Solar energy isn’t a new source of power. In fact, its history dates back to 1876. A teacher and student realized that selenium produced electricity when exposed to sunlight. They realized they could harness that power for all kinds of …
Tag: sustainable energy
Plotting a Course Towards Sustainable Energy Means Bringing Many Disparate Technologies Together
In response to my bearish post the other day on vehicle-to-grid, Gary Tulie writes this terse note: A project was recently launched in the UK to install 1000 vehicle to grid capable chargers. There is no doubt that a clean …
Musk: Distorted Market Conditions Continue To Retard the Adoption of Renewable Energy
Of the ~8000 blog posts here at 2GreenEnergy, I’m not sure there is a topic we’ve discussed more frequently than the mishapen market conditions that surround energy. There are considerable externalities associated with producing energy from fossil fuels that we …
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The Netherlands Has It Goin’ On
Hey, Americans. If you were going to expatriate, where would you go? As U.S. politics becomes more terrifying and life here becomes more bizarre, an ever-increasing number of us are asking ourselves this precise question.
Jigar Shah on Clean Energy Jobs
I have a great deal of respect and admiration for Jigar Shah, the founder of SunEdison, author of Creating Climate Wealth, and former CEO of Carbon War Room, the global organization founded by Richard Branson and Virgin United. And apparently, he …
From Guest Blogger Lizzie Weakly: How Your Roof Can Make Your Home More Energy Efficient
An upgrade to a roof can make your home more energy efficient in several ways to reduce the costs of climate control. If you are not a construction expert, then understanding how replacing a roof makes a difference with energy …
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From Guest Blogger Patrick Kennedy: Sources of Energy
Electricity is a formidable component of daily life. We use it to heat, cool, and power our homes, offices, airports, and industrial endeavors. Electricity is so prevalent that we often forget where it comes from, much less how it is …
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From Guest Blogger Sara Dawkins: Why Pure Sustainable Energy May Never Be Realized
The Internet is full of reasons why we need to focus more on sustainable energy. Everyone has facts to display about rising sea levels, the waste of resources when fracking, and how we have alternatives to continue our survival as …
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2GreenEnergy on “Go Green Radio”
I just got off the phone from a really engaging hour-long radio show. “Go Green Radio’s” hostess Jill Buck (pictured here) interviewed me about my recent book: “Renewable Energy – Following the Money.” As I told her during a commercial …
Bringing Clean Energy To The Developing World
We in the U.S. and Europe do business all the time with people we really don’t like. If we have a legally binding contract with a person or business entity whose character we abhor, we normally tell ourselves, “His money …
