Small world. I’m a member of a tiny, local club: The Savvy Investors of Santa Barbara. We have no more than 20 people at our monthly meetings, and take turns doing talks on our areas of expertise. What are the …
Rinaldo Brutoco Speaks to “Savvy Investors” on Sustainable Energy Policy Read More »
I’ll be 75 years old in 2030, so it’s likely that I’ll still be around to validate what I’m about to say: the idea, expressed in this article, that fuel cell vehicles will grow to $73.8 billion in sales (not $74 …
Will Fuel Cell Vehicles Succeed in the Market? Of Course Not Read More »
Kenny Hearn from South Africa writes: Highly underdeveloped countries have all the making to move directly to renewables. Mozambique has a massive hydroelectric plant already, Namibia has massive potential for solar thermal to power surrounding countries and the list goes …
Bringing Electrification Based on Renewable Energy To the Developing World Read More »
Earlier today I wrote a post in which I pointed out the impracticality of hydrogen as a “fuel,” to which frequent commenter Aaron writes: The US, even with a “smart grid” isn’t likely to get more than 16 hours of effective solar …
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 …
I always look forward to the AltCarExpo in Santa Monica each year. It’s rather like one of the major auto shows, but without all the flashing lights, loud noises, “booth-babes” – and, more to the point, all the gas- and …
(continued from an earlier article) Down in the Quantum World Nano particles are less than 100 nanomicrons in width, meaning that a human hair is approximately 80,000nm wide. Down at the molecular level, materials behave differently to the way they …
[The Vector] Nanotechnology – A Disappointment? (Part Two) Read More »
The ability of nanotechnologies to deliver cost-effective renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions has come under attack in a recently released report by the environmental campaigning organisation Friends of the Earth. The nano technology industry has over-promised and under-delivered, according …
Nanotechnology – A Sandwich Without the Beef? (Part One) Read More »
To my utter astonishment, we in the US and Europe are begieged with renewed interest in hydrogen. I urge readers to arrive at their own understanding of the merits of hydrogen as a carrier of energy. But for those who …
