Efficiency & Waste
About the Author
Engineer, Energy Systems Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
I'm an energy guy. I'm passionate about thermodynamics. Even if I'd never heard of climate change and if oil were $10/barrel, I'd still be interested in the way energy is transformed from resources to useful services. And since climate change and energy availability are both very real challenges for humankind, I have made a career out of my passion.
In my position at "the Lab", I work on carbon management, nuclear energy, hydrogen and renewables. I also spent 5 years working as a systems analyst at Stanford University's Global Climate and Energy Project.
About This Video
Carbon sequestration and nuclear power are two energy technologies that can be deployed at scale in the relatively near term. Beyond conservation, efficiency and renewable energy, the formula for our future also rests on learning to responsibly manage energetic materials and their waste products.
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1 comment for "Efficiency & Waste".
1. Why?
Why would we waste time and money on these technologies though? We have cheap, clean and affordable technologies that are readily available. What do you mean when you say that we can only "ramp up our renewable energy portfolio so fast". The only limitations are political. We have plenty of empty and under used factories to start building turbines. Why waste resources that we do have on trying to develop sources that are merely temporary patches that solve only part of the problem?