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The Way We Regulate Electrical Power Utilities Stifles Innovation
I’m looking forward to today’s meeting with David O’Brien, Bridge Energy Group’s Director of Regulatory Strategy and Compliance. With his permission, I will record the discussion and squeeze it into...
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Rethinking the Regulation of the Power Utilities Will Require Fairness, Honesty
On my recent piece on the regulation of our power utilities, frequent commenter Glenn Doty writes: Part of the issue here is there are multiple entities that have some regulatory influence over the...
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Solar Power Is One Step Closer To Grid Parity
We hear a lot about grid parity, don’t we? That’s the point at which the cost of energy generated by solar, wind, and other renewables is the same as that generated from conventional sources. The...
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Smart Grid Is Revolutionizing Energy Generation, Transmission, Distribution,...
As I’ve written a few times in the recent past, I believe that we have the proverbial cart before the horse when it comes to smart grid. We tend to think of this concept as “futuristic,” like flying...
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An Enemy of a Working Energy Policy: Bad Ideas
I spend a fair amount of time writing about how the vested interests in energy (e.g., the oil companies), keep bad ideas in place (e.g., extracting and burning petroleum), at the expense of good ideas...
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Wanted: A Level Playing Field for Efficiency Solutions and Renewable Energy
I’ve agreed that each of my posts appear on CleanTechies.com, as it simply represents an expanded audience. Here’s my recent piece on Germany’s PV subsidies, with a couple of sharp comments from...
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From Guest Blogger R. Hoyal: Solar Energy Hotels — The Future Is Bright
The resort and hotel business is extremely competitive and costly. As more and more hotels become increasingly extravagant, they require evermore energy to run. Many are switching to green renewable...
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Bringing Electrification Based on Renewable Energy To the Developing World
Kenny Hearn from South Africa writes: Highly underdeveloped countries have all the making to move directly to renewables. Mozambique has a massive hydroelectric plant already, Namibia has massive...
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NRDC Has a Good Feeling About New U.S. Energy Secretary
Ever since I interviewed Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) ace Johanna Wald for my first book (Renewable Energy – Facts and Fantasies), I’ve had only fond respect for what these fine folks do:...
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Solar PV — and Distributed Generation More Generally — Changes What We Expect...
The solar PV growth curves illustrate the rapid expansion in the deployment of this form for distributed generation (DG). The only conclusion one can draw from looking at these graphs is that, after...
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Ron Binz To Head the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission – Sounds Like...
It appears that another one of my wishes was just granted: a progressive force in the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. If FERC chief nominee Ron Binz lives up to what I’ve read about him, he...
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France Will Lead the World In Clean Energy
I’ve often said that I expect France to lead the way in terms of the adoption of clean energy, for two main reasons: 1) They’re self-styled; they don’t ask permission; they just do what they think is...
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Better Batteries, Better World
Frequent commenter Tim Kingston sent me this piece called “Better Batteries, Better World,” and notes, “Interesting topic for Foreign Affairs magazine; they rarely talk about renewables.” I don’t...
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Is Renewable Really Doable – A Review
As an author, I’m always happy to receive good reviews of my books. Having said that, I’m not too sure what to make of this review of “Is Renewable Really Doable?” (2012), as it’s in Spanish. I’m...
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Society’s Adoption of Electric Vehicles and Renewables
A friend wrote me a note just now that I thought I’d share, as it most certainly contains a great deal of truth. And as depicted in the photo here, this whole transition packs the potential to be a...
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The Most Important Arenas for Innovation Lie in Renewables and Energy Efficiency
There are a few things – just a few — that make living in the 21st Century a pleasant experience, and they all seem to revolve around technology. We’re living longer and healthier lives, and those of...
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U.S. Government Expands Subsidies to the Fossil Fuel Industry, Throwing Cold...
I expressed in a recent post how certain areas of the U.S., including Hawaii, can migrate to renewable energy very rapidly. The operative word there is “can” (expressing the possibility), as...
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From Guest Blogger Pano: Wind Farms for Renewable Energy: Is It Worth...
The UK Government has just backed £315 million worth of renewable energy projects and earlier this year it was announced that the UK is on track to hit our green targets. So it’s evident that providing...
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Can Renewable Energy Scale Up To Power the Entire Planet?
A friend of mine just sent me the content below. As you amuse yourself with it, ponder the assertion: “It’s impossible for renewables to rise to the scale necessary to handle the world’s energy...
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From Guest Blogger “Sustainafreak”: The Most Innovative New Advances in Green...
In 2015 the human race is at the peak of technological advancement, with some form of clever device or product making its way into pretty much all aspects of our day-to-day lives. On the most part...
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