Climate, Energy: US electricity grid needs to expand by +65% in ten years
In a major report published the same day, the Energy Department said that the nation’s vast network of transmission lines may need to expand by two-thirds or more by 2035…
Climate: To prevent climate change, use sailing ships
Oddly enough, I met the captain of a late 19th century sailing ship. Seriously. Click to read how that happened.
Energy: People who use massive amounts of energy
They were spending almost $1,000 per month on home energy costs! Hello? That's crazy.
EVs: How many miles needed to drive before an EV has a minor reduction in carbon emissions?
It depends - how many cars do you have? Also, converting all light cars to EVs has a minimal reduction on carbon emissions.
EV Climate hypocrisy: “Pole to Pole on (Almost) Entirely Electric Power”
A stunt took 10 months and at times, used fossil fuel generators, cargo ships and aircraft, to travel at 1/4th the speed of the Pony Express.
Energy: How a heat pump can be more than 100% efficient
How a heat pump can be viewed as >100% efficiency.
Climate: To fight climate change, we need to raise electricity bills by $600/year
To fight climate change we must make electricity really expensive.
Energy: Heat only the rooms you need warm?
May be save on energy costs and reduce your energy demand by using small electric space heaters instead of heating the entire home.
Energy: The future might be kinda cold at times
Germany's utilities will reduce electricity available for EV chargers and heat pumps, to maintain grid stability, as needed.
Energy: New battery technologies
New battery technologies will only get better, fortunately.
Energy: Siting solar PV on farms
Siting solar PV arrays on farms in ways compatible with agriculture is now hip. It is also a very old idea. But now it's a media meme.
Climate: Set maximum allowed energy use per person per day
From a retired environmental scientist – we need give each person a quota how much energy they may use per day (does this apply to people using their own solar,…
Energy: NY to get 40% of electricity from renewables by 2030
NY thinks it will source 40% of its power from renewables by 2030. Magical thinking?
Energy: Norway goes nuclear
SMR power plant proposed in Norway : New Nuclear – World Nuclear News (world-nuclear-news.org)