Those of us who maintain optimism for a future than includes sustainable practices in energy generation place a great deal of hope in “distributed generation” – the concept in which the model of buying electricity from huge utilities becomes increasingly …
Distributed Generation Holds Promise, Faces Challenges Read More »
Yesterday I had the pleasure of providing an interview for one of the key researchers of the Germany-based think-tank Borderstep Institute. Their mission: Through scientific and applied research, the Borderstep Institute contributes to future-oriented solutions and innovations that are economically …
A gentleman by the name of Stephan Williams contacted me recently and asked if he could write some blog posts, communicating his ideas on renewable energy. Of course, the answer was yes. And after speaking with Stephan on the phone, …
Here’s a project invoking ocean wave energy off the cost of Oregon in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. I understand that getting a permit to put an energy-extracting device into moving water is anything but a slam dunk, so the …
The list of clean energy business plans I support has reached 22 items in length – an all-time record. Each of these, in my estimation, represents a real breakthrough that clearly has the potential to make a huge impact on …
22 Clean Energy Business Plans for Your Consideration Read More »
One of the elements of new technology that investors hate is “technical risk,” the chance that a certain concept, when deployed in the real world, will simply fail to work. I run across things like this all the time and …
Some Clean Energy Projects Carry Considerable Technical Risk Read More »
I’m at the Clean Business Investment Summit, checking out the entrepreneur presentations, where I volunteer to function as a mentor to the presenters and to moderate discussions between entrepreneurs and cleantech investors. I’ve seen a few really interesting concepts so …
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It’s only mid-evening here in New York City — still before 11. I’m sure there are thousands of people within a mile-or-so radius of where I’m sitting right now who are planning their fun for the night. I’m not one …
I landed in Washington DC late last night. Just came back from a little jog; I certainly wasn’t alone out there. I guess the concept is get out and back before the humidity starts to kick in hard. I’m off …
Breakfast at the American Council on Renewable Energy Read More »
Today’s the start of an action-packed week, beginning with a visit to see Dan Bates, CEO of WindStream, during which I’ll be able to really get to know this micro-wind product at a much more intimate level. From there, it’s …
