One interesting result: DICE is the outlier compared to PAGE and FUND when it comes to the role damages play in choosing R&D into nuclear power.

Excited to be starting a new project on household electrification and energy justice with community orgs and residents in Holyoke, MA! Elevate UMass Erin Baker @nickcav

What to do when multiple models disagree? If you enjoyed the talk at IEW Macro-Energy Systems - check it out! authors.elsevier.com/a/1hoEM925JENm… With Kanyako 🇸🇱 David Anthoff Joule

A lot of outlets have been telling the story of Tony Bennett marching with MLK.

But have you ever heard the story about how “wokeness,” DEI, Jesus, an actual anti-racist, 2 church choirs & 1 of the greatest dance moves of all time got Tony Bennett into show biz?

A thread

Just because Tony Bennett was a diversity hire who got his job through affirmative action…

It doesn’t mean he wasn’t qualified.

Up and down the Atlantic coast, an increasingly vocal & coordinated movement is spreading baseless claims that offshore wind development is killing whales. In some intrepid reporting, Ben Storrow unpacks the truth--and the money--behind these lies:
politi.co/44ShP9g

💡 📚 Ph.D. FUNDING ALERT Erin Baker
Elevate UMass >>> blogs.umass.edu/e3lab/contact/
Energy modeling is a huge field that accommodates folks with backgrounds in engineering, economics, public policy, mathematics, physics, and more! ⚡️

New paper! Led by Christian Hernandez-Negron. Offshore wind is related to onshore wind – we show the impact of assumptions about relatedness on experience curves authors.elsevier.com/c/1hPl64s9Hw9s… #renewableenergy #windenergy #offshorewindenergy Elevate UMass

You might have heard that EVs 'catch fire' more often than petrol cars.

But data from Norway – where EV adoption is highest – shows the opposite.

EVs were much less likely to catch fire.

Data is given per 100,000 cars.

h/t Robbie Andrew (his chart below)

Texans broke a new peak demand record Thursday. The new hourly average record is 81,406 megawatts; 5-minute record is 81,573MW.

As the record was set, renewables produced ~30% of the power. Prices were <$200MWh (cap is $5,000). Renewables help consumers. #txlege #txenergy

Wind turbines are not killing mines for birds!

Cats kill 1.85 billion birds every year in the United States, buildings kill 675 million birds, vehicles kill 214 million birds, and we poison 72 million birds!

For comparison, wind turbine are responsible for 328,000 bird deaths.…

It’s happening! From the publisher of ERL, we’re launching a new society-owned, OA journal (no fees for 2 years) focused on energy — with a specific interest in energy system change for climate and justice.

Check it out and send something our way starting Tuesday (the 18th)!

Thrilled to share our EJ team is growing! The CDR field is growing RAPIDLY & we need more folks thinking about EJ & CDR. So, if the idea of centering communities, working w/ EJ orgs and policymakers, and stepping into unprecedented climate policy excited you…👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

I am recruiting PhD students to focus on #energyjustice For more info: blogs.umass.edu/e3lab/ and energytransitionumass.org/elevate #BlackinSTEM #energytwitter

“The rebound effect (of home insulation and energy efficiency) is not always bad” Dr. Destenie Nock on energy inequity at #IEW2023

Thought-provoking perspectives on technology, policy, and equity from a Macro-Energy Systems perspective. Thanks to the panelists! #IEW2023

Great one-liner from Dr. Kyri Baker at #IEW : technologies are not like ducks, they don’t mate for life.

We‘ll need different technologies at different places/times. Macro energy systems modeling at its best can show policymakers the optionality value of a diverse technology portfolio.

With Cormac McCarthy passing, it’s a good time to reread his advice for scientific communications: nature.com/articles/d4158…

This is evergreen writing advice.

Looking forward to the #MacroEnergySystems panel at #IEW2023 on 6/14 Colorado School of Mines. Confirmed: Sauleh Siddiqui Narasimha D Rao. Stay tuned for more.

Dr. Erin Baker. | Saving the World with Wind Energy | Renewable Energy #... youtu.be/PKkKge6Ah2U via YouTube Erin Baker #wind energy #renewableenergy #wind turbine #wind power #wind #cleanenergy #energy #wind turbine s #solarenergy #greenenergy #wind farm UMass Amherst