Thursday afternoon I had the pleasure of listening to Amory Lovins present his latest thinking on the world energy picture at the University of California at Santa Barbara, which he sums up in his book Reinventing Fire. I’m so glad …
Category: Renewables – Science
Talk On Global Climate Change
Here’s a discussion on global climate change featuring California-based venture capitalist Dan Miller, who apparently has some connections local to me. Dan spoke last week at The Midland School, a wonderful private school at which both my kids, Jake and …
Follow-up Discussion on Thermodynamics
Here’s the follow-up to my discussion with friends who claim to have observed a violation of the 2nd law of thermodynamics. Of course, I get claims like this at the rate of at least once a week, and I pay …
The Principles of Thermodynamics Are Not In Dispute, As Far As I’m Aware
I get a bit puckish in my writings in the evening, perhaps because I typically have a martini as I make dinner for the Shields family. Here, I respond to a friend who claims to have observed an engineering breakthrough …
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Short Videos on Smart-grid from 2GreenEnergy Associate Vijay Rochlani
I know I’ve mentioned 2GreenEnergy “Associate” Vijay Rochlani, who specializes in bringing clean energy to India, via his vast network of business connections. Recently, Vijay sent me this wonderful collection of short videos on smart-grid that point out some of …
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Our Energy Policy Should Be Rooted in Logic
I just started a fine historic novel that my brother gave me for Christmas, The Hangman’s Daughter; the first 100 pages are really good. In addition to the story itself, a murder mystery set in mid-17th Century Bavaria, the author …
Losing Patience with Concepts That Violate the Laws of Physics
I often write here that I’m never nasty or condescending to anyone who submits a business plan, regardless of how asinine their ideas. I have an admission to make: while that was true early, on, it’s no longer the case. …
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Thanks to Nate Hagens, Ph.D. For His Contribution to “Is Renewable Really Doable?”
Nate Hagens is a well-known authority on issues related to global resource depletion. Until recently he was lead editor of The Oil Drum, one of the most popular and highly-respected websites for analysis and discussion of global energy supplies and …
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Thanks to The Environmental Law Institute (Spokespeople Jay Pendergrass and Lisa Goldman) For Their Contribution to “Is Renewable Really Doable?”
In my quest to unpack the issues of government subsidies and incentives, I wanted to ask the Environmental Law Institute to go on record and explain their graphic “Energy Subsidies Black, Not Green” and the accompanying paper, “Estimating U.S. Government …
Thanks to Thomas Konrad, Ph.D., For His Contribution to “Is Renewable Really Doable?”
I first met Tom Konrad, a financial analyst specializing in the alternative energy sector, in my quest to align 2GreenEnergy with some heavy-duty know-how in this arena. He’s a portfolio manager, and freelance writer – best known for the innumerable …
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