Here’s some bad news: the use of coal to provide energy is on the rise, and shows no sign of retreat. Yet there’s specious reasoning in the report, i.e, that renewable energy cannot provide baseload. That’s completely untrue of geothermal, …
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Addressing the World's Energy Needs — Especially Those That Are Most Pressing
Here’s an article that wrestles with the confusion surrounding the idea that the entire world’s energy demand could be supplied with PV on 1% of the Earth’s surface. (By my quick calcs, btw, this is true. 1% of the surface …
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Tagged with: bringing renewable energy to the third world, burning animal dung, coal, damage to the biosphere, electricity, entire world’s energy demand, Hydrokinetics, natural gas, nuclear power, oil, PV on 1% of the Earth’s surface, solar energy, three billion people cook by burning biomass, Wind Energy
Bellingham, WA Not Happy Being Waystation for Coal Bound for China
Here’s an NPR spot on Bellingham, WA and their new rail terminal that will facilitate the shipment of enormous quantities of coal from Montana and Wyoming to China. Understandably, locals are not happy. Though some folks are salivating over the …
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Energy Videos for Newcomers
I’ve been preparing to make a few videos for newcomers to the subject of clean energy that answer basic questions on renewable energy, fossil fuels, nuclear energy, and the energy-related challenges we face. I’ll be recording a series of short …
Tagged with: alternative energy, Big Bang, Bill Paul, biomass, clean energy, coal, concentrated solar power, CSP. wind, Energy Videos for Newcomers, energy-related challenges, fossil fuels, fusion, geothermal energy, green energy, Hydrogen, natural gas, nuclear energy, ocean current, oil, photovoltaic, PV, Renewable Energy, renewable energy finance guru, run-of-river hydro, site on environmentalism for kids, solar energy, solar panels, solar power, Tidal Energy, wave energy, Wind Energy, wind power, wind turbines
Electric Transportation, Fossil Fuels, and “Internalizing the Externalities”
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXd-xk-rCRU&w=445&h=364] Do you have a clean energy story that you’d like to tell the world? One day each month, I shoot a series of short television shows called the “2GreenEnergy Video Report” in which I interview folks with interesting stories …
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Tagged with: coal, energy-video, fossil fuels, gasoline, internalizing the externalities, oil, Paul Scott, Plug In America, video
A Few Sobering Truths About Energy Consumption in the US
Here’s a piece from Kentucky-based consulting engineer and frequent commenter John Robbins, who provides some sobering remarks on the truth behind our current push for renewables. Last week, I was one of 3 teaching a professional seminar about Passivhaus. In …
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Is Renewable Energy Replacing the Consumption of Fossil Fuels?
This morning, someone asked me about the importance of energy storage. “Renewables provide intermittent energy. Don’t we need some way to store the energy overnight, to deliver it when it’s needed?” he asked. “No, not right now, “ I explained. …
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Fossil Fuels and Renewable Energy Sources – Some Business Considerations
I often think about how the energy industry’s financial analysts view the fundamentals that apply to market valuations. Just now, I was reading some of the discussion at SeekingAlpha.com on ExxonMobil that attempts to get to the underlying buy/sell recommendations, …
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Tagged with: coal, crude prices, ExxonMobil, fossil fuels, oil, renewable energy sources, subsidies, XOM
Regarding Renewable Energy, Think for Yourself
From today’s Wall Street Journal: At 6-foot-2 and 240 pounds, Steven Kemp had to move his size 14 shoes to avoid tripping toddlers at his pediatrician’s office in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. “It’s kind of awkward, but we’re good friends,” says …
Tough Realities – An Apt Description of the Migration to Renewable Energy
I friend of mine noticed that the concept of “Tough Realities” (as in the title of my report: Tough Realities for Renewable Energy Businesses) resonates with people. I agree. That’s the reason that I’ve subtitled my book (“Renewable Energy — …
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