by Russ Schussler (Planning Engineer) Prequel to “Unravelling the narrative supporting a green energy transition.”| Climate Etc.
by Planning Engineer (Russ Schussler) In October of 2024, the isolated small city of Broken Hill in New South Wales, Australia with a 36 MW load (including the large nearby mines) could not be reliably served by 200 MW of … Continue reading → The post Wind and Solar Can’t Support the Grid appeared first on Climate Etc..| Climate Etc.
By Planning Engineer Russ Schussler “Renewable good, non-renewable bad” is far too simplistic and unfortunately influential Previous posts have argued that renewable does not necessarily mean green, sustainable or environmentally sound. Non-renewable generation may meet green goals, be highly sustainable … Continue reading →| Climate Etc.
By Planning Engineer (Russ Schussler) “Renewables”: some resources support a healthy grid, other challenge it The first part of this series discussed some of the shortcomings of the renewable/nonrenewable dichotomy. Renewable generation resources are not necessarily sustainable or environmentally sound … Continue reading →| Climate Etc.
by Russell Schussler (Planning Engineer) Part I: Renewable energy as a grouping lacks coherence This series will look in depth at the inherent and emerging flaws within the renewable/nonrenewable framework for classifying generating energy resources. It may have made sense … Continue reading →| Climate Etc.