My major concern about the viability of marine hydrokinetics (MHK) is that there is very little attention paid to the levelized cost of energy that it represents. Is there a real trajectory for getting it in line with other forms …
Discussion of the Costs Associated with Marine Hydrokinetics at the Ocean Energy Show Read More »
Here’s a conversation the essence of which I have frequently. An inventor, in this case, one Lyle Bates, has a patent on an idea related to renewable energy and wants to raise the investment capital necessary to build it. There’s …
Many Renewable Energy Concepts Are Physically Possible but Economically Unfeasible Read More »
Readers who may be wondering about the cost-competitiveness of renewable energy will be interested in this piece on the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) associated with wind. Hint #1: It’s very good news, and it provides real hope that wind, …
Investors Jumping Into Wind Energy With Both Feet – Here’s Why Read More »
I’m on the email distribution list for PennEnergy’s reports on the energy industry as a whole, and, while I don’t buy the reports, I like to read the free summaries. Linked above is an interesting one on the levelized cost …
PennEnergy’s Report on Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) Read More »
Recently, my good friend and long-time 2GreenEnergy supporter Tom Konrad introduced me to his colleague Shawn Kravetz, founder of Esplanade Capital, a hedge fund that’s been “focused” on the solar energy market (pardon the pun) since 2006. When I met …
Esplanade Capital To Present Key Concepts in Solar Energy Investments Read More »
In response to my rant on New Jersey’s decision to put tiny installations of solar photovoltaics atop 175,000 power poles, at a cost of $200 million, senior energy analyst Glenn Doty writes: The LCOE (levelized cost of energy) gets really …
New Jersey Installing Solar Photovoltaics Atop 175,000 Power Poles Read More »
Here’s an article that does a good job discussing voter suppression – to be sure, off-topic for a clean energy blog by a long shot. I bring it up only because it ends with words that resonate with me: “It’s …
Clean Energy Actually DOES Lie In Our Future — It's Only a Question of Time Read More »
I’ve been thinking about my up-coming meeting with Dr. Raj Pachauri, who, among other things, serves as the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Pondering this in advance of the meeting, I wonder what I would do, …
Energy Policy – Hitting the Broad Side of the Barn Read More »
About my recent piece on my preparations for an interview with the Cato Institute, frequent commenter and very smart fellow Carl B. Freedman notes: It seems you are ready to cede the high ground on many of these points when …
