Category: Energy storage systems

Mainstream to jetstream

04/21/201905/07/2019 Martin Bush 12 Comments renewable energy solar, wind

Solar energy and wind power are now the cheapest options for generating electricity. The great 21st Century energy transition is well underway.

Climate change Energy storage systems Renewable energy

Solar, wind, and batteries: a winning trifecta

07/04/201807/07/2018 Martin Bush 1 Comment clean energy, renewable energy, utility scale batteries

Solar energy and wind power are inexaustible sources of cheap renewable energy–but there’s a fatal flaw. They are inherently intermittent, and this makes them poor candidates for providing dispatchable power. But coupled with megawatt scale batteries, solar and wind become star performers..

Trees and the TMEX
By Martin Bush
The Canadian government wants to build a controversial pipeline. In return it has offered to plant 2 billion trees. It's a bum deal. […]
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Buckle up. It’s time to rock the boat.
By Martin Bush
The climate crisis is intensifying. Governments seem powerless to take forceful action, even as millions of people take to the streets demanding action. Yet we know how to end this crisis. Why isn't it happening? […]
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Raise a glass to Gilbert Plass
By Martin Bush
Twenty fossil fuel companies are responsible for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions over the last 50 years. But why change the business model when it's so profitable? […]
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The birds and the bees
By Martin Bush
North America’s birds are dying at a rate […]
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Massive protests. Now what?
By Martin Bush
September 27, 2019, saw massive street protests by students and young people across the globe. Will this anger and frustration translate into government action? […]
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