My colleague Gary Tulie wrote a great comment on my recent post on solar thermal, in which he explains the opportunities for improvement in efficiencies for these technologies. Here’s something I would add: I’m betting against tower CSP (shown here) …
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Energy Storage Can Scale in Incredible Ways
Here’s a discussion about pumped hydro energy storage I had with 2GreenEnergy super—supporter Gary Tulie: Gary: Hi Craig. Here is a proposal to create the world’s largest pumped hydro storage facility – with a potential capacity of up to 6,800 …
Does Sodium-Ion Battery Chemistry Represent a Legitimate (I Hate To Use the Word) “Breakthrough?”
Generally, I’m extremely skeptical of claims about breakthroughs in battery technology. As they say, “There are lies, damn lies, battery specifications, and battery salesmen.” For some reason however, I have a tendency to believe the gist of this article on …
Fastest Charging Electric Bus
Gary Tulie writes: Hi Craig, This piece on “electric buses about to go mainstream in Ningbo, China” is interesting. Yes, this is what they’re talking about doing at Stanford University as well. Keep in mind that providing a 5 KM range in …
Lots of People Are Bullish on Renewable Energy–And Aren't Afraid To Use That Phrase
Gary Tulie, who contributed so greatly to my last book (Bullish on Renewable Energy) writes: Hi Craig. Here is an interesting article – not sure if the title is coincidence or a tribute to the book we worked on together. Bullish on …
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More on Floating Solar PV Power Plants
Yesterday, a reader expressed interest in creating solar PV plants that float on large bodies of water that act to stem evaporation as they generate electrical power, and I directed him to an article my friend Gary Tulie had written on …
Floating Solar PV Power Plants
A reader notes: Craig – pretty neat that someone is turning unused golf courses into solar farms, but the idea in this story that really caught my eye was a proposal to “develop and operate a 13.4 megawatt floating solar …
From Guest Blogger and Huge 2GreenEnergy Supporter Gary Tulie: California Drought – Adapt or Die?
(I hope readers will enjoy this very thoughtful article on the drought we’re experiencing here California; it was written by my friend and colleague Gary Tulie, of Buckinghamshire England. – ed) How serious is the California drought? That is the …
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From Guest Blogger Gary Tulie: Cars in England 2045
Editor’s Note: Here’s a fun little piece from my friend Gary Tulie, the fellow who was so helpful on my most recent book (“Bullish on Renewable Energy“). I hope he’s right about his predictions here, and I hope Buckinghamshire still …
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Will Google Sit Around And Watch the World of 20th Century Fossil Fuels Destroy the Planet?
My colleague Gary Tulie is helping me with some of the research and writing surrounding my current book project (working title: “Bullish on Renewable Energy – Eleven Reasons Why Clean Energy Investors Can’t Lose”). To that end, he recently sent …
