Here’s a terrific set of infographics on energy security, i.e., the concept of preventing impact to our lives due to a disruption of energy. Obviously, this needs to be a huge factor in the discussion surrounding renewables. To the degree …
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Many Different Industries Should Be Interested in the Clean Energy "Corporate Role Models" Blog
I began to write a private email to my colleague Stephan Williams who is helping out with our “Corporate Role Models” blog, when I realized there is really nothing private about it at all. Here are notes on the industries …
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Biofuels — The World Energy Scene Put Into Perspective
Here’s an article on biofuels, the first part of which everyone should read, as it frames the world energy situation very nicely. Yes, we face a situation in which our planet’s energy demand will double in the next 40 years, …
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Genifuel — Catalytic Hydrothermal Gasification
For quite a while, I helped to promote a client back east and their solution to processing the manure that comes from our nation’s 7.6 billion chickens. The problem I had, in retrospect, was the technology, which was garden-variety (pardon …
Coal Won’t Be Easy To Replace
I just had a very interesting call with a private equity company that I thought I’d share, as it illustrates what we’re up against when it comes to energy. When I asked about the firm’s energy practice, he said, “We …
Tagged with: biomass, coal industry, coal-fired power plants, environment, private equity, sustainability, wood pellets
Biomass Project in Southern Pakistan
I’m happy to report that it appears I’m making progress in arranging funding for a facility to turn buffalo dung in Southern Pakistan into fertilizer and energy. As you’re reading this, there are 400,000 dairy buffaloes standing in an area …
Tagged with: bio-energy, biofertilizer, biomass, buffalo dung, environment, environmental ruin, Southern Pakistan
Basics of Renewable Energy
Just a quick note to let you know that our project to assemble audio/visual learning aids aimed at renewable energy is complete (for now, at least), and ready for distribution to any young people or newcomers in the subject you …
Ending Subsidies for Nuclear Power
We speak often about ending the subsidies for Big Oil, in an effort to create a level playing field for renewable energy, and simply to stop transferring wealth from the U.S. tax-payer to the captains of the most profitable industry …
Is Renewable Energy Growing Stronger? It Depends on How You Look At It
EVWorld has a wonderfully encouraging article on renewables that begins: Pop quiz time. The fastest growing energy sector in terms of percentage of growth in the United States between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2011 was: A) natural gas, B) …
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Video: The Challenges Facing Renewable Energy
Here’s a short video in which I speak about the overall trajectory for integrating large amounts of renewable energy onto the grid. It’s a discussion of my book, Is Renewable Really Doable? on the local cable access channel in Ventura, …
