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Confimed Shrinkage: Solar Venture Capital Funding
The amount of venture capital (VC)—early-stage funding with higher risks, but high potential returns—going to solar companies continues to shrink, according to a new report from Mercom Capital Group. The report found that solar venture capital in the first quarter of 2013 fell to $126 million, almost a third of the $324 million in the [...]
The 2012 Election: It’s All About Energy
Recently, GTM asked how the results of the 2012 election will impact U.S. greentech, but a new poll suggests that question put the horse before the cart. The first question is how greentech will impact the 2012 election. Public Policy Polling (PPP) asked 22,412 likely voters in eight states considered to have the potential to [...]
Top 5 Radio Stations Run on Solar Power
Solar energy is so popular and cost effective that there are several radio stations in America that run on them. Below are the top five radio stations in the US that run on solar energy. 1. Hoopa, KIDE radio station in California KIDE, the Hoopa Valley Tribe’s radio station based in California is not only [...]
China’s Lead on Green Energy Technology: My Interview on Minnesota Public Radio
Earlier this week I appeared on Minnesota Public Radio with Georgetown University’s Joanna Lewisfor 45 minutes of conversation on how China is taking the clean energychallenge by its neck and running with it. Here’s the full audio tothe discussion: The show was clearly motivated by the recent New York Times front page storyby Keith Bradsher [...]
Flexio Solar FM Radio
Withgadgets like the iPod reducing radio usage to a minimum, there are afew who believe that with some ingenuity radios can be made favoritesin no time. Industrial designers Wu Kun-chia, Wang Shih-ju, ChenMing-daw and Liou Chang-ho have designed the Flexio – a solar-poweredportable radio, which is printable and inexpensive. Thepaper-packaged radio with a flexible speaker, [...]
Solar Radio by Gratzel
Life without color is as dry as a design without innovation. ProfMichael Gratzel’s Heilo DAB Radio is where these two collide sobeautifully. Colors and technology blend brilliantly and has led tothis radio winning the World Technology Award. This radio design usescolorful Gratzel panels which are transparent and also gives apsychedelic look and feel in the [...]