As the name suggests, “The Business of Plugging In” conference in Detroit this week was about business — the profit motive — and there is nothing wrong with that. Yet, though there is widespread agreement that the world should migrate …
Tag: Wind Energy
Biomass in the News
Stephen Lacey does a wonderful job in his podcasts for Renewable Energy World, and, I think, covers a multitude of subjects comprehensively and fairly. This week, he pointed out that feed-in tariffs (incentives for utility customers to put renewable energy …
Craig's Book on Renewables – Much Thanks To All Those Who Helped
Current Book Outline – Shooting for April Publication Working Title: “Renewable Energy – Facts and Fantasies” Chapter Concept Current Status — All Completed — Interviews Conducted with .. 1. Introduction (written by Craig) 2. Peak Oil Matt Simmons 3. Oil …
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A Talk with Wally Rippel — Is There Hope for Our Civilization?
Yesterday’s interview with my friend Wally Rippel that I conducted for the book I’m preparing on renewable energy is a moment in time I’ll never forget. I know I’ve commented on Wally numerous times here, and so I’ll try not …
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Guest Blogger Mike Brace on Clean Energy Scalability
Investing in Green Energy – Mike Brace I think that one of the hardest questions we face when considering the technology paths of tomorrow is which one we chose. There are many great, novel and truly workable ideas for …
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General Electric Invests in Renewable Energy
The 2GreenEnergy mantra “It’s business” is played out in this interview with General Electric’s Energy Infrastructure CEO John Krenicki on the company’s investment in renewables. As with most such interviews, the content here is extremely broad, general, and at times …
Optimizing Renewable Power Sources
This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Peter Lilienthal of Homer Energy — arguably the most experienced person on the planet regarding the optimal mix of renewable resources within a power system. He’s spent the last 30 …
Offshore Wind Farms
In this quite lucid and compelling video on offshore wind farms, The Sierra Club points out the numerous benefits of this technology. Until I watched it, I was unaware that turbines could be 12 miles offshore, and that the continental …
Renewables – A Boon to the Economy
We’re starting to see a wave of articles that validate what we’ve been saying here at 2GreenEnergy since its inception. That is, renewable energy, as a reaction to peak oil and climate change, is probably the most important economic boon …
Renewable Energy and the Obama Administration
As I’m sure many readers have observed, I am normally cynical about the honesty of government. Even on Washington’s best day, I’d far rather see things happening in the private sector than in the public sector. Yet I have to …
