Climate Letter #560

The economics of wind energy for a variety of users.  It’s especially interesting that major corporate and institutional consumers are beginning to supply their own needs, and realizing economic advantages by doing so.  Also, the developing world is seen to have plenty of oppoetunity for small off-grid installations.

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This site contains a dozen interviews with top decision-makers who took the step:  http://www.solutionwind.com/
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Update on thin film solar cell technology.  This is about the older CIGS type (now just CIS) as opposed to perovskite technology which is also thin film.  It has been fully developed by a Japanese company that is also a leading producer of silicon type cells, and is now being readied for marketing.  With high efficiency and low cost added to the extra advantage of highly flexible applications this could very well become a major competitive success..
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Hydrogen energy storage for stationary sites is now being tested.  This is happening at a large solar housing project in Thailand.  There is no discussion of the economics, but we know that ways have recently been found to considerably reduce the cost of producing hydrogen, so this means of storage should have a chance to be competitive.
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Michael Mann explains in a video how deniers misrepresented scientists when the “Climategate” controversy erupted in 2009 (and still do.)  The negative publicity was a major setback for climate action, greatly shortening the time available for holding off the globe’s reaching of a dangerous temperature level.  (While we have procrastinated, the arrival date for either 1.5C or 2.0C has been steadily moving in this direction because of the extra unwanted addition to emissions growth.)
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The case for nuclear power expansion, made by four leading scientists.  Even if plant safety can now be assured, we must wonder how the public could be convinced.  China is actually moving ahead on this, but one keeps hearing reports, which may or may not be correct, that their plants are not fully up to standard.
Carl

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