Dynamic windows are being manufactured by innovative companies like Soladigm and Sage. But what if you could get these smarter windows without buying a new one? A startup called US e-Chromic, which is a semi-finalist at the Cleantech Open 2011, has a plan cooking for that. Read More »
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Is combining solar cells and windows a case of chocolate and peanut butter (perfect combo) or one of those unions which equals less than the sum of its parts? Startup Pythagoras Solar has designed — and is selling — a double-pane window embedded with solar cells. Read More »
On Thursday morning, GE will host a day-long event where it plans to announce the latest winners of its $200 million smart grid challenge that are specifically focused on energy use in the home. Read More »
Tinted windows on demand could be a promising way to cut energy, but the technology isn’t common. Soladigm hopes to change that and has just lined up an additional $10 million in equity financing to bring a C round to a total $40 million. Read More »
Stealthy startup Soladigm has landed $30 million to help build a factory to start churning out its self-tinting glass in 2012. It’s in a race with rival Sage Electrochromics, which just got $80 million for its factory. Read More »
Soladigm has emerged as a startup to watch in the smart window space, yet not much is known about its technology. Turns out, the 3-year-old startup, which announced its first commercial factory plan in Mississippi last week, has been amassing both technologies and patents. Read More »
Soladigm, a tight-lipped startup working on energy-saving electrochomic windows, announced plans this morning to invest $130 million setting up its first large-scale plant in Olive Branch, Miss., helped along by a $40 million government loan and $4 million in incentives. Read More »
Do makers of low-cost, energy saving windows with high-tech smarts have well, a window of opportunity? A growing number of startups and investors seem to think so. Switch Materials, a developer of energy saving windows based in Burnaby, British Columbia, has just raised $7.5 million… Read More »
Venture capitalists often speak of green building as a promising sector, but few have actually invested in companies developing innovative building materials. Beyond Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Serious Materials, most cleantech junkies would probably struggle to name more than one or two other venture-backed green building outfits. But a… Read More »
