2GreenEnergy supporter Tim Kingston sent me this piece on Germany’s adoption of renewable energy. It’s good, but I wish it were a bit more informative. We already knew that heavy penetration of variable resources gives systems operators heartburn, and that …
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Variable Clean Energy Resources Represent a Challenge for Germany — But Didn't We Already Know That?
Is Europe Wasting a Fortune with the Poor Siting of Clean Energy Projects?
Here’s an article from SmartGridNews that raises an interesting and important question about the siting of renewable energy projects. Siemens is asserting that the large European governments are in the process of wasting 45 billion Euros by not properly thinking …
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Ernie Moniz To Lead the U.S. Department of Energy
It’s hard to know what to make of this week’s unanimous Senate vote, confirming Ernie Moniz as the new U.S. Energy Secretary, replacing the outgoing Steven Chu. If you’re a fan of a sustainable energy policy, it’s certainly not a …
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Sustainability and Ethics — Incredible Insight from Seth Godin
Considering I was a marketing guy for the fat part of my career, it may be a bit strange that I don’t closely follow the writings of Seth Godin (on left in photo), certainly one of the biggest names in …
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Bringing Electrification Based on Renewable Energy To the Developing World
Kenny Hearn from South Africa writes: Highly underdeveloped countries have all the making to move directly to renewables. Mozambique has a massive hydroelectric plant already, Namibia has massive potential for solar thermal to power surrounding countries and the list goes …
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Alaska's Rich in Renewable Resources — and Has Great Reasons To Want To Use Them
I mentioned earlier that I’m on my way to Portland, OR for the day, and I happen to be flying on Alaska Airlines. I just leafed through the in-flight magazine, expecting to see plenty of ads for arctic cruises and …
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Trip North to See Xzeres, Important Player In Small Wind
I’m on my way to Portland, OR this morning to do a marketing needs assessment for Xzeres, an important player in small wind (anything under 200 kilowatts). This is a beleaguered industry if there ever were one; there have been …
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Energy Policy and the Adoption of Renewables
Renewable Energy World does a good job at tracking the adoption of clean energy at all levels, including continental. Here’s an article that explains why Europe is unlikely to achieve its goal of 20% penetration of renewables by 2020. While …
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Melting of Arctic Ice — An Important Feedback Loop in Climate Change
Here’s a very accessible video on the melting of the arctic ice. Thanks to my fine friend and 2GreenEnergy associate Terry Ribb for calling it to my attention. In a related story, here’s a piece on the effect that climate …
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From Guest Blogger Jake Fisher: 5 Biggest Breakthroughs in Alternative Energy
Alternative energy is big. It’s an important field of study and it’s a great way to help us lower our carbon footprint. Why, exactly, is this important? Currently, we are starting to run out of a lot of our natural …
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