All Entries in the "Opinion" Category
Opinion: Green energy needs government stimulus to grow
In an interview with money.canoe.ca, Peter Marks, chairman, president and chief executive of Robert Bosch North America said “Green energy has the potential to slash household power bills in the longer term, though government support will be needed to get the technology off the ground. Any new technology before it reaches an economy of scale [...]
Opinion: Hawaiian geothermal energy: A gift from the gods?
Writing for TriplePundit.com, Tia Ferguson says, “Whether the seemingly conflicting people and planet considerations of energy sustainability in Hawaii can be reconciled or better aligned is entirely up to determination by the native Hawaiian community. Perhaps reframing the employment of geothermal power production as a way to celebrate and honor the fire goddess is one [...]
Opinion: Clean power for China is the opportunity of a lifetime
Writing for fastcompany.com, Glenn Croston says “China needs energy, but it needs to be clean. There are solutions for China’s challenges, and U.S. entrepreneurs may find the opportunity of a lifetime in providing solutions for these urgent problems. China is investing billions of dollars in high-speed rail, solar power, and wind. Innovative energy solutions like [...]
Opinion: Investor-friendly pricing ‘crucial’ to renewable energy development
In Indonesia, Rangga D. Fadillah, writing for the Jakarta Post, quotes the chairman of the Indonesian Renewable Energy Society (METI), Hilmi Panigoro, who Friday that it required strong commitment from the government and consistent regulations to boost the utilization of renewable and alternative energy in Indonesia. “In terms of policies to develop renewable and alternative [...]
Opinion: Oil money needed for geothermal projects
Writing for Renewable Energy World, Dana Blankenhorn says “Despite America’s leadership in geothermal the industry remains in the ‘and’ category. As in, ’solar, wind, tidal, biofuels AND geothermal.’ It’s an afterthought. Why are geothermal companies having to organize politically to gain crumbs from the capital table? The answer is pretty obvious, but no one seems [...]
Opinion : U.S. military can transform the geothermal industry
Writing for the Journal of Commerce, Korky Koroluk asks, “Can a single government department kick-start a whole new industry? Usually, no. But when the government and the department are big enough — think the U.S. Defense Department — it’s a distinct possibility. … they’ve (the DOD) got another objective in their sights: entire military bases [...]
Opinion: Alaska’s Parnell turns renewable projects into hostages
Writing for the Alaska Daily News, Shannyn Moore said “When will the budget drop through the ice? A deep freeze set in on the Senate when Gov. Sean Parnell, desperate to pass his $2 billion-a-year oil tax cut… Parnell turned hydro projects from Southeast and Western Alaska, basic grid upgrades, geothermal wells, weatherization and wind [...]
Opinion: Nuclear technology can still have a role to play, even in geothermal resources
In an item in the Jakarta Globe, Wibagyo, who goes by the single name, from the Center for Isotope and Radiation Technology at the National Nuclear Energy Agency (Batan), defends the use of nuclear technology in the aftermath of the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Nuclear opponents have advocated the use [...]
Opinion: When do deep drilling geothermal projects make good economic sense?
Writing for Renewable Energy Focus, Hubert Sacher and René Schiemann say “The exploitation of geothermal energy as a sustainable and almost inexhaustible source of base load energy is regarded as a technology of the future. Yet geothermal heat and electricity production to date has focused on countries with near-surface heat reservoirs. But regions without volcano [...]
Opinion; How Canada is being left behind in the global race for geothermal energy
In an article in This Magazine, Brian Toohey, board director of the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association, says “Canada is one of the few developed nations in the world without a single conventional geothermal plant (which foregoes expensive drilling by exploiting rare plumes of the earth’s natural heat at or near the surface), let alone an [...]
