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..
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A new study from the Rocky Mountain Institute shows that new natural gas-fired power plants cannot compete with clean energy systems that combine renewable energy with energy storage, efficiency improvements, and demand management. Smart energy storage systems are the key to fully unlocking the potential of intermittent renewable energy.
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The agreements drafted in Paris in 2015 are not working. After a brief pause in 2014 to 2016, emissions are once again on the rise. Negative emission technologies are being touted as the only way to save the planet. Science fiction or science fact?
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Natural gas produced by fracking has a substantial environmental impact. Leaks of toxic ‘produced’ water into streams and groundwater resources. And emissions of fugitive methane from the frack site and the gathering system more than offset its advantage over coal at the power plant.
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Clean stuff filthy stuff So we all know that burning coal and oil to generate electricity is bad for the
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