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Cleantech Rising sheds light on the world's greatest environmental issues and the advanced technology to solve them. We connect people who are passionate about sustainability to jobs in the cleantech industry.
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“A Life On Our Planet” by David Attenborough
“A Life On Our Planet” by David Attenborough
Doesn’t a story told by a person from their own experience feel more believable than a theoretical explanation? Like if a veteran explains…
Zoheb Davar
Nov 30, 2020
Cleantech Fire Solutions
Cleantech Fire Solutions
Fire. It’s humanity’s oldest problem and unfortunately, we have yet to develop a viable solution to quell its devastation. It’s such a…
Zoheb Davar
Oct 12, 2020
Clean, Green, Efficient Construction
Clean, Green, Efficient Construction
It seems like there’s a new home-building show, often with unbearably punny names like “Flip or Flop” and “Good Bones”, that comes out…
Zoheb Davar
Sep 1, 2020
Climate Tech Vs. Cleantech: Where Is Investment Coming From?
Climate Tech Vs. Cleantech: Where Is Investment Coming From?
At the turn of the decade, a resurgence of interest in cleantech began with a new movement called Climatetech / Climate Tech. To…
Zoheb Davar
Jul 12, 2020
A Glimpse of the Clean Future
A Glimpse of the Clean Future
“…the biggest cities will shed their pudgy layers of smog. Life will once again occur in clear 4K visibility as intended… Rolling down…
Zoheb Davar
May 22, 2020
What is Community Choice Aggregation (CCA)?
What is Community Choice Aggregation (CCA)?
Most people don’t give much thought to how the lights turn on every day. We want to watch Netflix, we know the utility manages the grid to…
Zoheb Davar
Apr 5, 2020
Beam Project: Fight Climate Change with Your Spare Change
Have you ever had an idea for a business but thought, “How would I even get this started?” Or perhaps as a Cleantech Rising community…
Zoheb Davar
Jan 10, 2020
Drone Reforestation: Technology for Natural Carbon Capture
Drone Reforestation: Technology for Natural Carbon Capture
Turning the tide on climate change will likely require the sequestration of runaway carbon emissions, but carbon capture technologies are…
Zoheb Davar
Dec 13, 2019
The NYT Tool To Track Car Emissions In U.S. Cities
The NYT Tool To Track Car Emissions In U.S. Cities
With the closing of coal plants and the ascendance of renewables in the US, carbon emissions from electricity generation have fallen…
Zoheb Davar
Nov 14, 2019
CELI: A Growing Clean Energy Network — Cleantech Rising
CELI: A Growing Clean Energy Network — Cleantech Rising
During the five-month fellowship, cohorts meet one evening each week. There, working professionals from varying segments of the energy…
Zoheb Davar
Oct 18, 2019
Investing in Sustainable Cleantech Companies
Investing in Sustainable Cleantech Companies
When we say “sustainable” we almost always refer to “environmentally sustainable”. But companies must have sustainable business models to…
Zoheb Davar
Aug 22, 2019
Ice on Fire: Leonardo DiCaprio’s Latest HBO Documentary on Climate Disruption
Ice on Fire: Leonardo DiCaprio’s Latest HBO Documentary on Climate Disruption
“Since the advent of the industrial revolution, we have burned over 1.4 trillion tons of carbon into the atmosphere. It has changed life…
Zoheb Davar
Jul 26, 2019
The Circular Economy and the Complex World of Waste
The Circular Economy and the Complex World of Waste
Insights from a plastic recycling professional about the importance of building a circular economy and the challenges we face to get there.
Cameron Brown
Jul 11, 2019
Scale Microgrids: Cleantech Solutions For California Wildfires
Scale Microgrids: Cleantech Solutions For California Wildfires
People living in different geographies must adapt and develop solutions to climate change issues unique to their location. In 2018…
Zoheb Davar
Jun 28, 2019
IOT Energy Management: How it Works, What it Means
IOT Energy Management: How it Works, What it Means
Introducing IOT energy management — the ability for utilities to use internet of things (IOT) technology to increase energy efficiency.
Cameron Brown
Jun 14, 2019
Green Burials: Natural to Future City Options
Green Burials: Natural to Future City Options
Is there life after death? Humans have been asking this question for thousands of years. Although we cannot glimpse into the great beyond…
Zoheb Davar
Jun 3, 2019
Impossible Plant-Based Burgers from Beyond
Impossible Plant-Based Burgers from Beyond
Veggie patties made of mashed peas and carrots that could double as frozen hockey pucks are a thing of the past. The people have demanded…
Zoheb Davar
May 13, 2019
Who is Rhiana Gunn-Wright?
Who is Rhiana Gunn-Wright?
For those of us who want the Green New Deal to come to fruition one day soon, Rhiana Gunn-Wright is someone we ought to know about.
Cameron Brown
Apr 24, 2019
Excess Solar Power Created The Duck Curve
Excess Solar Power Created The Duck Curve
Spring has a unique effect on our electricity grid. Longer days of sunshine generates more solar power. But unlike summer, the cool air of…
Zoheb Davar
Apr 5, 2019
The Allure of Living in an Agrihood
The Allure of Living in an Agrihood
As more people in the US consider the prospect of living in an agrihood, Cleantech Rising takes a look at what agrihoods are all about.
Cameron Brown
Mar 22, 2019
Living Walls Breathe New Life into Everyday Spaces
Living Walls Breathe New Life into Everyday Spaces
There’s a lot of talk about building walls these days so we want to add our two cents. But we prefer to talk about green walls also known…
Zoheb Davar
Mar 9, 2019
The Race to 10X EV Charging Stations
The Race to 10X EV Charging Stations
The challenges we face to get to 14 million EV charging stations, and thoughts from our co-founder on how we’ll get there.
Cameron Brown
Feb 22, 2019
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