Interviews

Intelligent, Solar-Managed Windows: The Next Big Thing?

NREL Tinted State Inside

Using a proprietary nanotech application, RavenBrick has created a cheap, easy-to-apply filter that switches clear windows to a tinted state when heated. Read more →

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Can DOE’s Sunshot Challenge Fast-Track Grid-Parity Solar?

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Find out what Minh Le, Chief Engineer for the Energy Department's Solar Program, has to say about the current state of American solar, and what we need to do to achieve grid-parity. Read more →

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An Earth Shelter For The Ages In Michigan

N. MI Earth Shelter

Super-green, insulated by earth and study enough to withstand tornadoes, a Northern Michigan earth shelter home features a unique element: an underground barn. Read more →

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Dreaming Of Wind Energy In The Shadow Of The Himalayas

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Climate Central takes a look at how one entrepreneur in Nepal is making an effort to bring clean energy to the capital city of Kathmandu. Read more →

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Scoot Over, Car Shares, Scoot Networks Is Coming

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Scoot Networks is a San Francisco startup poised to offer commuters an affordable, green, electric scooter sharing service similar to Zip Car. Read more →

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RidePal Wants To Get You To Work In Green Style

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Inspired by the Google shuttle, the San Francisco startup RidePal is aiming to provide stuck-in-traffic drivers a plush and eco-friendly commuting alternative. Read more →

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Energy Tower Visionary: How It Works [INTERVIEW]

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The mastermind behind the novel Energy Tower, Dan Zaslavsky, says the technology uses a principle that's been known for hundreds of years. Read more →

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Are Hybrid Solar Ferries The Answer? [INTERVIEW]

Tonbo Solar Hybrid Ferry

The engineers and shipping experts at Eco Marine Power aren't afraid to think way outside the box when it comes to reducing shipping industry emissions. EarthTechling caught up with Greg Atkinson to find out more about the company's latest solar-hybrid design. Read more →

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Solar Energy, Mobile Phones Power Up The Developing World

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National Geographic Society takes a look at how people in towns in developing nations are making use of pay-as-you-go solar energy to help with their daily lives. Read more →

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How Walmart Learned To Go Green [INTERVIEW]

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EarthTechling speaks to Brooke Buchanan, Walmart's director of sustainability communications, about the retail giant's efforts to go green. Read more →

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