The Electric Power Research Institute’s Mark Duvall helped out with the book’s chapter: Electric Transportation and Its Impacts on our Power Grid. EPRI is an independent, non-profit company performing research, development and demonstration in the electricity sector for the benefit …
I had lunch last week with a senior engineer at SMUD (Sacramento Municipal Utility District), whose responsibility is managing the delivery of electricity while minimizing damage to air quality. “It’s terrible,” he told me over our salads. “I thought it …
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Plug-In America spokesperson Jay Friedland contributed the chapter on EV advocacy, discussing numerous thorny challenges it faces in the real world of politics. Jay points out, “Big oil is trying to preserve the status quo. They are now the largest …
Steve is one of the most important spokespeople for hydrogen, and I was pleased to get his take on fuel-cell vehicles. A hydrogen fuel cell vehicle can be a zero CO2 emission vehicle — just like a battery electric vehicle. …
Dr. Michael Kearl, Professor of Sociology at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, helped out with the chapter on the sociology of driving. For years, he’s been interested in the relationships and the social structures for the road — how …
The University of Washington’s Dr. Brian Polagye contributed to the book’s chapter on hydrokinetics. His work focuses on responsibly harnessing the kinetic energy in moving water, in particular, developing a better understanding of the practically recoverable resource for tidal streams. …
Paul Thomsen, spokesperson for Ormat Technologies, provided the book’s chapter on geothermal, discussing his company’s power plants that are a field-proven, mature commercial product operating worldwide. The first geothermal project was about 1905 in Italy. A farmer drilled a well, …
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Dr. Mills, known worldwide for pioneering Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector (CLFR) technology and for his work over the past 30 years in non-imaging optics, solar thermal energy, and PV systems, contributed to the book’s chapter on solar thermal. This chapter …
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Bruce Allen is supremely well-qualified to have contibuted to the book’s chapter on photovoltaics. His recent book Reaching the Solar Tipping Point describes the key technologies and applications that are enabling solar energy to become a primary cost-effective energy source. …
Dr. Amir Mikhail, Clipper’s senior vice president of engineering, contibuted to the book’s chapter on wind. Clipper Windpower is one of the most visible organizations on Earth in the race to provide solutions that offer utility-scale clean energy. The company strives …
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