One of the triumphs of modern life is our ability to distance ourselves from the simple facts of our own existence. – Jeff Goodell Big Coal by Jeff Goodell is a book I have had […]
Book Review: Big Coal
Why Summer Gasoline Means Higher Prices
Spring is approaching, and gasoline prices are once again climbing. But you may not know that this ritual of climbing prices happens almost every year about this time. If you check the history of gasoline […]
Electrifying the USPS
I usually scan the energy headlines each morning, but had somehow missed the stories on the recently introduced bills to electrify the U.S. Postal Service fleet: U.S. Postal Service to test a repurposed electric vehicle […]
Will Solar Prices Fall into Grid Parity?
The following is a guest post written by Dan Harding. Dan has written numerous articles on the solar industry, and is a regular contributing author to CalFinder. ———————————- Will Solar Prices Fall into Grid Parity? […]
Range Responds
I just became aware that BiofuelsDigest wrote a story on my recent blog on Range Fuels, and got some comments back from Range Fuels’ CEO David Aldous: Battle of the Falling Timbers Aldous said pretty […]
A Day Late on the Bloom Box
I wasn’t going to write anything on the Bloom Box, but people keep writing to ask what I think. My initial reactions were “What a lot of hype” and “I have seen this all before.” […]
Broken Promises from Range Fuels
When I first began my career, a wise old-timer gave me a piece of advice that I took to heart. He said “When you are planning and executing a project, it is important for you […]
Answering Questions on OTEC – Part II
This is the second installment responding to reader questions and comments on ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) by Dr. Robert Cohen. Dr. Cohen’s previous entries are: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Potential Markets and Benefits from […]
Answering Questions on OTEC – Part I
Dr. Robert Cohen has been involved in ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) since the early 1970’s. He has posted two guest essays here previously: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Potential Markets and Benefits from Ocean Thermal […]
Another Response to the DARPA Claim
Many of my essays here are reprinted at The Energy Collective. Following a reprint of my recent essay examining DARPA’s extraordinary claim on the cost of algal fuel, a reader named Durwood Dugger (this gentleman, […]