Category Archives: transportation
Getting Ready for Electric Vehicles
In an effort to promote the development of a market for electric cars, the Rocky Mountain Institute is working to identify and eliminate the barriers that stand in the way. They’ve just released a “menu” (pdf) of actions that cities … Continue reading
Filed under grid, transportation
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
Filed under energy storage, transportation
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
Filed under energy storage, illumination, solar, transportation
