U.S. Solar Market Continues to Thrive
Steve Martin, Phone Books and the Rise of Solar
by Jeff Siegel
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
There's a great scene in the classic comedy “The Jerk,” where Navin Johnson, played by Steve Martin, jumps for joy when the new phone books arrive.
Screaming, “The new phone books are here! The new phone books are here!” Navin acts similarly to the way I act when the annual U.S. Solar Market Insight Report is released.
Published by the Solar Energy Industries Association, this report offers some of the best coverage on the state of solar in the U.S. I particularly like ...
Why Investors are Salivating Over Elon Musk
Elon Musk and the Inconvenient Truth for Utilities
by Jeff Siegel
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
When Elon Musk talks, people listen. And with good reason.
Beyond the fact that he is the next Steve Jobs — with a heavy dose of Tony Stark — there's just a certain pied piper-like affect he has on people. And his arrogant charm is no match for skeptical investors and dreamers alike.
Making tech geeks swoon and Wall Street fat cats salivate like malnourished honey badgers, Musk has made the impossible possible. He launched an electric car company during one of the ...
Offshore Wind Just Got Real!
Can Offshore Wind Farms Tame Hurricanes?
by Jeff Siegel
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Those who continue to rail against the integration of offshore wind are not going to like this. . .
According to new study out of Stanford University, offshore wind farms can tame hurricanes.
This, as opposed to the scare tactic that hurricanes will destroy offshore wind turbines, snapping them like twigs.
Of course, offshore wind turbines don't exist as a measure to tame hurricanes. That's now just another benefit of a technology that's helping the world usher in a new generation of clean ...