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Voltscast: Jesse Jenkins on energy modeling
Today is a treat! I sit down for a long and substantive conversation with Princeton professor and energy modeler Jesse Jenkins about energy system modeling, how it works, and what we can learn from it.
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Podcasting adventures with drvolts
Here are three recent podcast episodes -- on the Texas grid, shifting baselines, and the Green New Deal, respectively -- that feature my vocal stylings…
David Roberts
Mar 1
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Discussion thread: what should I cover next?
Subscribers: what would you like to see me cover next? I’ve got a bunch of topics on my to-do list, but I’d like to hear what you’re curious or confuse…
David Roberts
Feb 26
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Lessons from the Texas mess
A few thoughts on what the Texas deep freeze and blackouts mean for for the future of the state's power grid -- and all power grids. (If you don't feel…
David Roberts
Feb 24
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Transmission month: everything in one place
Links to all the transmission posts and a two-hour mega-podcast in which I read all of them to you.
David Roberts
Feb 19
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Transmission month: two more ideas to quickly boost the transmission grid
Today, we look at a few final ideas to boost the performance of the existing transmission grid: storage-as-transmission and converting AC lines to HVDC…
David Roberts
Feb 17
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Transmission month: how to make the existing grid work better
Today we look at a set of technologies that can boost the performance of the existing grid, relieving congestion and making room for new renewables rel…
David Roberts
Feb 12
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Taking a voltscation
Hitting the road in search of sanity.
David Roberts
Feb 3
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