Ross Koningstein

Energy is vital to healthy economies and good standard of living. There is hope for a far better energy and climate future through research and development.

[Ross Koningstein @RossKoningstein]

@tomfriedman In your talk at the Monterey Peninsula Country Club, you mentioned something like you would like to see a positive story about climate change for a change. I have written one. Can we connect?

[Vinayak Chatterjee @Infra_VinayakCh]

👇 from FinExp of 2nd Aug. But why ? Reasons: Renewables (1) require high capacity buildup because of low PLF (2) large base in remote locations raises transmission costs (3) disproportionately high land usage (4) cannot provide baseload (5) associated with high storage costs

[Caroline DeWitte @caorilne]

This.

And then let's use it for ⚡️ instead of paying 💸💸💸 to store it!

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[Angelica 🌐⚛️🇹🇼🇨🇳🇺🇸 @AngelicaOung]

The US: we are not building gigawatt-sized reactors because we're focusing on SMRs and advanced nuclear.

US regulators: makes licensing SMRs and advanced nuclear well-nigh impossible.

Who is holding the NRC responsible for the travesty?

https://t.co/YWPuiOr0BD

[Ross Koningstein @RossKoningstein]

@isabelleboemeke @TEDTalks Great point Isabelle. We should be looking to the future. There are so many ways r&d and deployments can make nuclear technology better and better.

[Ross Koningstein @RossKoningstein]

@mzjacobson @nytimes I've seen nuclear mostly decarbonize electricity in Ontario in just over a decade. That's pretty quick! I have yet to see solar and wind do so in an industrialized nation. So let's put bets on better versions of them all.

[Jesse D. Jenkins @JesseJenkins]

A new multi-national lab study explores the potential to repower recently retired or operating coal plants as nuclear power plants, finds potential to site up to 250 gigawatts of new reactors, 2.5x the current US nuclear fleet https://t.co/VsMjqSwc6N

[Ross Koningstein @RossKoningstein]

@KenCaldeira Looks like Ghana seeks nuclear energy as a way to provide 24x365 power and energy security. If the world bank could help them with this goal, then the climate wins, and Ghana wins.

[Ross Koningstein @RossKoningstein]

Couldn't be better timing for a movie that gets people to shift out of fear and think about how we want to power the word with more energy.

[Zachary Bogue @zackbogue]

The premiere of Oliver Stone's NUCLEAR, looking at why we need to rethink nuclear energy, was well received at the Venice Film Festival.

Could not be more excited to have been an Executive Producer!

Some early reviews below.

https://t.co/4e75GuJuhF

https://t.co/k34QLu60wu

[Ross Koningstein @RossKoningstein]

@berm_dan @JohnSmillie42 @mzjacobson @FrancisDLJr @GavinNewsom @AssemblyDems @cragop For starters you need to add the cost of making that solar replacement electricity work 24x365. Day/ night storage is expensive, and seasonal storage is an even larger problem.

[isabelle 🪐 @isabelleboemeke]

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[Ross Koningstein @RossKoningstein]

Wow. What a stellar retort to hate and divisiveness.

[Mallory McMorrow @MalloryMcMorrow]

Senator Lana Theis accused me by name of grooming and sexualizing children in an attempt to marginalize me for standing up against her marginalizing the LGBTQ community...in a fundraising email, for herself.

Hate wins when people like me stand by and let it happen. I won't.

[Ross Koningstein @RossKoningstein]

Not only does Finland predict lower price, but also lower variability. A subtle point about LCOE and real-world economics: Black-Scholes pricing factors in both average and variability. This gives reliable 24/7 energy sources an edge in the market.

[Generation Atomic @Gen_Atomic]

Finland starts its first nuclear reactor in four decades, which will reduce the nation’s reliance on power imports.

https://t.co/HFEPys9oJL

[Ross Koningstein @RossKoningstein]

@mark_lynas Be great to have some data here. How many months to power up idle German nuclear power plants? How many months or years and euros to get that the same amount of 24/7 electricity from renewables plus storage?

[Ross Koningstein @RossKoningstein]

@KenCaldeira Yes, people often confuse a transition to zero carbon with renewables. Many countries have already achieved low carbon electricity, but few with solar and wind. There are many ways to zero carbon, so let's encourage and improve on the ones most effective. https://t.co/QdX6zkOmY6

[Ross Koningstein @RossKoningstein]

@benthompson Agreed that Devanney doesn't cover all the bases, but given the chance, mass-manufactured advanced fission plants could demonstrate a path to safe cheap reliable power. Good for electricity decarbonization, even better for the bigger challenge of fuel decarbonization.

[Ross Koningstein @RossKoningstein]

@KenCaldeira @AndrewDessler @curryja @Camburnclimate @RARohde @KHayhoe @ClimateOfGavin @MichaelEMann @DrKateMarvel @coralsncaves @JacquelynGill @ed_hawkins @PeterGleick @GlobalEcoGuy @ClimateHuman Climate and energy are deep subjects with lots of subtlety, where some of our intuition can, surprisingly, be wrong. Getting past ideology, actively seeking new information, and building a solid intuition makes for much more productive dialog. Hard to do via tweets, this is.

[Steren @steren]

Today, we are sharing carbon characteristics of @googlecloud regions: https://t.co/3mP0AxcfEd

[Ross Koningstein @RossKoningstein]

Proud to have worked on this project with a great team and great vision from our lead Ana Radovanovic. Carbon-intelligent computing can help tilt usage towards carbon-free sources like solar, wind, hydro, nuclear etc, which are better for the climate. #energy #EarthDay #climate

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

We’ve been carbon neutral since 2007 & matched our electricity usage w/ 100% renewable energy since 2017. A new carbon-intelligent computing platform in our data centers now shifts tasks to times of day when cleaner energy sources are plentiful. #EarthDay https://t.co/roTl6EfP9W

[Ross Koningstein @RossKoningstein]

@GretaThunberg "Nature doesn't bargain and you can't make a deal with physics" is the simple truth. Greta, may I use your quote "Listen to what the scientists say" in my talk on Climate change: what it takes to win?