Power Struggle: How the Energy Market Could Shift in 2016 – Bloomberg Business: Wow. Absolutely perfect assessment of the energy world, past and future. With pretty graphics to go along with the trends in energy. So what will be the energy source(s) of the future. The one thing for sure, is that it won’t be coal. As the rest of the world gets out of coal, so will the 2.3B people in China and India….
More than three in four Americans believe in global warming – UPI.com: Finally. Even republicans have shifted to a majority accepting climate change. This is not a party thing; this is a human thing. Once people start to realize that the earth is warming. And that people are generally responsible. There tends to be a some obvious actions that we all must do, soon or later. Sustainability is a law of nature that it is…
Elon Musk and SolarCity Unveil ‘world’s Most Efficient’ Solar Panel: Wow. Greater than 22% efficient from solar panels. Far better than the lonely plant with about 5% efficiency from photosynthesis. This is impressive. Combine very efficient and affordable power generation with some great battery storage technology and suddenly the solar starts to become an irrefusable option: gotta do it because it is the best available option where the sun shines regularly! Maybe the batteries should be…
Solar and wind just passed another big turning point: So solar and wind power generation is reaching a threshold where renewable energy is cheaper than fossil fuel-based power in Germany and UK. That is before counting the subsidies for renewables, and ignoring the massive externality costs of our historically favorite dirty black fuel. Note the discussion of the virtuous cycle of renewable fuels. As base load power moves up from 5% renewables the costs of traditional power…
Is 2015 The Year Soil Becomes Climate Change’s Hottest Topic? | ThinkProgress: Global Soil Week was last week. It slipped by without even a stain on the knees for most of us. Give a look at this recount of the week’s activities and the progress to address the issues we are generating for out soil, our top soil and the planet in general. This is really ugly. One estimate is that we could deplete all…
No PTA For Divisional Application | PharmaPatents: When does a 20 year patent turn out to be more than a 20 year patent… Patent Term Adjustments. Okay, so under certain situations, an extension can be requested to the 20 years that the US has for patent applications after 1995. The idea is that for such applications as pharma the long lead time in all approvals through the PTO and the FDA and more… can significantly…
