New, Completely Unworkable Concept in Energy Storage
Six or eight years ago, a client paid me a small fee to provide my opinion of a concept called “advanced rail energy storage,” or “ARES.”
It’s essentially pumped hydro without the hydro. In other words, it replaces water with extremely heavy train cars that are pushed up a hill powered by a motor driven with off-peak electrical power, the energy from which is later released as needed by allowing the train to come down the hill, slowed by the motion of an electrical generator. (more…)
Yes, 40 points is huge, and this may be fake. But it does makes sense. Being an Independent means “I think for myself,” and that’s bad news indeed for Trump. Generally, voters choose to be Independents because they “vote for the person and not the party.” They may not like Biden, but someone who “votes for the person” is extremely unlikely to pick Trump.
The concentration of carbon dioxide, the main heat-trapping gas in our Earth’s atmosphere, averaged 417.1 parts per million, up 2.4 ppm from last year at this time.
“The White House has no regrets about tear-gassing peaceful protesters to get Trump’s Bible photo.”
This is one of the “would be funny if it weren’t so tragic” memes.
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Synthetic fuels refer to those that don’t come from biological processes; they’re made from bringing together hydrogen and carbon molecules to form hydrocarbons via highly endothermic chemical reactions. Preferably that energy is derived from sources whose off-peak output would otherwise be wasted, or, in the case of wind, curtailed.
What a compelling illustration of the difference between excellent leadership and solid cooperation, vs. the disgusting morass of corruption, incompetence, dishonesty and selfishness we have here in the U.S.
In a recent talk I had with my mother, she pointed out that conservatives, both white and black, place blame on the black community for wealth inequality, and asked me to comment.
Person A: If Trump loses in November, which he will, I guarantee he will fight it, coup style.
