Yesterday morning I did an interview for a young man in England, James Alcock, who writes for a consumer-oriented website called TheGreenAge.com. In a period of about half an hour, I answered various questions ranging from electric transportation to fossil …
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President Obama’s Effectiveness with Respect to Climate Change
Here’s what I think is a fair and balanced article that presents the strengths and weaknesses of President Obama’s term in office vis-à-vis climate change. I like the way the author brings up some interesting and valid mitigating circumstances: notably …
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Vanderbilt University Students Look At Eos Energy Storage
As promised, I just did a phone interview for three engineering majors at Vanderbilt University who are studying the target market for our client Eos Energy Storage. We discussed the various ways in which this breakthrough in zinc-air batteries could …
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Tagged with: distributed generation, electric transportation, Electric Vehicles, Eos Energy Storage, EVs, getting rid of coal, green transportation, integrating renewables intot he grid-mix, micro-grids, power utilities, solar energy, solar power, sustainability, sustainable energy policy, Vanderbilt University, Wind Energy, wind power, zinc-air batteries
Island Nations Need Renewable Energy, Low-speed Electric Vehicles
I’m often asked for my advice about bringing electric transportation to island nations. Readers may recall that I’ve spent a fair chunk of time investigating this subject on behalf of Bermuda. Here, I write back to a friend who’s working …
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Tagged with: EcoVElectric, Electric Vehicles, EVs, island nations, low-speed electric vehicles, Nissan Leaf, Renewable Energy
From Seven Billion of Us: Thanks To Barry Commoner
A few weeks ago, the world lost Dr. Barry Commoner, one of the most influential environmentalists of all time. Here’s an article on the man, his mission, and the incredible extent of his impact. In his book The Closing Circle (published …
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From Guest Blogger Carlos: Arizona Aims to Be the Solar Panel Capital
Scientists, investors, students, leaders in the solar industry will have a gathering at the Arizona State University’s SkySong this October 10th for the third annual Arizona Solar Summit. The former Corporation Commissioner of Arizona Kris Mayes agrees with ASU that there …
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Leveling the Playing Field for Renewable Energy
Here’s an important white paper that my friend Tim Kingston just sent me, that frankly, I’m unlikely to read. Say what? It’s on a financial issue, master limited partnerships (MLPs), that I’ve heard plenty about over the last two meetings …
Contemplating the Triple Bottom Line, Where Investments Pay Returns Financially, Socially, and Environmentally
A reader sent me this article on the metrics we need to determine how “green” certain of our actions are. Specifically, how do we measure our success at contributing to the “triple bottom line,” where investments pay returns financially, socially, …
Climate Change Survey
According to this report, a recent climate change survey shows most Americans believe that warming is tied to extreme weather events. That’s good news; we’re starting to bark up the right tree. Now let’s put some pressure on our elected …
Engineering Management 221, Vanderbilt's "Technology Strategy" Class
One of the benefits of my position at 2GreenEnergy is that it enables me to do hundreds of quick and easy actions that help people learn about renewable energy, and, at some level, forward the cause of sustainability all over …
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