Is cheap, clean AND secure energy possible?
(This post originally appeared at The Energy Collective.) David Frum, a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush and current blogger for Newsweek/The Daily Beast, is among the more thoughtful conservative commentators. (Full disclosure – I had the pleasure and privilege of writing for his now defunct blog, FrumForum.com.) Nevertheless, Frum is sadly mistaken in his recent piece...
MassCEC Highlighted by New Brookings Paper
A new paper from The Brookings Institution highlights state clean energy funds and argues that they must invest in innovative technologies, and not just provide project finance.
A Big Week in Clean Energy for Massachusetts
In case you hadn't noticed, the clean energy community in Massachusetts is having a great week. The Bay State is widely recognized as a national clean energy leader and three items this week underscore why that is.
Which technology innovations will meet the world’s energy challenge?
I was recently asked to take part in an online debate about our energy challenges at CommentVision. The question posed was "Which technology innovations will meet the world's energy challenge?" Here is my response.
Why Clusters Matter
Hopefully, data points like these will continue to highlight the existing and growing importance of our sector. The thing I find most interesting, however, is the clear indication that innovation clusters matter -- particularly sector-focused ones.
U.S. Clean Tech Industry At A Crossroads
In digesting the important questions that Mitch Tyson outlined in the Energy Leaders Forum’s first post, it struck me that these questions represent a collection of the (mostly) non-technical barriers to the success of the clean tech sector, and define the obstacles we must overcome as we face two possible futures: One leads to rapidly...
Clean Energy Innovation: Learning By Doing
Clean energy is a relatively new industry with a fairly steep learning curve. The downside of siting new, innovative projects is that they come with a lot of uncertainty. But the upside, which gets less attention, is that the deployment of clean energy is likely to decrease costs significantly.