Category: Renewables – Science

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 …

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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: …

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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 …

Science Doesn’t Have All the Answers, But It’s Still the Best Foundation for Decision-Making Read More »

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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 …

From 2GreenEnergy Intern Olivier Goavec: Countries with Large Volumes of Variable Resources Face Difficulties with Grid Stability Read More »

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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In recent years, the world has been desperately calling for a change in the way we use nature to make our lives better, feed, work, travel and generate energy. A lot of people took up the idea of green living, …

From Guest Blogger Paula Sheamus: Clean Energy Revolution Read More »

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Everyone is towards being the leader on everything. Talk about globalization, every country wants to take the lead and become the leading country. Because of this, workforce and industrialization are set on fire with no reasons to hold back, and …

From Guest Blogger Jona: Will Technology Yield The Golden Age of Environmental Science? Read More »

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According to the Writer’s Almanac, it is the birthday of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Robert Hofstadter (pictured), best known for his research on the nucleus of the atom. While he was studying at City College of New York, Hofstadter wanted to …

Levelized Cost of Energy from Renewables Is Coming Very Close To That of Fossil Fuels Read More »

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