Most of the reviewed papers assumed that solar and wind will be always supplemented by some form of “firm generation capacity”, which is the obfuscated name of using fossil fuels…
Tag: Energy storage
IEA: Grid “Lack of ambition” Endangering the Green Energy Revolution
According to the IEA, “the world must add or replace 80 million km of grids by 2040, equal to all grids globally today, to meet national climate targets and support…
What The Future Holds for Our Climate Leaders
This is bureaucratese meaning “we’ll turn off your electricity at random times when we feel like it.”
Hydrogen Is Unlikely Ever to Be a Viable Solution to The Energy Storage Conundrum
I don’t know how much extra our energy would cost if we forcibly got rid of all hydrocarbons and shifted to wind and solar backed up by “green” hydrogen —…
‘Electric Truck Hydropower’ – A Real Breakthrough or a New Sokal Hoax?
Is this real or did the Journal, Energy, get punked?
What Solution Do Renewable Energy Advocates Offer For The Problem Of Storage?
So I say to these three commenters: it’s time to step up your game. Don’t just make unsupported assertions that wind and solar are cheaper. Give us a spreadsheet with…
Treasury Secretary on European Wind Drought: “Energy Storage … Can Be Deployed”
If Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has calculated how much must be spent on energy storage to stabilise a renewable grid, she does not seem keen to share.
New York Has No Idea Whatsoever How To “Decarbonize” Its Electric Grid
Long-duration storage is necessary so depending upon a technology that does not even exist in a pilot project is an incredible risk.
Why is Energy so Difficult to Store? Why is Stored Energy so Difficult to Use?
One more point seems pertinent. A decade ago we were all lectured that the environment would be best served as we de-materialized society. That is, we would reduce our environmental…
Denmark’s largest battery – one step closer to storing green power in stones
The technology, which stores electrical energy as heat in stones, is called GridScale, and could become a cheap and efficient alternative to storing power from solar and wind in lithium-based…
Virginia’s ‘Clean Economy Act’ will have dirty results
850-foot-tall turbines, 3.5 times DC covered with solar panels, mining, child labor, pricey power Paul Driessen Largely with party-line, urban-vs-rural votes, Virginia’s legislature is poised to enact a Clean Economy…
Stacking concrete blocks is a surprisingly efficient way to store energy
[maybe yes, maybe no ~ctm] From Quartz Thanks to the modern electric grid, you have access to electricity whenever you want. But the grid only works when electricity is generated…
Irony Can Be So Ironic! Grid Storage Increases Carbon Emissions!
Guest ROTFLMAO! by David Middleton Vox’s David Roberts has a green epiphany… Batteries have a dirty secret Energy storage is considered a green technology. But it actually increases carbon emissions.…
Canadian Tragedy
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I was saddened to read this morning that a train with a load of crude oil derailed and caught fire in Lac-Mégantic, Canada, and I…
Getting Energy From The Energy Store
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Inspired by an interesting guest post entitled “An energy model for the future, from the 12th century” over at Judith Curry’s excellent blog, I want…
Utility-Scale Energy Storage and Zinc-Air Batteries
Apparently, this company (EOS) has overcome the recharge limitation that exists in conventional zinc-air batteries, and supposedly has several patents on the technology. If true, this technology would be a…
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