Thursday, August 20, 2009
Top energy sources
Posted by Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 10:14 AM
Mark Jacobson, Stanford University professor of civil and environmental engineering, lists the top energy sources, from best to worst:
The top electrical generating energy sources are:
- Wind
- Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
- Geothermal power
- Tidal power
- Solar photovoltaics (PV)
- Wave power
- Hydroelectric power
- Nuclear power
- Coal (even with Carbon Capture and Sequestration, CCS)
Nuclear and coal actually tied for last place.
Read more from the Energy and Environmental Science Journal. For the non-academic, less-geeky version, Grist.org has a good summary.
Here's Jacobson discussing carbon dioxide:
Latest in The CLog
-
Drinks, drinks and more drinks at Bartender's Ball
Nothing says patriotism like a good ol' hangover.
-
Cavity caution during Sweet Tooth Festival
Forget calorie-counting and diets, at least for today.
-
Friday Film Reviews: This Means War; The Secret World of Arrietty
Here's what's newly covered on the cinema scene.
- More »
Author Archives
-
Coal lawyers blame birth defects on inbreeding, deny coal's role
WTF?
-
Judge dashes Google's digital library dreams 1
As a writer and a reader, I'm torn.
-
Nearly 75 percent of N.C. in drought
Meeting of Drought Management Advisory Council will be held July 21.
- More »
Top Commenters
Comments (0)