Guest Blogger Mike Brace comments on an article called “A nuclear renaissance needs government funding to move ahead.” This is full-on garbage, written in a deliberate attempt to mislead readers. If you want to find it, use Google, as I …
Nuclear Renaissance? Guest Blogger Mike Brace Says "Let's Hope Not." Read More »
In my mind, one of the most important chapters in my upcoming book on renewable energy is what I refer to as the Watchdog. There is so much pressure brought to bear on public policy by the big oil and …
Last week, President Obama, as part of the Recovery Act, announced the dedication of $3.4 billion to further advancing smart grid development. This, of course, is good news for renewables in many different ways. Smart grid technology facilitates integrated renewables …
I urge readers to go through this excellent article explaining the costs of various means of generating electrical power. This is a wonderful presentation of the most important ingredients in the calculus that we would like to think our leaders …
I was just advising a friend on the development of a cogent business plan by which his energy storage invention can for monetized, emphasized in my 25 Tips for Renewable Energy Businesses. I reminded him of these five central points: …
I come across a great number of business plans each week, each soliciting investment in some aspect of clean technology — usually electric transportation or some form of renewable energy. And in near every case, I find that a “second set …
What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? This paradox is most often discussed in the context of God’s omnipotence (“Can God create a stone so heavy it cannot be lifted, not even by God Himself?”). I’m reminded …
Here is guest blogger Mike Brace’s letter to his representative Geoff Davis (R-KY) on the Obama Administration’s choice of projects that received funding in this round under ARPA-E. You’ll notice that he shares the many of the same sentiments that …
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I must say that I’m disappointed in this list of clean energy projects that the Obama Administration is funding with its stimulus money under ARPA-E. I use the word disappointed, a considerable understatement, insofar as I promised some of my …
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Occasionally readers take me to task for glossing over the important concepts of the day, leaving people to research for themselves the terms that I bandy about as if they were household words. Ocean acidification is a good example. Yet …
