The ability of nanotechnologies to deliver cost-effective renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions has come under attack in a recently released report by the environmental campaigning organisation Friends of the Earth. The nano technology industry has over-promised and under-delivered, according …
Nanotechnology – A Sandwich Without the Beef? (Part One) Read More »
A near full-scale prototype of an airborne wind energy system that generates power from constant, high-speed, high-altitude winds will be tested in Piedmont, Italy, in the coming weeks. When fully operational, KiteGen should be capable of generating 3MW of power. …
[The Vector] Low Cost Power from High Altitude Winds Read More »
Neil Auerbach is Managing Partner of Hudson Clean Energy Partners, a group with over $1 billion under management. He made a number of points in his presentation at the American Council on Renewable Energy conference in Washington this afternoon that …
American Voters Have No Appetite for Sacrifice — But What About Prosperity? Read More »
I spent my K–12 years at a Quaker school in Philadelphia, William Penn Charter. And as one would imagine, an education based on Quaker values is rife with reminders of brotherly love and peaceful resolution to conflict. In fact, the Greek …
William Penn's Legacy of Peace and Environmental Stewardship Read More »
Rete Rinnovabile, Italy’s largest solar power generation company, was acquired in October by private equity group Terra Firma for €670 million ($930 million, according to a report in the Financial Times. The deal gives Terra Firma a 10% stake in …
[The Vector] Italian Solar Developers Reshape and Change Gear Read More »
I go on occasional rants about the lunacy of the EPA’s rating electric cars (pure EVs that use no gas, e.g., the Nissan LEAF) on their gas mileage. Apparently, John Voelcker of GreenCarReports.com agrees: Idiocy…. So it’s come down to …
EPA Needs Help in Creating Meaningful Ratings for Electric Vehicles Read More »
Global renewable energy – and the clean energy race for technology, manufacturing, sales and implementation – may be one of the defining global economic issues of our century. Where does the U.S. stack up? We know that other countries are …
[The Vector] Innovation, Growth and Competitiveness: China and the U.S. Read More »
Perhaps a number of you recall Mr. Shields’s blog posts regarding ammonia fuel from a few months ago. I believe there is also a reference to ammonia in “Renewable Energy: Facts and Fantasies” during the interview with Matt Simmons. I …
Liquid Ammonia Fuel and Model Sustainable Cities Read More »
