RE Pioneers

Frank Kreith | Boulder, Colo.
Liquid fuels made from cellulosic material, affordable and efficient solar energy systems, funding for a transition to renewable energy. Priorities for our current research and policy communities? Sure. But these were also the RE goals Frank Kreith helped set more than 30 years ago ... Read more >

Harold Hay | Los Angeles
When asked to list his favorite career accomplishments, Harold Hay likes to bring up his role as a longtime critic of the solar industry. At 100 years old, it’s a role he’s not yet ready to relinquish. Read more >


Virginia Macdonald | Redwood City, Calif.

Virginia Macdonald has never been one to shrink from a challenge. It’s a quality she’s exhibited throughout her life, first as a female in the male-dominated world of architecture and, later, as a vocal proponent for passive solar building design when few people were listening. Read more >

For many people, things slow down as they get older. Work starts to fall a lot lower on the priority list. They spend more time reading, golfing, relaxing on the beach. Karl Böer isn’t one of those people. At 83, the longtime proponent of renewable energy is as busy as ever. Read more >

It’s hard to talk about renewable energy’s progress over the past few decades without hearing the name Carl Weinberg. As head of the research and development unit at California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) for 19 years, Weinberg was instrumental in ... Read more >