A few people have asked me recently if I can explain the effect that the melting ice in the arctic is having on weather conditions more generally. Linked above is an article with tons of links that gets at this …
Melting Arctic Ice and Planetary Weather Conditions Read More »
I just had a conversation with a college engineering student looking to do an internship at 2GreenEnergy. I sure hope this works out, as it’s a terrific “win-win-win,” as I like to call it: a) 2GreenEnergy gets more high-quality content, …
Sometimes we hear calls for presidential mandates or other forms of governmental intervention from the least likely sources. For example, I would have bet that General Motors Chairman and CEO Daniel Akerson would have thought the private sector and the …
What About the Big Divorce — Between Big Auto and Big Energy? Read More »
Here’s an article that wrestles with the confusion surrounding the idea that the entire world’s energy demand could be supplied with PV on 1% of the Earth’s surface. (By my quick calcs, btw, this is true. 1% of the surface …
Addressing the World's Energy Needs — Especially Those That Are Most Pressing Read More »
I plan to attend the annual Storage Week conference in Austin, TX, April 2 – 4; this will be my third consecutive year for this conference, and I have to say that they are terrific, in terms of both content …
A Question of Correlation: Does a Higher Price Tag Indicate a Superior Product? Like many consumer goods and commodities, a higher price tag does not necessarily indicate a “superior” product. Rather, a higher cost might be a reflection of the uniqueness of …
From Guest Blogger RecSolar: Are Higher Cost Photovoltaic Modules Worth It? Read More »
In this piece I just wrote on economic incentives for wind, I suppose I should have pointed out this obvious fact: most of the people calling for an end to the subsidies for wind are, in one form or another, …
The Most Common Motivation for Ending Renewable Energy Subsidies: Greed Read More »
These articles on India’s “generation-based incentive” and the “production tax credit” here in the U.S. call to mind a sad fact: government incentives that are designed to produce more wind energy are deeply flawed. First, turning these incentives on and …
Artificial Economic Supports for Wind Energy Are Inherently Flawed Read More »
When we look at the people whose life’s work revolves around improving conditions for humankind, we observe that most of these individuals are not wealthy. Not only are their endeavors not focused on profit, but in many cases, their efforts …
Elon Musk Takes On Sustainable Transportation and Energy Read More »
Here’s a terrific piece on climate change, which contains a very powerful infographic, and makes the point that it’s wrong to include this phenomenon as an “environmental problem.” Say what? Unlike other pollutants, e.g., particulate matter that falls out of the …
Is Climate Change Just Another Environmental Problem? Read More »
