Here’s a fabulous article that analyzes four semi-distinct phases of renewable energy adoption, each of which is a function of the plummeting costs of solar and wind, each of which comes about for a different reason.
Category: Renewables – Business
Understanding U.S. Corporatocracy
Here’s a pictorial depiction of the state of the swamp that is the United States federal government. In each case, the person tasked with protecting a given function such that it serves the people is someone who spent his/her career …
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Congrats to the UK for its Stellar Performance in Lowering Carbon Intensity
The United Kingdom just hit 74 grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour. For comparison, here in the U.S., we run around 450, according to our Energy Information Administration. Most countries around the globe are making sincere and committed efforts in the …
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Recalling the Early Days of Business Consulting
I think longingly about the days before I retired from my career as a marketing consultant, which were punctuated by numerous trips to great business centers abroad: Berlin, Frankfurt, Warsaw, Geneva, Zurich, Paris, Tokyo, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and the spot featured …
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EU Ambassador to the US: Europe Has the Will and the Way To Achieve the Green Transition
The European Union is a complicated place in terms of climate change mitigation and other environmental issues, largely because it contains countries like Poland that are heavily dependent on coal. Having said that, there is some really good news from …
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Does Traditional Energy Technology Transfer into Renewables?
When I first got into the renewable energy field, my brother asked me a perfectly good question: why don’t the oil giants use their financial might to get into the industry. I gave him two answers: They have no incentive …
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A Contributed Post: How to Choose a Green Energy Plan for Your Business
In today’s turbulent economy, businesses are searching for ways to lower operating costs while seeking to raise their PR on protecting the environment. A method that has become increasingly popular in recent years is a switch from reliance on non-renewable …
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Losing Sight on Clean Energy Targets Due to the Trump Phenomenon
My good friend Terry Ribb writes: under the subject line: ACADEMIC RESEARCH: Both conservatives and liberals want a green energy future, but for different reasons Hi Craig, This is from a publication that only allows articles from PhDs and professors–academics …
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Barrons: Three Reasons the Dow Is Climbing After 33 Million Americans Lost Their Jobs
This article in Barrons actually provides many more than three reasons why the stock market is rising despite the fact 33 million Americans are finding themselves jobless. The real reason is that there is at most a tenuous connection between …
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Shutting Down Coal
Last month, Austria and then Sweden closed down their last coal-fired power stations. They are the second and third countries to go coal-free in Europe; Belgium did so in 2016.
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