MegaWatt Solar
Tuesday, January 19 2010
by Susan Davis and Laura Leslie
www.megawattsolar.com
When UNC astrophysicists Chris Clemens and Chuck Evans teamed up with UNC computer scientist Russ Taylor to found a solar company, they weren't thinking of powering your house, they were thinking of powering your utility company. MegaWatt Solar is a start up in Hillsborough, with backing from a Norwegian company and lots of traction at home. They've designed a modular solar shrub that tracks the sun and can stow itself during high winds. They're hoping a forest of these shrubs will be the answer to powering America's growing need for electricity. Guest host Laura Leslie speaks with Clemens, Evans and Taylor and finds out how their academic careers inform their entrepreneurial success.
