This article is one in a series investigating the importance of modernizing and decarbonizing the electric grid.
If you want to understand the issue in context, see the article Grid Modernization; for cutting edge experts’ take on the topic, see the article Here Is How To Create A Clean, Resilient Electrical Grid. In the latter article, I touch on the topic of the present article, Virtual Power Plants (VPPs).
For a look at an innovative company spun out of Stanford University’s labs that have developed a battery with tremendous potential for providing grid storage, see the article, Enervenue: The Batteries…
This article is one in a series investigating the importance of modernizing and decarbonizing the electric grid. The company we feature in this article — American Superconductor AMSC — is working on improving current grid infrastructure as part of a multi-decade transition upon which we are just embarking.
If you want to understand the issue in context, see the article Grid Modernization; for cutting edge experts’ take on the topic, see the article Here Is How To Create A Clean, Resilient Electrical Grid. …
In ClimateTech Update articles, I pass along the latest news about companies and topics I have featured in previous columns.
Spring is here and the ClimateTech world is springing to life! This month’s update covers announcements from:
In addition, I also update readers about my article related to Bill Nordhaus’s DICE model
The good folks at Bluesource, North America’s largest carbon credit developer and retailer, were a terrific resource for me when I wrote my series about carbon credits (Article 1, Article 2, Article 3).
There is a lot…
This article is an installment of my column’s Climate Catalysts feature. Climate Catalyst articles highlight cutting edge research into climate science and its implication on economics and investing.
This month, rather than covering a climate science paper, I feature an economics paper that quantifies the value of our ecosystem and of the losses our civilization accrues through the same kinds of poorly planned, executed, and subsidized activities that have led to climate change.
This article is one in a series investigating the importance of modernizing and decarbonizing the electric grid. If you want to understand the issue in context, see our article, Grid Modernization. For a look at an innovative company spun out of Stanford University’s labs that have developed a battery with tremendous potential for providing grid storage, please see our article, Enervenue: The Batteries We Need for Grid-Scale Storage. For a big picture view of why grid evolution is such an important topic, please see my article Texas Energy Failure: A Prelude Of What’s To Come.
My home state of Texas experienced a massive failure in public energy infrastructure during last week’s historic cold snap. This failure represents a prelude in two ways — one trivial, one profound.
First for the trivial…
The misery Texans are experiencing now at the hands of their aging electrical system serves as the perfect prelude to a deeply researched series of articles regarding Grid Evolution I have been working for the last few months.
(If you haven’t yet, read my backgrounder article about our past-paradigm grid.)
Speaking with global experts on grid modernization has convinced me that events such as…
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The Capitalism vs. Climate Change articles in this column focus on companies innovating in businesses providing solutions related to climate change Adaptation and Mitigation and climate Restoration initiatives. I am most interested in ARM investments in three broad areas:
(Read more about what I mean about these focus areas here.)
Moleaer (/Mo-Lee-Air/) is a wonderfully innovative company commercializing emerging scientific discoveries related to microscopic oxygen…
This article is the first installment of my column’s new feature, ClimateTech Updates. In ClimateTech Update articles, I pass along the latest news about companies I have featured in previous columns.
The inaugural update covers:
I wrote about this amazing company last August in the article Using Big Data And The Power Of Markets To Solve Climate Change.
Xpansiv gathers traceable production data to differentiate clean commodities from dirty ones, hereby empowering the free markets to decide what a low carbon footprint is worth. …
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This article is the first installment of my column’s new feature, Climate Catalysts. Climate Catalyst articles highlight cutting edge research into climate science and its implication on economics and investing.
This month, we look at what I’m calling The Pairs Trade of the Century: Long flour tortillas / Short corn tortillas.
The year has started out very busy for your loyal correspondent, who has been interviewing experts on grid modernization, energy storage, and agricultural technology.
In the coming months, I’m looking forward to bringing you stories about some incredible organizations that are making progress in the fields of:
These organizations include Moleaer, LF Energy, Swell, sonnen, and KraftBlock with more to come.
I am shifting my focus to three main areas for writing and research over the next year:
Here’s…
Passionate about harnessing the power of the free market to solve humanity’s biggest adaptation challenge.