Category Archives: Energy

Electricity in Texas: is 100% renewables feasible? Part I

Posted on May 14, 2017 | 206 comments

by Peter Davies

Scenarios to understand how load, wind, solar PV and storage interact and whether a 100% renewable grid for Texas is technically feasible.

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Posted in Energy

Renewable resources and the importance of generation diversity

Posted on May 9, 2017 | 424 comments

by Planning Engineer

How feasible are calls for 100% renewable energy?

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424 Comments

Posted in Energy

Science Marchers, Secretary Perry’s Memo and Bill Nye’s Optimism

Posted on April 24, 2017 | 406 comments

By Planning Engineer

On April 14th, 2017 Rick Perry wrote a memo headed “STUDY EXAMINING ELECTRICITY MARKETS AND RELAIBILITY” calling for study to investigate how long term energy trends my impact the grid.

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Posted in Energy

Skin in the game

Posted on January 9, 2017 | 485 comments

by Judith Curry

Some reflections on my transition from academic climate research to private sector weather forecasting and regional climate change assessments.

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Posted in Energy, Sociology of science

The two-faced ‘reality’ of a clean energy future

Posted on January 2, 2017 | 148 comments

by Judith Curry

Michael Liebrich has written an extremely insightful (not to mention clever) article  entitled It’s a new year and time to face reality.

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Posted in Energy

Pragmatic energy policy recommendations for the Trump administration

Posted on December 8, 2016 | 148 comments

by David Gattie

The need for pragmatism, stability and resilience in energy policy for the U.S. power sector.

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Posted in Energy

Trumping the climate

Posted on November 13, 2016 | 404 comments

by Judith Curry

So  . . . what can we expect from the Trump administration on environment/climate/energy?

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Posted in Energy, Policy, Politics