Here’s another in our ongoing series of infographics, designed to offer young people and clean energy newcomers an accessible introduction to the subject. Here, we provide an objective look at the “pros and cons” of solar. While we advocate in …
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Clean Energy Technology Is Developed in Mysterious Ways
It’s the birthday of Alexander Graham Bell, whose telephone came as the accidental consequence of his interest in developing a tool that might teach deaf people how to speak. To me, it’s another reminder that accidental discoveries are extremely common. …
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Webinar: Top Business Plans in Renewable Energy and Electric Transportation
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyrehx520so]In December’s webinar, I present some of the best business plans I’ve encountered in renewable energy and electric transportation. This is a wide-ranging discussion that includes the ideas of transformative business plans, technical risk, and scaleable businesses, but then …
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The Basic Renewable Energy Technologies
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgKgc_Oo1fI]As part of my series of basic videos for newcomers on the main renewable energy technologies, I lay out the basic forms of clean energy and say a few words about photovoltaics, solar thermal (aka concentrated solar power or …
What’s the Return on Investment on Solar Thermal?
I just received this terse question from a reader: “What’s the ROI (return on investment) on solar thermal?” I responded, hoping to prompt more discussion: “That’s an interesting but impossible question to answer. What is the nature of your interest …
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Concentrated Solar Power — Hot Clean Energy Plan
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23ZbWSSBoIE] Here’s a few minutes of video on a business plan I really love. It’s a breakthrough in concentrated solar power, or CSP, aka solar thermal energy, made by a guy I’ve met and come to know and trust. …
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Gigawatt Solar Project Switches from CSP to PV
I was disappointed to learn that the gigawatt solar project in Blythe, CA decided to switch from CSP to PV. The issue, at least on the surface, is “bankability,” i.e., maturity of the technology, along with the obvious fact that …
Concentrated Solar Power, Aka Solar Thermal — Good Video
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.
Is Areva Really Involved in Solar? We Can Live With the Truth Either Way.
I’m at a loss to understand something, and I’m wondering if I could appeal to readers to help explain it. Last year, Areva, the French energy giant, best known (at least in the US) as a nuclear energy company, bought …
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Ahura Energy Claims Breakthrough in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
My drive up to the Bay Area yesterday included a meeting with Ahura Energy CEO Fareed Sfard in the quaint town of Saratoga. But what once was originally a sleepy stagecoach stop is now the home to a company that …
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