In this quite lucid and compelling video on offshore wind farms, The Sierra Club points out the numerous benefits of this technology. Until I watched it, I was unaware that turbines could be 12 miles offshore, and that the continental …
Tag: solar power
Renewables – A Boon to the Economy
We’re starting to see a wave of articles that validate what we’ve been saying here at 2GreenEnergy since its inception. That is, renewable energy, as a reaction to peak oil and climate change, is probably the most important economic boon …
Renewable Energy and the Obama Administration
As I’m sure many readers have observed, I am normally cynical about the honesty of government. Even on Washington’s best day, I’d far rather see things happening in the private sector than in the public sector. Yet I have to …
Solar Thermal – My Talk with Bruce Allen
I just spoke with my friend Bruce Allen, one of the world’s top experts in solar energy. I thought I’d publish a brief excerpt of the transcript of our conversation, insofar as readers may find it interesting. Craig: Is it …
The Energy Industry and Fair Reporting
As I continue to learn and write about the energy industry I feel a growing need for fairness. Anyone can sit on the sidelines and throw stones. And Lord knows, there are plenty of great targets for stones when you …
The Greening of Bermuda
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” …
Renewable Energy Versus Energy Efficiency
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 …
Solar Tour
20 MW Solar Concentrator near Seville, Spain
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 …
Renewable Energy – What About "Micro" Solutions?
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 …
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