BEHIND THE SCENES, DAY 3, PART II: A TOUGH DAY, A PERSONAL REQUEST

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS DAY 2: HERE COMES THE SUN

Graeme Stemp-Morlock
9 am - 6:45 pm. June 6, 2011
Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 Working Sessions

It was overcast outside, but the sun still caught the attention of delegates today.

New nanoscience solar panels could cause a major revolution in energy. Imagine 3 billion people with electricity…but no grid.

BENCH-PRESSING INDIA: THE REAL COST OF YOUR DAILY ENERGY

Ahhh...a nice hot shower in the morning! Notwithstanding my mother’s admirably spartan cold showers, I think this is the definition of “civilization”. (Not surprisingly, my mother is also fond of “ice swimming”; I just have visions of the thermal shock of such a “polar plunge” making me bob back to the surface as a blue cadaver.) Anyway, shekel-wise, a hot shower costs less than a Looney.

HOW MODERN GARBAGE IS MORPHING INTO GAS

Most people want to eliminate waste energy. In fact most people want to eliminate waste, period.

But, where some people see lemons, a group of innovative entrepreneurs see lemons…albeit stinky lemons rotting inside garbage bags at municipal landfills.

Yes, there is a move to turn our garbage from waste to energy.