Author: craigshields

In the recent past, the goal for many business school graduates was to pursue their MBA in order to find a more lucrative salary. Today, a simple MBA may not be enough. As the world goes green, business school grads …

From Guest-Blogger Karen Boyarsky — Green MBAs: Where Can They Take You Read More »

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I’d like to introduce a new member of the team: Sara Biddle writes grants for 2GreenEnergy clients in small business and agricultural production who may be looking for funding from government entities, utilities, or private foundations.  Sara’s background makes her …

Grant Writing in Renewable Energy Read More »

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Here’s an article that tells a story that’s playing itself out all over the world – this time, in Spain: Fiery drama and fierce tensions caused by tightening budgets for energy. Nowhere more than Spain, deficits need to be cut.  …

Concentrated Solar Power Investors in Spain Muy Agitado Read More »

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Each week I look forward to receiving the “EV Insider” from EVWorld.com’s Bill Moore.  If you’re not already a subscriber, you may want to consider becoming one, as that status will provide you access to each edition as it’s published.  …

"EV Insider" Goes Beyond Electric Transportation, Examining a Range of Environment Issues Read More »

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Native Slovakian Robin Babicek writes on the 2GreenEnergy Facebook page on my post concerning the geothermal breakthrough coming out of homeland:   As long as we’re on the subject of Slovakia, have you heard about project GreenWay?  I go away …

Cleantech in Slovakia Read More »

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Imagine it was both possible and affordable to drill down anywhere to a sufficient depth to find rock hot enough to generate high pressure steam! This is the target of a Slovak company called Geothermal Anywhere. Geothermal Anywhere uses a …

From Guest Blogger Gary Tulie: Geothermal Anywhere Read More »

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Here’s a note from Gary Tulie, a frequent commenter in the UK: Craig:  I would like to let you know about an innovative company in Slovakia developing a spallation [a process in which fragments of material (spall) are ejected from …

Geothermal Power Generation — Breakthrough? Read More »

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Here’s a consumer-oriented piece from the U.S. Department of Energy: 10 Things You Didn’t Know about Electric Vehicles.  Nicely done. There are a couple of issues with EVs, however, that make this a trickier issue than the article implies: • Even …

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If a solar company has advised you to switch to a micro inverter and you live in Australia, you should think twice. The fact of the matter is that micro inverters simply aren’t suitable for harsh Australian conditions. Whatever advantages …

From Guest-Blogger Faith: Micro Inverters – Why They Simply Are Not Suitable for Australian Conditions Read More »

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Solar power is known for being a fluctuating source of energy. Predicting good weather and sunshine seems to be impossible, and there isn’t any solar energy available during the early morning hours and the night at all. According to REN21 …

From Guest Blogger Mathias: Breakthrough in Thermal Energy Storage for Solar Power? Read More »

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