Regarding the cost of renewable energy, a reader notes: First mistake? Not calculating the ENTIRE life time cost of wind farms, solar farms and so on. It costs more, MUCH more to produce energy from so-called “renewable” sources, than it does …
Reader Falsely Claims Renewable Energy Horribly Expensive Read More »
An old school chum shared this piece of excrement on Facebook just now, to which I responded: It pains me greatly to see disinformation like this spread around.
One of the challenges facing solar and wind energy is capacity factor, i.e. the ratio of the total energy generated by a device to the total energy that it’s potentially capable of generating (multiplied by 100, to make a percentage). …
Renewable Energy Products that Cause Embarrassment To the Industry Read More »
There are so many things we can do in our personal and professional lives to improve environmental sustainability that it’s impossible to count them all. Similarly, there are many different flavors of renewable energy, all vying for dominance in our …
For the Environment, There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch Read More »
Yesterday I made a flippant and slapdash remark to a reader who questions the role of government support for renewable energy, where he was commenting on my piece about “Big Wind.” In my apology, I wrote: I should have taken the …
Government Subsidies for Renewable Energy Are Needed Now, But Probably Not for Long Read More »
I’m part of a large email group that promotes the concept of “advanced nuclear.” Most of these people are extremely well-informed, intelligent, and kind people. Some, however, have a bizarre hatred for renewables, like the guy who started this conversation: …
I wrote a post earlier in which I pointed out that solar and wind are valid energy resources even though they are variable. In response, a reader writes: Craig, have you ever looked into the CO2 burden that wind has …
Does Wind Energy Require More Energy to Build, Install and Maintain Than It Produces? Read More »
Here’s a lecture by Ozzie Zehner, whose popular book “Green Illusions” is making the rounds. Indeed, there is a great deal of truth here. In particular, we’re seduced by the sexiness of renewable energy, and in some cases make extremely …
