Tag: Renewable Energy

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf3VOT_Guoc&w=425&h=344] Here’s a quick video on the energy industry vs. renewables. I used Windows Movie Maker; I really like this platform; it’s certainly easier than shooting a video — for me at least. Hope you enjoy.

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I don’t want to appear as if I don’t have a life outside of 2GreenEnergy, but each Friday night, I try to watch Bill Moyers’ Journal on PBS. Occasionally the content directly or indirectly affects the renewable energy debate, and …

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Over the next few days, I’ll be posting a few articles on my company’s work with the island nation of Bermuda. From the standpoint of the raw facts, Bermuda is probably the best candidate on the planet to “go green” …

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At the risk of stating the obvious, the subject of renewable energy is so much sexier than energy efficiency. I’m always amazed at all the interest on CFL bulbs, energy-efficient appliances – even hybrid electric vehicles. Every joule of energy …

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I just got off the phone with a man I think of as “one of the good guys.” Jim Riggins, retired from the Air Force, now volunteers to “spread the gospel” of the National Solar Tour, through his work at …

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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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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 …

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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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