Over the coming century, large portions of the most densely inhabited parts of the world will become essentially incapable of supporting human populations above very limited nomadic levels. The people living in these regions will be left with a simple choice: migrate or die.
In a round of comments that are sure to cause cognitive dissonance in those of a highly partisan bent, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has requested that US President Donald Trump do something about the protectionism in China relating to the auto industry (via tweets of course).
The US is projected to be the largest supplier of oil and gas within 5 years, thanks to fracking. Will that make America great again?
In California, the reserve price in auctions of emission allowances has proved successful in maintaining a minimum carbon price. This should encourage others, especially the EU, to introduce similar arrangements,
The US energy storage market is officially growing up, installing 431 megawatt-hours of grid-connected energy storage in 2017, surpassing 1 gigawatt-hour of cumulative capacity installed between 2013 and 2017 and with forecasts predicting to nearly double that figure in 2018 alone.
In the last couple of years, there has been a growing a number of news articles and blog posts published about energy storage, particularly in the form of battery systems. This interest is very reasonable and the news is exciting because these systems can fill in wind power and solar power electricity production gaps. In many places, they could replace gas-powered peaker plants.
Episode #48 of Cleantech Talk is here! This episode covers solar + storage nuking natural gas (peaker plants, that is), fantastic floating wind farm news, and the latest in fat-tire electric cycling!
What’s the timeline of Tesla Model 3 production forecasts from Tesla? Check out these archives.
GE Renewable Energy has unveiled the world’s largest offshore wind turbine, the 12 megawatt Haliade-X which measures in at 260 meters in height and boasting a 220-meter rotor, and is capable of generating enough clean electricity for 16,000 households per turbine.
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” — Arthur C. Clarke. A while before the anticipated unveiling of the Tesla Semi, Elon Musk tweeted, “It can transform into a robot, fight aliens and make one hell of a latte.”
