Here’s a video interview I gave at a recent electric vehicle conference, in which I argue that an appealing consumer value proposition for EVs is what will drive adoption. Obviously, at the same time, we need to find a way …
Electric Vehicles Require Better Consumer Value Proposition, Cleaner Power Read More »
Ryan Radecki, from The Green Room at Ohio University, writes: I agree with some of your proposed ideas on the problems with environmentally friendly forms of energy, and I used your comments about having no free lunch for energy in …
Renewable Energy Is Not a Free Lunch, But That Doesn’t Make It Worthless Read More »
We speak often about ending the subsidies for Big Oil, in an effort to create a level playing field for renewable energy, and simply to stop transferring wealth from the U.S. tax-payer to the captains of the most profitable industry …
EVWorld has a wonderfully encouraging article on renewables that begins: Pop quiz time. The fastest growing energy sector in terms of percentage of growth in the United States between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2011 was: A) natural gas, B) …
Is Renewable Energy Growing Stronger? It Depends on How You Look At It Read More »
I wrote a piece a few months ago on nay-sayers to wind, in which I pointed out that the UK’s Duke of Edinburgh just may be the king. In it, I noted: Here in the U.S., we have climate change …
Integrating Large Amounts of Wind Power Onto the Grid Read More »
Don Harmon of LiFeBatt, a long-time 2GreenEnergy reader, writes in about my recent video on clean energy: Good interview. We are currently working on a project in the Caribbean Islands for solar and wind generation. The islands are a very …
Island Nations Are a Good Fit for Renewable Energy Read More »
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQENswF5QQ0&w=500&h=284] Here’s a short video I made explaining the basics of wind energy for young people, or newcomers to the subject. I explain why the wind blows, offer a brief history of man’s attempts to harness wind energy, and …
Whenever I speak on renewable energy, I’m careful to leave my audience with a sense of the “tough realities.” We all want simple answers to our questions, but in the case of clean energy, none exist. There are dozens of …
Infographic: The Pros and Cons of Renewable Energy Read More »
When we think of wind energy, we generally think of those multi-megawatt farms in western Texas, the plains states, and California. Conversely, when we think of solar PV, we normally conjure images of “distributed generation” — “DG” for short — …
Wind Energy — Playing a Role in Distributed Generation Read More »
To wrap our wits around where we truly are as a species and who we need to be to avoid the brunt of the catastrophes heading our way in the 21st Century, let’s observe: How do we actually behave with …
Living Small — A Christmas Gift for Planet Earth Read More »
