Innovative energy policy

Multiple media cover the release today of recommendations from an impressive group of CEOs -- the American Energy Innovation Council (www.americanenergyinnovation.org).  Like the CEO and retired military-led Securing America's Fu...

Posted Thursday, June 10th, 2010 at 12:04 pm | Filed in: Alternatives, Electricity, Electrification, Energy Security, Energy Supply, Environment, Legislation, National Security, Nuclear, Oil Dependence, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Distributed generation: Now that’s bright thinking

Electricity consumption in the United States is forecast to rise over 20 percent by 2030.  Energy efficiency improvements and new generating capacity—from natural gas, coal, and renewable sources in particular—will help addre...

Posted Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 at 10:50 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Energy Demand, Renewables, Solar

Making Nuclear Power Renewable

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to announce this week a requirement that 33 percent of the power sold by California utilities be renewable energy.  (California law already requires that 20 percent of power b...

Posted Monday, September 14th, 2009 at 6:45 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Electric Utilities, Energy Supply, Environment, Nuclear, Solar, Wind

Mixing Energy Sources

A “Solar-Powered Oil Field” is the latest juxtaposition of today’s energy sources.  As we move towards more independence from non-renewable fuels, the inevitable reality is that energy sources will be mixed.  The joint ini...

Posted Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 at 9:19 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Environment, Solar

U.S. Leading the Future of Solar?

  We have been focusing on the section of the stimulus package devoted to batteries and electric vehicles, but today we want to examine some renewed prospects on solar power.  The Financial Times reported a burgeoning U.S solar...

Posted Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 at 9:50 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Solar