The Moth-Paulsen Research Group at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has made important strides in a potential new energy storage mechanism. They have demonstrated the ability to use solar energy to convert one type of liquid molecule into another liquid molecule with Read more…
I recently created a page where I show the results of modifying the PSCAA greenhouse gas emissions life cycle analysis SEIS model with updated values for parameters such as the methane global warming potential and slippage rates. Please have a read if you are interested in understanding what the greenhouse Read more…
During the past two years, a number of groups have requested that the City of Tacoma conduct a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Puget Sound Energy (PSE) Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility. I wanted to capture these various requests as well as any responses received from the city. Read more…
I participated in a KBTC Northwest Now discussion about the Tacoma LNG facility. Below is a link to the video:
One episode of an environmental series called Years of Living Dangerously examines the rates and impacts of methane leaks and how those counter the claim that natural gas is a cleaner fossil fuel than oil or even coal.
Below are links to the documentation related to the transfer of Lead State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) agency designation from the Washington Department of Ecology to the City of Tacoma for the Puget Sound Energy (PSE) Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) project in the Port of Tacoma. I obtained these documents Read more…
This past year I installed a geo-exchange HVAC system in my house. Below is a briefing that provides an overview of my project: