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• Amory Lovins vs. Stewart Brand - Part Four (The “Role of Government Myth” and Final Thoughts)

  This is the fourth and final post from us that looks critically at the bogus claims in Amory Lovins’ latest study. “Role of Government Myth” In his new book , Stewart Brand states (p. 84) : …Energy policy is a matter of such scale, scope, speed, and patient follow-through that only a government can embrace it all. You can’t get decent grid power without decent government power. In reply, Amory Lovins... Posted Nov 16 2009, 10:50 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Amory Lovins, study, government, policy, energy, stewart brand, role of government myth

• Retired Nuclear Physicist Busts Out Amory Lovins

  (Hat tip to Charles Barton .) Alexander DeVolpi, a retired nuclear physicist from the Argonne National Lab in Illinois, pretty much tore up Amory Lovins's credibility, his false nuclear claims and his outrageously inaccurate predictions from 30 years ago . Here are a few nuggets: During a Friday, 13 February 2009, “Director’s Colloquium” at my former place of employment, Amory Lovins presented... Posted Mar 06 2009, 01:20 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Politics and Nuclear Power, Amory Lovins, opinion, editorial

• Amory Lovins and His Nuclear Illusion - Final Thoughts

  This is my final post (and the longest) in the series that discredits Amory Lovins’ and the Rocky Mountain Institute’s “Nuclear Illusion” paper (pdf). Hopefully this series has opened many eyes to the flaws and inconsistencies of RMI’s claims. Let me briefly summarize the previous posts. Part One found that “micropower” is primarily made up of decentralized coal and gas plants, the generation from... Posted Jul 08 2008, 11:20 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Amory Lovins

• Amory Lovins and His Nuclear Illusion – Part Five (Nuclear Plant Reliability)

  We are now on part five in the continuing series that seriously looks at RMI’s latest nuclear bashing paper. RMI tries extremely hard on pages 21-26 in their paper to show that nuclear plants are unreliable. Sadly for RMI, a widely publicized set of data refutes their claim: capacity factors. A capacity factor is the amount of electricity a power plant actually produces in a period of time divided... Posted Jun 26 2008, 04:05 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Amory Lovins

• The Debate with Amory Lovins Continues

  Here's their rebuttal to my part two . Read More... Posted Jun 23 2008, 12:20 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Amory Lovins

• A Response from Amory Lovins on My First Post

  It looks like we now have a debate over at Gristmill . Check it out. I'll be responding there shortly. Read More... Posted Jun 19 2008, 01:25 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Amory Lovins

• Amory Lovins and His Nuclear Illusion – Part Four (New Nuclear Plants Costs)

  We’re now on our third week of posts seriously looking at Amory Lovins’ and the Rocky Mountain Institute’s latest paper that bashes nuclear energy. Today’s post deals with the paper’s claim that nuclear energy’s “true competitors” (according to RMI) are cheaper and therefore “produce” more “climate solution” than nuclear. I will show that RMI relies on weak sources, no sources, and cherry-picked data... Posted Jun 19 2008, 01:15 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Amory Lovins

• Amory Lovins and His Nuclear Illusion – Part Three (Energy Efficiency and “Negawatts”)

  So far I have written two detailed posts on Amory Lovins’ and the Rocky Mountain Institute’s latest nuclear critique. My third post discusses energy efficiency and Amory Lovins’ coined term “negawatts.” There is this widely held belief that becoming more energy efficient means that we will consume less energy. At first glance, that notion seems correct but digging further, I found there’s much more... Posted Jun 11 2008, 03:05 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Amory Lovins

• Amory Lovins and His Nuclear Illusion – Part Two (Big Plants vs. Small Plants)

  Two days ago I began a series that critically looks into Amory Lovins’ and the Rocky Mountain Institute’s latest paper against nuclear energy. Today’s post discusses the claim that small plants (termed “micropower”) are turning in a “stunning performance” and are the way to go. There are two parts to this post: exposing the flaws in their “micropower” data and discussing the differences of big plants... Posted Jun 06 2008, 05:00 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Amory Lovins

• Amory Lovins and His Nuclear Illusion – Part One (The Art of Deception)

  Yesterday, I introduced a series of blog posts aiming to show you the errors and limitations in the latest nuclear bashing paper from Amory Lovins and the Rocky Mountain Institute. This first part (and the longest of this series) deals specifically with the graph below in the RMI paper (also found in their condensed version ). There are many details and flaws in the graph, so please bear with me while... Posted Jun 05 2008, 07:20 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Amory Lovins

• Amory Lovins and His Nuclear Illusion – Intro

  Amory Lovins and the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) just released a 52 page paper (pdf) ranting that nuclear power is “not all it’s cracked up to be”. The report claims that the nuclear industry is misleading people that nuclear power is “competitive, necessary, reliable, secure, and vital for fuel security and climate protection.” I’ve read and studied RMI’s claims and their “methodology” . From my... Posted Jun 04 2008, 02:54 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Amory Lovins