Glenn Doty notes with sadness: What would be nice is if someone actually tried to nail down a rough estimate for the global net economic benefit, and the national net economic benefit, for different paced CO2 reduction strategies. The fact …
Will Environmentalists Engage in a Cost/Benefit Dialog? Read More »
Here’s a wonderful article that deals with a subject that is of significant concern: the intermittence of solar and wind energy. It provides an interesting case study of how demand response can figure into the equation, a phenomenon that will …
Demand Response Will Be Key If We’re To Integrate a Large Percentage of Renewable Energy Read More »
I just got off the phone with Fred Walti, the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, a terrific non-profit whose purpose is to foster the development of cleantech start-ups by offering flexible office space, CEO coaching and mentoring, …
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Doing Great Work Read More »
Click Here for the ALTERNATIVE FINANCING GUIDE. Lindsay Oliver writes: I did my best to make this guide a no-nonsense informative read, one that will keep you awake while you read it all. Just because I am giving this to …
I just had one of those “small world” encounters I thought I’d relay. An old friend from college with whom I just reconnected at our 35th reunion asked me if I knew the start-up company GridMobility and its founder Jim …
Yesterday I spent an hour taking in a terrific webinar from the Cleantech Group, conducted by what I’m sure must have been one of its most senior consultants, Sheeraz Haji, who ably walked us through some of the 2012 numbers …
Global Cleantech Venture Investment Dips 33% to $6.45 Billion Read More »
I had a real eye-opening meeting the other day with Mike Miller, an extremely accomplished entrepreneur and angel investor in Los Angeles. Frankly, I had come to think of angels as generally too small to make an investment of the …
Many Angel Investors Love Cleantech — Though Most Play Their Cards Close To Their Vests Read More »
I’m out of town for the holidays, but I’ll maintain some level of posts through the next week. I also wanted to mention that my current book project, “Renewable Energy – Following the Money,” is a bit behind schedule, but should …
“Renewable Energy – Following the Money” – Back on Track Read More »
As this article suggests, everywhere one looks in the new energy industry one finds references to disruptive technologies, not only in the various “flavors” of renewable energy, but in the basic ways in which electricity is delivered. Take DG (distributed …
Rethinking the Sustainable Generation and Consumption of Electricity Read More »
RiechesBaird is an advertising/branding agency in Orange County California with which I’ve had an extremely friendly and productive relationship, going back almost 15 years. I happened to be on their website just now, and came across this interview in which Ryan Rieches …
The U.S. Should Develop Clean Energy Solutions for Export Read More »
