The future of wind is big…in more ways than one. Yes, the cost of wind energy keeps coming down, causing ongoing excitement among developers and environmentalists. But the literal size of the turbines is increasing as well (10MW offshore turbines …
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The Oil Companies Aren’t Going Down Easily, But….
A reader notes on a recent post about electric transportation: We can think all day, as long as we keep in mind that Oil cartels are not quite ready to surrender a $multi-trillion industry.
Renewable Energy: For Now, At Least, an Industry Driven by Regulation
Below is a picture I took yesterday at the American Wind Energy Association’s annual WindPower expo in Anaheim (just south of Los Angeles), CA, suggesting something very important about the renewable energy industry at this nascent point in its development: …
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Vehicle to Grid Technology Is Happening in the Netherlands
Gary Tulie, long-time colleague extraordinaire, writes: Craig, here is one of the things I predicted when helping with Bullish on Renewable Energy. In the Netherlands, 6000 Tesla electric vehicles are beginning to show the potential of controllable charging to help …
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Coal Is Going Away, and It’s Not Coming Back
Here’s an article (with great graphics) that helps us understand the limits to the power of the Trump administration in the outcome of our civilization. Can he slow down the integration of renewables into the grid-mix? Yes, at a certain …
Setting Stratospheric Records in Wind Power
The main reason to be “Bullish on Renewable Energy“ (as the saying goes) is that to a large degree, its expansion is independent of politics. According to Reuters, for a brief period last Sunday, the U.S. powered a full 50% of its …
Market Forces Driving the Adoption of Renewables
Here’s another installment of my colleague Jon LeSage’s Green Auto Digest, which I happily republish–even when his viewpoints diverge from my own. Here, Jon makes the point that market forces are driving the energy industry increasingly in the direction of …
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Geothermal Costs Coming Down, Along with All Others Flavors of Renewable Energy
Gary Tulie, who made huge contributions to Bullish on Renewable Energy, points out, “One of the technologies discussed was Spallation Drilling (pictured) – a technique for speeding up drilling through hard rock for use in geothermal projects. The use of …
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Some Investors May Be Skeptical of Solar—But Not For Long
I had a meeting in New York City last year with a fellow alumnus of Trinity College (pictured). The guy had just sold his real estate development company for a mere $5.4 billion (with a “b”), so I thought that …
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Off-Shore Wind May Get Blown Away
The pros and cons of offshore wind are discussed in my most recent book, Bullish on Renewable Energy. A great deal of this section was contributed by my colleague Gary Tulie, and I’m very grateful for his excellent work and …
