http://chrisgammell.com/2008/12/09/cheaper-than-coal/ Combining renewable energy, analog design and some real life experience. A delicious stew of engineering! Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:12:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://chrisgammell.com/2008/12/09/cheaper-than-coal/comment-page-1/#comment-1131 An Evening with the Technical Director of the Great Lakes Energy Institute | Chris Gammell's Analog Life Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:27:56 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=685#comment-1131 [...] wind energy could never compete on a cost basis with dirty coal (even with subsidies), the relative costs are close to the costs of new, regulated, “clean [...] [...] wind energy could never compete on a cost basis with dirty coal (even with subsidies), the relative costs are close to the costs of new, regulated, “clean [...]

]]> http://chrisgammell.com/2008/12/09/cheaper-than-coal/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 What the heck is a Smart Grid? (Part 1) | Chris Gammell's Analog Life Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:42:54 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=685#comment-1056 [...] how does an elephant relate back to the actual power grid? Well, think of a typical coal power plant. The coal is used to heat water, the water turns to steam, the steam turns a turbine and then the [...] [...] how does an elephant relate back to the actual power grid? Well, think of a typical coal power plant. The coal is used to heat water, the water turns to steam, the steam turns a turbine and then the [...]

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