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a prius? – no thanks I’ll stick to the crx

July 15th, 2008 · 5 Comments

living in berkeley, it is not too uncommon to find yourself surrounded by priuses (or is it prii?). i’ll bet anything that the prius per capita quotient in berkeley must be one of the highest in the country.
now, i am happy that a major car manufacturer is behind a car technology that significantly improves mileage [...]

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Tags: cleantech · climate change

Wind powers 40% of electricity in Spain

March 28th, 2008 · Comments Off

I usually don’t like posting a news article without any meaningful commentary, but this one I couldn’t resist…
at one point this past weekend, thanks to some strong winds, wind powered 40% of all electricity in Spain. this is significant to demonstrate what’s possible with alternative energy…
here’s the article:
http://www.metaefficient.com/news/new-record-wind-powers-40-of-spain.html

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Tags: cleantech · climate change

Notes from the UC Berkeley Energy Symposium

March 27th, 2008 · 5 Comments

A few weeks ago, I attended the UC Berkeley Energy Symposium.
It was a very thought provoking and educational day. I have below my detailed notes from the sessions I attended. But before moving on to those I’d like to synthesize some of my key takeaways:

There is no silver bullet to the climate change/energy crisis problem. [...]

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Tags: cleantech · climate change · politics · tech · venture capital