Whether you want to reduce your carbon footprint after hearing about Earth overshoot day or you’re scrambling for ways to save money after looking at your latest utility bill, solar panels offer a solution. Not only can you help the …
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From Guest Blogger Steve Richards: Nine Reasons Australians Should Move to Solar Power Today
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From a Guest Blogger “Savin” Light”: Save Energy with LED PL Lamps
In the current scenario, where energy prices are constantly escalating, a little saving on electricity bills will assist you in going a long way in making your life smoother and comfortable. According to research, lighting system at our homes contribute …
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Electric Transportation and Our Power Grid
Here’s an article that discusses the rise of electric transportation and the effects that this will have on the grid. I have two issues with it: 1) The author erroneously notes that EV charging could cause a 43% increase in …
Los Angeles – Cleantech Economic Powerhouse
Those who haven’t visited downtown Los Angeles since the 1990s will be pleasantly surprised at the incredible resurgence of areas just east of the skyscrapers that were, back then, blighted beyond belief. Though there are still bad areas, there is a …
Renewable Energy and Electric Transportation
When my colleague Jon Lesage of the Automotive Digest found me checking out the Alt Car Expo a few weeks ago, he asked me to say a few words on camera about my new book (“Renewable Energy — Following the …
Electric Transportation Infographic
Here’s an interesting infographic on electric transportation, showing the substantial progress that EVs are making in American society. Now, of course, the game is to get rid of coal as the lowest-cost form of base load, so it is no …
The Most Important Arenas for Innovation Lie in Renewables and Energy Efficiency
There are a few things – just a few — that make living in the 21st Century a pleasant experience, and they all seem to revolve around technology. We’re living longer and healthier lives, and those of us fortunate enough …
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From Guest Blogger Tom Grant: The Green Home — Five Ways to Take Your Energy Efficiency to the Next Level
Most homeowners are now aware of the need to achieve greater energy efficiency in their homes. Energy bills are on the rise and are unlikely to fall anytime soon and with household budgets already stretched in many homes, it makes …
From Guest Blogger Paula: Liquid Air Energy Storage System
Today liquefaction of air offers us a great solution to one of the biggest issues that world energy science faces – electricity storage. According to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers this type of energy storage is just as effective as …
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Shell Oil, the Future of Transportation, and Coal in the Grid-Mix
I’ve mentioned a few times that even Shell Oil believes the market for oil (gasoline and diesel – liquid hydrocarbons) is going away, and will be very small by the year 2060 – almost entirely replaced by electric vehicles – …
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