In a recent post I suggested that renewable energy throws a new set of variables into an already complex energy market: intermittencies, transmission issues, suitability for certain kinds of storage, etc. At the end, I asked: Are we intellectually capable …
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Europe has had a much higher cost of fuel for decades. After the oil shocks of the 1970’s, many of the countries took action. Europe is far ahead of the U.S. in moving to smaller and more fuel-efficient cars, hybrids, …
I may have mentioned that I’m on a personal quest to figure out the dynamics of our society’s migration from fossil fuels to renewables. To that end, I conducted a 90-minute interview over lunch today with Wally Rippel, Cal Tech physics …
For those of you trying to wrap your wits around the cost of the externalities of fossil fuels, here’s a report by Dr. Paul Epstein, the Director of Harvard Medical School Center for Health and the Global Environment, who has …
Cost of the Externalities of Fossil Fuels — New Report to be Released on Coal Read More »
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w_dQDUCcfI&w=425&h=349] Here’s the webinar I conducted on June 29th, 2011, in which I reviewed the results of a survey aimed at renewable energy. We had recently asked more than 500 people to tell us why they thought clean energy …
Webinar: Why Is Clean Energy So Slow in Replacing Fossil Fuels? Read More »
This morning, someone asked me about the importance of energy storage. “Renewables provide intermittent energy. Don’t we need some way to store the energy overnight, to deliver it when it’s needed?” he asked. “No, not right now, “ I explained. …
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John Rowe, CEO at the Exelon Corporation, gave a presentation this spring at the American Enterprise Institute called “Energy Policy: Above All, Do No Harm”. Exelon is one of the largest electric and gas utility companies in the U.S, and …
[The Vector] Natural Gas Transition to Renewables – Another Corporate View Read More »
It’s clear that the abundant supply of (and thus low price of) natural gas presents challenges for the renewable energy industry, just as the artificially low price of gasoline generated by subsidies for the oil companies creates a challenge for …
Natural Gas Prices Present Interesting Challenges for Renewable Energy Read More »
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has recently released its “Clean Energy Progress Report.” The IEA is an autonomous agency established in November 1974 with the mandate to promote energy security amongst its member countries through collective response to physical disruptions …
[The Vector] Progress Report on Renewable Energy Released from the IEA Read More »
Natural Gas is controversial. Some say it is a fossil fuel with all of the inherent issues involved, and that in obtaining gas through the ‘fracking’ process, groundwater can be polluted if care isn’t taken. Others say natural gas is plentiful in …
[The Vector] Clean Energy News: Bipartisan Natural Gas Study Read More »
