at the Cleantech Venture Conference. See page 10 of this special report, as well as Tyler Hamilton’s commentary on Cleantech entrepreneurship in Canada.

In the photo above, Rafael Coven (Managing Director, Cleantech Indices), Mark Kerbel (CEO, REGEN Energy), and Peter Love (Chief Energy Conservation Officer, Ontario Power Authority) share a lighter moment at the press conference.

September 25, 2007

Mark Kerbel presents in Engineering Entrepreneurship Series

Mark Kerbel of REGEN presents lecture on entrepreneurship at the University Toronto’s Electrical & Computer Engineering Entrepreneurship Series.

September 20, 2007

REGEN selected as one of the inaugural Deloitte Technology Green 15 winners

June 1, 2007

REGEN presents at SB07 Sustainable Building Toronto

REGEN presents “Reducing Peak Demand using Self-Organizing Systems” at SB07 Sustainable Building Toronto

April 24, 2007

REGEN and Centennial College

Centennial College and REGEN jointly test energy-saving device as part of an Ontario Centre of Excellence and Ontario Power Authority sponsored pilot installation project. Researchers at the Centennial Energy Institute will review REGEN’s field data and provide independent third-party analysis of the benefits derived by REGEN’s controllers.

April 20, 2007

REGEN Energy awarded research grant

REGEN Energy awarded research grant by Ontario Power Authority Technology Fund (See pg 16-17), presented by Jan Carr at Toronto Board of Trade OCE Mind to Market

April 13, 2007

NET 2007 Conference

REGEN Energy at NET 2007 Conference in Orlando
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March 27, 2007

REGEN at OCE Energy Booth

REGEN Energy at OCE Energy booth in Energy Matters

January 1, 2006

2006 Archives

Oct 13: REGEN Energy invited to CEATI CESIG Quebec City Fall ’06
Sep 21: REGEN Energy selected to present at the Toronto Angel Group
Jul 11: REGEN Energy files U.S. patent for its demand mgmt solution
Jun 1: REGEN Energy invited to present to the Toronto Industrial Angels.
May 12: Energy Minister pushes for aggressive conservation
May 11: REGEN Energy at CEATI Understanding Customer Response
Feb 27: REGEN Energy leads Innovation Module at Enercom 2006

January 1, 2005

2005 Archives

Dec 22: IEMO warns of possible rotating power cuts in Toronto by 2008.
Nov 11: REGEN becomes OEN‘s newest corporate member
Oct 31: OPA Conservation Bureau issues its 2005 Annual Report
Oct 27: REGEN becomes ONEIA‘s newest corporate member
Sep 27: Innovate Inc. forms strategic alliance with REGEN Energy
Oct 25-26: Green Building Festival, Toronto
Sep 14: OPA: York Region Electricity Supply Solutions, Newmarket
Sep 8: OEB Issues TRC Guide for 2005/6 C&DM Plan
May 25-27: EECO 2005 Environment & Energy Conference, Toronto
May 19: McGuinty Gov’t Promoting Energy Conservation In Ontario
May 18-19: 2005 Wireless & Mobile WorldExpo Conference, Toronto
May 17: Better Buildings 2005, Winnipeg
Apr 28: Canada Green Building Council, Toronto Chapter meeting
Apr 20: Ontario Appoints Chief Energy Conservation Officer