December 20th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
While Jacobson's latest Stanford study on 100% renewables by 2050 will draw fire for leaning into the Green New Deal, it strongly supports that policy
December 20th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Jacobson's latest study carefully uses with current technologies and currently available resources for storage and transmission. The latest evidence is that there are much cheaper alternatives than his team models, underselling the potential
September 29th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
The following are the climate change solutions or approaches that I see from my investigations and discussions as gaining consensus and consilience on their viabiilty. It's not the how, but the what
October 12th, 2018 | by Kyle Field
ABB has won a $330 million contract to supply new high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converters that will enable the efficient transmission of electricity from hydroelectric power plants in Tajikistan to consumers in Pakistan
August 24th, 2018 | by Michael Barnard
Almost all existing fossil fuel and nuclear generation assets are coming to end-of-life by 2050. They will have to be replaced. Academic studies show clearly that renewables will replace them close to 100% of the time
March 4th, 2018 | by Maarten Vinkhuyzen
In January, the Tesla board (with Elon Musk abstaining) voted to implement new CEO incentive and reward structure for Elon Musk. There have been numerous articles about what this could represent for Elon Musk, but not much is written about the consequences for Tesla
December 16th, 2017 | by Michael Barnard
So that's HVDC and why the electricity you use will increasingly come through HVDC transmission. It gets more power delivered over longer distances, it's increasingly economically viable, it works better underground, it works better underwater, it can dodge NIMBYs and it reduces the challenge of variable renewable generation. It's one of the top innovations in the world of electricity, and it's coming soon to a grid near you
September 16th, 2016 | by Michael Barnard
Indonesia is a much storied land globally, with places such as Bali and Sumatra holding mindshare as exotic destinations. But [&hellip
August 3rd, 2016 | by Glenn Meyers
In an era of producing multiple forms of renewable electricity, the transmission of this high-voltage energy is becoming increasingly important. [&hellip
February 2nd, 2016 | by Zachary Shahan
For Cleantech Talk #18, Matthew, Kyle, and I talked about the Tesla buying experience and “Tesla dealerships,” the planned Chrysler plug-in [&hellip
August 17th, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
It’s nice not to be talking about imports from Canada in terms of oil this time. The U.S. Department of [&hellip
June 18th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci
The global smart grid market will nearly double by 2020, reaching $73 billion in annual revenue and $461 billion in cumulative profit, predicts Navigant Research
December 16th, 2012 | by Mridul Chadha
Global power & automation technology leader ABB has won a contract worth $130 million to supply a new underwater [&hellip
November 9th, 2012 | by Andrew
The HVDC transmission breakthrough holds the potential to significantly lower the cost of transporting and distributing clean, renewable power locally, as well as from remote wind and solar power installations.
April 29th, 2011 | by Susan Kraemer
Finally. We are starting to get the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system we need to shift massive amounts of wind power from all those empty states where all the wind is, to all the full ones where all the people are. Green Car Congress reports that Siemens is starting to build the much-needed grid that it takes.
