Thank you for this analysis. Recall that the goal of Jacobson et. al. was to avoid using nuclear power. I believe that Jacobson was hired as a consequence of his opposition to nuclear power.
I'm glad to see someone is countering Jacobson's claims, but we need a lot more of it.
I follow Jacobson on LinkedIn, and I see his claims every few days about how WWS (wind-water-solar) is making great progress in taking over the world.
A few days ago, he had one proclaiming that nuclear is dead, and even the Chinese are planning to build more solar (for their own consumption) than nuclear. That was news to me --- and not good news, if true.
Jacobson has impressive credentials, and I'm guessing that he is a significant authority and driving force behind the forced rush into so-called "renewable" energy.
I thought Devanney was a jerk in one of his replies to me a while back, but I will certainly support him if he takes on more of Jacobson's claims, which I have neither the time nor the expertise to do myself.
Thank you for this analysis. Recall that the goal of Jacobson et. al. was to avoid using nuclear power. I believe that Jacobson was hired as a consequence of his opposition to nuclear power.
Excellent. This member of the choir is still with you.
Wouldn't raising the peak power and peak water release of dams approach flood conditions downstream?
How would nature cope with regular, very rapid river flow changes?
Walter,
Good point, which I missed. I'll get this into future versions.
I also wonder about the very low flow phases required to refill the reservoirs.
Rivers also tend to be very dynamic systems. Quickly alternating strong and weak flow will very likely impact sedimentation .
Careful Jack. MZJ has sued for these sorts of critiques.
I'm glad to see someone is countering Jacobson's claims, but we need a lot more of it.
I follow Jacobson on LinkedIn, and I see his claims every few days about how WWS (wind-water-solar) is making great progress in taking over the world.
A few days ago, he had one proclaiming that nuclear is dead, and even the Chinese are planning to build more solar (for their own consumption) than nuclear. That was news to me --- and not good news, if true.
Jacobson has impressive credentials, and I'm guessing that he is a significant authority and driving force behind the forced rush into so-called "renewable" energy.
I thought Devanney was a jerk in one of his replies to me a while back, but I will certainly support him if he takes on more of Jacobson's claims, which I have neither the time nor the expertise to do myself.