Category: Renewables – Science

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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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 …

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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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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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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 The Environmental Law Institute (Spokespeople Jay Pendergrass and Lisa Goldman) For Their Contribution to “Is Renewable Really Doable?” Read More »

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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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For those who may want a perspective on the migration to renewable energy that you’re extremely unlikely to find elsewhere, I present to you Stephan A. Schwartz, whose life has been spent exploring extraordinary human functioning, and how individuals and …

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Earlier today we had a very interesting guest-post on Religion and Renewable Energy, in which the author, Brian McGowan, begins: Recently the subject of religion has come up several times. I try not to discuss it but it keeps coming up …

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Recently the subject of religion has come up several times. I try not to discuss it but it keeps coming up and it is hard to avoid. There was a short blog entitled ”Doing the Right Thing About Climate Change …

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A friend in Australia just sent me a claim for a regenerative braking system that recaptures so much energy that the car has unlimited range.  He became dubious, however, when the company, based in Canada, would not pay his way …

Claims About Violations of the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics Are Made By Both Crackpots and Charlatans Read More »

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