Dan Nocera at MIT is amazing, in my opinion. I have written about him before: Dr. Nocera is a chemist and Dreyfus Professor of Energy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) also runs the SunCatalytix company. He has been working …
[The Vector] Solving the World’s Energy Problem, with a Little Water? Read More »
My wife points out that perhaps I need to write a few more happy pieces, to counterbalance the tone I often set with my cynical remarks about hypocrisy, corruption and impending disaster. OK, check this out: Next week, it looks …
A reader asks: Craig, did you see that the Air Force has begun using a synthetic oil that is algal based from Solazyme in a military helicopter? Could this be the beginning of the synthetic oil era? Personally, I’m unconvinced …
Do Synthetic Fuels Hold Promise in the Energy Picture of Tomorrow? Read More »
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocBBrYYYYqg] Here’s our May 2011 webinar, in which I interview David Doty, Ph.D. Doty’s creation, Windfuels, is a recent breakthrough in synthetic fuels using off-peak wind power that holds huge promise for clean, carbon-neutral energy. I ask some tough …
Windfuels – Breakthrough in Synthetic Fuels Using Off-peak Wind Read More »
Here’s a piece from Kentucky-based consulting engineer and frequent commenter John Robbins, who provides some sobering remarks on the truth behind our current push for renewables. Last week, I was one of 3 teaching a professional seminar about Passivhaus. In …
A Few Sobering Truths About Energy Consumption in the US Read More »
…continued from an earlier article … What is the history of support for nuclear energy, and why? Professor Parenti reminds us that the a great wave of interest hit after the Arab Oil embargo of 1973, with its subsequent fear …
While many in the world are rejecting, stalling or abandoning nuclear power, what about the U.S.? Why should the U.S. consider abandoning nuclear? What are a number of experts saying about the nuclear industry in the U.S., and its future? …
I wish I had a dollar for every time a cleantech inventor or would-be entrepreneur has asked me about the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), and how to engage with them to develop and commercialize technology. Up until recently, I …
NREL’s New Portal Summarizes Opportunities for Collaboration in Cleantech Read More »
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 »
