As I’ve lamented over the years, very few of the ideas that come through my inbox are workable. Most contemplate accomplishing a task, say, generating electricity, in a way that clearly couldn’t be cost-effective. Approximately once a month, however, I get a chuckle when I receive an idea that violates the laws of physics. Check this out: (more…)
Here’s an article on decarbonizing our atmosphere.
The author has identified the central issue here, i.e., it’s all about cost. There are lots of things we can do to reduce the carbon footprint of the energy we generate and consume, if we don’t care what it costs. And in some cases, devices are proposed that will actually make the situation worse, as they have their own carbon footprints, like large fans blowing across substances that absorb CO2 (which constitutes 0.04% of the atmosphere).
From the article:
Agroforestry is essentially a forest-mimicking agriculture that involves growing trees, shrubs and vegetables in tight assemblages. It is an ancient technology created by indigenous peoples and popularized in recent decades by newer landowners. Although it’s difficult to pin down how much of the world’s agricultural land contains tree cover, figures range from 100 million hectares to as much as 1 billion hectares, which lock up an estimated 0.75 gigatons of carbon per year. By comparison, there were 32.5 gigatons of global carbon emissions in 2017.
Want too see a great concept in planting trees? Check this out.
I’m in the process of bringing together a waste-to-energy deal, i.e., linking a cleantech entrepreneur with a source of investment capital. If it happens, I’ll be hired as a consultant, and, counting my chickens before they hatch, I’ve already decided to commit a great deal of that revenue into finding more good W2E deals. (more…)
Personal safety is one of the most powerful motivators for people everywhere. It’s what fuels our self-preservation behavior and our mental imperative to retain sharp memories of safety-threatening experiences. It’s also what drives our constant efforts to find better ways of using the resources we have at hand and the energy generation industry is definitely an eloquent example. (more…)
Here’s something that made me smile; maybe it will have the same effect on you. It’s a statue located in Berlin, entitled “Politicians Discussing Global Warming.” (more…)
One of the greatest perks of owning a home is the fun technological renovations you get to make to it, which can help make your home more modern, cozy, and comfortable while also creating substantial savings on your energy bills. (more…)
We live in a time of great partisanship among our country’s leaders, and with even greater willingness to tell bald-face lies in order to manipulate voters.
Most of this, of course, has nothing to do with renewable energy. (more…)
This summer’s hot and sunny days enabled Europe to set a new record for the output of solar PV. In particular, the spike in output in the UK allowed solar to take over from gas as the number-one energy source in the country.
Now, as we all know, making a significant increase against a base of a relatively small number is easier than making one against a larger number, but we should be happy that solar is coming into its own.
I have a Facebook friend who’s constantly “getting into it” with climate change deniers. Exactly why, I’m not sure. I very much doubt these are real people expressing their own candid thoughts; it seems far more likely they’re paid agents of Russia, big oil, or whatever. There are literally thousands of them, and they all seem to be reading from the same script. (more…)
While Nikola Tesla was widely perceived as an eccentric with a phobia of germs who in his later years claimed he communicated telepathically with pigeons, he was also a visionary genius behind an electric motor, polyphase alternating current, the remote control device, the X-rays and nearly 300 patents in 26 countries. (more…)
