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#6: The Intermittency Problem with Renewables
We’ve done a lot of work to reduce our carbon emissions, let’s take a step back to see how far we’ve come. This is the 2019 US energy system: And this…
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Chris Zhu
#5: Scaling Solar Power
The price of solar power, unlike wind, has dropped significantly in the past decade and can now be as low as 6 cents / kWh of electricity, about half…
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Chris Zhu
#4: Transportation for a Sustainable Future
“Get an electric car” is common advice for people who want to reduce their carbon footprint. If the whole country does this, let’s see how far that gets…
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Chris Zhu
#3: Scaling Onshore Wind Farms
Replacing coal-fire plants with wind
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Chris Zhu
#2: The Magical Kilowatt-Hour
A quick summary of where we left off last time: To reduce greenhouse gas emissions we need to first focus on our energy system, which contributes over…
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Chris Zhu
#1: From First Principles
Laying out a plan for climate change where the numbers actually add up.
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