Citations for Chapter Two: Renewable Infrastructure
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- National Geographic. “Renewable Energy Record Set in U.S.” S. Gibbens. 15 June, 2017. https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/06/solar-wind-renewable-energy-record/
- New York Times: “Rooftop Solar Dims Under Pressure from Utility Lobbyists.” H. Tabuchi. 8 July, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/climate/rooftop-solar-panels-tax-credits-utility-companies-lobbying.html
- NPR: “Texas Power Players Sit Out Political Opposition to Clean Power Plan.” 16 April, 2016. http://www.npr.org/2016/04/16/474462519/texas-power-players-sit-out-political-opposition-to-clean-power-plan
- International Electrotechnical Commission. “Efficient Electrical Energy Transmission and Distribution.” (2007). https://basecamp.iec.ch/download/efficient-electrical-energy-transmission-and-distribution/#
- Splinter magazine. “How much land is needed to power the U.S. with solar? Not much.” R. Wile. 5 January, 2015. https://splinternews.com/how-much-land-is-needed-to-power-the-u-s-with-solar-n-1793847493
- Electric Light & Power. “Underground vs. Overhead: Power Line Installation-Cost Comparison and Mitigation.” 2 January, 2013. http://www.elp.com/articles/powergrid_international/print/volume-18/issue-2/features/underground-vs-overhead-power-line-installation-cost-comparison-.html
- Energy.gov. “The Falling Price Of Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Projects.” http://energy.gov/maps/falling-price-utility-scale-solar-photovoltaic-pv-projects
- U.S. Department of Energy. "Quadrennial Technology Review." Table 10.4: Range of materials requirements (fuel excluded) for various electricity generation technologies." September, 2015. https://nextgiantleap.org/sites/default/files/source_files/quadrennial-technology-review-2015.pdf
Forbes Magazine. “If Solar Panels Are So Clean, Why Do They Produce So Much Toxic Waste?” M. Shellenberger, contributor. 23 May, 2018. https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2018/05/23/if-solar-panels-are-so-clean-why-do-they-produce-so-much-toxic-waste/#175aff0e121c
- The Verge Magazine. “More solar panels mean more waste and there’s no easy solution.” A. Chen. 25 October, 2018. https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/25/18018820/solar-panel-waste-chemicals-energy-environment-recycling
- Background reading on solar shingle companies:
Tesla Solar Shingle: https://www.tesla.com/solarroof
RGS Solar Shingle: https://rgsenergy.com/
CertainTeed: https://www.certainteed.com/solar/
SunTegra: https://www.suntegrasolar.com/suntegra-shingles/
- Technical data sheet of the SunPower E20 solar panel: https://us.sunpower.com/sites/default/files/sunpower-e-series-commercial-solar-panels-e20-327-com-datasheet-505701-revh.pdf
- Energy Information Administration. “How much electricity does an American home use?” Last updated 26 October, 2018. https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=97&t=3. (Note: this table has been updated to reflect an average use of 10,927 kWh annually, but the original 10,400 was included in formulas and will remain the benchmark until subsequent versions of this writing are released. )
- CleanTechnia. “Solar Panels Do Work on Cloudy Days.” J. Richardson. 8 February, 2018. https://cleantechnica.com/2018/02/08/solar-panels-work-cloudy-days-just-less-effectively/
- Energy Information Administration. “How Much Electricity Does an American Home Use?” https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=97&t=3
- Solar Window Power Model: https://solarwindow.com/powermodel/
- Solar Window Power Model: https://solarwindow.com/powermodel/
- CivicSolar. “How Does Heat Affect Solar Panel Efficiencies?” S. Fox. December, 2017. https://www.civicsolar.com/article/how-does-heat-affect-solar-panel-efficiencies
- Inhabitat Magazine. “SOLAR ARK: World’s Most Stunning Solar Building.” A. Kriscenski. 14 January, 2008.
- U.S. Department of Energy. “Passive Solar Home Design.” https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/energy-efficient-home-design/passive-solar-home-design
- Lazard Insights. “Levelized Cost of Energy and Levelized Cost of Storage 2018.” 8 November, 2018. https://www.lazard.com/perspective/levelized-cost-of-energy-and-levelized-cost-of-storage-2018/
- Energy Information Administration. “Use of Energy in the United States Explained. ”https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=us_energy_commercial
- Background reading on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Skyway_Bridge
- Using Google Maps, I assessed the square footage of my local Lowe’s parking lot to be roughly 150,000 square feet.
- CivicSolar. “How Does Heat Affect Solar Panel Efficiencies?” S. Fox. December, 2017. https://www.civicsolar.com/article/how-does-heat-affect-solar-panel-efficiencies
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine. National Academies Press. Assessing and Managing the Ecological Impacts of Paved Roads. Chapter 2: History and Status of the U.S. Road System. P. 41 https://www.nap.edu/read/11535/chapter/4
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine. National Academies Press. Assessing and Managing the Ecological Impacts of Paved Roads. Chapter 2: History and Status of the U.S. Road System. P. 41 https://www.nap.edu/read/11535/chapter/4
- Background reading on road lanes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lane
- World Meteorological Organization. “July matched, and maybe broke, the record for the hottest month since analysis began.” 1 August, 2019. https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/july-matched-and-maybe-broke-record-hottest-month-analysis-began
- The New York Times. “How Hot Was It in Australia? Hot Enough to Melt Asphalt.” M. Astor. 7 January, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/07/world/australia/heat-wave.html
- Background reading on “aquaplaning” in vehicles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaplaning
- Eniscuola Energy and Environment. “Road runoff and environmental pollution.” 22 March, 2017. http://www.eniscuola.net/en/2017/03/22/road-runoff-environmental-pollution/
- Forbes Magazine. “The Reason Renewables Can’t Power Modern Civilization Is Because They Were Never Meant To.” M. Shellenberger. 6 May, 2019. https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2019/05/06/the-reason-renewables-cant-power-modern-civilization-is-because-they-were-never-meant-to/#4932ce85ea2b
- J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 4, 1895–1897. Published 6 January, 2012 https://doi.org/10.1021/ja209759s
Background reading on the Ambri corporation. https://ambri.com/
- Nature Energy 4, 495–503 (2019). “Building aqueous K-ion batteries for energy storage.” Jiang, L., Lu, Y., Zhao, C. et al. doi:10.1038/s41560-019-0388-0. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-019-0388-0#citeas
- Journal of Materials Chemistry. “Emergence of rechargeable seawater batteries.” S. Senthilkumar, W. Go, J. Han, et al. 7 October, 2019. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/ta/c9ta08321a#!divAbstract
- Physics World. “Water-based batteries enable a green energy future.” J. Lewis. 28 May, 2019. https://physicsworld.com/a/water-based-batteries-enable-a-green-energy-future/
- Background reading on Molten-salt batteries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molten-salt_battery
- Background reading on solar-thermal collectors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_thermal_collector