I love to be productive on the weekends. And so, when I was invited to see a demonstation of a new energy-related invention today, I jumped at the chance. Making the whole experience more interesting: from its description, it sounds …
Author: Craig Shields
Clean Diesel Start-up DieselTek: Managers and Investors – Part Six in a Series
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEbVFbose1g&w=445&h=364] Lance Miller, president of clean diesel start-up DieselTek discusses the harmony between the company’s managers and its investors. In my experience, this is commonly a sticking point for fledgling organizations, where investors want to make a quick filling, drive …
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Liquid Ammonia as Fuel – Another Article
Here’s another interesting article on liquid ammonia as fuel. The author, Dr. Paul A. Curto, a retired NASA scientist residing in Potomac, MD, has a wonderfully lucid writing style. Give me a Ph.D. who writes like a real person any …
Solar Thermal/CSP Bravely Swims Upstream
Though the Intersolar show in San Francisco last week was represented far more heavily by PV than solar thermal, there are indications that concentrated solar power (CSP) is enjoying a significant up-tick in public attention. In particular, CSP, rather quiet …
Car Sharing — a Reason for Hope for a Brighter Tomorrow? — Final Part in a Series of Eight
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY7faqvBVz8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] I point out to my guest (Pat Mahan from FunRide) that I see a great deal of reason for alarm with the expanding war, no clean energy policy in the US, etc. — and I ask, “Does the …
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The Intersolar Show – Diversity in the Extreme
A few hours ago, I met Dr. Kurt Chistienson, whose company Optomec “paints” the thin silver “fingers” onto PV cells – using proprietary technology that makes them as thin as 30 microns – (a considerable advantage over his competitors’ 40 microns …
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The Role of Nuclear in Clean Energy
A recent letter to President Obama supporting nuclear energy was composed and signed by many people whom I have no doubt are genuinely distinguished and dedicated energy experts, and who I’m certain all sincerely and ethically follow their best lights …
Renewable Energy World at Intersolar — and an Affirmation of Concentrated Solar Power
As planned, I used my trip to the Intersolar show to connect busily with many industry colleagues, including my friends at Renewable Energy World. And, true to form, these folks weren’t exactly lounging around either. I found the company’s president, …
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Cool Stuff at Intersolar: How Many Roofs Do You Want on Your Building?
There are so many great ideas on display at the Intersolar show here in San Francisco that I couldn’t even attempt to list even a small fraction. But I came across a booth yesterday that I thought bore mentioning – …
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2GreenEnergy Report – Car Sharing, Demographics and Alternative Fuel Vehicles – Part Seven in a Series
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwFD5XOVMUU&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] FunRide’s Pat Mahan was on the 2GreenEnergy Report, discussing the demographics that make car sharing work. I’ve observed that ZipCar, the 600 pound gorilla of car sharing, tends to do well in certain cities, and not so well …
