The chapter of the book Renewable Energy — Facts and Fantasies entitled “The Role of the Media in Clean Energy” is a transcript of the interview with Stephen Lacey on this subject. Quote: I’m a renewable energy pragmatist. …
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Ask and ye shall receive. I happened to mention that I’d like a bit more information on ammonia as fuel – and moments later I got that information in spades. In particular, I had been wondering why more people weren’t …
Last week I warned about the danger of not anticipating the “what ifs” of energy, specifically, what if there is a deepwater drilling disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Here’s a “what if” for electricity that should be keeping everyone …
When the mainstream financial media start running stories warning about “the end” of BP, it’s the final nail in the coffin. Gonna say it one last time: BP files for court protection against its creditors by Labor Day, leaving US taxpayers …
Governments are throwing billions at smart-grid development. Industry giants from IT, transportation, and communications are jockeying to dominate what will be a complete transformation of electric utilities. The world is in the process of migrating from a one-way communication , …
Like hydrogen as a fuel, liquid ammonia is a carrier of energy, as opposed to a source of energy. When we create ammonia out of nitrogen and hydrogen, we add energy to form a compound that can later be broken …
Following up on yesterday’s post about how investors should be prepared for BP to file for bankruptcy, the company’s CEO this morning reportedly said it’s “hard to speculate” on future dividend policy. That’s tantamount to BP’s saying it will reduce …
The reason why the BP Gulf oil spill occurred was that nobody thought it would occur. Nobody asked the “What if . . . ” question. Investors should not make the same mistake. With estimates of BP’s financial liability rising …
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Are you familiar with the concept of a temper tank? During the winter in most parts of the US, hot water heaters take water out of the ice-cold pipes and heat it approximately degrees 50 F – in the summer maybe …
As public anger over the Gulf oil spill mounts, a new report from CERA finds that the U.S.’s single biggest source of imported oil in 2010 will be Canadian tar sands oil. Tar sands oil production causes truly horrible pollution. …
