I’m working with a young writer who aspires to publish content on OTEC (ocean thermal energy conversion) on a number of different high-profile sites, so as to educate as many people as possible on the subject, and to drive traffic …
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Bringing Geothermal Energy to Sub-Saharan Africa
I skipped last week’s Renewable Energy World North America international geothermal session, but according to what I’m reading here, the focus was on emerging markets – especially sub-Saharan Africa, where 60% of the population lives without electrical power.
Are Most Americans Unaware that Electric Vehicles Exist?
Here’s an article on electric vehicles that suggests that three-quarters of new car shoppers are unaware that EVs even exist. I’m somewhat surprised by that, and I wonder if the questions weren’t worded improperly or the sample isn’t somehow skewed.
Nuclear Energy — Current Status of Fukushima
One of our regular readers makes this comment: Craig, if we don’t get that potential raging hell problem solved at Fukushima, all that (concern about renewable energy) will not be the issue. We are one earthquake from having the cooling …
Investment in Renewable Energy Aimed at Strengthening Energy Security of Tribal Nations
Writing for the terrific new website “Empower the Ocean,” UK journalist Emma Websdale just posted a story about the Native American Tribal Nations, in which she notes: “In an attempt to strengthen (these nations) against the threats of climate change, …
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VW Jetta TDI Wins Motortrend’s Hybrid and Diesel Cars: Fuel Efficiency Shootout
I was happy to see that my little VW Jetta TDI (turbo diesel) won Motortrend’s top award in their “Hybrid and Diesel Cars: Fuel Efficiency Shootout.” Apparently, they got 39.7 MPG in their test; for some reason, I get 43 …
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Breakthrough in Geothermal Home Design
For a very long time, we’ve had a basic fact in the palm of our hands: the temperature of our Earth a few meters beneath the surface is essentially constant, and if we can figure out some basic engineering, this …
Cheap Energy Means Economic Growth, But It’s a Bit More Complicated
I had an encounter at dinner with my wife and friends the other night that I found funny. Someone asked me if I was aware that it was cheap energy that caused the improvement in the British economy in the …
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Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Is About to Take Off
As I’ve written many times, I believe we’ll be seeing several OTEC plants put into operation over the next few years, rapidly replacing diesel generators as the main source of electricity for the one billion people who live near tropical …
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Photo of Natural Gas Exploration – “Shocking”
In a state of utter exasperation, guest blogger Brian McGowan sent me this report on oil and gas exploration in the Bakkan, suggesting that 29% of the natural gas that comes to the surface of the Earth through oil drilling …
