Guest blogger Garth Barker writes: … wind developers are finding it harder to finance projects due to curtailment potential of that variable renewable. I just completed the last interview for my book on renewables with Dr. Peter Lilienthal, CEO of …
Author: Craig Shields
Where Should Funding for Renewables Come From? – Guest Blogger Geoff Nicholson
Guest Blogger Geoff Nicholson writes: I’d like to comment on your recent post about public sector support of renewables. I spent the better part of my aerospace career in R&D. My experience was that private entities couldn’t plan for longer …
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Paul Scott and Plug-In America
I encourage readers who may be interested in electric transportation to sign up for Paul Scott’s blog. Paul is a spokesperson for Plug-In America, and one the great forces for progressive environmental policy. He also happens to be a terrific …
Should Renewables Technology Be Developed in the Public or Private Sector?
Frequent commentor and all-around smart guy Larry Lemmert writes: I whole-heartedly believe (that it’s business that’s causing the rapid migration to renewables) and for that reason, the role of government should be limited to cheerleader on the side-lines, offering only …
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Financing Large Renewables Projects
I was on a conference call this morning with people in Los Angeles, New York, Dublin, London, and Istanbul, trying to raise money for a large run-of-river hydrokinetics project in Turkey. I’d have to go back a long way to …
Global Warming
Tomorrow morning, I need to rush home from dropping my daughter off at school to be on a live radio broadcast, in which I’ll be speaking on the imperative to move to clean energy. Also featured on the program is …
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Tidal Energy – By Guest Blogger Anil – Continued
Continued from yesterday….. Another drawback of tidal energy is the dependence on location for a successful project. As with most of other water based methods of energy generation, the location plays an essential role in harnessing the potential power source; …
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Tidal Energy – By Guest Blogger Anil
Water covers about 70 percent of our planet, majorly composed of the oceans with endless waves and perpetual tides. Water is a source that lays the foundation for many forms of renewable energies like Hydro energy, Ocean energy, Tidal energy …
Nuclear Power
A couple of readers have criticized me for not being specific in my rants on nuclear energy. It’s true that I do not perform independent research — and I suppose I can be taken to task for that. But I …
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