Monthly Archives: February 2025

There is a consensus in many countries that burning coal to generate electricity is something that needs to be phased out as quickly as possible. The Clean Power Plan in the U.S. has that as one of its most likely … Continue reading →

Whenever I launch into one of my frequent rants about the need for utility-scale energy storage to support the roll-out of more Solar and Wind generation there are always people that point to pumped storage as a credible solution. And … Continue reading →

The Black Swan Blog posts have covered a wide variety of topics related to renewable energy. Many of those posts have focused on the need to develop reliable and affordable energy storage options so that wind and solar power generation … Continue reading →

The electrical generation and distribution system has evolved over the past 100+ years into an extremely reliable source of power – one which has been the foundation of the industrial expansion and prosperity of the world.   Our society is totally dependent … Continue reading →

Welcome to the first entry in the “Black Swan Blog”.  This blog will be used to discuss innovative, provocative, sometimes slightly crazy concepts designed to stimulate conversations and perhaps even concrete actions that will help us move the inhabitants of “spaceship … Continue reading →