An energy rule of thumb is one third of energy goes to buildings, one third goes to industry, one third goes to transportation. The technology is certainly available to reduce the energy that goes to buildings drastically, nearly to zero … [Read more...]
Energy as a System, Systems as Synergy
MIT has designed a program which maximizes the production of wind farms by operating the wind farm as a system, not individual wind turbines. Reducing downwind turbulence within the whole wind farm can increase energy production by 1.2% to … [Read more...]
Studying 100% Renewable Energy Studies
the war that matters is the war against the imagination all other wars are subsumed in it. Diane di Prima, “Rant" On the History and Future of 100% Renewable Energy Systems Research (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9837910) is a … [Read more...]
Electric Appliances as Virtual Power Plants
“We’re thinking we can turn water heaters, refrigerators, thermostats, electric vehicles and batteries into virtual power plants [VPPs]” to help balance the grid's increasing clean electricity, Jigar Shah, director of the DOE Loan Programs … [Read more...]
Planning the Energy Transition
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve run across what might be a few really useful reports on the energy transition. The Lancet is doing an annual climate countdown report to monitor our progress. Here is this year’s edition: … [Read more...]
Grid-scale Battery: The Tesla System in Australia
Remember when Elon Musk offered to build a grid-scale battery for Southern Australia in "100 days or it’s free"? He made good on his bet, installing it on time for the cost of $66 million in December of 2017. According to a report on its … [Read more...]
Building New Renewables Cheaper than Operating Existing Coal Plants
Rocky Mountain Institute had a webinar on “The Energy Future Is Now” on December 13: "Rocky Mountain Institute CEO Jules Kortenhorst, electricity expert Leia Guccione, and Marketing Director Kelly Vaughn discuss the urgency facing today's … [Read more...]
Ann Berwick states the obvious: “Natural gas is not a clean fuel”
Just to amplify another experienced, reality-based voice calling out the Boston Globe for its series (!) of pro-pipeline editorials. This time it's former Department of Public Utilities chair Ann Berwick -- but stop me if you've heard this … [Read more...]
Zero Net Energy – May 14, 2018
Design for World’s First Energy Positive Hotel in the Arctic Circle https://snohetta.com/projects/366-svart https://inhabitat.com/snohetta-unveils-designs-for-worlds-first-energy-positive-hotel-in-the-arctic-circle/ Editorial Comment: … [Read more...]
MIT Energy Hackathon: Rebuilding Energy Infrastructure in the Caribbean After the Hurricanes
The content committee for the MIT Energy Hackathon, November 3-5, has accepted my challenge on "Rebuilding Energy Infrastructure in the Caribbean After the Hurricanes.” With luck, an extremely knowledgeable and expert team of MIT and other … [Read more...]
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