Bob Morris

While on vacation recently, I left my laptop backpack on a train and got it back 12 days later from Lost and Found. Everything was fine. However, I took many precautions to ensure security in case it had been stolen,…

In some areas, like Germany, California, and Iowa, so much renewable energy is sometimes generated that the price of electricity drops to nearly zero. This is uneconomical for power plants. Storing energy for later use means the power plants get…

Molten salt reactors are becoming a reality. Not only can they generate electricity safely, they produce large amounts of excess heat which heavy industry can use. Plus, solar and wind plants can store power as heat in the molten salt…

California utilities are confident they will reach the state-mandated goal of 50% in-state renewable energy by 2030. Their real challenge is upgrading the grid to handle power coming both ways, not just one way. Another issue is Community Choice Aggregation,…

Renewable installations in 2016 accounted for two-thirds of all new energy. Solar PV accounted for 43% of that. Worldwide, new coal and natural gas plants are lagging way behind new renewable energy. Solar PV is entering a new era. For…

Germany has subsided $222 billion of renewable energy development. An impressive 33% of their power is from renewables. However, some Germans are paying much more for power while others get subsidies. Plus, emissions haven’t dropped much, primarily because Germany panicked…