Citations for Chapter Two: Renewable Infrastructure

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  1. 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/
     
  2. 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
     
  3. 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
     
  4. International Electrotechnical Commission. “Efficient Electrical Energy Transmission and Distribution.” (2007). https://basecamp.iec.ch/download/efficient-electrical-energy-transmission-and-distribution/#
     
  5. 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
     
  6. 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
     
  7. Energy.gov. “The Falling Price Of Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Projects.” http://energy.gov/maps/falling-price-utility-scale-solar-photovoltaic-pv-projects
     
  8. 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
     
  9. 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
     
  10. 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/
     
  11. 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
     
  12. 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. )
     
  13. 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/
     
  14. Energy Information Administration. “How Much Electricity Does an American Home Use?” https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=97&t=3
     
  15. Solar Window Power Model: https://solarwindow.com/powermodel/
     
  16. Solar Window Power Model: https://solarwindow.com/powermodel/
     
  17. CivicSolar. “How Does Heat Affect Solar Panel Efficiencies?” S. Fox. December, 2017. https://www.civicsolar.com/article/how-does-heat-affect-solar-panel-efficiencies
     
  18. Inhabitat Magazine. “SOLAR ARK: World’s Most Stunning Solar Building.” A. Kriscenski. 14 January, 2008.
     
  19. U.S. Department of Energy. “Passive Solar Home Design.” https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/energy-efficient-home-design/passive-solar-home-design
     
  20. 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/
     
  21. Energy Information Administration. “Use of Energy in the United States Explained. ”https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=us_energy_commercial
     
  22. Background reading on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Skyway_Bridge
     
  23. Using Google Maps, I assessed the square footage of my local Lowe’s parking lot to be roughly 150,000 square feet.
     
  24.  CivicSolar. “How Does Heat Affect Solar Panel Efficiencies?” S. Fox. December, 2017. https://www.civicsolar.com/article/how-does-heat-affect-solar-panel-efficiencies
     
  25. 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
     
  26. 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
     
  27. Background reading on road lanes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lane
     
  28. 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
     
  29. 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
     
  30. Background reading on “aquaplaning” in vehicles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaplaning
     
  31. Eniscuola Energy and Environment. “Road runoff and environmental pollution.” 22 March, 2017. http://www.eniscuola.net/en/2017/03/22/road-runoff-environmental-pollution/
     
  32. 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
     
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    Background reading on the Ambri corporation. https://ambri.com/
     
  34. 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
     
  35. 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
     
  36. 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/
     
  37. Background reading on Molten-salt batteries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molten-salt_battery
     
  38. Background reading on solar-thermal collectors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_thermal_collector