Battery Density and Technology Is a Problem for a 100-Percent Renewables World
April 12, 2019“A new battery for a full-size car stores 1 kWh. Running New York City for two cloudy, windless days would…
To Exit Coal and Nuclear, Europe Turns to Russian Natural Gas
April 5, 2019The European Union (EU) has realized that natural gas will have to complement intermittent renewable sources like solar and wind…
New Jersey Consumers Should Expect Electricity Rate Increases
March 29, 2019People who believe that wind and solar power are lowering their electric bills should look at New Jersey. Garden State…
U.S. Coal Exports Increased in 2018 as Countries Continue Their Consumption of Coal
March 15, 2019U.S. coal exports reached their third-highest annual level in 2018 at 116 million short tons, third to the 126 million…
Wind Generation Fails in Midwest Due to Weather Events: Polar Vortex and El Niño
March 11, 2019Weather has a major effect on the productivity of wind turbines. Both the Polar Vortex and El Niño have reduced…
The Outrageous Cost of the Green New Deal
March 8, 2019Both fans and foes of the so-called Green New Deal (GND) agree that it is a wildly ambitious set of…
