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With this spray-on solar cell technology coming around 2016, will graffiti artists be the new green job of the future? See the story at Cnet.com. Tweet

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Chris Zach | Leave a comment

The Importance of Scope

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Chris Zach

As an energy analyst, I often see in my own work the drastic effect of scope on analysis results. For example, take a simple-sounding question like, “How much energy is required to produce a ton of iron?” This is a … Continue reading →

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It’s Getting Hot in Here

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Chris Zach

Say you’re an ambitious young engineer and you want to tackle some seriously challenging problems. The automotive industry has no money to hire you, and their work on battery-powered cars is mundane and rote anyway.  You could work in aerospace, … Continue reading →

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Read This: Steven Chu, A Political Scientist — TIME

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Chris Zach

This article on Steven Chu, the new Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE) — note: I am a consultant for the DOE — provides an interesting perspective on China’s attitudes about climate change. Is it possible that, despite its … Continue reading →

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Obama Highlights Iowa on the Renewable Energy Map

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Chris Zach

President Obama visited my home state of Iowa yesterday, on Earth Day, to highlight his administration’s energy agenda, including reduced greenhouse emissions, increased renewable energy production, a cap-and-trade emissions reduction program, and the creation of an advanced energy innovation industry … Continue reading →

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Your DOD battleship sunk my DOE!

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Chris Zach

In case you didn’t recognize my stretched attempt at a reference to the game Battleship in the title of this post… well that’s what it was. (Find an online version of the game embedded at the bottom of the post.) … Continue reading →

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