Bill’s Notes
Bill’s notes
Essays, analysis, and arguments on the shift to clean, local energy.
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Why does the cost of renewable energy continue to get cheaper?
The price of solar cells has dropped 300-fold over the last four decades. What is driving this incredible…
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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…