Recently, my good friend and long-time 2GreenEnergy supporter Tom Konrad introduced me to his colleague Shawn Kravetz, founder of Esplanade Capital, a hedge fund that’s been “focused” on the solar energy market (pardon the pun) since 2006. When I met …
Esplanade Capital To Present Key Concepts in Solar Energy Investments Read More »
Here’s an article that suggests that concentrated solar power (aka solar thermal) may be on its way to greatness in Africa, and discusses the path by which CSP can achieve that stature. In terms of renewables generally, the author points …
Whenever I come across an article like this on microgrids, i.e., “islands” of distributed energy generation, storage, and consumption that are not connected to a power utility, I look at the numbers. If I were a utility exec, how scared …
Here’s an article that presents some specious logic associated with electric vehicle adoption. In particular, the greening of conventional vehicles militates away from, not towards, the adoption of EVs; the payback in fuel consumption for an EV is far more …
According to SmartGridNews, there is a pilot project in Maryland and Washington DC to bring about “a transition by electric utilities… to new business relationships with their customers, regulators, and competitors that would better align utility compensation with consumer benefit…” I’d …
As this article suggests, everywhere one looks in the new energy industry one finds references to disruptive technologies, not only in the various “flavors” of renewable energy, but in the basic ways in which electricity is delivered. Take DG (distributed …
Rethinking the Sustainable Generation and Consumption of Electricity Read More »
As promised, I just did a phone interview for three engineering majors at Vanderbilt University who are studying the target market for our client Eos Energy Storage. We discussed the various ways in which this breakthrough in zinc-air batteries could …
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When I signed my daughter up to take the SATs, the organization that administers the test asked if I wanted to receive, via email, the “SAT Question of the Day.” I eagerly agreed. I love little quizzes, and I look …
SAT Question Stimulates Thoughts on Oil Dependence Read More »
A reader from Nigeria sent me a business plan on an ethanol plant that would provide a far cleaner way for West Africans to cook their food than their current approach, which is a combination of kerosene and wood gathered …
There are those who argue against the validity of the electric vehicle movement, on the basis that, in most cases in the US, putting additional load on the grid means burning more coal. Yet regardless of the extent to which …
