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The oddest thing about Stanford's renewable energy program is that it's funded by something called the GCEP (Global Climate and Energy Program) which in turn co
by photochemsyn 4y ago
The oddest thing about Stanford's renewable energy program is that it's funded by something called the GCEP (Global Climate and Energy Program) which in turn counts ExxonMobile as a major sponsor. Does ExxonMobil really have any interest in seeing its fossil fuel market destroyed by renewable energy competition?
https://gcep.stanford.edu/about/exxonmobil.html https://gcep.stanford.edu/about/exxonmobil.html
There are also some interesting provisions about Exxon having some control of intellectual property arising from GCEP work in the details of the agreements. Not really surprising that nothing much has come out of that program.
- googlryas 4y agoSure, they would love to be in the place with renewables that they are with fossil fuels. They see themselves as an "energy provider", not an "oil company".
- vlovich123 4y agoYes, because renewables are not a serious threat to fossil fuel companies and the transition period is long enough that they can pivot into the space. Nuclear fission on the other hand would be enormously disruptive. Culturally, the anti nuclear movement has a lot of links to oil companies [1]. [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2016/07/13/are-fossil-fuel-interests-bankrolling-the-anti-nuclear-energy-movement/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2016/07/13/are-f...