2014

Mar 17, 2014

DUKE FREE STORE GIVES OLD OBJECTS NEW LIFE

Office supplies, hot sauce, books, dog biscuits and a whole  lot of binders. That's just a small selection of the free stuff that Duke students are diverting from landfill and giving away to their peers. 

Mar 13, 2014

DURHAM-MADE SOLAR PEDAL HYBRID VEHICLES TAKE OFF

Durham-based Organic Transit is reimagining what urban transportation might look like. And their ELF solar-pedal hybrid vehicles are beginning to pop up everywhere. 

Mar 12, 2014

BEHIND THE SCENES OF NC STATE’S COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

When Barack Obama announced the The Next Generation Power Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute, many in the region heralded it as a gamechanger for high tech manufacturing in the Triangle. We talk with the Institute's Acting Executive Director to find out more. 

Mar 6, 2014

BUILDING A CROWDFUNDED LIBRARY OF FARMER INNOVATION

Farmers are natural innovators, but there's no reason they should each have to start from scratch. A Pittsboro non-profit is hoping to build an online library of farmer innovations for others to learn from. 

Mar 3, 2014

BUILDING SMART CITIES IN NC AND BEYOND

Smart Cities require smart technology. But that's just one piece of the puzzle. 

Feb 27, 2014

CHAPEL HILL-DURHAM LIGHT RAIL MOVES FORWARD

Triangle Transit gets federal approval to plan this flagship transit route. 

Feb 24, 2014

GREENING THE SUPPLY CHAIN: TARBORO ELECTRONICS PLANT RECOGNIZED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

Keihin Carolina System Technology, already recognized as a Green Factory by Honda, becomes only the second company in NC to achieve ISO 50001 certification for energy management. 

Feb 20, 2014

CRAFT DISTILLING TAKES OFF IN NC

Using native varieties and local feed stocks, new distillery hopes to maintain an intensely regional focus. 

Feb 17, 2014

300 MW OF NORTH CAROLINA SOLAR POWER REQUESTED IN DUKE RFP

Duke Energy is looking to nearly double its installed solar capacity by 2015 as it steps up its efforts to comply with the state's renewable energy portfolio standards. 

Feb 13, 2014

IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, A REMINDER THAT RESILIENCE MATTERS

Efficiency and clean energy are one thing. But what about homes that need almost no energy to stay warm?