Remembering Corwin Hardham

Today I posted an obituary on Forbes of Corwin Hardham, the founder and CEO of Makani Power. I had been following Makani and Corwin with interest for a few years, and was sad to hear of his passing last month. […]

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November 28th, 2012 | Tags: , , | Category: Clean Energy, Forbes, wind energy | Leave a comment

America’s Other Wind Industry

A windmill at the American Wind Power Center and Museum, another stop on our Texas wind-energy tour. Photo credit: David Ferris

Two weeks ago I decamped to Lubbock, Texas, for the 22nd annual conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists. A highlight of these conferences is fleeing the hotel for field trips to […]

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October 31st, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Clean Energy, Environment, Forbes, wind energy | Leave a comment

Three Ideas in Wind Power That Might Actually Fly

The most visible class of finalists were those with ambitious plans for “kite power” — harnessing the powerful and consistent winds that blow high off the Earth’s deck. […]

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March 5th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Environment | 2 comments