It’s the birthday (1632) of the philosopher Baruch Spinoza, whose most important ideas, according to the Writer’s Almanac, were that “everything in the universe is made of a single substance, and that everything in the universe is subject to natural …
Happy Birthday Spinoza, Perhaps History’s Greatest Radical Read More »
I have a few excellent prospects for summer interns in 2014, the latest of whom, a young man from West Virginia, just sent a resume and spoke with me on the phone this morning. Naturally, people wonder what this internship …
Renewable Energy Internships Prove Fairly Popular Read More »
Frequent commenter Tim Kingston sent me this very interesting piece (including a very well-made video at the bottom) on harvesting vibrational energy that is currently wasted using piezoelectricity, i.e., the property of some materials that they produce small amounts of …
I was honored to meet Dr. Cheryl Martin, deputy director of ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy at the CleanTechLA event yesterday. As I pointed out when I introduced myself, she and I have at least two contacts in common:
There are a few things – just a few — that make living in the 21st Century a pleasant experience, and they all seem to revolve around technology. We’re living longer and healthier lives, and those of us fortunate enough …
The Most Important Arenas for Innovation Lie in Renewables and Energy Efficiency Read More »
A shell and tube heat exchanger (pictured here) is one of the most common type of heat exchanger that you will find used in various industrial sites such as oil refineries and chemical processing plants. They are popular applications for …
Here’s some bad news: the use of coal to provide energy is on the rise, and shows no sign of retreat. Yet there’s specious reasoning in the report, i.e, that renewable energy cannot provide baseload. That’s completely untrue of geothermal, …
Readers in Nebraska or Kazakhstan may not understand what I’m about to present, but those of us who live near oceans have noticed that there is a new device for owners of tennis ball-fetching dogs to use on the beach …
Good Ideas in Clean Energy May Be Right In Front of Our Faces Read More »
It’s the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings in 1066, when William the Conqueror defeated the English. Shortly after, he and his Normans moved on to London, where he was crowned William I. While I’m sure there are tons of …
Did The Battle of Hastings Enable Developments in Renewable Energy? Read More »
When Mark Jacobson, popular expert on renewable energy, appears on the David Letterman Show tomorrow night, it’s likely that he’ll be saying essentially what I would if given the chance: It’s technically and economically feasible – as well as morally …
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