Vibrant Clean Energy

VCE® uses our combined skills to create energy modeling software (WIS:dom®), provide forecasts, & to create reports/papers on future energy systems

[Dr Christopher T M Clack, PhD @DrChrisClack]

A couple of weeks ago (@EnergySystemsIG), I announced that @VibrantCE, @CatalystCoop, @GridLabEnergy, Pattern Energy have released the RARE power dataset. If you want it, too, just go here: https://t.co/13cdAnIJcy (or download with PUDL - a great resource BTW).

[Catalyst Cooperative @CatalystCoop]

The notebook we used to make these maps is on @kaggle along with the VCE dataset, which is now integrated into PUDL: https://t.co/bH5fgb1dSy

[Vibrant Clean Energy @VibrantCE]

VCE is proud to collaborate on the release of the RARE Power Dataset—an open-source, high-res tool for solar & wind energy modeling. It fills a key gap for grid planners, ensuring more reliable clean power systems. Use the QR code to go directly to the data!

[Nuclear Energy Institute @NEI]

"@VibrantCE put together a report that identified that if nuclear energy is included in the transmission mix as the US looks to decarbonize, we'll actually save our ratepayers about half a trillion dollars."

Our expert answers all your finance questions: https://t.co/wXwIAQyVc1

[Ben Storrow @bstorrow]

NEWS: Orsted is ceasing development of Ocean Wind 1 in New Jersey.

[Brendon Slotterback @bslotterback]

Clean Electricity is a lynchpin to a decarbonized economy. As @VibrantCE has shown, we can clean up transportation and buildings with clean electricity, while running a reliable grid and savings Minnesotan's $$$ https://t.co/75950kiJ0L

[Kevin O'Rourke @krorourke]

Utility exec, looking to the past: "We absolutely are superior in every regard to those markets over time."

Modeling w/@VibrantCE, based on reasonable future cost assumptions: an EIM or RTO would save over $100B as compared to SEEM (current "market").

https://t.co/lW3NWbEA4p

[Dr Christopher T M Clack, PhD @DrChrisClack]

@Peter_R_Knowles @JesseJenkins @KenCaldeira @MichaelEWebber @joshdr83 @FERC @VibrantCE @TheMacroGrid @BrosForDecarb LDES doesn’t work because of the energy density requirements along with the energy harvesting potential by regions. Both will likely be needed; but you need spatial scaling to capture more energy & move. Hydrogen helps (we have tested with all).

[Dr Christopher T M Clack, PhD @DrChrisClack]

Why #transmission is so important to the #electricity #grid. Remember the #synopticscales. It is large and we must interconnect regions together for these #regular events! Look at the difference between the east & west for next week! We need to connect them!

[Dr Christopher T M Clack, PhD @DrChrisClack]

@BrosForDecarb Indeed!!

[Kevin O'Rourke @krorourke]

@bitterwaterblue @ZWheelz @NRDC @audubonsociety @Defenders Most utility scale development is on private, rather than public lands.

Also important to note that scaling distributed generation also requires a significant transmission build. @VibrantCE modeling for @votesolar here: https://t.co/7PbKkMHOYX

[Dr Christopher T M Clack, PhD @DrChrisClack]

Info for #energytwitter. More #coal plant capacity operates worldwide 2day than #naturalgas plants in ratio of abt 6:5. Moreover, more coal under construction than gas (same ratio). Total worldwide #wind & #solar currently operating would not power just #US electricity.

[TerraWatts2010 @TerraWatts2010]

"Modeling specialist @VibrantCE has proposed a transmission 'overlay' for the contiguous US, with about 210 underground high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission lines, 70 nodes, and underwater lines along nearly the entire coastline."
https://t.co/VE5xOCDC7T

[Dr Christopher T M Clack, PhD @DrChrisClack]

Wind and solar capacity factor maps!

[Dr Christopher T M Clack, PhD @DrChrisClack]

Existing generation in Europe!

[Dr Christopher T M Clack, PhD @DrChrisClack]

I am giving a talk tomorrow @payneinstitute on decarb of #USA & #Europe. We have expanded our modeling from almost entirely US to global with WIS:dom-G! #climatechange #COP27 #CleanEnergy

[Dr Christopher T M Clack, PhD @DrChrisClack]

@JesseJenkins @elonmusk @KenCaldeira @morgancputnam @LizaBReed @ElectrifyBloom @drvolts @RobGramlichDC @cleantechsonia @VibrantCE pst, while I have you: https://t.co/5bACspVsgC

[Dr Christopher T M Clack, PhD @DrChrisClack]

Modeled in the https://t.co/1BGkdtaXAy study. This is the structure of the #clean #economy by 2050 along with the built #UGHVDC overlay. Existing high voltage AC transmission shown as well. Huge amounts of #HVAC is also constructed in the simulations.

[Vibrant Clean Energy @VibrantCE]

Let's have something nice for the future decades!

[Dr Christopher T M Clack, PhD @DrChrisClack]

Yeah, bt what if we cld have a ~70 node, ~210 line UG HVDC trans. overlay for CONUS? Cost ~$400 bn (or $35 bn/yr or $7.5/MWh). It wld save 4.5 Gt of GHG emissions by 2050 & enable reduced electricity costs of $25/MWh. #climatechange #cleanenergy #UGHVDC #justsaying #permitting

[The Payne Institute @payneinstitute]

Join the @payneinstitute on Wednesday, November 9 for a hybrid presentation by @DrChrisClack of @VibrantCE titled "Economy-wide Decarbonization of the United States & Europe."

#decarbonization #NetZero #energy

https://t.co/aYgrgav0Z8