Electricity
Zero Net Energy: Behind the Goal
Berkeley, California — At a presentation today by Rocky Mountain Institute at the David Brower Center, it was clear that the momentum behind Zero Net Energy buildings is part policy-driven and part customer-driven.
Connective Tissue: Linking Investors and Developers Together More Efficiently
Accessing capital to support renewable energy project development is a complex and time-consuming process. Finding investors who are comfortable with the technology, off-taker, and other project-related tasks can be a daunting task, akin to a brain surgeon going door to door looking for customers.
Chevron and the Tax Equity Dependencies of U.S. Renewable Power
An oil major jumping into complex and challenging tax equity renewable power finance, generally the domain of big banks and sustainability-oriented corporations such as Google, is nearly the best news possible for renewable power projects. Even better news would be not needing such investors.
RMI Spinoff Bright Automotive Dies, But the Ideas Behind It Remain a Force
The regrettable demise of RMI spinoff Bright Automotive is an old business story—the struggles of start-ups in tough economic times—far more than it represents a failure of Bright’s innovative business model or technology.
How Entrepreneurs Can Make Money by Facing the Climate Challenge
When our children and grandchildren look back on our era, the political squabbles of today will have been long since forgotten. What they will ask (I hope) is “How did they have the wisdom to build for the future?” Will they thank us for acting with reason, compassion and foresight? Or will they wonder what the hell we were thinking?