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ngmc | 3 years ago

Really glad to see this discussion! My former advisor, Mark Jacobson, is one of the authors of the paper cited in the article. His book "100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything" [1] is a good starting point for folks with a more technical background. I recently started working on my own version [2] for young people and beginners that uses code as a medium to explore these ideas.

Perhaps more directly relevant for the HN crowd, Tom Greenwood's book "Sustainable Web Design" [3] provides simple strategies for reducing the climate impacts of the software systems we build.

[1] https://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/WWSBook/WWSBook...

[2] https://goodenergy.cc

[3] https://abookapart.com/products/sustainable-web-design/

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Brakenshire|3 years ago

Hi, are there Jacobson papers for 100% renewables looking at geographical distribution of generation, storage and interconnectors, then modelling them against weather and demand, or are they cruder than that? If those papers exist, can you recommend an accessible way to understand these models, and their outcomes? For instance, are there areas for wind generation which are more valuable that others, to provide a balance to regional lulls, and is that data published?

Is model code available so that it can be run by any of us?

ngmc|3 years ago

Great question! The studies do consider the spatio-temporal distribution of generation and demand. Here's a recent paper [1] that develops roadmaps for 145 countries and has infographics with links to additional resources.

I found the source code for the LOADMATCH model [2] used in the studies which can run on a laptop. You can email Mark about data, source code for the GATOR-GCMOM model [3], and advice on running it.

And here's a talk [4] he gave on the topic at NASA Ames Research Center a few years back.

[1] https://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Articles/I/WWS-...

[2] https://github.com/mzjacobson/Public/blob/main/powerworld.f

[3] https://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/GATOR/GATOR-GCM...

[4] https://youtu.be/espLfnvuYps