Category: Renewables – Business

I thought I’d publish this email I wrote to a colleague whose team I’m trying to connect with one of my clean energy investment opportunities, as I’d like people to know that I do whatever I can to weed out …

Attractive Deals Need At Least One Competitive Business Advantage Read More »

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Throughout my tenure as a marketing consultant to the tech world, I’ve been very conscious of brand building.  My main focus is normally demand generation, i.e., stuffing my clients’ sales pipeline with interested, qualified prospects, but everything I did re-enforced …

Scientists and Their Brands Read More »

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It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Fritz Maffry, whom I refer to as a “tech maven,” meaning that he’s a keen observer of the technology marketplace. Here are some of his recent comments:

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California has some of the most ambitious emissions-reductions goals in the country, and it’s routinely exceeding them; in fact, we hit our 2020 numbers in 2016.  

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A sharp surge in demand in electricity in Shandong, Henan, Hunan, Hubei and Zhejiang provinces of China has led to a re-appearance of coal-fired power plants, according to this report, and confirmed by satellite photography.  Regulators are quietly giving coal …

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Who doesn’t love to see a new record set? Apparently, very few of us, which accounts for the fact that Guinness has published its book of world records since 1955, and has sold more than 138 million copies in more than 100 countries.

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From this article on the phasing out of fossil fuels in favor of renewable energy: Costa Rica’s new president Carlos Alvarado announced a ban on fossil fuels Wednesday, establishing the small country as a major trailblazer in the global fight …

Costa Rica’s New President: No More Fossil Fuels Read More »

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Question:  Of the five top regulators at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), three Republicans and two Democrats, how many agree that the Trump administration’s plan to subsidize coal and nuclear is necessary to provide grid reliability, according to recent testimony …

Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Subsidizing Coal Read More »

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In recent years, Fortune 500 companies have been actively exploring ways to make their business operations more sustainable and environmentally friendly.

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Here’s a popular video that depicts a piece of the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. In particular, it’s the story of how Canada razed two coal-fired power plants and built massive (200 MW) solar fields on that real …

Coal: The Saga Continues Read More »

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