Conventional wisdom among Greens these days is that our power needs can be provided primarily by wind and solar aided by efficiency gains, along with some biomass and geothermal. Unfortunately these arguments are based more on hopes and dreams than engineering reality. Nuclear power is the only realistic technology that can displace coal and meet…

Cornell-Verizon Geothermal This was a research project that was run by Prof. Jeff Tester at Cornell. Verizon Wireless was interest in exploring the use of ground source heat pumps to replace the air conditioners on the equipment shelters at the cellular towers. AC units are big energy hogs and high maintenance as well. A ground…

Alter NRG used my Waste Management World article for a flyer in Chinese. Plasma_chinese

This was the second of two projects I completed for my MBA at Cornell. Unlike the plasma paper this was a group project that I happened to lead. Our assignment was to do an international consulting project for a real company. Thin Film Solar Power Plant BOS I had contacts at the thin-film solar division at…