A young reader named Brendan writes: Hi, I am a student currently in the 12th grade. With your knowledge and expertise in the field of renewable energy, I would really appreciate it if you could guide me in making an …
Category: Renewables – Science
Can Renewable Energy Scale To Meet Society’s Needs?
A reader sent me this just now: I’m a member of Citizens for Green Nuclear Power on the mid California coast. My wife and I lived on our sailboat, Gaia, for about 18 years (average time out at sea – …
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U.S. Federal Government Offers Comprehensive Annual Energy Data and Sustainability Performance
Here’s something new for you fans of statistics: Through the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), the U.S. Department of Energy provides a “Comprehensive Annual Energy Data and Sustainability Performance including FY 2013 reported findings.” According to the site, it: …offers complete …
Understanding the Difference Between Energy and Power: Critically Important in Clean Energy Discussions
If I had to identify a single pet peeve of mine, I might say that it’s people in the energy industry who don’t know the difference between power and energy. Power is the rate at which energy is generated or …
Renewable Energy and Sustainable Agriculture–Dealing with Overpopulation and the Over-consumption of Resources
Longtime friend and supporter of 2GreenEnergy Steve Vachss sent me this piece on the eco-destruction of China. With it, he wrote: Barry Commoner may prove to be right, after so many years of being ignored. His metaphor of the human …
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Hard At Work on “Energy Systems Integration”
Until earlier today, I hadn’t spoken with George Douglas, spokesperson for the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in five years; I had interviewed him in 2010 in preparation for my first book, “Renewable Energy – Facts and Fantasies.” During …
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Academic Initiative in Sustainability at UCSB
In October, I plan to spend two happy days down at the University of California at Santa Barbara for a symposium that is part of their ongoing “Academic Initiative in Sustainability,” called “Sustainable Materials and Product Design.” Topics to be …
Video on Grid Operation
Here’s a short video–a sort of primer on grid operation called “How the lights stay on.” And another more advanced one on the economics and logistics of grid operation. Their creator quips, “I made them simple enough that a congressman can …
Union of Concerned Scientists Offer Online Quiz on Environmental Science — Great Fun
Here’s something I think readers will enjoy; I know I did. It’s a five-question online quiz called “Got Science?” created by The Union of Concerned Scientists, in which you’ll be asked to choose between real science and the bullcrap being …
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A “Watt” Is a Measure of Power, the Rate at Which Energy Is Being Converted From One Form To Another
Because the climate here in Santa Ynez, CA is temperate, we don’t have air conditioning in our house – but we do have ceiling fans, which apparently require about 75 watts, according to this energy calculator. But yikes! The calculator …
