I just wrote a post on Renewable Energy World about the Tesla-Toyota deal this week that has so captured the attention of the electric vehicle world. In the article, I note that, while it’s reason to cheer, it gives us …
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US Government — Why So Conspicuously Absent in Renewables?
Many of us have noted with some frustration that the US government has been conspicuously inactive in laying out a migration path to renewable energy. Some have noted that the lack of a federal renewable portfolio standard (RPS) or national …
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National Research Council: Known Energy Technologies Not Good Enough
The prestigious National Research Council, in laying out a roadmap for carbon reduction, has concluded that known technologies won’t be enough to save planet’s atmosphere. This should keep every investor looking over the horizon for the next potential breakthrough. No …
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Jim's New Solar Biz: Today's Energy Solutions
Frequent contributor Jim Gilbeau writes that he and Jeff Bertsch started a new solar business, which he describes as follows: Once elected, President Obama asked America’s business capitalists/entrepreneurs to use their abilities, to think up new and creative ideas to …
Energy — As Politically Sensitive in the UK As It Is in the US
I can’t say that I make a serious attempt to follow the politics of Great Britain — even as they apply to the energy sector — but I do check out BusinessGreen periodically. It’s really a wonderful source of information. …
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Power Utilities and the Democratic Process
I’m aware that the vast majority of those reading this do not live in the state of California, USA – and thus have no reason to want to understand “Proposition 16” as it exists on our June ballot. Why then …
EV Adoption Curve — Market Research of Questionable Validity
My fine friend and 2GreenEnergy associate Terry Ribb did a long and productive stint at Deloitte Consulting, and thus I tend to put special value on the reports I get from that esteemed organization. But when it comes to market …
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The Top Twenty Takeover Candidates among Publicly Traded Alternative Energy Companies Headquartered in the U.S.
I want to call readers’ attention to 2GreenEnergy Associates Bill Paul’s report: The Top Twenty Takeover Candidates among Publicly Traded Alternative Energy Companies Headquartered in the U.S. As I’ve mentioned, speaking with Bill Paul really is like drinking from a …
Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS)
Here’s a post I wrote on carbon capture and sequestration that I put on Renewable Energy World. I note that even the sites that cover the traditional energy markets — like Energy Central – are coming down hard on the …
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
The other day, I wrote a short post on Renewable Energy World extolling the virtues of concentrated solar power, and predicting that CSP would someday (probably in my grandchildren’s lifetimes) dominate the landscape of world energy production. Almost immediately, someone …
