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Energy wonks have a meltdown over the US going 100 percent renewable. Why?

June 30, 2017 by Joshua D. Rhodes 43 Comments

Energy wonks have a meltdown over the US going 100 percent renewable. Why?

In the U.S. a furious debate has erupted among academic energy experts about whether the country could run 100% on renewable energy. Joshua D. Rhodes, Postdoctoral Researcher of Energy at the University of Texas, Austin, explains what is going on and offers some thoughts of his own. Courtesy The Conversation. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, Policies, Renewables Tagged With: climate change, coal power, diversification, electricity market, energy transition, financing, hydropower, renewables, solar power, US energy policy, wind power

Are solar and wind really killing coal, nuclear and grid reliability?

May 26, 2017 by Joshua D. Rhodes, Michael E. Webber, Thomas Deetjen and Todd Davidson 15 Comments

Are solar and wind really killing coal, nuclear and grid reliability?

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry wants to know whether solar and wind are killing coal, nuclear and grid reliability. Thanks to Texas, where Perry was governor, we know that a combination of wind and solar with fast-ramping natural gas, smart market designs and integrated load control systems will lead to a cleaner, cheaper, more reliable grid, write four researchers at the University of Texas. Courtesy The Conversation. … [Read more...]

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