Category Archives: energy storage
Recent Coverage on the Question of Lithium Supply
Here’s a pretty good recent article in the New York Times on the hunt for secure supplies of lithium. For my analysis of the topic, see my post Is Lithium Better than Petroleum?
Filed under energy storage
The Multidisciplinary Challenges of Clean Tech
I am having a blast covering clean tech from a research and consulting perspective. What is it that makes clean tech such a stimulating area? The panel discussions at the excellent Financial Times conference on the U.S. energy business yesterday … Continue reading
Filed under carbon, coal, energy storage, grid, solar
My Clean, Green, Sustainable Reading List
Over the last few months I’ve been reading through the literature on clean tech, energy and sustainability. In case you are looking for suggestions, I can recommend any or all of these. If you have any reactions or suggestions for … Continue reading
Filed under biofuels, carbon, coal, efficiency, emissions, energy prices, energy storage, grid, illumination, natural gas, oil, solar, sustainability, transportation, water
How Energy is Like Web 2.0
Web 2.0 and Alternative Energy Sometimes Share a Stage If you travel in Internet circles and are tracking developments in clean tech or alternative energy, you have noticed that Web 2.0 and energy have sometimes shared a stage. We had, … Continue reading
Filed under energy storage, grid, oil, solar, transportation
Is Lithium Better than Petroleum?
What do lithium and petroleum have in common? “Lithium” comes from the Greek word for stone; “petroleum” contains the Greek root for the word rock. Both are important sources of energy. The largest reserves of both are found in countries … Continue reading
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Clean Tech Innovation from Geeks to Wonks
With jargon like thin-film photovoltaics and carbon capture and sequestration, it may seem that clean tech innovation is all about science and esoteric technology–a pretty different place than, say, digital media and e-commerce, where much of the action has been … Continue reading
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