I just spoke with my friend Bruce Allen, one of the world’s top experts in solar energy. I thought I’d publish a brief excerpt of the transcript of our conversation, insofar as readers may find it interesting. Craig: Is it …
Tag: clean energy
Solyndra – Renewable Energy Cinderella Story
Dr. Kelly Truman was good enough to update me on what I have to call a textbook success of the business he started with his partner CEO Chris Gronot. Solyndra, a venture-capitalized photo-voltaics company, is based in Fremont, CA — …
Tagged with: alternative energy, Cinderella story, clean energy, DoE, green energy, PV, Renewable Energy, Solyndra, venture capital, Wind Energy, wind power, wind turbines
The Energy Industry and Fair Reporting
As I continue to learn and write about the energy industry I feel a growing need for fairness. Anyone can sit on the sidelines and throw stones. And Lord knows, there are plenty of great targets for stones when you …
2GreenEnergy on the Energy Industry
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf3VOT_Guoc&w=425&h=344] Here’s a quick video on the energy industry vs. renewables. I used Windows Movie Maker; I really like this platform; it’s certainly easier than shooting a video — for me at least. Hope you enjoy.
The Greening of Bermuda
Over the next few days, I’ll be posting a few articles on my company’s work with the island nation of Bermuda. From the standpoint of the raw facts, Bermuda is probably the best candidate on the planet to “go green” …
Investment Banking for Renewables Companies
Fresh back from my 36-hour pilgrimage to Manhattan, I have to admit the jolt to the system that a trip like that represents for a 54-year-old guy like me. As a younger man, I did the over-scheduled travel scene for …
Renewable Energy Versus Energy Efficiency
At the risk of stating the obvious, the subject of renewable energy is so much sexier than energy efficiency. I’m always amazed at all the interest on CFL bulbs, energy-efficient appliances – even hybrid electric vehicles. Every joule of energy …
Solar Tour
20 MW Solar Concentrator near Seville, Spain
I just got back from a family vacation in Spain, during which I spent a fair amount of time looking for relevant things to tell readers when I returned. I didn’t have to wait long for my first inspiration. My …
Renewable Energy – What About "Micro" Solutions?
Jan-Gerhard Hemming, a reader from Sweden, writes to suggest an industrial carbon cycle paralleling photosynthesis, recycling CO2 from flue gases – eventually from the air itself – converting it chemically or electrochemically to methanol and benign byproducts. I’m always fascinated …
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