here https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1610381114 we can talk about this, feel free to put forward counter arguments, the gist of the cited paper is that previous studies claiming 100% renewable baseload is possible requires sketchy manipulation of the expected demand as well as currently unavailable storage technology on an almost impossible scale. We’re working on all kinds of storage solutions but the reality is we’re not there yet. I’m rooting for molten salt storage or compressed gas storage rather than ramping up more lithium battery storage. Flow batteries are promising as well, but in any case we won’t have enough storage or transmission capability to have a 100% renewable baseload in the next couple of decades.

like not the onion but it’s not bertstrips

potato

NG units are usually paid from federal dollars, if NGB says knock it off the top brass at their state JFHQ will comply because most of them don’t want to lose federal recognition. There may be a handful of extremists in the ranks but the vast majority of NG members aren’t going to be insurrectionists, they just want to get their drill check, if the checks stop coming they will too. Most states are extremely reluctant to pay for state active duty so I bet this goes away once NGB pulls funds.

hey…

I put the data in excel and make colorful charts to show management that their ideas are possible but expensive. Then do the same to show the cost of not purchasing maintenance equipment is in fact more costly than the necessary equipment.

I was at work all of 5 minutes before I submitted a deliverable with 2023 in the date.

most of us that gave up windows did so because it had tons of issues. Don’t act like windows is flawless, MS stopped putting in work.

I still say “They’re ALL grey!” the way Laslo says it whenever they are all grey whatever they may be.

I can’t put it back, there’s no arrange by penis.

i would not infer that 30% was the limit, that’s just the reduction after 1 year of donating every 6 weeks.

someone that needs blood has probably lost blood already so it’s probably better to not die.

Friendly reminder to donate blood or plasma regularly. We do need to deal with PFAS, but at least you can reduce the accumulation in your body.

i can’t believe they could fit that many donuts in a person.

Utah…i can see your junk

i will then give another passive aggresive beep every few minutes until you acknowledge me.

lean forward, it’s the poor man’s bidet.

New EV supercars are using similar axial flux motors. I was hoping someone would come up with this because spinning the axles directly with wheel mounted motors seems like a much easier retrofit than replacing the engine and gear box. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICTi2Z_X5Kw

Change your user agent string to chrome or edge, some of the ‘unsupported features’ will start working too.

As others have said, pumped storage is dependant on geography but it’s great where available. I have high hopes for compressed CO2 storage or molten salt storage. Flow batteries are promising as well, there’s just so many emerging technologies it’s hard to keep track of them all but I’m rooting for the ones that use abundant cheap materials that can retrofit into existing retired coal plants. If you stick a molten salt core where a coal plant was it can heat steam for the existing turbines and substation and transmission infrastructure.