Tag: baseload power

The most obvious feature of the current status of renewable energy generally is the plummeting cost of solar PV and wind energy.  Yet, given this, it’s refreshing to see that geothermal is still very much a part of the mainstream …

Geothermal: Making Progress in Tough Terrain (figuratively and literally) Read More »

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As I’ve written many times, I believe we’ll be seeing several OTEC plants put into operation over the next few years, rapidly replacing diesel generators as the main source of electricity for the one billion people who live near tropical …

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Is About to Take Off Read More »

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This article on geothermal makes an important point: geothermal produces baseload power, just like coal or nuclear.  That’s the good news.  The bad news is that exploration is expensive, and its success is hard to predict.  When I was listening …

The Good News: Geothermal Produces Baseload Power. The Bad News….. Read More »

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