YouTube short explains how fossil fuels are much worse than EVs. It is said that gas guzzlers are 150 times worse for the environment.
Archive for the ‘Renewable Energy’ Category:
2024-01-06 Renewables ASAP Could Save 10 Trillion Dollars – Oxford Researchers
Quote “”Transitioning to a decarbonised energy system by around 2050 is expected to save the world at least $12 trillion compared to continuing our current levels of fossil fuel use.“” Quote: “”Professor Farmer adds, “The world is facing a simultaneous inflation crisis, national security crisis, and climate crisis, all caused by our dependence on high
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2024-01-04 Wisconsin’s Largest Solar Farm Now Online
Badger Hollow Solar is 3500 acres, 830,000 bifacials on trackers and 300 MW, built in two phases. The second phase just came online. Wisconsin is expected to add 3.78 GW solar over the next 5 years. Wisconsin’s largest solar farm is now fully online
2024-01-03 Elon Tells About Powering The US With A 100 Mile Square Solar Farm
Elon Musk talks about generating enough power from a solar farm 100 miles by 100 miles, plus batteries to power during darkness.
2023-12-29 Dispatchable Renewables: 540 MW PV Plus Storage In S. Africa
Quote: “”Dispatchable Renewables are the future.”” Scatec’s 540MW PV + 1,140MWh Battery Storage Project In South Africa Begins Supplying Electricity To National Grid
2023-12-27 Nuclear 3 To 5X More Expensive Than Renewables Plus Storage
Sam the Electric Viking’s 12.5 min. YouTube video explains SMR and other nuclear power have had massive cost overruns. The costs of solar and wind are still falling. The cost of solar or wind is about doubled when battery storage is added. But it is still 3 to 5 times less than the costs of
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2023-12-26 Rejuvenating Old Solar Panels
This is new to me. But solar panels are getting so inexpensive that it may be cheaper to replace them. https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/technology-rejuvenate-old-solar-panels?fbclid=IwAR30x1JpCMipqs7cAe2wfCy1EvAMAF2ut_iTMWBB4_cZkKtiNZg6CxJRn18
2023-12-25 Consumptive Water Use For US Power Production
This technical report from NREL dated 2003 discusses the water consumed by thermoelectric power plants. It’s a .PDF available online from the US government.
2023-12-24 Electric Viking Tells Us About Tony Seba, RethinkX
Sam Electric Viking tells about Tony Seba and his predictions. A lot of changes are going to happen by 2030.
2023-12-23 Desalination System Solar Powered, Cheaper
Research has come up with a solar powered Desalination system that has several advantages. https://news.mit.edu/2023/desalination-system-could-produce-freshwater-cheaper-0927
