A friend just sent me a note on this compact, consumer-oriented energy storage device from Toshiba. I’m wondering if it’s a hoax. It delivers 3 kW of stored electricity for 12 hours? If it’s using lithium ion and combines the …
Coming Soon from Toshiba: Consumer Energy Storage Device Read More »
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, …
Biofuels — The World Energy Scene Put Into Perspective Read More »
I’ve been thinking about my up-coming meeting with Dr. Raj Pachauri, who, among other things, serves as the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Pondering this in advance of the meeting, I wonder what I would do, …
Energy Policy – Hitting the Broad Side of the Barn Read More »
The list of clean energy business plans I support has reached 22 items in length – an all-time record. Each of these, in my estimation, represents a real breakthrough that clearly has the potential to make a huge impact on …
22 Clean Energy Business Plans for Your Consideration Read More »
A reader asked that I comment on this fairly euphoric piece, suggesting that the world economy can and will be revived with the aggressive adoption of electric transportation and photovoltaics. Here are a few bits and pieces of my reaction. …
I always look forward to the Storage Week show each June, as the whole enterprise of energy storage is so important and so multi-varied. Over 95% of the world’s installed energy storage is pumped hydro, but there are a dozen …
Energy Storage Provides Many Benefits, But … It's Complicated Read More »
I’m up in San Jose for the 5th Annual “Storage Week,” a show I eagerly anticipate each year. Not only do I like to keep up on the technologies that are important to integrating renewables into the grid mix, but …
Energy Storage Show Rich in Great Contacts for Clean Energy Read More »
After a quick cup of strong coffee, I’m off to the energy storage show, the 5th Annual “Storage Week” in San Jose. It’s only a bit over three hours from here, and it’s really worthwhile. I’ll post something from the show …
Hot Energy Storage Event — the 5th Annual "Storage Week" in San Jose Read More »
When I travel, I spend a fair amount of time in rental cars, which provides me with more opportunity to listen to radio programming on our civilization’s challenges and opportunities than I have when I’m home. One of the themes …
Here’s a good article on a recently completed solar thermal tower (aka concentrated solar power or CSP) in the desert between Las Vegas and Reno, NV. The thing to like about solar thermal, as we’ve often discussed here, is that …
