Tag: clean energy

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 …

20 MW Solar Concentrator near Seville, Spain Read More »

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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 …

Renewable Energy – What About "Micro" Solutions? Read More »

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Alex C. makes so many wonderful points in his comment on Brass Tack #1 that it’s hard to know where to start. EV’s and related enabling technologies (batteries, charge stations, motors, inverters, converters, etc.) are great areas to invest in. …

Electric Vehicle Investments Read More »

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Bruce Hamilton writes: (I’m) VP of Business Development (with) an MSEE and 40+ years of engineering and marketing management experience in all types of electronics companies. I have found good opportunities for my company to enter the solar PV inverter …

Corporate Culture and Electric Vehicles Read More »

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Mark Chapmon writes: After reading an article called “A Confederacy of Dunces,” watching “Who Killed The Electric Car” and giving thought to the grid tied solar array I had designed and installed in my backyard that my local utility will …

The Politics of Electric Vehicles Read More »

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I met John Gurrola at the Sonoma County Fair yesterday, who told me how thrilled he was to be in the solar energy business. “I’ve been in sales and marketing for years, and these are the most exciting times of …

Renewable Energy – Public Sector Takes Important Role Read More »

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I happened to be at the Sonoma County Fair in Northern California yesterday. It was a terrific experience in many ways – one of which was seeing how sustainability has become such an important part of our lives. I’m not …

Eat Local – An Important Ingredient in Sustainability Read More »

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Doug Rosen works hard to promote Miles EV’s neighborhood electric vehicles around the globe. The company is very much in the news; it company recently spun of its highway-speed EV sedan division, Coda , effectively making two companies where there …

Doug Rosen on the Politics of Renewable Energy Read More »

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Zan Dubin Scott is a name known to most of us in the “plug-in” and renewable energy worlds. She is a tireless advocate and public relations professional, volunteering enormous amount of her time and pouring unlimited energy into the cause …

Zan Dubin Scott on Plug In America and Renewable Energy Read More »

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My colleague Trevor Parker is one of the founders of a company soon to be called Green Collar Machines. The company has a unique business plan that defines the micro assembly and distribution of a patented compact electric tractor that …

Green Collar Machines' Founder Talks About Renewable Energy Read More »

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