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3 Reasons Eco Friendly Sustainable Houses Rock
We all know that our planet is seriously polluted and that people keep spending more and more energy, which is extremely bad for our planet, therefore we need to change our bad habits to conserve our planet for future generations to enjoy. There are many ways we can reduce our energy consumption and one of [...]
NREL: Cutting Building Energy Use in Half
The blips of a heart monitor, the hum of an MRI, the intense lights of a surgical room: all can bring both comfort and fear — and all require a lot of power. But new hospitals are being filled with natural, calming light and are leveraging energy from the sun and earth to power the [...]
Bill Clinton Discussus Energy Ideas at ARPA-E
Former President Bill Clinton stepped onto the stage at ARPA-E’s third annual Energy Innovation Summit to a standing ovation. He started off by reminding the tech-savvy crowd that he was “famously technologically challenged.” He then reflected on his position of being a former president, adding, “One of the saddest things about being a former president [...]
Big Ideas at the Renewable Energy Finance Forum
It’s always interesting to get out and interact with differentgroups who have specific perspectives on the energy industry. And, tothat end, I’ve commited to a certain travel schedule that will take me — either as a speaker or as a participant — to a decent number ofconferences over the next 12 months. I enjoyed my trip [...]
Ideas for Innovation in Underserved Communities
I Recently attended Santa Clara University’s Boot Camp for social entrepreneurs, the Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI) — which never misses ‘wowing’ audiences as to how innovativeindividuals can be when confronted with a pressing societal need. Withsupport from the Tech Awards, Presented by Applied Materials, the GSBI has been mentoring and training would-be entrepreneurs how [...]
7 Ideas to Save PACE
PACE. It’s the Susan Boyle of greentech policy initiatives. PACE, or property assessed clean energy, emerged in 2008 in Berkeleyas a way to help homeowners and businesses finance energy efficiencyretrofits. Under typical PACE programs, the owner gets a loan via acity- or state-organized bond program to add equipment and then pays itback through a supplemental [...]
Aspen Ideas Festival: Follow-Up
The Aspen Ideas Festival has been an amazingopportunity to see what some of the greatest minds in the world aredoing to help the world innovate and progress. Applied Materials’ focuswas on how our high-tech manufacturing has the potential to re-energizethe U.S. manufacturing sector (watch Applied Materials Chairman and CEOMike Splinter’s talk here). Other topics discussed [...]
Creating America’s Next Great Industries at The Aspen Ideas Festival
Today Applied Materials’ CEO Mike Splinter took part in a well-known globalthought-leader forum: The Aspen Ideas Festival. Dedicated to the notionthat bringing the major policy, business and social leaders of the world together can lead to more meaningful discussion and action, Applied isproud to be able to take part in such a prestigious event. Specifically, [...]
Top 5 Renewable Energy Ideas of 2009
An auspicious year for renewable energy, 2009 will forever be markedby serious, fundamental changes in the world of politics, economics,science, and social consciousness. Not all of it good, mind you, butfor the most part there has been plenty to be excited about. In the realm of groundbreaking ideas, the industry has seen someinteresting advancements. Here [...]