Amory Lovins
Rebuttal to Tromp et al.’s Response in Science magazine
This letter was written as a rebuttal to Tromp et al.’s response to Amory Lovin’s letter in the 10 October, 2003 issue of Science. In this letter, Lovins argues against Tromp et al.’s claim that a global hydrogen industry would leak 10 to 20% of its throughput. A summary version…
Hydrogen: The Future of Energy
In this lecture given at the RMI Quest for Solutions event in 2003, Amory Lovins presents an argument for hydrogen as the next major supplier of energy. Hydrogen is versatile, clean, safe, and cheap. The widespread use of hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles would enable a profitable transition from oil.
Hydrogen Economy: Not So Difficult—Without Nuclear Power
This letter was written to Nature. In the letter, Amory Lovins argues against those who say that a hydrogen economy is impractical without an expansion of nuclear power.
FreedomCAR, Hypercar, and Hydrogen
In 2002, Amory Lovins gave this presentation to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science. The presentation is focused on the the American automakers and the U.S. Department of Energy’s FreedomCAR Program. He presents options that create energy efficient cars and airplanes, mostly through the use of lighter materials.
Fuzzy Math
This document includes a letter by Lucian Platt written to Foreign Affairs magazine in response to Amory Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins’ article from 2001, “Fool’s Gold in Alaska”. In that article, the authors argue against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In this response, Platt accuses the authors…