The Solar Decathlon is a competition between 20 international (but mostly U.S.) universities to build a solar, green and sustainable house that could be practically duplicated for the marketplace. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the contest requires teams to ship their entire house to the National ...

If you’re looking for a nice hotel that’s keeping a sharp eye on its carbon footprint, you’ll want to check out the Crown Spa Hotel. It’s in Scarborough, on the Yorkshire coast, but if you can get there, you’ll find that the management and staff at this hotel are ...

Burning Man is filled with hackers, artists and makers of all walks. We thought we would search out the energy geeks and see how they were utilizing resources out in the middle of nowhere. The obvious, most abundant source of energy in Black Rock City is the Sun. Solar ...

Full Spectrum Solar is a local, independent leader in solar energy installations in Madison, Wisc. The brainchild of brothers Burke and Marc O’Neal, Full Spectrum has installed over one hundred solar energy systems, including the largest grid-connected battery-backup and residential photovoltaic systems in Wisconsin. During Hybridfest, I spoke with Ross ...

I love this interview with Scott Elrod, manager of the hardware systems group at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC, for short). PARC, under the creative and enthusiastic leadership of Elrod, has ventured into the clean technology area. Recently, PARC worked together with the start-up SolFocus on the development ...

Which Clean Technologies are catching the attention of the venture capital community. Erik Straser, Partner of Mohr Davidow Ventures thinks solar, clean coal, biofuels and energy storage are the most exciting. Joined by Paul Deninger (vice chairman of Jefferies and Company Inc.), these two insightful observers analyze the clean tech ...

A few facts: in the U.S., residential and commercial space accounts for 40 percent of our primary energy consumption and 38 percent of CO2 emissions are from operating buildings. Why, then, is so little attention paid to building energy efficient offices and residences? Prof. Gil Masters from Stanford University wants ...

Roz Savage successfully rowed the Atlantic solo in 2006 and now looks to become the first woman to row solo across the Pacific Ocean. David Helvarg of the Blue Frontier Campaign introduces Roz to begin the ceremony from the Presidio Yacht Club at Fort Baker, Calif. Valerie ...

On June 1, Silicon Valley profiled itself as the future epicenter of solar power, energy efficiency and clean technologies at the Energy Summit 2007. Jacob and Desirae, two of my students at Stanford, attended to see with Silicon Valley’s leaders were up to. They report on the conference in this ...

John Hofmeister, Shell Oil president, sees an important role for his company in supplying the world’s energy in the future. Petroleum (oil and gas) will remain, at least for the near to medium future, the most important energy resource. Shell is also investing, as are many other energy companies, in ...

Everywhere you look, it seems, you’ll find another story on cleantech. If you’re curious about the investment community around this fast-growing (and increasingly-hyped) industry, you’ll want to hear what Erik Straser has to say.

Erik Straser leads the cleantech investment of Mohr Davidow Ventures. It’s his job to seek out promising start-ups in solar energy, biofuels, energy storage, industrial biotech and clean coal.

Something different on today’s show — an interview with blogger Doug Korthof. He and his wife Lisa are passionate EV advocates, having driven electric vehicles for more than ten years, including two EV1’s and now a Toyota RAV 4 EV. This advocacy must be genetic, as their son ...

AeroVironment is a Monrovia, Calif.-based pioneer in the conception and development of alternative energy vehicles, having helped to develop the solar-powered GM Sunraycer and the all-electric GM Impact, a prototype for General Motors’ EV-1 electric automobile, and others. If you watched the movie, Who Killed the ...

Plants are not as efficient as you might think in capturing solar energy. Current photovoltaic panels can capture more energy per square meter — quite a bit more in fact — than biomass crops that are being suggested as feedstock for ethanol. This is not a reason to dismiss biomass ...

Global warming is happening, and one of the culprits is likely increased emission levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as a result of our energy usage. Lynn Orr is director of the Global Climate and Energy Project and one of the world’s leading experts on global ...

Alternatives can help create a sustainable energy future. The most promising long-term alternative energy sources are wind and solar: there is plenty of it, greenhouse gas emissions are low, and the required surface area is relatively small — especially when compared to biomass. In this talk, SmartEnergy’s Margot Gerritsen says ...

Mark Jacobson is a world expert in wind energy and air pollution. He sees wind and solar power — not biomass — as the most optimal energy sources. He says that the increased use of ethanol will not improve the quality of the air we breathe. Mark also strongly ...

Las Vegas is a pretty sunny place, right? So why isn’t the whole city powered through solar energy? You could ask this question for a lot of places in the world. The answer we’re hearing more and more is that alternative energy is not just about being good, but being ...

Kevin Walsh, managing director and leader of GE Energy Financial Services’ renewable energy team, talks about GE’s energy renewable business in his keynote address at the Cleantech Venture Forum in New York.

The Cleantech Forum is right around the corner, February 19-22, in San Francisco. The San Francisco Cleantech Forum ...

In this keynote address at the Cleantech Venture Forum in New York, AIG Global Investment Group Chairman Win Neuger talks about the importance of Cleantech and clean technology.

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Guest: Win J. Neuger - AIG Global Investment Group

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It is my honor and privilege to introduce to you Win Neuger of AIG ...

Sunarc has invested more than $4.5 million in its On-Demand Insulation & Shade System for commercial greenhouse growers. The company claims its system dramatically lowers energy costs and improves crop yield and quality. PodTech’s Rio Pesino spoke with Sunarc President and CEO Len April at the Cleantech Venture Forum ...

Cleantech Venture Network is a group of venture capitalists dedicated to finding investments in “clean” technologies. PodTech’s Rio Pesino spoke with Cleantech Co-Founder Nick Parker about the organization’s vision in New York.

The Cleantech Forum XII is right around the corner, February 19-22, in San Francisco. The San Francisco ...

Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz and Intel CEO Paul Otellini took the stage in San Francisco Monday to announce a new alliance. Listen here for the audio of the entire presentation and the Q&A session.

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Guest: Jonathan Schwartz - Sun
Guest: Paul Otellini - Intel

Jonathan Schwartz - Sun