“The good news is, you got an order from Costco,” my good friend John Tyson says, explaining the discussions he has with his clients. “The bad news is, you got an order from Costco.” He then elucidates, laying out the …
Category: Renewables – Business
Quasi-Green Products
I have to admit that I find myself in a quandary about products that are not strictly speaking environmentally sustainable but that offer considerable benefits compared to those that they would replace. Obviously, the world would be a cleaner place …
Global Warming – Hot Topic for Cocktail Parties
Merry Christmas everyone! Had a great time at a friend’s “Stop By For a Glass of Chrismas Cheer” party last night; it was an opportunity to meet many wonderful people. It’s always amusing to get people’s reactions when I’m asked …
Renewable Energy Mergers/Acquisitions and Technology Licensing
My blog at Renewable Energy World is, ironically, more visible that this one at my own site. Yet this is understandable; after all, they’ve been at it for 11 years, and boast the human bandwidth to cover the subject of …
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Transformative Business Ideas in Clean Energy
In a typical week, I receive half a dozen or so business plans with requests for funding. I find all of these intriguing in one way or another — even the ones that I can see instantly have no chance. …
Renewable Energy World
In my quest for a well-balanced presentation of clean energy in my upcoming book, I just spoke with someone whose work I’ve admired for quite a while — Stephen Lacey of Renewable Energy World. We discussed the subject of media, …
Moore's Law and Renewable Energy
My colleague Bill Moore of EV World wrote an excellent article on the likely trajectory for the price of cars and trucks. In it, he speculated that the prices of electric vehicles (once they are introduced in production quantities) may actually fall …
Have a Great Solution in a Huge Market? Consider Making It Too Cheap to Steal
As I’ve noted previously, the eminent venture capitalist Vinod Khosla advises “Since one fails often, address markets that make it worthwhile when one does succeed.” This, of course, is solid advice. But unfortunately, not everyone is a position to swing for the …
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The Wilderness Society and Renewables
Recently, I spoke with Ben Beach, Senior Editor at the Wilderness Society. I reached out to Ben because I wanted to see how the organization was dealing with issue that public land (I presume some of it “wilderness”) is a …
China Strategies Speaks on Renewables
I quoted Lou Schwartz of China Strategies in an earlier post on wind power, and I found what he said so fascinating that I placed a call to him just now to ask him more about his overall take on …
