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Each week I receive several emails requesting my advice on career paths within the clean energy space. I thought I’d take a few minutes and jot down a few of the ideas that I normally try to express in response. …

A Career in Clean Energy? Here’s Some Advice Read More »

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A reader whose political sensibilities obviously do not parallel those in “The Story of Stuff” writes in: As for “Stuff,” I don’t doubt that most of what [Annie Leonard] says is true and it certainly is deplorable, but I missed …

Sustainability — It’s About Physics, not Politics Read More »

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A funny thing happened when we launched Renewable Energy Facts and Fantasies last week. Of course, I was hoping it would do well in the categories to which Amazon.com had assigned it: energy, engineering, and physics. And while it went …

Renewable Energy — Facts and Fantasies: Tales from Launch Day Read More »

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My friend Geoffrey Nicholson comments my post “Renewable Energy and Basic Physics”: Craig, I couldn’t agree more.  Other than geothermal energy, all the other sources of energy available to us originally came from solar energy and with a rather lossy …

An Engineer Comments on "Renewable Energy and Basic Physics" Read More »

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My old friend Peter Buzzard commented on my post “Molten Salt Energy Storage“: “Craig, do you know if a Stirling engine would be more efficient than making steam for a turbine?” To which I reply: I don’t know know much …

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Given the realities of our time, most of us are short-term focused – even those in renewable energy R&D. We tend to want to know what can we do NOW to lower our carbon footprint and lessen our dependence on …

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Steele Braden responds: I know this is hard for us guys schooled in the “old” physics thinking, but the longer I investigate and experiment, the more anomalies I turn up regarding accepted physics “laws.” Remember, it was impossible for man …

OK, the Conservation of Energy Isn't a "Law." But Can I See a Working Model of a Counter-Example? Read More »

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