Media Type: Notes
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How solar and batteries will unlock the electric monopolies and create a clean energy renaissance
The shift from fossil fuels to clean energy may prove to be the largest and most disruptive energy…
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The Green New Deal – climate salvation or too blue to be true?
Washington, DC has rediscovered the climate. Democratic rising star, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is championing the New Green Deal. We…
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Four questions investors should ask before funding cleantech startups (Part 4)
After the 2011 collapse of cleantech investing, the industry is starting to show signs of life once again.…
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A blueprint for cleantech investing (Part 3)
Cleantech is one of the biggest and most exciting technology industries today. But, despite the buzz, it remains…
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2018 was an amazing year for clean energy
Looking back, 2018 was an amazing year for clean energy. Price and installation records were shattered across the…
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How will we fund the transition to a clean energy future? (Part 2)
Even conservative estimates forecast that transitioning to clean energy will require trillions of dollars of investments. Where will…
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How venture investors lost $10 billion in the cleantech collapse of 2011 (Part 1)
Clean energy is one of the largest business opportunities in history. But, in 2011, the US venture capital…
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The bottom line on nuclear power – high costs and safety concerns darken its future (Part 7)
Nuclear power is the most divisive and debated of all electric generation solutions. Critics say Fukushima and Chernobyl…
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I learned the most important thing about wind power from climbing a turbine
I climbed a 250-foot wind turbine to learn firsthand how wind power is changing the landscape of global…
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Can next-generation nuclear plants save the nuclear industry? (Part 6)
For nuclear power to achieve its promise as a source of global-scale, rock-steady, emissions-free power, new approaches are…
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Does nuclear power enhance or undermine America’s national security? (Part 5)
While a stable grid is essential for the well being of developed countries, nuclear power magnifies the risks…
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The inevitability of a solar powered future
There are few more important questions for the 21st century than how we will power our electric grids.…
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What are the biggest trends threatening to disrupt the power industry?
Nussey moderated a panel at the Center for Distributed Energy’s Leaders Symposium called Disruptions in the Energy Industry.
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Nuclear power and the environment: carbon-free electricity vs the impact of nuclear waste (Part 4)
Nuclear power plants produce almost no greenhouse gases. If you want a huge amount of steady 24/7/365 electricity…
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What are the risks of radiation from nuclear power plants? Part 3
Radioactivity triggers a deep dread in most people. It is invisible and hard to detect. It is associated…
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Just how dangerous are nuclear power plants? Part 2
Nuclear power has a unique challenge. While it’s much safer than most people realize, it easily conjures up…
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Is nuclear power the climate’s salvation or a radioactive nightmare? (part 1)
While nuclear may be a greenhouse gas-free source of energy, it is far from the most cost-effective way…
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What is the best way to make electricity?
Coal, nuclear, wind, solar, or natural gas? What criteria should we use when comparing various types of electricity…
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A battle for clean energy: the Kit Carson coop story
That outdated business models, conflicting interests, and aging technologies hogtie today’s behemoth electric utilities is no more evident…
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Help wanted: the clean energy industry could really use the skills of tech executives
I was recently invited to speak a group of Georgia-based technology executives. I’ve included some excerpts from the…