Professor Mark Z. Jacobson of Stanford University and his colleague Mark Delucchi from UC Davis say that 100 % of the world’s energy needs can be met by renewable energy sources using existing technologies. Besides, shifting to a new energy infrastructure that relies solely on alternative energies is not only possible using existing technologies but [...]
As part of the research for my research paper “On the Threshold to a New Energy Age“, I conducted a survey in order to find out how “prepared” people are for the transition to a new age of energy generation and use as well as to gather opinions on current trends in energy issues.
In the [...]
Who can save us from climate disaster? Well, probably those whom you’d the least suspect to care about climate change.
Even if one in ten Americans turned into a tree-hugger, sold their car, moved downtown and commuted to work on a bicycle, that wouldn’t have any impressive, lasting impact on global emissions of greenhouse gases.
American oil consumption [...]
Can politicians lead a global transition to a low-carbon economy of the future? I have my doubts.
More than 12 years after the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol on December 11, 1997, no measures have been implemented to effectively reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases. Despite the perceptible surge of green enthusiasm among world leaders. It [...]
You want to learn more about the smart grid? I’ve just come across a funny way to do this.
1.) Go to http://ge.ecomagination.com/smartgrid/#/augmented_reality
2.) Print out their Solar Panel Marker
3.) Wave it in front of your webcam and see a smart grid simulation pop out of your screen
4.) If you chose the wind turbine simulation, try blowing into [...]
