I frequently extol the virtues of CSP (concentrated solar power), aka solar thermal. For those looking for a good introduction with images that illustrate the concept, the link above is a solid video on the subject.
Tag: Renewable Energy
VCs React to Windfuels: Synthetic Fuels with Proven, Cost-Effective Processes
I’m in New York City this week, doing a consulting project for 2GreenEnergy client Doty Windfuels. I knew going in that this was going to be interesting, but there was no way I could have predicted the drama. Windfuels is one …
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[The Vector] Venture Capital Investment Increases Substantially into Green Energy
Clean energy investment worldwide was up 30% in 2010, after a steep decline in 2009, says the Pew Charitable Trusts. “The clean energy sector is emerging as one of the most dynamic and competitive in the world, witnessing 630 percent …
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Bermuda Is Soon To Have Electric Vehicles — But What About Renewable Energy?
I have mentioned that I work with four American and three Bermudan business partners in an effort to bring electric vehicles to this charming island nation. Bermuda has all the potential in the world for a super-steep EV adoption curve: …
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Windfuels to Meet with Top Clean Energy Venture Capitalists
I’m headed back to New York City next week for a great number of meetings, built around my “anchor appointment” – a two-day consulting action for our client Windfuels, for which I’m co-presenting at a venture capital forum. I’m always flattered …
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A Few Perspectives on Energy Storage
One of the things I enjoy most about shows like Storage Week, sitting through many dozens of presentations on energy storage, is the breadth of perspective on the subject of clean energy. We all know that ultimately, storage is 100% …
Energy Storage – News from the Infocast “Storage Week” Show
There are elements of the energy business that I find monstrously complex – namely, everything but the technology. The political wranglings – the way the federal, regional, state, and local agencies work in conjunction with the utilities and the regulatory …
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Bill Gates on Renewable Energy
2GreenEnergy Business Director George Alger sent me this interview in which Bill Gates speaks on renewable energy. George: Yes, he makes some good points, and he’s a fan (as am I) of Donald Sadoway’s work at MIT. But as you …
Celebrating a Clean Energy Milestone
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that renewable energy rose to a historic high in the first quarter of 2011 – now producing at a greater rate than nuclear power. Renewable energy sources (biomass/biofuels, geothermal, solar, hydro, and wind) …
Bringing Electric Power to the Third World
In this short video, MIT Professor of Energy Dan Nocera makes several interesting points about bringing electric power to the third world using solar energy and fuel cells. His analysis of how much energy will be required by the year …
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