Cleantech Stories
When Water Infrastructure Fails: PFAS and Eastern NC’s Drinking Water
Over the last decades, access to clean and safe drinking water in the U.S. has become more prevalent in the news cycle. Stories of Flint, Michigan, Inez, Kentucky, and the Navajo Nation have increased the public’s awareness to a startling … Read more
Ending Range Anxiety
Marcy Bauer, senior vice president of program delivery for Evgo joined our IE Cleantech Corner webinar series for “Ending Range Anxiety.” During this webinar, she shared current trends impacting the adoption and accessibility of electric vehicles and charging stations with … Read more
Spearheading Conservation: ENGOs Driving Change, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust
Brush Cay mangrove forest before Hurricane Dorian As society transitions into the next decade, it has become increasingly clear that the Climate Crisis is an impossible battle to fight alone. The environmental movement is growing globally as governments, companies, and … Read more
By the Brook Tempeh
From bean to block, Taylor Westbrook is combining fermentation with artistry to create a unique product representative of a more sustainable food-future. Tempeh is a fairly foreign product to American consumers. I came to know it as a lot of … Read more
Designing Sustainable Cities: Songdo
The United Nations projects that by 2050 over two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas. That equates to about 2.5 billion additional people moving to cities around the world (United Nations). When constructed correctly, cities have the … Read more
Earth Day is Every Day
One of the most frustrating parts of environmentalism, in my opinion, is the tendency for portrayal as a movement for a specific subset of people. In hearing the term “environmentalist,” it’s hard not to think of “tree huggers” or vegan … Read more
Energy Policy to Power and Empower Low-Income Communities
Clean energy leaders Curtis Wynn, Ethan Blumenthal, and Claire Williamson made up the featured panel for the “Energy Policy to Power and Empower Low-Income Communities” webinar. They discussed the future of energy policy and efforts to increase equity with regard … Read more
How Battery Storage is Evolving Our Electric Grid: Continuing the Conversation
On September 23, the Cleantech Corner hosted a webinar discussing “How Battery Storage is Evolving Our Electric Grid.” The conversation touched on the pressure that our current grid is facing in the evolution towards decarbonization and increased renewable energy resources. … Read more
Enpira and Energy Data Analysis: Insightful, Actionable, and Personalized
Working virtually but headquartered in Durham NC, Enpira was founded by Daniel Kauffman to provide utilities and energy consumers with software and data analysis to better manage energy usage. Enpira serves three customer types: electric utilities, building portfolios, and energy … Read more
Artificial Intelligence System Monitors Road Conditions with Triple Bottom Line Benefits
Robocist is a Raleigh-based startup founded in 2015. They are a team of 12 members who have developed an artificial intelligence software system that captures data on the conditions of roads. Their innovative software is able to capture road condition … Read more