Category: Renewables – Business

Sure, clean energy is under fire in our current political and economic environment.  But here’s a post I wrote on Renewable Energy World, in which I point out that its competitors are facing some tough times as well. 

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I have decided that I need a last-minute course correction on the title for my next book, due out in early January. I had tentatively decided on the title “RENEWABLE AND DOABLE – Our Transition to a Clean Energy Economy …

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A note from a reader: I wonder if I might ask your advice quickly on a matter. I am a young man who has recently developed an interest in the renewable energy sector, and sustainability generally. Could you recommend some …

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I try to keep my “networking” hat on, attending seminars and meetings, and generally getting to know as many people in the industry as possible. The concept is certainly not lost on the folks at Opportunity Green, who recognize that …

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Last night’s talk at Catalyst for Thought was on the subject of validating one’s market, which happens to be the core of the business I ran for almost 30 years. Thus I heard a great number of my own words …

Cleantech Entrepreneurs: The Most Sincere Response to a Market Research Survey Is a Check In Your Hand Read More »

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I want to call readers’ attention to the post a few minutes ago by guest-blogger Don Harmon, who I think has nailed the issue. It seems to me that this is the time for private investors, banks, and Wall Street …

Will Investors Embrace Clean Energy and Help America Regain Her Strength? Read More »

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Here we go again! Another major Solar Power company here posts record losses:  http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20111103-727087.html This comes on top of the Solyndra fiasco, and the news of Ener1’s bankruptcy and also Beacon Power!  What is going on here in the U.S. …

From Guest Blogger Don Harmon: How Do We Right the Ship on U.S. Renewable Energy Companies? Read More »

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This month’s webinar is a parade of good, solid concepts in renewable energy and electric transportation, and a discussion of the criteria that qualify a business plan as such. 2GreenEnergy co-founder George Alger will interview me, enabling me to discuss …

Free Webinar: Solid Concepts in Renewable Energy Read More »

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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC-mpravdgw&w=420&h=315] Here’s a radio interview I did the other day on a station in Cedar Rapids, IA. The show is cleverly called “Clean Up Your Act,” and deals with hundreds of different issues associated with sustainability and clean energy, …

Radio Show “Clean Up Your Act” Deals with Sustainability, Renewable Energy Read More »

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In my quest to keep up with great thinking in terms of small business, I’m having lunch tomorrow with one of the top people at Catalyst for Thought, a group that seeks to “unlock the entrepreneur in each of us.” …

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