Quote from wikipedia Also see reference 27. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_National_Wildlife_Refuge >> Climate change Scientists are noticing that sea levels are rising at increasing rates. Sea levels are rising because polar ice caps are melting at a rapid pace. This process starts in the Arctic region, specifically in Alaska. Researchers at Oxford University explained that increasing temperatures, melting
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This self-contained system uses solar PV panels as the only power input. It generates and stores green hydrogen, then uses it later for both electricity and heat. The fuel cell’s byproduct is water. One important “problem” that I see is that this system makes the customer completely independent of the electricity _and_ gas utilities. There
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From a comment on JHAT #123 about geothermal heat pumps @Donald McCarthy Demand is projected accurately by the utilities and the grid is upgraded to take care of the demand. The problem is that the growth is being offset by the retirement of older power plants that cost more than renewables. What must be done
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For the sake of the world, everyone must take climate change seriously. The future of the world depends on it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/science-environment-54347878 It’s very important that China is totally committed to end climate change.
This is amazing and very good news. A huge $6.7 Billion, 2 GW off-grid wind generating and hydrogen generating facility will be built in Europe. https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/news-content-hub/hydrogen-fuel-cells-ordered-for-euro585bn-european-transportation-project-61079
Power-to-X technology explained. Electricity storage concepts. Power-to-hydrogen is one example. Grid-dedicated battery storage is not normally considered a power-to-X concept. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-to-X
So many uninformed people advocate nuclear power, repeating the mantra “it’s the safest form of power.” Meanwhile, since the 1950s, the Portsmouth, Ohio “Ports” uranium processing plant has been releasing toxic radioactive wastes into the environment, “causing clusters of cancer” locally. This article tells of a whistleblower complaint and RICO lawsuit against the facility. The
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I knew about radioactive fallout from atomic bomb tests, but I didn’t know that it damaged Kodak film. What’s very dismaying is that the US government warned Kodak but they didn’t warn people about the dangerous fallout. Tens of thousands of thyroid cancers caused by radioactive iodine. Strontium in our bones causing cancer. That’s shameful.
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This article paints a doom and gloom picture of the lithium supply. Lithium is the 25th most common element on earth. It’s not that rare. According to Wikipedia it’s as common as chlorine. It says the seawater has 230 BILLION tonnes. So the supply is not going to run out, it’s just going to get
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That thought has occurred to me. I watched a program about ‘food deserts’ on PBS. Locally grown foods have less impact on the environment. https://cleantechnica.com/2020/09/11/should-foods-environmental-damage-be-included-in-its-purchase-cost/
