Here’s a very interesting article/video on a twist on CCS (Carbon Capture and Sequestration) called “CCUS” (Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration), pointing out that once CO2 is captured, say, from a coal-fired power plant, it can be used to enhance …
Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration — and Geothermal Energy Read More »
Here’s a piece of good news: according to research giant Navigant, American consumers are beginning to look upon the concept of renewable energy more favorably. Here in the States, the whole clean energy industry took a terrible drubbing in the …
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I ran across a very interesting group of folks in Brazil a few weeks ago. Led by an extremely senior financial/energy professional I’ve come to respect deeply, the team has assembled a package of 13 “small” (1 – 30 mW) …
Run-of-River Hydro Projects in Brazil Will Be Profitable Read More »
A friend in Philadelphia sent me this newspaper article and blog post on the efforts of the oil and gas companies to put a pipeline through a very tranquil section of New Jersey’s forestland. Because this region has special meaning …
Apparently, Ford is offering its customers an opportunity to improve the range they experience with their new line of electric vehicles, by installing solar PV on the roof. This is certainly not a unique concept; I recall a company about …
Looking at my clean energy events schedule for 2014, I’ve decided to attend the Energy Ocean show in June, to be held in Atlantic City, NJ. This should be a nice complement to a number of visits to clients, prospects, …
Here’s another article on the megatrend by which our utilities are being transformed, due to the pressures of distributed generation (DG), integrating renewables, demand response/peak shaving, etc. The net: some bright college kids predict that, by 2020, the utilities will …
Not surprisingly, Google and Apple have all kinds of ideas regarding how smart phone technology will interact with the cars of the future; together they have literally hundreds of patents in this space. Not to sound cavalier, but the only …
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The Internet is full of reasons why we need to focus more on sustainable energy. Everyone has facts to display about rising sea levels, the waste of resources when fracking, and how we have alternatives to continue our survival as …
From Guest Blogger Sara Dawkins: Why Pure Sustainable Energy May Never Be Realized Read More »
Here’s a good article with a terrific infographic on an important subject: the relationship between energy and potable water. The topic is often called the “water-energy nexus,” though this term is regarded as a terrible cliché by the people whose …
