Someone asked the other day why I seemed wedded to solar and wind as the ultimate winners in 21st Century energy. This wasn’t a casual question, but rather an accusation, as if I had some fixed idea or vested interest.
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Nuclear Energy and Renewables Need To Cooperate. Isn’t That Obvious?
As noted yesterday, some of these pro-nuke people have a very dim view of renewables; some of the more extreme among them accuse the entire renewable energy enterprise of being a corrupt/criminal attempt to suck down government subsidies, while knowing …
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More on the Path To Clean Energy
Regarding my post: The Path to Clean Energy, a university professor in Arizona notes: Craig, I agree with everything, save one thing: why can’t we lead a worldwide effort to spaced-based solar, with huge energy fields in China and India to …
Renewable Energy: Reasons To Be Bullish
We occasionally encounter people who are steadfast in their belief that, because solar and wind are variable resources, renewable energy cannot power the world. But these folks miss some important points: No one with any education in the subject is …
Identifying Solid Opportunities in Renewable Energy
An investor wrote me yesterday about his interest in pursuing a joint venture with a company in ocean wave energy. Like so many others hoping to experience the upside potential of renewable energy and looking to escape the “great recession” …
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New Compressed Air Energy Storage Plant Coming to California
It appears that planet Earth is on its way to its third implementation of CAES (compressed air energy storage) – one of a handful of different technologies that warehouses off-peak energy production and makes it available for times of greater …
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