Definition of alternative energy

Energy derived from nontraditional sources (e.g., compressed natural gas, solar, hydroelectric, wind).

• Affordable, Efficient Honeywell Turbine Hits Shelves Next Month!
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• New Perspectives on the Energy Return on (Energy) Investment (EROI) of Corn Ethanol: Part 1 of 2
  The following is the first of two posts based on a recent paper published under the same title in the journal Environment, Development, and Sustainability...
• Revisiting the Fake Fire Brigade Part 2: Biomass - A Panacea?
  Below the fold is the 3rd in a series of posts providing analysis (and follow up) on the difficulties of maintain our current energy paradigm with renewable energy (generally, 'the fake fire brigade')...
• Photoblog: Another offshore wind farm under construction
  I had the pleasure of accompanying my most famous client to visit another offshore wind farm under construction with the same turbines. We took the train to lovely Harwich an hour and a half away from London, and set out to visit the soon-to-be largest...
• A Brief Nuclear Update
  World nuclear power generation slipped again in 2009, continuing its slide since its peak in 2006. The data shown is from BP's compilation of statistical data, but data from the World Nuclear Association shows the same pattern--peak production in 2006,...
• Revisiting the 'Fake Fire Brigade' - Part 1 - General Issues
  This is a follow up post to 'The Fake Fire Brigade - How We Cheat Ourselves about Our Energy Future', which gave an overview on how difficult it will be to maintain our current energy systems with renewable energy...
• Obama Kick-Starts US Solar Industry WIth $2 Billion Investment
  President Obama recently announced that two of America’s most established solar companies are set to receive up to $2 billion in loan guarantees in order to ‘kick-start’ the US solar industry...
• The Renewables Gap: The Political Challenge of Affecting a Societal Transition to Renewable Sources of Energy Revisited
  This post was previously run, in November 2009. - Gail
• The Fake Fire Brigade - How We Cheat Ourselves about our Energy Future - Thread 2
  Because of the large number of comments, this is a second copy of this post. Editor's note: Below is a guest post from Hannes Kunz, President of Institute for Integrated Economic Research (IIER). Hannes has a PhD in Economics from St. Gallen University...
• The Fake Fire Brigade - How We Cheat Ourselves about our Energy Future
  Editor's note: Below is a guest post from Hannes Kunz, President of Institute for Integrated Economic Research (IIER). Hannes has a PhD in Economics from St. Gallen University and resides in Zurich Switzerland. IIER, is a non-profit organization that...