The first step in this estimation is accessing the Global Solar Atlas; click on the specific location and look for ‘specific photovoltaic power output’, or PVOUT. This estimates the annual productivity of solar panels for a given location, measured in kilowatt-hours generated per kilowatt of peak capacity (kWh/kWp). For purposes … Continue reading
Category Archives: Energy
Hydrogen Needed to Replace the California & Colorado Aqueducts
Southern California’s Water Most of southern California’s water is imported. The California Aqueduct delivers up to 4.2 million acre-feet, the Colorado River Aqueduct 3,069.6 acre-feet, and the Los Angeles Aqueduct 275,000 acre-feet, for a combined total of 4,478,069.6 acre-feet of water per year. Since 1 acre-foot = 1233.5 m3, 4,478,069.6 … Continue reading
Water, Hydrogen, Real Estate & the Dollar
Background It is indeed remarkable the propensity of our esteemed decision makers to ignore scientists’ warnings. Case in point, the March 1912 issue of Popular Mechanics correctly predicted that coal burning would accumulate carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and cause a greenhouse effect. Did the industrialized countries heed? The answer … Continue reading
Poverty, Inequality, and Hydrogen
“Unlike some other calculations, those relating to poverty have no intrinsic value of their own. They exist only in order to help us make them disappear from the scene…. With imagination, faith and hope, we might succeed in wiping out the scourge of poverty even if we don’t agree on … Continue reading
Complications
The facts have ominous overtones. As of the end of 2020 proven crude oil reserves in the U.S. amounted to 38.2 billion barrels, or about 4.89 times annual consumption. Thus, excluding unproven reserves and imports, the U.S. has about 5 years left of domestic oil at current consumption levels. In … Continue reading
A California Template
January 22, 2017 Quotation ‘We have nearly 100 years’ worth of natural gas and more than 250 years’ worth of clean, beautiful coal.’ President Donald Trump The Situation California, long the nation’s trendsetter, is a land of extremes. It has the highest summit and the lowest natural depression in the … Continue reading
Prospects and Obstacles for Green Hydrogen Production in Russia
January 30, 2021This study is aimed at: (1) comparing key Russian trends of green hydrogen development with global trends, (2) presenting strategic alternatives for the Russian energy sector development, (3) presenting a case study of the Russian hydrogen energy project «Dyakov Ust-Srednekanskaya HPP» in Magadan region, using the example of … Continue reading
Renewable Hydrogen’s Future in Eastern Australia’s Energy Networks
July 1, 2021The energy transition for a net-zero future will require deep decarbonization that hydrogen is uniquely positioned to facilitate. This techno-economic study considers renewable hydrogen production, transmission and storage for energy networks using the National Electricity Market (NEM) region of Eastern Australia as a case study. Australia is the … Continue reading
Using Hydrogen to Generate Electricity in Japan
June 12, 2020Japan is facing a severe challenge regarding its heavy dependence on fossil fuels: currently they account for 89% of total energy consumption. After the Great East Earthquake, energy security and vulnerability have become critical issues facing the Japanese energy system. The integration of renewable energy sources to meet … Continue reading
Review of Potential Liquid-Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) Systems
November 19, 2020The depletion of fossil fuels and rising global warming challenges encourage to find safe and viable energy storage and delivery technologies. Hydrogen is a clean, efficient energy carrier in various mobile fuel-cell applications and owned no adverse effects on the environment and human health. However, hydrogen storage is … Continue reading