Here’s a conversation the essence of which I have frequently. An inventor, in this case, one Lyle Bates, has a patent on an idea related to renewable energy and wants to raise the investment capital necessary to build it. There’s …
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Here’s an article that attempts to identify the least environmentally offensive source of energy. It’s very good, and the bar chart explains this very forcefully. One conclusion that anyone would draw is that anything except fossil fuels – especially coal …
I’ve always enjoyed helping my kids with their homework, and, as they’ve gotten older, I’ve been learning a great deal myself from what I’m helping them study. Last night, I spent a few happy hours helping my son Jake study …
As I’ve mentioned, I receive several new clean energy business concepts per week, mostly rooted in proven technology. The scientific mechanisms behind solar, wind, biomass, hydrokinetics and geothermal are all very well-established, and have been for a great period of …
If you want to read a thoroughly misleading piece of garbage, let me suggest this article on renewable energy and nature, published in the EnergyCollective. Check this out: “The renewable energy paradigm requires an unprecedented industrial re-engineering of the landscape: …
Our society needs a greater reverence for science, especially at this important point in the evolution of humankind, where we’ve come face-to-face with all manner of existential threats: climate change, ocean acidification, nuclear proliferation, loss of biodiversity, the end of …
I’d like to thank our wonderful intern from France, Olivier Goavec, for this very interesting piece on the challenges associated with integrating large volumes of variable resources into the grid-mix. I hope readers enjoy it. – ed When the Kyoto …
Recently, Science Daily published an article based on the research of scientists from the University of North Carolina and John Hopkins, outlining the results of adding renewable energy sources to the grid, and offering ideas on how to mitigate issues …
From 2GreenEnergy Intern Nikita Rao: The Addition of New Technologies Read More »
Here’s a brilliant article that discusses and compares different ways of measuring energy consumption. If I say I generated a gigawatt-hour of energy, does that mean the amount I sent to the consumer? If so, and that energy came from …
The paradigms that govern our explorations in science function as both flashlights and blinders. They help us to peer into previously dark areas that are most likely to yield results, but they prevent us from looking in new directions. That’s …
Looking at the World of Energy and the Environment Differently Read More »
