Category: Renewables – Business

My thanks to AltEnergyStocks.com’s Tom Konrad for his recommendation that I buy stock in cleantech up-and-comer Maxwell Technologies! It’s up a mere 43% from when I bought it just a couple of months ago, not to mention 7.39% today — and …

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If I had to pick a single theme that cuts across the business buzzwords that prevailed over the last half-century, I think I’d choose “convergence.”  The convergence of manufacturing and IT, of voice and data communications, of telephony and IT, …

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In response to my piece yesterday on the integration of renewables in the grid-mix, frequent participant Gary Tulie wrote a wonderfully insightful comment, underscoring my point that, considering the smallish presence of clean energy in the U.S., the intermittence of solar and …

“Byzantine” Laws Regulate Electric Utilities Read More »

There is a pretty big buzz surrounding renewable or ‘green’ energy at the moment. We’re all looking to do our bit for the planet – reduce our carbon footprint, lessen our reliance on fossil fuels, and help the environment – …

From Guest Blogger Clare Evans: Renewable Energy — You Can Make a Difference and Save Money at Home Read More »

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I write this from the beautiful campus of UCLA, specifically, the Anderson School of Management, where I’m a few minutes early for a conference called: Sustainability Conference – The Financial Implications of Going Green. After all, this really IS the …

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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 »

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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 …

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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 »

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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 …

Two FREE Items: “Alternative Financing Guide” AND “Renewable Energy – Facts and Fantasies” Read More »

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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 …

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