Tag Archives: Energy

Yes We Can! :(

Posted on November 11, 2014 by climatechangefork

Yesterday (November 4th) was Election Day in the US. It ended in a big victory for the Republicans, with a matching defeat for the Democrats and President Obama. It will be much more difficult for the President to push an … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Guest Blog: John Morgan: The Catch-22 of Energy Storage and EROI

Posted on November 4, 2014 by climatechangefork

As I mentioned in my blog on October 21st, I have invited John Morgan to post a guest blog about EROI. This week, he has generously agreed to re-post the article that I mentioned, with an added postscript addressing questions … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Back to Sustainable Energy Transition: Scenarios and Progress

Posted on October 28, 2014 by climatechangefork

The IPCC’s original charge is as follows: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for the assessment of climate change. It was established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Back to the Sustainable Energy Transition: The Physics of Sustainability and Some Tweets About it.

Posted on October 21, 2014 by climatechangefork

In the last blog I strongly advocated simplifying the conversation about climate change, focusing on how we can get from the present “business as usual” scenario to an “environmentally friendly” scenario that will not result in an environment inhospitable to … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Make it Simple, Please!

Posted on October 14, 2014 by climatechangefork

Many years ago, I was invited to a small gathering of scientists that did work on solar cells. The invitation came from the Department of Energy (DOE), which coordinates funding to these projects. The conference was focused on creating a … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Energy Storage Selection

Posted on August 12, 2014 by climatechangefork

This will be the last blog to deal directly with storage technologies. I listed the various technologies in the July 29th post, then followed that up last week, mainly focusing on estimates of future capacity and the investments that will … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Economics of Energy Storage

Posted on August 5, 2014 by climatechangefork

Two of the last three blogs (July 15 and July 29, 2014) discussed the role that energy storage plays in the transition to more sustainable energy sources. In my last blog, I tried to discuss the available technologies. This week, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Education | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Storage – the Technologies

Posted on July 29, 2014 by climatechangefork

A quick note: this week’s post is a bit of a science challenge and requires some further investigation by the reader. Please click through to the links and email me if you have any questions. The Energy Storage Association (ESA) … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Education | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sustainable China?

Posted on July 22, 2014 by climatechangefork

In the last blog I started to discuss the role that energy storage plays in the transition to more sustainable energy sources. While I had originally planned to focus this blog on the various energy storage technologies, I will instead … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Missing Link – Energy Storage

Posted on July 15, 2014 by climatechangefork

In my last blog (July 8, 2014), I tried to summarize my goals for this blog, and take account of my progress to date. I ended with a short paragraph that described my efforts to educate my readers on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment