energy

 

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CAES and flow batteries

 

How can we estimate the cost of the better grid energy storage systems?

 

 

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solar-thermal analysis

 

There is a genre of engineering paper called "techno-economic analysis".

 

 

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wind turbine progress

 

Power from large wind turbines is now cheap. Why didn't it become cheap earlier?

 

 

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power without gas

 

What would it cost for Europe to not use natural gas for electricity generation?

 

 

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grid energy storage

 

Here are most of the cheapest grid energy storage systems.

 

 

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bad anti-global-warming plans

 

What are some plans for reducing global warming that are particularly ineffective relative to their costs and inconveniences?

 

 

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CO2 recompression cycles

 

When designing thermodynamic cycles, heat capacity mismatch should be considered.

 

 

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gas cooled reactors

 

Steam turbines and heat exchangers are kind of expensive.

 

 

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CO2 capture

 

How expensive is capturing carbon dioxide from air?

 

 

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geothermal dreams

 

I've noticed a recent trend of advocacy for novel geothermal power designs as a complete solution for low-cost renewable energy.

 

 

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green new deal

 

How could the USA realistically reduce carbon dioxide emissions?

 

 

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solar thermal salt

 

This is a post about solar thermal power.

 

 

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biofuel production

 

This is a process for economically making biofuel.

 

 

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solar panel prices

 

The cost of solar panels has fallen greatly in the past 15 years. Why?

 

 

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thorium

 

Some people like the idea of nuclear power plants fueled by uranium made by thorium, that use liquid fuel consisting of molten salt with fluoride in it.

 

This is a topic that I know a truly unnecessary amount about.

 

 



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