Here’s some good news: U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Ron Wyden is a huge supporter of smart grid. In fact, he recently promised today to do everything he can to move the government’s “clumsy … machinery” to make …
Ron Wyden — Making Smart Grid a Reality in the U.S. Read More »
My friend and colleague Tom Konrad of AltEnergyStocks.com comments on my piece on biofuels: (The efficiency of PV) is still 10x better than biofuels, but the capital costs of all those solar panels are probably much more than costs of …
More Cars Are Powered by Biofuel Than Electricity — But Why? Read More »
I thought I’d post an unusual conversation I had earlier today with Paul DiRenzo of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania regarding his concept for a 300 MW pumped storage project. Paul: Our small family group remains convinced that planned coal surface mining …
Unique Energy Storage Project Combines Anthracite Coal, Pumped Hydro Read More »
Frequent commenter and smart guy Tim Kingston writes: Hi Craig. I’d be interested in your take on Anthony Watts, featured in “Climate Change without Catastrophe.” You can still find a few people with extremist and contra-scientific viewpoints like Watts; in …
The Existence of Climate Change Skeptics Doesn't Mean There's a "Debate" on the Subject Read More »
Frequent commenter from the U.K. Gary Tulie writes on my piece this morning concerning creating biofuels from sugar beets: … the efficiency of photosynthesis to energy stored in biomass is at the very best in the 3 to 5% range – and …
As we’ve learned in our last monthly webinar, Germany is undergoing some rapid changes in its adoption of photovoltaics. Many people say that the huge feed-in tariffs that created an enormous influx of investors a few years ago didn’t need …
Germany’s Solar Photovoltaics Market – Quite the Ride Read More »
I may have mentioned that my wife bred race horses for many years, and her interest in the subject wound us up in a fairly rural area of California. As I like to do on weekends, I took a long …
Frequent commenter Cameron Atwood writes: I’m pleased to hear that further strides are being made in storage, and I look forward to seeing specifics emerge on this technique. The more of this progress is made and adopted, building on already …
Energy Storage Is a Cost Item, Not Unlike Peaker Plants Read More »
In response to my recent post on Storage Week, the energy storage conference that I try to catch each year, a longtime 2GreenEnergy reader from the Middle East writes: Hi Craig! I admire your persistence. The concept has been in …
A reader in India writes about my upcoming trip to the Storage Week conference: Nice to know you are participating in the storage conference in Austin, Texas. I would be happy to hear from you about your experience there in due …
