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The clean energy

imperativePhilip Machanick

Monday, 21 June 2010


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First a reminder



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First a reminder

why we are here



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http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/caught_in_the_oil.htmlMonday, 21 June 2010
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oilMonday, 21 June 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oilhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oilhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oil


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I. Velicogna. Increasing rates of ice mass loss from the Greenland and Antarctic ice

sheets revealed by GRACE, Geophys Res. Letters, vol. 36, 2009, L19503, 4 pp

http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2009/2009GL040222.shtmlhttp://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2009/2009GL040222.shtmlhttp://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2009/2009GL040222.shtmlhttp://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2009/2009GL040222.shtml


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not all doom and gloom



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not all doom and gloomlets look at solutions



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stationary energy



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intermittent



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wind

intermittent



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wind

intermittent

photovoltaics



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wind

intermittentpredictable

photovoltaics



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wind

high water

low waterr

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ge

sea tidepool

tide


photovoltaics



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wind

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low waterr

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ge

sea tidepool

tide

intermittentstorage

predictable

photovoltaics



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wind

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low waterr

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sea tidepool

tide solar thermal

intermittentstorage

predictable

photovoltaics



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wind

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low waterr

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sea tidepool

tide solar thermal

hydro

intermittentstorage

predictable

photovoltaics



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dry hot rocks geothermal



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dry hot rocks geothermal

predictable intermittent



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mobile energy



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Japan



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Japan Moscow



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Barcelona

Japan Moscow



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Barcelona

Japan Moscow

VancouverMonday, 21 June 2010


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Barcelona

Japan Moscow



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Barcelona

Japan Moscow



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Barcelona

Japan Moscow



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easy if you can do

electric



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how do you refuel an

electric car?



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electric refuel options



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car batteries 50kWh



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car batteries 50kWh

expensive to replace



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electric refuel optionsrapid (10 min) charging

car batteries 50kWh




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electric refuel optionsrapid (10 min) charging battery swaps

fuel cells:

car batteries 50kWh




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electric refuel optionsrapid (10 min) charging battery swaps

fuel cells:

refuel with hydrogen

car batteries 50kWh




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Honda FCX Clarity

rapid (10 min) charging battery swaps

fuel cells:


car batteries 50kWh




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Honda FCX Clarity


fuel cells:


car batteries 50kWh




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Honda FCX Clarity


fuel cells:


car batteries 50kWh

expensive to replacehydrogen hard to store



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Honda FCX Clarity


fuel cells:


car batteries 50kWh

expensive to replacehydrogen hard to store

energy-intensive production



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the harder ones


biofuelsh d


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the harder ones

hydrogen


biofuelsh d


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the harder ones

biofuels

hydrogen


biofuelsh d


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the harder ones

biofuels

hydrogen

hybrid, biofuelsMonday, 21 June 2010

biofuelsh d


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the harder ones

biofuels

hydrogen

hybrid, biofuels

we used to

know how todo this



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vehicle to grid (V2G)


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putting it all together



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intermittent



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wind

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wind


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storagepredictable


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wind

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i istorage

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virtual power station

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hydrogen?


All this can be done


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All this can be done

now so whats the holdup?

massive investment in existinginfrastructure

massive cost to change everything

fossil fuel companies working hard toconvince everyone theres no alterative



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ResourcesDavid MacKay. Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air,

UIT, 2008 http://www.withouthotair.com

good general resource: IEEE Spectrum

http://spectrum.ieee.org

rapid charging

http://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/advanced-cars/

electriccar-maker-touts-10minute-fillup

swap out batterieshttp://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/05/better-place/

charging stations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charging_station
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charging_stationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charging_stationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charging_stationhttp://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/05/better-place/http://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/advanced-cars/electriccar-maker-touts-10minute-filluphttp://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/advanced-cars/electriccar-maker-touts-10minute-filluphttp://spectrum.ieee.org/http://www.withouthotair.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charging_stationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charging_stationhttp://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/05/better-place/http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/05/better-place/http://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/advanced-cars/electriccar-maker-touts-10minute-filluphttp://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/advanced-cars/electriccar-maker-touts-10minute-filluphttp://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/advanced-cars/electriccar-maker-touts-10minute-filluphttp://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/advanced-cars/electriccar-maker-touts-10minute-filluphttp://spectrum.ieee.org/http://spectrum.ieee.org/http://www.withouthotair.com/http://www.withouthotair.com/

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