Articles pumped hydro energy storage https://www.freethink.com/technology/why-pumping-water-back-into-hydro-dams-beats-batteries-for-renewable-power?amp=1 Research paper? Downloadable https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2516-1083/abeb5b
2022-01-29 Energy Storage Cost Report From DOE, LiIon vs Lead Acid Batteries
This 120 page publication (.PDF) gives costs and characterizations of energy storage systems. https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2019/07/f65/Storage%20Cost%20and%20Performance%20Characterization%20Report_Final.pdf This 9 page (abstract) compares lead-acid and lithium batteries. https://collaborate.princeton.edu/en/publications/a-comparison-of-lead-acid-and-lithium-base,d-battery-behavior-and-
2021-12-08 Screwdriver Discharge Capacitor Test Question
This is one helluva test question. https://www.chegg.com/homework-help/questions-and-answers/15-end-screwdriver-used-discharge-10-microfarad-capacitor-producing-spark-large-instantane-q4497288 I don’t even want to read the answer!
2021-10-28 Joe Legal And Jose Illegal
The story of Joe Legal and Jose Illegal is rated false by Politifact; it’s full of inaccuracies and wrong information. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/13/facebook-posts/post-comparing-joe-legal-and-jose-illegal-rife-ina/ The story: << Joe legal works in construction, has a Social Security number and makes $25.00 per hour with taxes deducted. Jose illegal also works in construction, has no Social Security number and makes
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2021-09-01 Global Warming And Extreme Sea Levels
Looks bad. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-021-01127-1
2021-08-31 US Electric Generation Sources
Electric generation in the US, 2020. This chart doesn’t tell the whole story. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/road-to-decarbonization-united-states-electricity-mix/
2021-03-27 Batteries Vs. Oil – Transport & Environment
This gives some important differences about well to wheel comparisons of BEVs and ICEVs. BEVs are much more efficient. Document (.PDF) is 2.4 MB. https://www.transportenvironment.org/publications/batteries-vs-oil-comparison-raw-material-needs
2021-01-27 Report On Monopolized Energy Sector
A few big corporations are monopolizing the energy sector, and causing the US to lag behind when it comes to clean renewables, and maximizing profits at the expense of the consumer. https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/blog/new-report-sheds-light-on-americas-monopolized-energy-sector-and-how-we-can-fix-it/
2020-06-18 Michael Pupin & Patents
From the list of his patents in his wiki. Armstrong co-authored some patents. https://www.google.com/patents/US1416061