Tag: solar energy

Continuing my discussion of solar energy from yesterday …. The intermittent nature of solar energy also raises questions on its feasibility in certain geographies. The Mojave Desert may get a lot of sun, but the same is not true for …

Is Solar Energy Over-Hyped? – Continued – By Guest-blogger Anil Read More »

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With the increasing usage of renewable sources for energy generation, solar energy is touted as one of the most readily available renewable sources of energy. It will not be incorrect to say that green energy is in vogue these days …

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More on my coversation with John Hugo on solar thermal, who writes: Craig: I agree, could not have said it better re: nukes. Re: the capital intensity of solar thermal, I don’t have a cost estimate on the power block …

Solar Thermal – Ausra Sold! – More Discussion Read More »

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I’m sure many readers are aware of the incredible development in solar thermal / CSP (concentrated solar power). French energy giant Areva, which has a large nuclear portfolio, bought Ausra, and says it will use the acquisition to become “the …

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More comments from Anil on “clean coal”  companies …. Arch Coal The company is the second largest coal dealer in the US. Arch performed well in the third quarter than in the second quarter because of increased demand for metallurgical …

Cleaner Coal – Continued – From Guest Blogger Anil Read More »

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The economy of the world is growing quickly – especially in highly populated developing nations majorly India and China. With the growth in these economies, the expansion of industries and manufacturing units would be an obvious course of action. It …

Cleaner Coal – from Guest Blogger Anil Read More »

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My friend Cameron Atwood and I frequently discuss the underlying causes by which certain technologies are brought to market, where others never see the light of day. Here’s a small piece of a recent chat for anyone interested. Cameron Atwood: …

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My blog at Renewable Energy World continues to garner some interesting discussion. In particular, we have an ongoing conversation about clean energy solutions at the individual (e.g., house rooftop) vs. the macro (utility) level. As readers know, I favor aggressively …

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Earlier this week I wrote a post expressing my disgust over the US Supreme Court’s announcement that it had found major provisions of campaign finance reform to be unconstitutional.  This paved the way for corporate and union money to mute …

More Bad News from the US Supreme Court Read More »

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Readers may have noticed the pro-nuclear comments of Frank Eggers. Responding to my request for guest bloggers, Frank wrote: I’m not sure that there’d be much point in my blogging on this site. The only information this site about nuclear …

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