US gasoline demand peaked in 2018/2019 and will continue to drop.

Clean energy jobs!

Hot off the presses: Webber Energy Group undergraduate researcher Eesha Bilal's paper "Circularity: Understanding the Environmental Tradeoffs of Additive Manufacturing with Waste Plastics" was just accepted for publication. mdpi.com/2931754 #mdpirecycling via Recycling MDPI

I remember all of this and am pleased to hear of its return.

Yes. All of this. And, you would make sure that 2+ ton, 5+ passenger vehicle (often a truck or SUV) is occupied by just 1 person who drives long distances from home to work, store, school, etc...

Rail = good

I suspect that Joe Biden will not win WV this presidential election cycle.

I think about this phenomenon a lot more than you would expect.

Good thread. Summary: Subsidizing gas power plants leads to more gas power plants. Batteries, efficiency, renewables, demand response...were excluded. Let's do this for transmission (+geo+batteries) next! P.S. subsidizing gas is silly, but might expedite retirement of coal.

We should follow Tim's advice to do a thorough look back. I did for my own prognostications over the last 18 yrs. Summary: If I'm pessimistic about pace of tech innovation, I'm likely to be wrong. If I'm too optimist about pace of policy implementation, I'm likely to be wrong.

I love Texas Football but having day games in August is just stupid. God gave us night games for a reason. Watching fans walk around in felt cowboy hats, long-sleeve shirts & leather chaps is a sign that we're sticking to traditions that don't make sense in a warming world.

The thermodynamics and power cycle folks out there will likely enjoy this thread. I know I did.

Joy. That is the feeling. So happy to see this.

Nor are copper, cobalt, graphite and other elements you see in the news. You need to get to the funkier names like Yttrium, Erbium, and Neodymium before you are in REE territory...

The Biden administration just announced "$7.3 billion in financing for rural electric cooperatives to build clean energy for rural communities across the country." Biggest investment in rural electricity since the New Deal. 10 GW. Amazing. usda.gov/media/press-re…

Thrilled to see Harry Kennard join Webber Energy Group, contributing to their great work in understanding the #energytransition Congratulations, Harry! They’re lucky to have you and I’m sure you’ll have a blast working with Michael E. Webber Joshua D. Rhodes etc.. 🤘 webberenergygroup.com/people/dr-harr…

Back in January 12th 1882 the United Kingdom energised the first ever coal-fired power plant for public use (Edison Electric Light Station). This was the inflection point for the second industrial revolution! In July this year (2024), the UK's last coal-fired power plant

Let's do some viewing parties...

I wish we prioritized life and safety over unfettered access to high powered killing machines.

The senior researchers from Webber Energy Group went to an Austin FC game last Saturday and bought a souvenir bucket of popcorn. That bucket is now a planter for this plant. The plant's name? Matt Hedges CC: Matt Hedges Harry Kennard Joshua D. Rhodes Emily Beagle