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Grants Expert Ron Flavin Serves as Mentor to the Cleantech Open in Silicon Valley Geothermal company REC LLC is focusing on the financing and installation of a Low-temperature geothermal solar hybrid power plant San Francisco, CA, July 9, 2014 Grants Expert Ron Flavin is serving as a mentor to the Cleantech Open. Based in Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, California, the Cleantech Open runs the largest cleantech accelerator in the world and is known to find, fund and foster the most promising cleantech startups on the planet. (cleantechopen.com) Ideas presented during the accelerator's Cleantech Academy are often turned into successful business ventures. Ron Flavin has been paired as a specialist mentor with the Geothermal company REC LLC. Under Ron Flavin's mentorship, REC LLC is focusing financing and installation of a low temperature geothermal solar hybrid power plant. Based in Portland, Oregon, REC LLC (Rec-llc.net) is in the process of getting funded. Ron Flavin is guiding this startup through the process of getting funded with particular focus on government grants and government incentives. According to Ron Flavin, "The Cleantech Open mentoring program is a critical component of the cleantech accelerator because it gives cleantech startups the opportunity to raise investment capital and to achieve sustainable commercial success. " In the past, REC LLC has been successful in many areas of renewable energy development, but now the company has shifted focus to the financing and installation of a low temperature geothermal solar hybrid power plant. The company uses off-the-shelf technologies to develop low risk projects that are carbon free, serve peak demand and can supply distributed energy that has the potential to scale according to the size of the community. In addition to traditional Power Purchase Agreements, REC LLC is building partnerships with businesses who can utilize the onsite excess heat that is generated by their geothermal solar hybrid power plant. Businesses that use excess heat include greenhouses, aquaponics, food processing, breweries, resorts, and district heat facilities. So far, REC LLC's partners include the United States Department of Energy. Ron Flavin is an internationally acclaimed Business Organizational Strategist who has specific expertise in developing and writing grant proposals for businesses of all sizes as well as for non-profit organizations, government agencies and educational institutions. Flavin frequently announces current grants opportunities on his highly popular blog that is located at http://www.rflavin.com/ or on Twitter @rflavin. ###