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Directory:Zeitgeist

Index of annual energy technology reviews and other energy trend reports.

Zeit·geist (tsīt'gīst', zīt'-) n.: The spirit of the time; the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation. (Answers.com (http://www.answers.com/zeitgeist&r=67))

Table of contents

1 100-Year Forecast

100-Year Forecast

Predictions of the year 2000 made in 1900 (http://www.yorktownhistory.org/homepages/1900_predictions.htm) - In December 1900, John Watkins Jr. wrote an article for The Ladies Home Journal about "What May Happen in the Next Hundred Years". In some areas, we are ahead, others, behind, but mostly he was pretty close. Prediction #20 regarding energy was way off. He envisioned far more renewable-based generation than what actually ensued. (YorkTownHistory)

This YEAR in Free Energy™ -- 2006 (http://pesn.com/ThisWeekinFreeEnergy/audio/2006/tyife2006-24kpro.mp3) (27-min; 4.7 Mb; mp3) - Live interview took place Dec. 31, 2006. Host, James Arthur Jancik (http://Feet2Fire.com), interviews Sterling D. Allan.

Milestones and Trends in Renewable Energy -- 2005 and 2006 (http://pesn.com/2006/01/01/9600216_Year_in_Review_and_Forecast/) - Sterling D. Allan Reflects on major milestones in clean energy technology advancement in 2005, with a look forward to probable developments in 2006. (PESN; Jan. 1, 2006)
- Special -- This YEAR in Free Energy™ -- 2005 (74-min; 11.5 Mb rm (http://pesn.com/ThisWeekinFreeEnergy/audio/2006/tyife2005.rm) | 13 Mb mp3 (http://pesn.com/ThisWeekinFreeEnergy/audio/2006/tyife2005.mp3)) - Live interview took place Jan. 1, 2006. Host, James Arthur Jancik (http://Feet2Fire.com), interviews Sterling D. Allan.

'Free Energy' in 2005 (http://pesn.com/2005/03/28/6900073_Free_Energy_2005/) - A survey by Sterling D. Allan of a very dynamic field, from solar and wind to cold fusion and magnet motors. What PES Network Inc is doing to promote alternative energy technologies. (PESN; March 28, 2005)

Top RE Access Stories of 2007 (http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com:80/rea/news/story?id=50871) - With 31 gigawatts of renewable energy developed around the world, 17 billion dollars in global market transactions and 21 billion dollars in global venture capital invested in new companies in 2007, clean energy can no longer be considered an "alternative" -- it is simply the natural evolution of energy. (Renewable Energy Access; Dec. 27, 2007)

The Top Stories of 2006 (http://www.RenewableEnergyAccess.com/rea/news/story?id=46987) - The year 2006 saw many historic technological, financial and political developments for renewable energy around the world. From the passage of SB1 (million solar roofs) in California to a record year for wind in the U.S., Canada and UK, renewable energy industries made tremendous strides over the past 12 months. (Renewable Energy Access; Dec. 29, 2006)

TreeHugger Picks: Prototypical Energy Types for the Future (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/01/prototypical_en.php) - "A gaze into the crystal ball of energy production methods and ideas that have the potential to make the future a much greener place." Links to coverage on Wave, Hydrogen, Wind, Biofuels, Solaretc. (TreeHugger; Jan. 5, 2007)

Clean Energy's Big Year: 2006 (http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=20516&hed=Clean+Energy%E2%80%99s+Big+Year+) - It's been a landmark year for clean energy, as solar and wind power blew past the records, despite supply shortages. A review of investment trends, new IPOs, silicon shortage, ethanol growth, electric car comeback. (Red Herring; Dec. 30, 2006)

The Year in Energy (http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/17944/) - Biowaste to fuels, cars that plug in, lithium-ion batteries that don't explode, and cheap energy from the sun. Energy reporter, Kevin Bullis, reviews the milestones of 2006. (MIT Technology Review; Dec. 28, 2006)

Biomass: Year-in-Review (http://www.RenewableEnergyAccess.com/rea/news/story?id=46982&src=rss) - Large VC investments, new leadership, increased acceptance from the environmental community, national security threats and unstable energy markets sparked the country's enthusiasm for biomass. The industry's capacity to ramp up production and the ability of this renewable resource to provide a considerable quantity of power, not just liquid fuel, has made biomass a significant player in the U.S. energy future. (Renewable Energy Access; Jan. 2, 2006)