Amory Lovins
The Surprising Value of the Energy You Don’t Use
Whole-system design can improve energy efficiency by 5x and greatly lower costs, says Amory Lovins.
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Amory Lovins
Revisiting Applied Hope
On the eve of a major US political transition and geopolitical shifts globally, Amory Lovins explores why Applied Hope is as relevant today as it has ever been, and how it will continue to guide…
Amory Lovins
Three Myths About Renewable Energy and the Grid, Debunked
How renewable energy and new methods of energy management and storage can lead to a clean, reliable electricity grid.
Amory Lovins
Decarbonizing Our Toughest Sectors—Profitably
In this decade, a rich stew of new technologies, materials, design methods, financial techniques, and business models, along with smart policies and aggressive investments, could revitalize, relocate, or displace some of the world’s most powerful…
Amory Lovins
The Infinitely Expandable Resource
Efficiency is the cornerstone of engineering. When designing a new product, engineers are trained to shave unnecessary ounces and eliminate needless power draws. But only up to a point. Enough is enough. Any more is…
Amory Lovins
Geothermal Power’s Competitive Landscape
A transcript of Amory's address for Pivot2020, a geothermal energy event hosted by the Geothermal Entrepreneurship Organization at the University of Texas at Austin and the International Geothermal Association.
Amory Lovins
Oil: Revenge Of The Negabarrels
Never before, say shell-shocked oil traders, has the world price of crude oil fallen so far. Well, not since the early 1980s, anyway. Or was it 2008? Or 2014? Look at the 50-year history:…
Amory Lovins
Recalibrating Climate Prospects
A.B. Lovins, D. Ürge-Vorsatz, L. Mundaca, D.M. Kammen, & J.W. Glassman, “Recalibrating Climate Prospects,” Envir. Res. Lett. 14 120201, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ab55ab. Reposted under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. A bracing antidote to the “doomism” lately fashionable…
Amory Lovins
Learning Extreme Energy Efficiency at Rocky Mountain Institute
For me, the best spring break is not on a beach; it’s in the mountains. High up in the Roaring Fork Valley in Western Colorado, amid the snowcapped peaks, there’s a river that babbles past…