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» Pumped Storage Hydropower: Benefits for Grid Reliability and Integration of Variable Renewable Energy
A pumped storage hydropower pumps water to an upper reservoir when loads and electricity prices are low, and subsequently releases the water back to a lower reservoir through a turbine when loads are high and electricity is more expensive. Moreover, PSH is a flexible resource that contributes to balance supply and demand in the power grid and helps integrate variable renewable energy sources like wind and solar.
A. Botterud, T. Levin, and V. Koritarov, Argonne National Laboratory
August, 2014
» Assessing ExxonMobil’s global warming projections
What exactly did oil and gas companies know, and how accurate did their knowledge prove to be? Here, we address these questions by reporting and analyzing all known global warming projections documented by—and in many cases modeled by—Exxon and ExxonMobil Corp scientists between 1977 and 2003.
G. Supran, S. Rahmstorf, N.Oreskes, Science Magazine
January 13, 2023
» Burning Biomass is Bad for Health
“Biomass is far from “clean” – burning biomass creates air pollution that causes a sweeping array of health harms, from asthma attacks to cancer to heart attacks, resulting in emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and premature deaths.”
Sasha Stashwick, Director, Industrial Policy, Climate & Clean Energy Program, NRDC
September 14, 2016
» Flow batteries for grid-scale energy storage
A modeling framework developed at MIT can help speed the development of flow batteries for large-scale, long-duration electricity storage on the future grid.
Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative
April 7, 2023
» U.S. Grid Energy Storage Factsheet
Electrical Energy Storage (EES) refers to the process of converting electrical energy into a stored form that can later be converted back into electrical energy when needed.
Report from the Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan
2021
» Grid-Scale Storage
While progress is being made, projected growth in grid-scale storage capacity is not currently on track with the Net Zero Scenario and requires greater efforts.
IEA (2022), Grid-Scale Storage, IEA, Paris
September 2022
» No, Burning Wood Fuels Is Not Climate-Friendly
The Partnership for Policy Integrity, a U.S.-based group that advocates for data-driven environmental policies, finds that power plants that burn biomass emit 150 percent more carbon dioxide than those burning coal.
By Jodi Helmer, NRDC
March 28, 2022
» Community-based participatory research for low-cost air pollution monitoring in the wake of unconventional oil and gas development in the Ohio River Valley: Empowering impacted residents through community science
By Garima Raheja, Leatra Harper, Ana Hoffman, Yuri Gorby, Lyssa Freese, Brendan O’Leary, Nathan Deron, Shannon Smith, Ted Auch, Melissa Goodwin, IOP ScienceMay 25, 2022
» An environmental justice analysis of distribution-level natural gas leaks in Massachusetts, USA
By MarcosLuna and DominicNicholas, ScienceDirect
March, 2022
» Compendium of Scientific, Medical, and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking
Fifth Edition, March 13, 2018
Concerned Health Professionals of NY
– Affiliate of Physicians for Social Responsibility
» ‘The Harms of Fracking’: New Report Details Increased Risks of Asthma, Birth Defects and Cancer
By Justin Nobel, Rolling Stone
March 13, 2018
» “Natural Gas Infrastructure and Public Health”
This conference from Boston is available on video online, along with the PDF of the program. This Conference was co-sponsored by the MAHB, Mass Health Professionals for Clean Energy, Mass. Medical Society, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Physicians for Policy Action, Union of Concerned Scientists, Health Care Without Harm, and Boston University.
Conference Date: 1/30/2018
» Webinar from Halt the Harm on how to use the FrackHealth Database
Quick and informative webinar on how to access articles and studies on health effects related to fracking. Not much on pipelines, compressor stations or end use yet, but there is a way to submit info you have as well.
Webinar Date: 1/31/2018
» Health Effects Associated with Stack Chemical Emissions from NYS Natural Gas Compressor Stations: 2008 – 2014
A Technical Report Prepared for the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project, underwritten by the Park Foundation
October 12, 2017
» Billion Dollar Losses, Trillion Dollar Threats: The Cost of Climate Change
By Elena Krieger, PhD, PSE
October 19, 2022
» Net Zero by 2050
A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector
Flagship report (IEA) — May 2021
» Global Methane Assessment: Benefits and Costs of Mitigating Methane Emissions
By UN Environment Programme
May 6 2021
» Aligning Gas Regulation and Climate Goals
A Road Map for State Regulators
By Environmental Defense Fund
January, 2021
» Climate and Health Risks of Liquified Natural Gas
By Physicians for Social Responsibility – white paper
November, 2019
» WMO Provisional Statement on the State of theGlobal Climate in 2019
By the World Meteorological Organization
» Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
Approved/Accepted by UN ICPP
September, 2019
» The New Gas Boom
Tracking Global LNG Infrastructure
By Ted Nace, Lydia Plante, and James Browning, Global Energy Monitor
June, 2019
» Canada’s Changing Climate Report
This report is about how and why Canada’s climate has changed and what changes are projected for the future. Led by Environment and Climate Change Canada, it is the first report to be released as part of Canada in a Changing Climate: Advancing our Knowledge for Action.
By ChangingClimate.ca
2019
» Burning the Gas ‘Bridge Fuel’ Myth: Why Gas Is Not Clean, Cheap, or Necessary
By OCI Team Reports, Stopping Carbon Lock-In, Oil Change International
May 30, 2019
» The Role of Shale Gas Development in the Methane Cycle: New Insights from 13C and 14C Data
By Robert Howarth, PhD, Cornell University, YouTube Video
March 1, 2019 – 47 minutes
» FOURTH NATIONAL CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
Volume II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States
The National Climate Assessment (NCA) assesses the science of climate change and variability and its impacts across the United States, now and throughout this century.
By Thirteen US Government Agencies
November 23, 2018
» GLOBAL WARMING OF 1.5 °C
An IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty
By United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
October 6, 2018
» The Great Biomass Boondoggle
by Mary Booth, The New York Review of Books
October 14, 2019
» GSEP at the Six-Year Mark
A Review of the Massachusetts Gas System Enhancement Program
Prepared for Gas Leaks Allies by Dorie Seavey, PhD
October 2021
» Watch recorded webinar discussion of the report
» Overextended: It’s Time to Rethink Subsidized Gas Line Extensions
By Abigail Alter, Sherri Billimoria, Mike Henchen, RMI
2021
» Impact of Green Hydrogen Production on the Availability of Clean Electricity for the Grid
By Gas Transition Allies
February, 2021
» Download report here.
» Municipal Light Plant Report Card
This is the webpage for the Municipal Light Plant Report Card created by MCAN.
» RESPECT – Reforming Energy System Planning for Equity and Climate Transformation
By The Acadia Center
November 1, 2021
» View the webinar on Acadia Center’s RESPECT proposal here.
» Download report here.
» What is Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)?
Overview of the technology, processes, and general facts about LNG
Various sources
» Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities
IFC / World Bank Group
April 11, 2017
» Global Registry of Fossil Fuel Emissions and Reserves
Database, Fossilfuelregistry.org
» Sustainable Energy in America 2023 Factbook
By Business Council for Sustainable Energy
March 1, 2023
» Hydrogen Fuel Cells Fact Sheet
By Clean Energy Group
October 6, 2022
» Examining Supply-Side Options to Achieve 100% Clean Electricity by 2035
By NREL
August 30, 2022
» Climate consequences of hydrogen emissions
By Ilissa B. Ocko and Steven P. Hamburg, Environmental Defense Fund
July 20, 2022
» Hydrogen Pipe Dreams: why burning hydrogen in buildings is bad for climate and health
By Andee Krasner, MPH and Barbara Gottlieb, PSR
June 2022
» HEADWINDS FOR US NATURAL GAS POWER
2021 Update on the Growing Market for Clean Energy Portfolios
By Lauren Shwisberg, Alex Engel, Caitlin Odom, Mark Dyson, RMI
December, 2021
Executive summary here
» Advice for States on 100% Clean Energy Planning Part One: The Process for Producing a Plan
By Warren Leon | Clean Energy States Alliance
October 27, 2021
» The Governance of Wholesale Power Markets
By Bentham Paulos | Clean Energy States Alliance
October 27, 2021
» DOE Releases Solar Futures Study Providing the Blueprint for a Zero-Carbon Grid
By the U.S. Department of Energy
September 8, 2021
» Five Reasons to Be Concerned About Green Hydrogen
By Clean Energy Group
September 7, 2021
» How green is blue hydrogen?
By Robert W. Howarth and Mark Z. Jacobson
August 12, 2021
» Profitably Decarbonizing Heavy Transport and Industrial HeatTransforming These “Harder-to-Abate” Sectors Is Not Uniquely Hard and Can Be Lucrative
By Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute
July 2021
» Electrification Futures Study: Operational Analysis of U.S. Power Systems with Increased Electrification and Demand-Side Flexibility
By Ella Zhou and Trieu Mai, National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)
May, 2021
» Download report
» Local Solar Roadmap
Utilities are using traditional models to justify expensive investments in underutilized utility assets. But there’s a better way. A new planning tool that uses more and better data, analyzes the total costs of the energy we put on the grid, and accurately values local solar + storage can help regulators make informed decisions about the right energy mix and save ratepayers a half a trillion dollars.
By Coalition for Community Solar Access 2020
» The Growing Market for Clean Energy Portfolios
By Charles Teplin, Mark Dyson, Alex Engel, and Grant Glazer, Rocky Mountain Institute 2019
» Download report
» Prospects for Gas Pipelines in the Era of Clean Energy
By Mark Dyson, Grant Glazer, and Charles Teplin, Rocky Mountain Institute 2019
» Download report
» THE HYDROGEN HYPE: GAS INDUSTRY FAIRY TALE OR CLIMATE HORROR STORY?
The European Commission and its quest to let the gas industry write the book on hydrogen in Europe
By Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) and Food and Water Action Europe
December, 2020