Building Ain’t Brain Surgery
“It’s not brain surgery.” The saying implies that the activity in question is relatively simple in comparison with the difficulty […]
The New Order
When you look at the image that introduces this blog post, do you the think the modular structure of the […]
Just The Facts
IN THE IMMORTAL WORDS OF JOE FRIDAY: “Just the Facts Ma’am, Just the Facts” What are Data, Facts and Knowledge? Who […]
Regulate Schmegulate
It was 1983, in Lincoln Park, and I was three months into my first Design/Build/Development project. My partner and I […]
Did You Know?
I’ve been interested in building and buildings since I was a little kid. I have many childhood memories that involve […]
DYK: Advanced Battery Energy Storage (ABES)
DYK: Advanced Battery Energy Storage (ABES) ABES stores electrical energy in the form of chemical energy, which is then converted […]
DYK: Flywheel Energy Storage (FES)
FES is mainly used for power management rather than longer-term energy storage. FES systems store electric energy via kinetic energy […]
DYK: How Do you Store Large Scale Energy?
DYK: How Do you Store Large Scale Energy? Several EES technologies are in research phases, but five storage technology types […]
DYK: Delivered Powers Impact on Energy Storage?
DYK: Delivered Powers Impact on Energy Storage? 2.5% of delivered electric power in the U.S. is cycled through a storage […]
DYK: More Energy Storage Needed
As of June 2018, the U.S. had over 25.2 GW of rated power in energy storage compared to 1,082 GW […]
DYK: Greenhouse Gas Emmissions- Which Energy Source Does It Best?
A geothermal power plant emits roughly 11 times less carbon dioxide (CO2) )per unit electricity that the average U.S. coal […]