I deeply appreciate the growing rush of informed comments on the 2GreenEnergy blog. Frequent guest Arlene Allen (whom I had the pleasure to meet recently) writes: Normally, I would do my best to add something positive to the discussion. Quite …
Tag: alternative energy
China — Helping to Bring in Wind Power
What’s not to like about a $1.5 billion wind project covering 36,000-acre and generating the power for 180,000 homes in western Texas? For one, it rubs our nose in the fact that China is one of many countries that out-invests …
Tagged with: alternative energy, China, clean energy, DoE, green energy, Kleiner Perkins, Ray Lane, Renewable Energy, Steven Chu, Wind Energy, wind power, wind turbines
Eco-Friendly Transportation
Eco-Trans Alliance in Sarasota Florida is a low-speed electric vehicle (LSEV) manufacturing company with a distinctly sunny disposition. The five year-old company sports a line of cars with solar panels on the roof — adding approximately 10% of the range …
Blue Planet Almanac Asks the Tough Questions
I’d like to introduce readers to Mike Austin, an extremely active proponent of eco-friendliness whom I met through a friend recently. In a phone call the other day, Mike explained how outrageous he finds the United States’ approach to the …
Audubon — Spreading Its Wings
In marketing, the idea of “positioning” is rooted in the notion that we have space in our minds for precious few ideas, and we tend to associate the people, the products, and the companies in our lives with single concepts. …
Alternative Energy and the Recovery Act
Last week, President Obama, as part of the Recovery Act, announced the dedication of $3.4 billion to further advancing smart grid development. This, of course, is good news for renewables in many different ways. Smart grid technology facilitates integrated renewables …
The True Cost of Electric Power
I urge readers to go through this excellent article explaining the costs of various means of generating electrical power. This is a wonderful presentation of the most important ingredients in the calculus that we would like to think our leaders …
More on ARPA-E's Funding of Clean Energy – from Guest Mike Brace
Here is guest blogger Mike Brace’s letter to his representative Geoff Davis (R-KY) on the Obama Administration’s choice of projects that received funding in this round under ARPA-E. You’ll notice that he shares the many of the same sentiments that …
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A Disappointing List of Alternative Energy Projects
I must say that I’m disappointed in this list of clean energy projects that the Obama Administration is funding with its stimulus money under ARPA-E. I use the word disappointed, a considerable understatement, insofar as I promised some of my …
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The "Business of Plugging In" Conference – Continued
I marvel at how different the 2009 “Business of Plugging In” conference was in comparison to a number of the other shows I’ve attended recently on renewable energy and electric transportation. Perhaps most obvious was the attention on job creation …
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