I suppose I should have seen this coming, but the traditional energy industry, apparently starting to feel the heat, has recently ratcheted up the volume of its ongoing public relations efforts against the renewables industry. I had a wonderful conversation …
When Politics Gets in the Way of Sane Energy Policy Read More »
Wednesday morning as I was getting ready to conclude my participation in the Renewable Energy Finance Forum, I had a thought I wanted to share. It had been two-days of nitty-gritty financial talk — extremely precise language of tax lawyers …
Energy Policy — Looking for the Broad Side of the Barn Read More »
I’m almost too tired to write. A total of about six hours of sleep in the past two nights has hit me hard. I used to do this stuff standing on my head 20 years ago, but it’s starting to …
I’m headed back East again next week, primarily to attend the Renewable Energy Finance Forum in New York City. I have to say that I love this event; everything about it is first-rate, starting with the venue (The Waldorf Astoria). …
As the name suggests, Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation, which I visited on my last trip back to the East Coast, is one of the leaders in the development of OTEC (ocean thermal energy conversion), a technology with huge potential to …
Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation Leads the Way in OTEC Read More »
This morning’s keynote address at the Renewable Energy Finance Forum was delivered by Pennsylvania’s ex-governor Ed Rendell, who spoke on the possibilities that renewable energy may gain traction through politics. I suppose anything’s possible, so I tried to track with …
Renewable Energy Gets an Impressive Rhetorical Push from Ed Rendell Read More »
Just settled into my hotel room here in Manhattan, in time to get a good night’s sleep in preparation for the two-day Renewable Energy Finance Forum at the Waldorf Astoria. These guys do it right. A great line-up of speakers, …
2011 Renewable Energy Finance Forum in New York City Read More »
In a typical year, I try to attend most of the major local energy industry conferences, and another three or four scattered around the globe that I deem to be particularly important – especially if I can combine them with …
It’s always interesting to get out and interact with different groups who have specific perspectives on the energy industry. And, to that end, I’ve commited to a certain travel schedule that will take me — either as a speaker or as …
I’m up at the Renewable Energy Finance Forum in San Francisco today and tomorrow, with hardly a moment to breathe between the most interesting presentations I’ve seen in quite a while. To be honest, this subject matter is really hard …
