The trend is not our friend. Odds are increasing of another storm developing in the western Caribbean on Tue-Wed then tracking northward into the Gulf on Thu-Fri. A track toward Florida is what the models have been showing, with a possible landfall on Sat-Sun. Stay tuned and stay prepared!!
If I’m Harris right now, I’m making ads to show in GA, NC, and what the heck, FL about how Project 2025 wants to get rid of NOAA and rebuilding aid from FEMA. www.americanprogress.org/article/proj...
As climate change makes extreme weather events more common and more costly for Americans, the far right’s new authoritarian playbook would leave communities with fewer resources to rebuild after disas...
Do wind farms kill birds? Yes but far less than other hazards. www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/wind-power...
I agree. Thermal storage can play a huge role in our decarbonized future, at the scale of a community, or for individual homes. The technology is simple, and it seems the cost should be relatively low.
Thermal energy storage doesn’t get enough attention. The world’s thermal storage facility currently being built in Finland will be able to store a whopping 90GWh - that’s 30x more than the largest electric storage facility in operation today. interestingengineering.com/energy/caver...
The Varanto project design comprises three caverns, each measuring over 900 feet (300 m) long, 131 feet (40 m) high, and 65 feet (20 m) wide.
Given the extreme weather we are seeing, it is worth noting that Project 2025 wants to do away with NOAA, and believes the main problem with climate change is that people are too alarmed about it. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-manda...
Ocean warming from burning oil and gas fuels stronger hurricanes and rising seas. The longer we ignore the science, the more we lose. You can’t win against the laws of physics. #Helene2024
Great list! I probably missed it, but demand-side management - designing and coordinating end-use devices to reduce coincident demand peaks - can also play a huge role. We have a forthcoming paper that asks "How much could it help?" It depends, of course, but not hard to cut grid build 50% or more.
Electrification is efficiency. When we electrify our energy systems coupled with clean electricity, something remarkable occurs: significant inefficiencies disappear. In a decarbonized world, our energy demand will be much lower than it is today. www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/electrific...
Electrification is coming to marine transportation! This 130m long, 32m wide battery electric catamaran ferry will carry >2000 passengers & 225 vehicles at 40 knots, plying the S. Atlantic waters between Argentina & Uruguay. 🧪🔌💡🛳️🔋 www.autoevolution.com/news/worlds-...
Brace yourselves for the biggest all-electric passenger/car ferry coming up next year. It will boast the power of hundreds of Teslas, operating in South America