Thanks to all those who made suggestions for the title for my next book. There were several hundred, most of them fabulously creative, some deadpan, others hilarious. Tentatively, I’ve chosen: RENEWABLE AND DOABLE Our Transition to a Clean Energy Economy …
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfQd3Qhbdho]In October’s webinar provided here, I interviewed Eutricity CEO Brent Marsh who described the process by which Onsite Utility Services (OSUS) are replacing Energy Service Companies (ESCOs). This will represent savings and peace of mind for managers of commercial …
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I’ve reviewed more than 700 cleantech business plans over the past 24 months, in a process that I describe in a two-minute-long video on the page linked below. The result? 19 opportunities that I consider to be excellent. Each has, …
Here’s Part Two of the interview that EVWorld editor Bill Moore conducted with me shortly after Renewable Energy – Facts and Fantasies was published last year. In the course of the discussion, he asked me to provide my high-level impression …
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By some strange coincidence, I have a couple of clients whose company’s purpose is “to be acquired.” While there is nothing wrong with that per se, I suggest that it’s rather like putting the cart before the horse. I recommend …
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I’m down in Los Angeles for a series of meetings tomorrow, one of which I’ll conduct at the Huntington Library, where, for the princely sum of a $120 per year membership, I get unlimited visits during which I can bring …
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It would be nice to make sense of the current trend in private investment in renewable energy. This article in TechCrunch, speaking on venture capital in particular, suggests that it’s quite robust: “The Energy and Utilities industry raised $635 million for …
Here’s a TechCrunch video in which venture capitalist Vinod Khosla talks about some of his observations, including cleantech. Actually, as you’ll see, he prefers the term “venture assistant” and eschews terms like “capitalist” and “deal,” as they don’t imply what …
All the bad news about the U.S. economy further heightens our fascination with Steve Jobs, a man whose life’s work showed us all the power of innovation. Indeed, if there is hope for Americans to propel themselves back into a …
We tend to be acutely aware that the quality of so much of the “stuff” we have in our lives is deteriorating. As I’ve written in connection with the wonderful series The Story of Stuff, this is due in large measure to planned …
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