Tag: renewables

For those of you wishing to reconnect from old friends from highschool and college, I most certainly recommend setting up a website like 2GreenEnergy. It brings long-lost, but much loved old friends out of the woodwork.  Perhaps the best aspect …

Old Friends Are Often Young At Heart; Check Out the Apollo Alliance Read More »

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In the US, the biofuel industry is undergoing something of a revival. Mothballed plants are reopening. Across the globe biofuel industry leaders are extremely bullish about their ability to bring down operating costs, to generate fuels from sources that don’t compete …

[The Vector] Biofuel Bounces Back Read More »

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A funny thing happened when we launched Renewable Energy Facts and Fantasies last week. Of course, I was hoping it would do well in the categories to which Amazon.com had assigned it: energy, engineering, and physics. And while it went …

Renewable Energy — Facts and Fantasies: Tales from Launch Day Read More »

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My post on Moore’s Law earlier in the week got picked up at CleanTechies.com, we’re there has been some interesting discussion.  In particular, one really bright gentleman debated some of the mathematics of exponential growth.  To me, however, the issue …

Renewables: Don't Expect Natural Growth Characteristics in Markets with Hidden Forces Read More »

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The work that Brazil has done in renewable energy is legendary. Clean energy – mainly ethanol made from huge sugarcane fields — accounts for more than 85.4% of their domestically supplied energy. The country stands as a model of decision …

Discussing Renewables in Brazil Read More »

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I try to be judicious in my blogging about the politics associated with renewables, mindful that taking sides can alienate certain people. But guest blogger Cameron Atwood brings up something in response to my piece on Campaign Finance Reform that …

Don't Look for a Level Playing Field for Renewables Before Radical Campaign Finance Reform Read More »

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We’ve all had that feeling of exultation as we realize we’re in the home stretch of something that’s been a true odyssey in our lives — perhaps the end of final exams or the last few points of a marathon …

Near the End of My Book on Renewables Read More »

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A reader points out: Craig, you seem to think that there should be a single best solution for clean energy. I would agree with you if you qualified your assertion to state that there is a single best solution for …

How Much Variety of Renewables Do We Want? Read More »

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Given the realities of our time, most of us are short-term focused – even those in renewable energy R&D. We tend to want to know what can we do NOW to lower our carbon footprint and lessen our dependence on …

Renewables and Cutting-Edge Physics Read More »

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I quoted Lou Schwartz of China Strategies in an earlier post on wind power, and I found what he said so fascinating that I placed a call to him just now to ask him more about his overall take on …

China Strategies Speaks on Renewables Read More »

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