So, if you haven’t seen the news, NREL released a report last week showing that we could power 80% the US with already commercially available clean, renewable energy technology by 2050. Now, before getting into the key findings from the report, I think it’s useful to put this into … [continued]
A team of engineers from Stanford University have used a sophisticated weather model to plan the optimal placement of four interconnected wind farms planned for the east coast of the United States. “It is the first time anyone has used high-resolution meteorological data to plan the placement of offshore … [continued]
The last time I wrote on white roofs, the finding was that they could actually cause a net cooling. But the study didn’t take into account how much the cooling of the buildings reduced electricity demand. Looks like those electricity savings can be huge from a new study on the … [continued]
A director of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was in Vancouver on Friday for the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual convention and mentioned in a talk there that clean, renewable energy (not even including hydroelectric) could cheaply supply 48 states of the continental U.S. with 70% … [continued]
It’s a given to me that renewable energy can power the world. I’ve been studying the matter for years and have looked into the various talking points against it. The technology is here. The technology is tested and proven. The technology will also get better and filler technology will … [continued]
White roofs have been promoted as a simple, easy, “soft geoengineering” solution to help combat global warming for awhile now. It’s gotten the strong backing of former president Bill Clinton and current Energy Secretary Steven Chu. I thought this was a rather obvious solution we should adopt — reflect more back into space with lighter roofs. Many thought is was a good idea.
The solution to the variability of wind power is more wind.
High tech research into futuristic alternative energy systems makes for good headlines, but new and exotic technology isn’t necessarily a prerequisite for making the shift into 100% renewable energy. A couple of months ago, a researcher from Stanford University released a study claiming that the world could achieve 100% renewable energy based on
