May

6

The EPA Stalls Biofuel Growth

May 6, 2015 | 1 Comment

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) just released a new analysis (a pdf file) that squarely sets the delays in advanced and cellulosic biofuels development on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA’s delays of the annual rulemaking for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) during the past two years has stalled the necessary investment in […]

Mar

17

3 to 5 Times More Solar Power Than California’s Demand

March 17, 2015 | 2 Comments

Carnegie Institution’s Rebecca R. Hernandez (now at University of California Berkley), Madison K. Hoffacker, and Chris Field found that the amount of energy that could be generated from solar equipment constructed on and around existing infrastructure in California would exceed the state’s demand by up to five times. The team offers that further development of […]

Jan

20

Where Did All Those Great Ideas Go?

January 20, 2015 | Leave a Comment

Most, some 97% of patents, do not generate royalty payments to inventors. That may come as quite a surprise to the average American who may still think that an invention could be a path to wealth and prosperity. It will also serve to explain to so many readers who wonder what happened to the great […]

Jan

1

Happy New Year! Energy Is Worth 10 Times the Cost!

January 1, 2015 | Leave a Comment

Reiner Kümmel and Dietmar Lindenberger writing in the New Journal of Physics make the case that energy is worth much more than it costs. The abstract’s opening sentence, while a little technical, said, “Energy conversion in the machines and information processors of the capital stock drives the growth of modern economies.” Energy conversion supports the […]

Nov

5

A Case Made For A Difficult Change to Sustainable Energy

November 5, 2013 | 1 Comment

Jérôme Dangerman studied the world energy system for his PhD and concluded that the system is locked into its current situation and no transformation will come about without intervention or a crisis.  Today he will defend his doctoral thesis at Radboud University in the Netherlands. Policy wonk thinking supposes the production and consumption of energy […]

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