Electric Drive vs. Internal Combustion - the Hundred Years War
The prospect of permanently elevated fuel prices, which was dismissed by almost all energy analysts until just this year, is now engaging the imaginations of the public at large and not just a few...
View ArticleElectric Drive vs. Internal Combustion - Reconsidering the Electric Car
The preceding installment of this two part series ended with establishment of the gasoline automobile as a successful consumer durable good in the U.S.read more
View ArticleAlternative Fuels Redux - Contemplating a Comeback
Two and half years ago when I initiated this journal the universe of alternative fuels was an expanding universe.read more
View ArticleBook Update, Stealth Mode, and Other Matters
The designated function of this Website of late has been to promote a book I'm writing on residential renewable energy.read more
View ArticleRenewables and Finance
Few have made the transition from alternative energy trade journalist to alternative energy equipment manufacturer. I may not be unique but I represent a rare species.read more
View ArticleBeginnings and Endings
This week I completed my book on residential renewable energy. Our company also secured some second round funding.read more
View ArticleTwo Timely Books
Recently I was sent two somewhat similar books to review, "Storms of My Grandchildren" by James Hansen and "Thoughts of a Scientist, Citizen, and Grandpa on Climate Change" by Eric P. Grimsrud.read more
View ArticleCarbon Nanotube Structural Composites - Implications and Impact
Some time ago we ran a series of articles on lightweight construction and how it might play in various forms of transport in our energy constrained future.read more
View Article$20 per Gallon
So called green energy ventures definitely constitute a growth industry and no segment more than publishing in this area. I myself am contributing to the flood of new titles, so I should know.read more
View ArticleRenewable Energy and Energy Storage
Relevance of Our Work to the Development of Renewable Energy SourcesA couple of years back I published a pair of lengthy pieces on what was known as the “hydrogen highway”, a term which appears to have...
View ArticleStructural Nanotubes Now?
It has been a while—quite awhile—since I’ve made a posting. The new energy technology company of which I am a cofounder has take up nearly all my time and energies, and much of the information I would...
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