How do we make electricity cheap again?
The views expressed here are my own and do not reflect the views of Powerhouse Innovation. The path to decarbonization is through electrification, and yet… Read More »How do we make electricity cheap again?
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Why solar is right for America 🇺🇸
The patriotic pitch for photovoltaics Note: The views expressed here are my own and do not reflect the views of Powerhouse Innovation. It’s weird times… Read More »Why solar is right for America 🇺🇸
Are we there yet?
No, definitely not. But maybe you can see a path if you squint hard enough? The energy transition is going to take a really long… Read More »Are we there yet?
Ontario is one of the few places where the grid is getting dirtier
Toronto and Canada are trying hard to electrify heating. I’m told that starting around 2025 it’ll be pretty hard to build a new condo that… Read More »Ontario is one of the few places where the grid is getting dirtier
Where has contributed most to global warming?
I really liked HannahRitchie’s writeup of global climate impact by country, but the Georgist in me was curious what it would look like normalized by… Read More »Where has contributed most to global warming?
Nuclear power is kinetically trapped
Diamond and graphite are cool because they are both 100% made up of carbon atoms, and yet are totally different in almost every characteristic. Thermodynamically,… Read More »Nuclear power is kinetically trapped
Why are we fighting entropy?
I really like the idea that life is a kind of “negative entropy” — consuming energy in order to reduce or slow the growth of… Read More »Why are we fighting entropy?