I’m sad to see that climate scientist James E. Hansen, after a 46-year career at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, will retire to pursue his activism on climate change. I can only image that the federal government is happy …
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Given that solar and wind are intermittent, our usual notion of these most common forms of renewable energy is that they create grid instability – perhaps even blackouts – stemming from unpredictable clouds covering the sun or changing patterns in …
Does a High Penetration of Solar and Wind Energy Cause — Or Prevent — Grid Instability? Read More »
I probably won’t attend this “Creating Climate Wealth” workshop due to the commitment of resources it would require, but it sure would be interesting. I very much admire The Carbon War Room and its concept of using market capitalism and wealth …
I’m always amused when I see articles on subjects within the energy space that show that the author hasn’t the foggiest idea what he’s talking about. I’m reminded of my 6th grade course in meteorology, when one of my bottom-of-the-barrel classmates …
I wrote this post yesterday, when I was a few minutes early for the start of an event at the downtown Los Angeles office of the Nature Conservancy. I had come into the city for four separate meetings, of which …
High-Efficiency, Power-Dense Electric Motors for Moving Large Volumes of Water Read More »
All home-owners are always searching for something that would bring down their bills. Be it something that would help you with the electricity bill, or the water bill, investing in an appliance or some simple device that would increase the …
From Guest Blogger Jordan: Green Tech Products That Will Save You Money Read More »
Here’s a lecture on global climate change and peak oil by British geologist and author Dr. Jeremy Leggett. If you want to know why we need an aggressive policy that curtails the burning of fossil fuels, and you want to …
I’ve been asked to speak at an upcoming meeting of the Santa Barbara Savvy Investors. Originally attracted because of the tie-in to what we’re about with respect to investment in cleantech, I quickly found that the club’s name belies its …
Frequent commenter Cameron Atwood sent me this article describing Germany’s generous subsidies for solar PV and asked me to react to it. Yes, the German program was overzealous; no one (no one I’ve come across, at least) disputes that. The …
Germany’s Generous PV Subsidies Have Had Serious Implications: What Can We Learn? Read More »
Hey there lighting fans! Dr. Bulb here with some thoughts on the rise of LED lighting in office buildings. The emergence of LED lighting is causing the lighting market to change rapidly as businesses around the world recognize the benefits …
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