Category Archives: Smil, Vaclav

Book Review: “How the World Really Works” (Vaclav Smil)

Vaclav Smil: Antidote to Magical Thinking

DeSmog on Vaclav Smil (this deep thinker is largely correct)

Malthusianism Reconsidered: Desrochers on Smil

‘Lure of the Renewables’ (Vaclav Smil in 1987 for today)

Smil on Oily Wind Turbines

‘The Limits of Energy Innovation’: Timeless Insight from Vaclav Smil

Power Density Primer: Understanding the Spatial Dimension of the Unfolding Transition to Renewable Electricity Generation (Part V – Comparing the Power Densities of Electricity Generation)

Power Density Primer: Understanding the Spatial Dimension of the Unfolding Transition to Renewable Electricity Generation (Part IV – New Renewables Electricity Generation)

Power Density Primer: Understanding the Spatial Dimension of the Unfolding Transition to Renewable Electricity Generation (Part III – Natural Gas-Fired Electricity Generation)