The Energy Revolution in 5 Charts
RMI experts Sam Butler-Sloss and Kingsmill Bond distill the energy transition down to five crucial concepts.
exponential growth
Exponential Growth, Tesla, & Elon Musk
What’s the greatest shortcoming of the human race? I’m sure we all have some suggestions, but according to physicist Albert Bartlett, it is “our inability to understand the exponential function.”
The Continuing Exponential Growth Of Global Solar PV Production & Installation
By Mike Shurtleff For years, I’ve been following the exponential growth of Global Solar PV production/installation, starting with this article in 2007: “PV production up 50% in 2007,” in which it was stated that solar PV production had “jumped to 3,800 megawatts worldwide in 2007” and was “world’s fastest-growing energy source.” There is a … [continued]
Electric Drive Motor Revenue To Surpass $2.8 Billion (Or Much More) Annually By 2020
A new study from Navigant Research (formerly known as Pike Research) concludes that the worldwide sales of electric drive motors will grow from $965 million in 2013 to more than $2.8 billion by 2020. The conclusion comes from the growing electric vehicle market and the use of electric motors in 100% electric … [continued]
