The election of Donald Trump as U.S. President has generated considerable hand-wringing among environmentalists, and it seems to become more intense with each passing nomination of a right-wing extremist to a cabinet position, and each tweet from the president-elect himself …
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A New Century Demands a New Approach to Energy
Here’s a presentation from the US Department of Energy on microgrids, which I offer mainly because it makes a point I bring up constantly: there was nothing wrong with the approach we took to energy in the 20th Century; the problems …
How Close Are We To “Advanced Nuclear?”
Frequent commenter Frank Eggers calls our attention to an article on the development of liquid fluoride thorium reactors (LFTRs) in China, and points to this excerpt: “Professor Li, director of the project’s molten salt chemistry and engineering technology division, said …
Microgrids Need To Adopt Standards In Order To Succeed
When one thinks back across the last 100 years of world commerce, one finds numerous junctures at which the subject of technical standards was extremely important. Those of us old enough to remember will tell you that IT standards were …
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ABB Helps Integrate Wind Power into Microgrids
I recall with fondness the days in which I served as a marketing consultant to the large tech companies of the world, and, in particular, my work for a few clients who are currently active in renewable energy. The Swiss …
How Feasible Is Smart Grid?
Here’s a bit of pessimism on the prospect of building out the grid in the U.S. to foster the massive integration of renewables. “It’s not going to happen, anytime soon, at least,” reports a FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) spokesperson. …
Bringing Concentrated Solar Power to Africa
Here’s an article that suggests that concentrated solar power (aka solar thermal) may be on its way to greatness in Africa, and discusses the path by which CSP can achieve that stature. In terms of renewables generally, the author points …
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Growth in Microgrids Over the Coming 10 Years
Whenever I come across an article like this on microgrids, i.e., “islands” of distributed energy generation, storage, and consumption that are not connected to a power utility, I look at the numbers. If I were a utility exec, how scared …
Bringing Clean Energy to Rural Africa
In response to a friend in South Africa who wanted my opinion on a business plan to bring fuel cells and solar PV to rural Africa, I wrote: Very interesting. Certainly the solar product with batteries makes sense. I think …
