Tag: alternative energy

Following up on my report in The Vector on the OgilvyEarth report, “Mainstream Green: Moving Sustainability from Niche to Normal”, I found one section deserving of focus on its own. In the study, the authors examined green behaviors of the general U.S. …

[The Vector] WHY ARE THE CHINESE GREEN BEHAVIORS LIGHT-YEARS AHEAD? Read More »

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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 »

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I’m really excited about our free webinar this month at 2GreenEnergy. At 1 PM EDT next Wednesday, May 18th, I’ll be interviewing senior physicist Dr. David Doty, who brings together quite a few key attributes into one package: Extra-ordinarily deep …

Free Webinar: The World Energy Crisis and Its Potential Solutions Read More »

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I try to follow some of the international news scene on renewables, as well as what’s happening (or not happening) here, domestically. The common thread to most of this is that a great deal of the rest of the world …

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My drive up to the Bay Area yesterday included a meeting with Ahura Energy CEO Fareed Sfard in the quaint town of Saratoga.  But what once was originally a sleepy stagecoach stop is now the home to a company that …

Ahura Energy Claims Breakthrough in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Read More »

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I’m always a bit cheesed off when my Monday morning calls to my business partners reveal that they had more exciting weekends than I did. While I was getting a bit of exercise and catching up on my writing, my …

EVWorld’s Bill Moore Speaks with BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu Read More »

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In light of the vitriol and partisan game-playing in Washington that seems to stall decision making, perhaps a bipartisan group can make an impact on the energy discussion? A think-tank established by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, …

[The Vector] Renewable Energy News from Washington: Bipartisan Policy Center and New Energy Project Read More »

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Oakland, CA-based BrightSource will soon be raising $250 million in an IPO to complete a 393-megawatt solar thermal project in the Mojave Desert. The project is under attack, however, as the land involved in the deal is home to the …

BrightSource’s Solar Thermal Plant and the Desert Tortoise Read More »

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EV buff Dick Schoen argues: “EVs, the 110 models coming into the US from forty or so manufacturers worldwide, cannot successfully commercialize without free public solar charging.” I reply: Dick: Thanks for writing. I have a great deal of respect …

Electric Vehicle Predictions for 2020, 2050 Read More »

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“We’ve run into the same political gridlock and inertia that’s held us back for decades. That has to change,” said President Obama in his speech on March 30th, 2011.  He seems to have finally turned his attention to energy, but …

[The Vector] Energy Policy and Obama Read More »

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