Hurricane risk is real for offshore wind
It looks like wind generators will have to be redesigned specifically to withstand hurricanes.
Breakthrough in U.S. grid storage estimating
Now we have a wonderful analysis of the long term storage requirements for making solar and wind reliable. As expected the numbers are enormous.
News of NERC is not good for reliability
There are 93 Reliability Standards that have been approved by FERC. It looks like none of them has anything to do with controlling the adverse impact of renewables upon reliability.
Backup battery cost fantasies abound
Energy policy needs to be based on sound engineering estimates, not wishful fantasies.
Silence of the power engineers? NERC does nothing
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation, or NERC for short (rhymes with jerk), recently released a report warning of likely blackouts across much of America this summer.
Why we eat and breathe
We are part of what is called the carbon cycle, which is the cycle of life.
Ridiculous Federal 4th grade reading tests
The federal National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is deeply flawed and nothing like the "National Report Card" it claims to be.
Consider signing the World Climate Declaration 1
I am here putting the word out, so that others may sign. It is a powerful statement of skepticism.
7th grade science should not include climate indoctrination
The radical Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) have been adopted by 20 states.
Climate alarmism posing as science education for children
The new and so-called Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are now law for about a third of American children.
Virginia agency challenges Dominion’s offshore wind deception
The Virginia electric power regulator, the State Corporation Commission (SCC), has now expressed serious concerns with the project.
The dread 1.5 degree target is dead
I have no idea what the alarmists will do as they finally admit that the 1.5 degree target cannot be met. But it should be fun to watch.
Energy transition disruption might bite the SEC
The SEC has proposed that the companies it regulates start reporting what it calls "climate related risks."
CLINTEL president calls for engineers to lead us out of the energy mess
Green politicians made a big mess of the energy transition and climate scientists encouraged them with their computer models.
Tsunamis may sink West Coast offshore wind
Tsunamis are a serious threat to offshore wind machines along the West Coast.