Here’s an email conversation I just had with a friend: Friend: Per the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, sunlight is the most abundant source of potential energy on the planet. If harnessed properly, sunlight could easily exceed current and future …
How Much Energy Does the Earth Receive From the Sun? Read More »
I had a fairly heated disagreement on a few scientific points with a much younger man the other day that resulted in his later challenging me to search online for what he claimed to be the truth. “UTUBE IT, GRAMPS,” …
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Regarding my response on piezoelectric generation in roadways, Nick writes: I had no idea they produced such a small amount of energy though I did realize they were expensive. Well, I haven’t done the math, but just following the broad …
Nicholas writes: I just wanted to put the idea forward of piezoelectric generators. As I read an article on them a little while ago about some Israeli engineers testing them on a stretch of highway. They spoke about storing some …
I was a guest on a radio program this morning on socially responsible investing (SRI), hosted by a very amiable local woman, Robin Eschler. The discussion was quite positive and uplifting overall. How could it have been otherwise? Robin is delightful, …
This Morning's Radio Show: Clean Energy's Good and Bad Ideas Read More »
A young man from India writes in response to my recent piece in which I talk about two classes of bad ideas in clean energy — those that are theoretically impossible and those that are possible but seem to hold …
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A reader asks if microbial fuel cells fall into the category of “bad ideas” for clean energy that I mentioned in my post yesterday. He cites: Major Advance Made in Generating Electricity from Waste Water, Teaching A Microbe To Make …
2GreenEnergy reader Rebecca asks: When you’re approached by budding inventors or experienced ones, how do you manage to filter out those who are true and honest from those who are a sham? Good question. It’s not something that can be …
What a great pleasure to come face to face with Glenn Doty, senior energy analyst and frequent commenter at 2GreenEnergy, during my visit to Doty Scientific on Friday. Had Glenn not had business to which to attend, I would have …
Here’s a podcast in which Toronto Star writer Tyler Hamilton talks about some of his picks for clean energy start-ups. He and I agree univocally on a number of issues, like the imperative to move away from fossil fuels, and …
