Feb
9
Ready? Huge Electricity Rates For Global Warming Prep?
February 9, 2017 | 5 Comments
University of Michigan researchers prepared a new study purporting climate change is likely to increase U.S. electricity costs over the next century. The suggestion is it will cost billions of dollars more than economists have previously forecast. The study shows how higher temperatures will raise not just the average annual electricity demand, but more importantly, […]
Dec
13
Your Lowest Cost Electricity Source Is?
December 13, 2016 | 4 Comments
University of Texas at Austin researchers have mapped the lowest cost electricity generation by county for the lower 48 states. There aren’t many surprises. Natural gas and wind are said to be the lowest-cost technology options for new electricity generation across much of the U.S. when cost, public health impacts and environmental effects are considered. […]
Nov
15
Climate Folks Make Strong Case For Nuclear Power
November 15, 2016 | 3 Comments
An international team of scientists suggests that we must ramp up energy production using nuclear power if we are to succeed in warding off the worst effects of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change. (Or we can simply take the risks of natural gas supplies driving electricity prices sky high when the price cycle turns […]
Aug
18
Finding Natural Gas the Second Time Around
August 18, 2016 | 1 Comment
University of Michigan researchers have flown aircraft over an oil and gas field and pinpointed with unprecedented precision the sources of the natural gas or methane leaks in real time. The technique led to the detection and immediate repair of two leaks in natural gas pipelines in the Four Corners region of the U.S. Southwest. […]
Mar
22
New Chromium Catalyst Can Form Ammonia From N2
March 22, 2016 | 1 Comment
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) scientists can now show how chromium forms ammonia from dinitrogen (N2) to make fuels and fertilizer. This work is a critical step in controlling a reaction that could store electrons from intermittent wind and solar stations in use-any-time fuels. Chromium always had a large potential compared to its heavier metal […]
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