My wife and I had dinner last night with fine friends, a married couple who never disappoint us with their conversation; they’re both extremely well-rounded and intelligent people who care deeply about the plight of their fellow travelers here on …
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How Big Are the Externalities of Fossil Fuels?
In reference to my post on the lifecycle analysis (LCA) of wind turbines, Peter Leach writes: The LCA of fossil fuel (or nuclear) powered electricity production presumably shows a good return in terms of direct power out vs. power consumed. …
Tagged with: climate impact, externalities, externalities of burning coal, fossil fuels, global climate change, Harvard Medical School, LCA, legacy management, lifecycle analysis, national security, nuclear power, pollution, quantify the externalities, resource depletion, Wind Energy, wind power, wind turbines
Notes on the 30th Modern Olympic Games
In a few hours, we’ll bid so long to another summer Olympics. I always hate to say goodbye; I sorely miss them when they’re gone. The concept of being that good at anything is so impressive to me; I have …
Life-Cycle Analysis and Wind Power
I heard a really good talk about lifecycle analysis (LCA) yesterday that took wind energy as an example, and examined the overall ecological footprint associated with an individual large turbine. On average, about 7.8 megawatt-hours of energy goes into extracting the …
Getting My Hands on a Micro-Wind Breakthrough
I had a wonderful conversation with WindStream CEO Dan Bates this morning at his home in Manhattan Beach,CA, during which I actually touched this unique micro-wind product, and came to understand the reasoning behind a great number of its cooler …
Heading East for Meetings on Clean Energy
Today’s the start of an action-packed week, beginning with a visit to see Dan Bates, CEO of WindStream, during which I’ll be able to really get to know this micro-wind product at a much more intimate level. From there, it’s …
Micro-wind: Topic of Today's Webinar
I’m looking forward to today’s webinar on micro-wind. Personally, I’m a big believer in the subject, and I came across a few people in the last few days who think micro-wind is poised to explode in the next six months. …
July’s Webinar: Micro-Wind – Affordable At Last
There’s a lot to like about micro-wind leader WindStream and its radical approach to small, efficient, highly durable wind turbines that are easy to install on any rooftop. But there’s only one thing you really need to know at this …
Thinking Critically About Society's Use of Energy
If you’re looking for some critical thinking on our civilization’s use of energy (including renewables) you may want to check out the writings of Ozzie Zehner. It’s clear that Zehner has a lot of this correct. In particular, our paradigm …
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Tagged with: civilization’s use of energy, clean energy, electric drive train, electric transportation, Electric Vehicles, energy efficiency, energy solution, ICE, internal combustion engine, Los Angeles International Airport, Ozzie Zehner, paradigm for transportation, per-capita consumption of energy, public transportation, Renewable Energy, renewables, solar energy, solar power, unintended consequences, Wind Energy, wind power
Electric Transportation and Solar Energy
A reader asked that I comment on this fairly euphoric piece, suggesting that the world economy can and will be revived with the aggressive adoption of electric transportation and photovoltaics. Here are a few bits and pieces of my reaction. …
Tagged with: adoption of electric transportation, Amory Lovins, burning coal, coal-fired power plants, corn ethanol, electric transportation, Electric Vehicles, energy storage, EV consumer value proposition, EVs, externalities, externalities of fossil fuels, fossil fuels, fracking, Jeremy Rifkin, lowest-cost baseload power, nuclear renaissance, oil companies, oil pipelines, our home planet, production tax credit, PV, smart grid, solar energy, solar power, subsidies for the oil companies, using energy more wisely, using less energy, V2G, vehicle-to-grid, Wind Energy, wind power, world economy
