In the eight years since we kicked off 2GreenEnergy, many readers have noticed a shift in focus, namely, fewer posts of technology and more on the politics that surround global sustainability. There’s exactly one reason for this, and it’s summed up beautifully …
In Search of Sustainability: Technology Is the Easy Part Read More »
“The Energy Year In Review, 2017” is Energy Matters’ annual recap on the subject. From this edition: Universal access to electricity remained elusive – about 675 million people – 90% in sub-Saharan Africa – do not have access to electricity; …
Access To Electricity Is a Huge Humanitarian Priority Read More »
Despite common wisdom, artfully pairing wine with food has been a big deal in Western Civilization for hundreds of years. There are those who say that French food, as wonderful as it may be on its own, or served, God …
I must come across as the Ebeneezer Scrooge when it comes to reviewing cleantech business concepts on behalf of the investor community, insofar as I almost uniformly scoff at them (or worse). But here’s what’s actually going on: • For every …
CleanTech Business Concepts: A Rich Mixture of Fraud, Stupidity, and Occasional Genius Read More »
(WASHINGTON, DC) “You know what electrons are, right? They make this thing called electricity, and that can be bad stuff…like lightning strikes and power outages,” said U.S. President Donald Trump as he signed into effect an executive order that will …
Trump Signs Executive Order Converting U.S. Grid from AC to DC Read More »
According to recent reports, green and eco-friendly homes tend to sell for more than others. Let’s review the hard numbers on eco-friendly home sales and discuss the trends that result in green homes selling faster and for more than their …
A Contributed Post: Eco-Friendly Homes Tend to Sell for More According to Reports Read More »
As shown at left and discussed in this article from Bloomberg, Germany’s massive installation of wind (on top of its solar) has, for the first time, pushed its electricity generation from renewable sources above that of coal and nuclear. As …
Germany Blows Us Away with Its Commitment to Onshore and Offshore Wind Read More »
I’d like you to ask yourself this quick question, and answer it as honestly as you can: Do you think we’ll still have a civilization here on Earth, in any meaningful sense of the world, in 100 years?
Once a month, I get together with a small panel of angel investors at the local chapter of an international group called the Keiretsu Forum, where we review a few cleantech business plans, as presented by representatives of these forms’ …
In truth, the most controversial aspects of the proposals for tax reform have little to do with renewable energy investment opportunities; astonishingly, most of the discussion here is focused on the legitimacy of trickle-down economics, the broadly discredited notion that …
