Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2023 18:47:47 +0000
Projects have what are called fat-tail risks and results. There’s a lot more variation at the extremes than for other things like human height.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2023 01:10:48 +0000
There’s a lot to like in the new US transportation decarbonization blueprint. It’s actually very good in most ways, which is excellent to see given that the US hydrogen strategy from late last year was so poor. And it’s needed.
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:05:47 +0000
Many companies, including airlines, financial services, and retailers, are facing increased scrutiny from consumers and shareholders regarding their Net Zero and overall climate and ESG performance.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 18:38:26 +0000
Norway is just a rich, European Algeria with a big piggybank. That means it’s going to survive the transition adequately, but its economy is going to radically transform.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 16:49:21 +0000
The FAA’s NOTAM system failure serves as a reminder that while the benefits of DATC are clear, the path to full implementation and acceptance will be neither smooth nor quick. It will require a concerted effort from all stakeholders in the industry and a willingness to invest in and fully embrace the technology.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 17:59:22 +0000
As Sheikh Zaki Yamani, a former Saudi oil minister, once said, “The stone age came to an end not for a lack of stones, and the oil age will end, but not for a lack of oil.” But some oil will still be being pumped at the end, and it won’t be heavy, sour, far from water crude.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2023 02:40:44 +0000
Harvest Thermal is a company focused on electrifying home heating and hot water systems with its thermal storage heat pump technology. The system reduces homeowners’ energy costs and carbon emissions by shifting heat production to off-peak hours and optimizing energy use through stratified thermal storage and data-driven controls.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2023 02:30:39 +0000
ChatGPT knows more stuff than you do. A lot more stuff. The entire internet of stuff. Asking it about anything is more likely to provide a complete answer than writing it yourself, even if the subject is nerdy energy flow diagrams.
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2023 15:50:52 +0000
The Biden administration has stepped up to pressure from environmental allies to act to cut the country’s emissions, create green-energy jobs, and lessen the burden of pollution on poor and minority communities. Yet there’s still a lot of work to be done.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2023 02:50:35 +0000
In 7 years of electrification and deployment of wind and solar, the US barely budged the needle, in fact declining slightly to more wasted energy in 2016 and 2017 before improving again in 2018 and onward.