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Category Archives: Wind Energy
Why It Is Hard to Convince the US Public of Climate Change
The primary reason that acceptance of climate change has been opposed in America, is that climate change is mainly caused by CO2 from fossil fuel burning, and is strongly opposed by those industries, which are the richest in America. They … Continue reading
Comments on the Movie “Switch” and discussion at UC Irvine
I have just returned from a showing of the movie Switch about forms of energy generation, and searching for our energy future, sponsored by the Newkirk Center. Presenting was the film’s director, Harry Lynch. We are planning to show this to … Continue reading
China’s Coal, Renewable and Nuclear Power: Present and Future
China has large, public plans for an ideal world of power in China. They are moving toward most of these. Since power is partly a national project, they may well succeed in some of them. Clearly they have the motivation … Continue reading
US, China, and World Wind Power
This article presents data on US, China, and World wind power as of the end of 2012. The sources are the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) at http://www.gwec.net/ , the American Wind Energy Association, andWikipedia. From GWEC we have the … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy
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Projections for Future Greenhouse Gas Reductions
The first rule of the Energy Futures Club is that there are no rules, but you can talk about it all you want. You would think that with power plants that last 60 or more years, and that take a … Continue reading
New Events in Energy
Introduction Predicting the future of energy sounded easy, in that major facilities such as power plants can last up to 60 to 70 years, and sources can also last decades, as well as pipelines and tankers. However, new sources … Continue reading
Talks at the Energy, Economy, & the Environment Conference on April 21
I attended the Energy, Economy, and the Environment Conference of April 21 sponsored by Chapman University at the Beckman Center of the National Acadamies of Sciences and Engineering next to the UCI campus. Someone that I met there who had … Continue reading
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Renewables Goal for California in 2020
California has just passed a new renewables goal which is now a law. For 2020, the state requires an overall renewables of 33%. The current standard is for 20% renewables for 2010. I have several thoughts about renewables from the … Continue reading
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