The title here, of course, comes from the Dalai Lama. And the pic here is something similar I noticed on 2GreenEnergy supporter Glenn Doty’s Facebook page. Not a bad way to end the week. Let me propose a toast as …
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From 2GreenEnergy Intern Fabio Porcu – An Introduction to Batteries
In my last post, I covered the various types of energy storage. Now it’s time to analyze in detail the possibilities that the batteries offer in this field. We will discuss the various types of batteries, and note the characteristics …
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Nuclear Fusion May Be the Way of the Future
When we talk about the potential for safe, inexpensive, and (of course) low-carbon nuclear energy, we’re normally talking about fission. Perhaps we’re discussing thorium and the promise represented by LFTRs (liquid fluoride thorium reactors). In fact, there is a whole …
Renewable Energy Is Important; The Grammar Used To Describe It Perhaps Less So
The good people at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) sent me an email just now with the subject line: “Changes is in the wind,” promoting the fall symposium. I wrote back: Sounds like a great event. Not to pick …
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Which Countries Are Doing The Most To Deal with Climate Change?
Here’s a wonderful graphic on the subject, particularly germane as we head toward Paris and the 21st international conference on this subject. Somehow, most people have a far greater sense of optimism here than we did about the first twenty.
From Guest Blogger Dr. Bulb: LED Edison Bulbs Provide Vintage, Energy-Efficient Style
(Note: I have to admit; this looks pretty good. – ed) While the lighting industry is indeed moving toward total energy efficiency, it continues to experience growing pains. At first, the everyday consumer turned from incandescent lights to compact fluorescent …
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From 2GreenEnergy Intern Fabio Porcu: An Overview of Energy Storage
Energy storage consists of a series of techniques and processes that allow one to concentrate different forms of energy to be used later; thus devices that store energy are sometimes called “accumulators.” Consider for a moment the concepts of potential, …
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Telling the Story of Renewable Energy Fairly and Honestly
The pic to the left exemplifies something we see in our lives every day: someone telling us something we know is deliberately (in this case laughably) mischaracterized. What a wonderful opportunity this is to plug my friends at EnergyFactCheck.Org, who …
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LCOE Associated with Renewables: Feeling Stronger Every Day
My brilliant colleague Jennifer Runyon (pictured), chief editor of RenewableEnergyWorld.com and Renewable Energy World magazine, wrote this piece on the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) associated with renewables and fossil fuels, and how this comparison continues to tip in the …
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A Message of Hope from Nelson Mandela
A dear friend is in the process of delivering a great number of speeches through South Africa right now, and I just received a note from him explaining that he often quotes Nelson Mandela (not a bad example of a …
