Regardless of federal policy, renewable energy growth as a portion of the nation’s electricity providers will continue unabated, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. You can read its assessment here
Category Archives: Say What?
Wind Vision Calculations
The National Renewable Energy Lab has released new calculations that suggest wind energy could supply one-third of the nation’s electricity by 2050. You can read the article here
Hydrology
Can increases in the use of existing dams to generate power provide a partial solution to our need for clean energy? Read Tom Russo’s thoughts in the matter here
Grid Vulnerability
Centralized distribution of power is an accident waiting to happen. Whether the cause is a natural disaster or a terrorist strike, the electricity system can go down in an instant. Read the latest assessment from the Department of Energy on Grid vulnerability here
Systems
Systems permeate our lives What do they do for your life? What do you do for them? Self-Licking Ice Cream Caught Live. Read About It Now! Systems permeate our lives. They are the connective tissue that hold society together. To a very large degree, they dictate the way we live. As they evolve, change and become more Read More
Whither NASA?
Every few years a new administration is handed the power to shape the federal government, or at least to propose policies and promote the passage of laws that change the direction of the bureaucracy to a greater or lesser degree. Many of the various departments of government pretty much just plow straight ahead, regardless of Read More