A Smart Grid is a network that delivers electricity from sources to consumers by using various forms of information and communication technologies in order to save energy, to reduce production costs, and increase the reliability and transparency of the electrical …
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Feasibility of Widespread Concentrated Solar Power
My friend I mentioned earlier writes: I had the plant construction cost at $600 million per square mile. I figured a few hundred billion more for infrastructure improvements like HVDC grid upgrades and storage. It seems the nationwide CSP solution is …
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Cutting Ties with Fossil Fuels: The Rapid Migration to Renewable Energy
A reader who goes by “Louis” notes: We won’t be 100% free of fossil fuels anytime soon, but like when you start recycling, then composting instead of putting everything in the trash, it is a great start! When I see …
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How Close Are We To “Advanced Nuclear?”
Frequent commenter Frank Eggers calls our attention to an article on the development of liquid fluoride thorium reactors (LFTRs) in China, and points to this excerpt: “Professor Li, director of the project’s molten salt chemistry and engineering technology division, said …
Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
Here’s a step in the right direction, I suppose: The G7 has decided to phase out fossil fuels by the end of the century. My thoughts: • Equating natural gas, oil and coal, simply because they are all fossil fuels, …
Top Investment Strategies
I normally keep my investment strategies to myself, but I was thinking about this just now, and I thought I’d mention some things that make me salivate in terms of opportunities: First, here’s what I decline to buy: Won’t buy …
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Bullish on Renewable Energy
I have a phone appointment in a few minutes with a graphic artist to discuss the cover of my upcoming book, “Bullish on Renewable Energy – Fourteen Reasons Why CleanTech Investors Can’t Lose.” I have no talent when it comes …
2GreenEnergy Intern Poses Questions on Organic Food, Climate Disruption
A young lady who served one of our famous internships here at 2GreenEnergy (and did a fabulous job, btw) wrote me this morning, asking for answers to two questions: Hello Mr. Shields. I had a question for you that I …
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News Flash: Public Education Is Important in Smart Grid Implementation
Apparently, the main reason that the U.K. is doing far better than the U.S. in terms of implementing smart meters is that those clever Brits embarked on a plan to educate the public on the benefits before (rather than after) …
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My Next Book, In Which I Plan to Wax Euphoric on Renewable Energy
I thought you might be interested in a conversation I’m having with a friend about my new book project. I began: I’m thinking of writing another book—this one rather exuberant in its tone. I believe that we’re poised at the …
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