Graeme Stemp-Morlock 6:30pm -8:00pm. June 8, 2011 Energy 2030 Working Sessions   Delegates spent the day trying to distill the transformational elements of several exciting new technologies, while the steering committee challenged them to focus on key levers that they could push... more

Graeme Stemp-Morlock 9:00 am - 5:30 pm, June 8, 2011 Energy 2030 Working Sessions   Walt Patterson, a visiting fellow in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex, England and a WGSI advisor, fired a warning shot across the bow of the nuclear industry this morning in... more

Graeme Stemp-Morlock 9 am - 6:45 pm. June 6, 2011 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... more

Graeme Stemp-Morlock 9 am-6 pm. June 6, 2011 Energy 2030 Working Sessions I’m sitting here amongst scientific giants and the eco-leaders of tomorrow, in search of the inside track on absolutely all the renewable, low carbon, game-changing energy innovations we can pack into three days... more

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... more

"So crazy it just might work": Viable or not, these oddball ideas might just represent the kind of creativity that will lead to a sustainable energy breakthrough: Surprising solar The fuel: Solar power beamed from space How we can get it: Solar panels in geostationary orbit... more

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... more

One of the most hotly debated green technologies is wind. And while harnessing it for energy has been around since the age of sailboats and windmills, industrial scale wind farms raise a whole new set of issues. Here in two separate interviews are two experts with differing views on harnessing... more

In honour of our wonderful pale blue dot of a planet, I challenge you to join me in devoting ten minutes to a greener existence. Here are ten things to make your day a whole lot more granola, and you don’t even have to stand up! Just so I’m not lying or over committing your time, I... more

Electricity – the cleanest and most versatile form of energy the world has ever known – is not what you were taught in school. (It’s actually much cooler…) You won’t believe this… Let’s take the simplest example of electricity I can think of: a... more