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 …
Category: Renewables – Science
My Hat Is Off To Dr. Cheryl Martin of the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy
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:
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The Most Important Arenas for Innovation Lie in Renewables and Energy Efficiency
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 …
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From Guest Blogger Tom Grant: Reducing Maintenance Costs — Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers to the Rescue
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 …
Energy from Coal — Some Bad News
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, …
Good Ideas in Clean Energy May Be Right In Front of Our Faces
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 …
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Did The Battle of Hastings Enable Developments in Renewable Energy?
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 …
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Talking About Renewable Energy on David Letterman
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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New Super-Bright 2GreenEnergy Intern Will Research Clean Energy Technology, Economics, and Politics
I just got off a Skype chat with a talented young engineering student who lives near Paris and wishes to perform an internship in which he will conduct research as the basis for articles on a range of clean energy …
Can Whole Cities Go To 100% Renewable Energy?
Many people jeer the leaders of cities around the world who talk about moving to 100% renewable energy. But the folks I most respect among all this ridicule are those who are calmly making it happen. Here’s an article on …
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