Category: Energy

By Planning Engineer The story from some media sources is that frozen wind turbines are responsible for the power shortfalls… Read more.

by Judith Curry Looking ahead towards new energy technologies, plus my own saga and rationale for transitioning my personal power… Read more.

by Andy West “For me the question now is, now that we know that renewables can’t save the planet, are… Read more.

by Judith Curry Diversifying and securing energy supplies nationally and locally. Read more.

by Kevin Murphy A response to: “Is RCP8.5 an impossible scenario?”. This post demonstrates that RCP8.5 is so highly improbable… Read more.

by Judith Curry In considering ‘worst case’ climate change impacts, we first need to assess the realistic worst case for… Read more.

by Peter Lang Could the costs of nuclear power have been 10% of what they are if not for the… Read more.

by Peter Hartley Although technological progress can alter the relative costs of different energy sources, depletion inevitably must raise the… Read more.

By Planning Engineer Considerable efforts are being undertaken to restore power in Puerto Rico. Most coverage has been pessimistic focusing… Read more.

by Peter Davies While onshore wind generation has been relatively inexpensive for some time, solar PV and lithium ion battery… Read more.

by Peter Davies Scenarios to understand how load, wind, solar PV and storage interact and whether a 100% renewable grid… Read more.

by Planning Engineer How feasible are calls for 100% renewable energy? Read more.

By Planning Engineer On April 14th, 2017 Rick Perry wrote a memo headed “STUDY EXAMINING ELECTRICITY MARKETS AND RELAIBILITY” calling… Read more.

by Judith Curry Michael Liebrich has written an extremely insightful (not to mention clever) article  entitled It’s a new year… Read more.

by Rud Istvan This post addresses issues related to  ‘vehicular decarbonization’. It is  an energy storage insider’s narrative of how… Read more.

by Judith Curry Right about now would be a good time for people who care about climate change to acknowledge… Read more.

by Planning Engineer ·        Countering the presumption that renewables are always the environmentally preferable alternative, this column suggests… Read more.

by Peter Davies China has big plans for low-carbon electricity, primarily to reduce air pollution but also with the intent… Read more.