RP Siegel
GreenBiz Group
RP Siegel, author and inventor, has been published in business and technical journals and has written three books. His third, co-authored with Roger Saillant, is "Vapor Trails," an eco-thriller being adapted for the big screen. RP is a professional engineer and a prolific inventor, with 50 patents, numerous awards and several commercial products. He is president of Rain Mountain LLC and is an active environmental advocate in his hometown of Rochester, N.Y. In addition to Justmeans, he writes for Triple Pundit, ThomasNet News and Energy Viewpoints, occasionally contributing to Mechanical Engineering, Strategy + Business and Huffington Post.
Could perennial grains be the next climate-saving superstars?
Why General Mills is experimenting with Kernza, a potential breakthrough in restorative agriculture. Read More
Reconsidering the sustainability of hydropower
A new framework makes it more straightforward to evaluate projects against more than 20 social, environmental, technical and economic factors. Read More
The entire U.S. energy picture depicted in (almost) one chart
Last year, 66.4 quads of energy, or more than two-thirds of the total energy consumed, was rejected or given off as waste heat. Read More
Wind energy goes big in Texas
Renewable wind energy is responsible for over 22,000 jobs, $60 million in land lease payments and more than 12 percent of electricity in Texas. Read More
Why SunEdison's bankruptcy won't deflate the solar boom
How big of a difference does one commercial failure make in an emerging market? Read More
Utilities push back against solar
In an effort stave off the "utility death spiral," many utility companies are levying increased fees and subsidy cuts on rooftop solar customers. Read More
Centralized or distributed power? We need both (for now)
New research shows that it won't necessarily take super storage to scale renewable energy, but it will take a mix of locally-generated and utility-scale power. Read More
Can Amazon's sustainability dream team deliver?
Amazon's sustainability group now counts more than 50 people. Is the secretive company stepping up? Read More
Fuel cells: A $2 billion secret of the clean economy
While the expectation was that fuel cells would take off as an alternative fuel source for autos, they have created a $2 billion market for themselves, off road. Read More
Will 'floatovoltaics' become the next big thing?
Solar panels can float in water, slowing evaporation while sparing land. Installations are all over the world and in some surprising bodies of water. Read More
