Author Archives: grlangworth
…That’s Why We’re Doing It.
Nuclear power after Japan disaster Dan Juneau, Columnist Published: Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 9:11 p.m. The voices of doom are already predicting the end for energy derived from nuclear reactors … Continue reading
This Book Belongs On Your Shelves
Download “SEWTHA”… The author intended it to be freely available to you.
Why Should The Nation Borrow Money For Bad Ideas?
“Pres. Obama laid out an ambitious goal — by 2035, America gets 80% of its electricity from clean energy sources. Obama includes nuclear and emerging clean coal tech — and many environmentals don’t embrace them… Private investors chasing green investments … Continue reading
This VC Is On To Something
“…Cleantech companies just can’t seem to get it right. At least, that’s the notion Peter Thiel — a co-founder of PayPal and president of Clarium Capital — subscribes to when he looks at cleantech companies as potential investing opportunities. He made … Continue reading
A Fork In The Road…
[The following is excerpted from a recent, on-line discussion] JBG: •THE CHALLENGE TO INTEGRATE RENEWABLE – WIND and SOLAR – ENERGY ON GRID… We have to have security and resources to accommodate Wind and Solar output variation. A Smart Grid … Continue reading
New Posts in Heat Sinks
If you go to our “Heat Sinks” page, there are two papers we’ve added on making hydrogen from water with LFTR waste heat.
Letter to the Editor
This letter sent this past November to Der Spiegel is worth a look… Jess Smee / Der Spiegel / Brandstwiete 19, D-20457 / Hamburg, Germany November 11, 2010 Dear Herr Smee, The online edition of der Spiegel dated November 8 … Continue reading
Remember Chernobyl ? …Things the LFTR will never do.
Do Not Forget Chernobyl !
The Energy Challenge For The Developing World
It is one thing to compare a developing country in Africa with the sustained advantages of the “West”. However, it is now necessary to look to the “East” at how terribly impoverished populations are escaping their economic torpor for prosperity: … Continue reading
No Free Lunch In Wind
“…the California Air Resources Board adopted a requirement that the state obtain 1/3 of its electricity supplies from renewable energy resource by 2020…NJ’s Gov. Christie signed the Offshore Wind Development Act in Aug 10 that requires 1,100 megawatts of wind … Continue reading