http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/10/thoughts-on-accountability-and-opportunity-as-the-credit-crisis-slows-investment-in-clean-energy-development/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:41:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/10/thoughts-on-accountability-and-opportunity-as-the-credit-crisis-slows-investment-in-clean-energy-development/comment-page-1/#comment-11600 Brewse Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:30:36 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/10/thoughts-on-accountability-and-opportunity-as-the-credit-crisis-slows-investment-in-clean-energy-development/#comment-11600 Shouldn't we focus on what works? Where do the economics work for alternative energy? I have a few to share. Biomass co-firing with coal. Geothermal solar when a company needs hot water. Both of these solutions can be financed with positive carbon offsets. Slow food - Organic food on so many levels works. In the northeast young entrepreneurs are taking surplus foods to the next level by bottling, canning and producing other products with the surplus food from local farms. Brewse (plug) otoyk.com sustainable driving directions Shouldn’t we focus on what works?
Where do the economics work for alternative energy? I have a few to share.
Biomass co-firing with coal.
Geothermal solar when a company needs hot water.
Both of these solutions can be financed with positive carbon offsets.
Slow food – Organic food on so many levels works. In the northeast young entrepreneurs are taking surplus foods to the next level by bottling, canning and producing other products with the surplus food from local farms.
Brewse
(plug)
otoyk.com
sustainable driving directions

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/10/thoughts-on-accountability-and-opportunity-as-the-credit-crisis-slows-investment-in-clean-energy-development/comment-page-1/#comment-11599 Jon Gelbard Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:04:12 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/10/thoughts-on-accountability-and-opportunity-as-the-credit-crisis-slows-investment-in-clean-energy-development/#comment-11599 Check out the link to the Grist article, and the NY Times article that it links to... I've also seen this discussed in a few other places. I absolutely agree that these are going to remain very strong areas for investment, but the sources I was reading pointed to some slowing in investment due to the credit crisis (and also due to ongoing policy uncertainties - which the next administration will hopefully take a lead role in alleviating). With Peak Oil approaching and Climate Change seeming to be accelerating (with all kinds of positive feedbacks seeming to be kicking in - like the methane chimneys recently discovered in the Arctic Ocean), we really can't afford much delay... I'm also worried that lower oil prices could blunt calls for alternatives (as it has in the past), though reading The Oil Drum, it sounds like supplies remain VERY tight, and a little uptick in the economy will bring prices right back up. Which is why, of course, delays in getting new cleaner, more efficient transport and other energy technologies ready for prime time could prove both costly and painful... That was my motivation for writing up this post... Check out the link to the Grist article, and the NY Times article that it links to… I’ve also seen this discussed in a few other places.
I absolutely agree that these are going to remain very strong areas for investment, but the sources I was reading pointed to some slowing in investment due to the credit crisis (and also due to ongoing policy uncertainties – which the next administration will hopefully take a lead role in alleviating). With Peak Oil approaching and Climate Change seeming to be accelerating (with all kinds of positive feedbacks seeming to be kicking in – like the methane chimneys recently discovered in the Arctic Ocean), we really can’t afford much delay…
I’m also worried that lower oil prices could blunt calls for alternatives (as it has in the past), though reading The Oil Drum, it sounds like supplies remain VERY tight, and a little uptick in the economy will bring prices right back up. Which is why, of course, delays in getting new cleaner, more efficient transport and other energy technologies ready for prime time could prove both costly and painful… That was my motivation for writing up this post…

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/10/thoughts-on-accountability-and-opportunity-as-the-credit-crisis-slows-investment-in-clean-energy-development/comment-page-1/#comment-11598 Anonymous Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:18:10 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/10/thoughts-on-accountability-and-opportunity-as-the-credit-crisis-slows-investment-in-clean-energy-development/#comment-11598 Hey Jon - good insight here, but where have we seen for sure that we're going to lose out on investment in alternative energy? Or efficiency? Given that these things obviously help stimulate a new, greener economy I'm expecting these areas to boom. Hey Jon – good insight here, but where have we seen for sure that we’re going to lose out on investment in alternative energy? Or efficiency? Given that these things obviously help stimulate a new, greener economy I’m expecting these areas to boom.

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