A Little Ludwig Goes A Long Way » renewables http://theludwigs.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:54:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Mark Anderson on Solving America’s Energy Crisis — get to all electric with nuclear then solar/wind http://theludwigs.com/2008/06/mark-anderson-on-solving-america%e2%80%99s-energy-crisis-get-to-all-electric-with-nuclear-then-solarwind/ http://theludwigs.com/2008/06/mark-anderson-on-solving-america%e2%80%99s-energy-crisis-get-to-all-electric-with-nuclear-then-solarwind/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:48:29 +0000 john http://theludwigs.com/?p=2859 Strategic News Service Blog » Blog Archives » Solving America’s Energy Crisis — a reasonable approach. I heartily agree with the idea of getting to all electric as soon as possible. We need an Apollo-like program — we need the leadership to propose it and to get everyone focused on it. The whole country focused on the July 20 1969 Apollo landing and rallied around it — we can do the same around the date of the last tanker docking at our shores from overseas.

As I’ve mentioned to some people — there will never be a solar embargo, there will never be a solar cartel, the sun isn’t controlled by governments inimical to our interests, “peak solar” is billions of years away, and solar production economics are going to follow a Moore’s-Law-like curve. What is not to like?

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  • HP working on solar PV, IBM putting a billion dollars into green datacenters, Intel spinning out a PV firm — nice to see the IT leaders getting behind alternate energy
  • DOE funds electric vehicle projects — not sure why GM, GE, Ford need DOE money — give it to startups! More interesting is the note about Tesla’s deal with Daimler, very smart.
  • Nuclear option gets more public support — thank goodness. The public is more rational than the politicians about energy strategy
  • Duke Energy jumping into residential and commercial solar installs — the wave of the future?
  • Green construction materials — I wonder about the 50 year life of these. I think I will let others be the beta testers.
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  • Idea Blob: An Infectious Way to Fund Your Green Business : Ecopreneurist — ok not really green specific but interesting
  • Reusing worn oil production tubing as jewelry — just looks cool.
  • Artifical Solar Leaves — cool looking, and in general the idea of making renewable installs more stylish is a good trend
  • Recent funding news
  • UK competitor to the Tesla
  • Enerjar plans
  • Zero VOC paint at Home Depot
  • Walmart funding green ideas
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