Does 'Levelized Cost of Energy' (LCOE) give us the right numbers?
Just Have a Think 11:17
161,869 views · 13,821 likes Watch on YouTube ↗
There's a big schism among energy system analysts right now. Some experts advocate for electricity grids running on 100% solar, wind and battery energy storage. Others argue that this is nothing more than delusional 'hopium'. But with cost curves of all these technologies following exponential trajectories, is it now realistic to project that we may soon reach this lofty goal?
Help support this channel's independence at
http://www.patreon.com/justhaveathink
Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GWR73EHXGJMAE&source=url
You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink
Video Transcripts available at our website
http://www.justhaveathink.com
Reference Links:
Link to access Robert Idel's paper on LFSCOE
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360544222018035?fr=RR-2&ref=pdf_download&rr=956c6b87992876f0
EMBER paper on 100% solar and batteries
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/solar-electricity-every-hour-of-every-day-is-here-and-it-changes-everything/
RethinkX
https://www.rethinkx.com/
Link to David Orban's podcast with Tony Seba and Jamie Arbib
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_cAi6CBnDY&t=1954s
Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators
zentouro:
https://www.youtube.com/user/zentouro
Climate Adam:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam
Kurtis Baute:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ScopeofScience
Levi Hildebrand:
https://www.youtube.com/user/The100LH
Simon Clark:
https://www.youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys
Sarah Karvner:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw
ClimateTown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA
Jack Harries:
https://www.youtube.com/user/JacksGap
Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ
Our Changing Climate :
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ
Help support this channel's independence at
http://www.patreon.com/justhaveathink
Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GWR73EHXGJMAE&source=url
You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink
Video Transcripts available at our website
http://www.justhaveathink.com
Reference Links:
Link to access Robert Idel's paper on LFSCOE
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360544222018035?fr=RR-2&ref=pdf_download&rr=956c6b87992876f0
EMBER paper on 100% solar and batteries
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/solar-electricity-every-hour-of-every-day-is-here-and-it-changes-everything/
RethinkX
https://www.rethinkx.com/
Link to David Orban's podcast with Tony Seba and Jamie Arbib
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_cAi6CBnDY&t=1954s
Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators
zentouro:
https://www.youtube.com/user/zentouro
Climate Adam:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam
Kurtis Baute:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ScopeofScience
Levi Hildebrand:
https://www.youtube.com/user/The100LH
Simon Clark:
https://www.youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys
Sarah Karvner:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw
ClimateTown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA
Jack Harries:
https://www.youtube.com/user/JacksGap
Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ
Our Changing Climate :
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ
Category (YouTube): People & Blogs
Playback is via YouTube's official embedded player. Data from YouTube; Exumo is not affiliated with YouTube.