Energy Storage Best Practices from New England
I am unconvinced that this report provides any value. The report was not proofed well because wording of the ten recommendations in each chapter do not match the description of the ten recommendations in the introductory text. I was prompted to write this article by the following quote from the introduction: “In Vermont, for example, Green Mountain Power’s residential battery program has placed battery systems in more than 3,000 homes; the utility dispatches this aggregated, distributed energy storage resource to reduce peak demand, saving ratepayers millions of dollars.” …
UN Secretary General: “This report must sound a death knell for coal and fossil fuels, before they destroy our planet”
In 2019 WUWT celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 1989 10 years to save the world UN climate emergency declaration. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is showing real determination to keep this proud tradition alive, by escalating the emergency to a “code red”.…
Discussion thread: New IPCC AR6 report
This is a discussion thread for ideas and points related to the just released IPCC AR6 WGI report: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/ Your thoughtful and detailed comments will be helpful in forming future……
Cooling In The Pipeline? Low Solar Activity, Wild Fire Smoke, La Niña All Setting Up A Cooled 2022?
Here are 3 reasons why global surface temperatures will probably see continued cooling over the coming year.…
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #465
’The exception proves that the rule is wrong.’ That is the principle of science. If there is an exception to any rule, and if it can be proven by observation, that rule is wrong.” – Richard Feynman,…
National Public Radio’s Misinformation on Wildfires and Climate: Part 1
With every wildfire report, NPR now adds climate crisis comment but ignores wildfire science. I learned more about heat transfer and wildfires as a boy scout. I also expanded my wildfire science as an ecologist researching California’s Sierra Nevada ecosystems for 30 years and I must say an honest NPR would focus on the 3 major issues needed to minimize wildfire devastation.…
The Moon: Water ice may be more common than previously thought
Guest “Ice, ice baby!” by David Middleton NASA Study Highlights Importance of Surface Shadows in Moon Water PuzzleAug 02, 2021 The shadows cast by the roughness of the Moon’s surface……