Comments on: Stealthy Soladigm Grabs $20M for Tinted Windows http://earth2tech.com/2009/10/05/stealthy-soladigm-grabs-20m-for-tinted-windows/ Helping the Earth with Technology Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:24:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: More Cash for Smart Windows: Switch Materials Takes $7.5M http://earth2tech.com/2009/10/05/stealthy-soladigm-grabs-20m-for-tinted-windows/#comment-45427 More Cash for Smart Windows: Switch Materials Takes $7.5M Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:01:50 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42522#comment-45427 <p>[...] Companies working on smart window tech include Soladigm, a tight-lipped startup in Milpitas, Calif., as well as Sage Electrochromics and EControl-Glas, which already sells smart window systems. [...]</p> [...] Companies working on smart window tech include Soladigm, a tight-lipped startup in Milpitas, Calif., as well as Sage Electrochromics and EControl-Glas, which already sells smart window systems. [...]

]]> By: 4 Green Building Trends to Watch in 2010 http://earth2tech.com/2009/10/05/stealthy-soladigm-grabs-20m-for-tinted-windows/#comment-44074 4 Green Building Trends to Watch in 2010 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:01:15 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42522#comment-44074 <p>[...] number of companies (such as the stealthy Soladigm) are using electrochromic technologies that can darken or lighten the tint of a window when in [...]</p> [...] number of companies (such as the stealthy Soladigm) are using electrochromic technologies that can darken or lighten the tint of a window when in [...]

]]> By: Venture Firm Nth Power Names 5 Next-Gen Green Building Materials to Watch http://earth2tech.com/2009/10/05/stealthy-soladigm-grabs-20m-for-tinted-windows/#comment-41303 Venture Firm Nth Power Names 5 Next-Gen Green Building Materials to Watch Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:41:30 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42522#comment-41303 <p>[...] Center list two approaches: Electrochromic technologies (being developed by companies including stealthy Soladigm) use electrical voltage to darken or lighten the tint of a window and manage the sunlight that [...]</p> [...] Center list two approaches: Electrochromic technologies (being developed by companies including stealthy Soladigm) use electrical voltage to darken or lighten the tint of a window and manage the sunlight that [...]

]]> By: How 3 ARPA-E Grants Could Reinvent Building Efficiency http://earth2tech.com/2009/10/05/stealthy-soladigm-grabs-20m-for-tinted-windows/#comment-41060 How 3 ARPA-E Grants Could Reinvent Building Efficiency Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:02:46 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42522#comment-41060 <p>[...] The project will focus on reducing the cost of manufacturing electrochromic films by using “roll-to-roll production” in an effort to make the technology more cost competitive with conventional windows. Privately held ITN Energy, which did not return calls for an interview, will partner on the ARPA-E project with machine tool maker MAG Industrial Automation, non-profit research firm Electric Power Research Institute and the Colorado School of Mines, according to the DOE. Another company working on this technology is stealthy Milpitas, Calif.-based Soladigm. [...]</p> [...] The project will focus on reducing the cost of manufacturing electrochromic films by using “roll-to-roll production” in an effort to make the technology more cost competitive with conventional windows. Privately held ITN Energy, which did not return calls for an interview, will partner on the ARPA-E project with machine tool maker MAG Industrial Automation, non-profit research firm Electric Power Research Institute and the Colorado School of Mines, according to the DOE. Another company working on this technology is stealthy Milpitas, Calif.-based Soladigm. [...]

]]> By: Alex Burney http://earth2tech.com/2009/10/05/stealthy-soladigm-grabs-20m-for-tinted-windows/#comment-39234 Alex Burney Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:54:22 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42522#comment-39234 <p>Congratulations to the folks at Soladigm.</p> <p>Perhaps I have an obvious bias, but the electrochromic approach for smart or dynamic windows is only part of the solution.</p> <p>What is best is an active-passive solution. "Active", like electrochromic solutions, to mean a change is experienced to mitigate or harness solar gain. "Passive" in that the change is done naturally with no power or wires. Electrochromic windows are not passive.</p> <p>RavenBrick's active-passive filter technology is true clean technology. It is both more effective, and less expensive than our electrochromic cousins.</p> <p>That said, congratulations once again --progress with dynamic windows is good news for everyone.</p> Congratulations to the folks at Soladigm.

Perhaps I have an obvious bias, but the electrochromic approach for smart or dynamic windows is only part of the solution.

What is best is an active-passive solution. “Active”, like electrochromic solutions, to mean a change is experienced to mitigate or harness solar gain. “Passive” in that the change is done naturally with no power or wires. Electrochromic windows are not passive.

RavenBrick’s active-passive filter technology is true clean technology. It is both more effective, and less expensive than our electrochromic cousins.

That said, congratulations once again –progress with dynamic windows is good news for everyone.

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