Part 148 (1/2)

369 problems in managing electricity flows through the antiquated grid

Simon Denyer and Rama Lakshmi, ”India Blackout, on Second Day, Leaves 600 Million without Power,” Was.h.i.+ngton Post, August 1, 2012.

370 majority of their time in garages or parking s.p.a.ces

Matthew L. Wald, ”Better Batteries: Not Just for Cars Anymore,” New York Times, Green blog, October 31, 2011, green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/31/better-batteries-not-just-for-cars-any-more/?scp=14&sq=energy%20storage&st=cse.

371 impressive movement by many companies to take advantage

Amory B. Lovins and the Rocky Mountain Inst.i.tute, Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era (White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publis.h.i.+ng, 2011).

372 wave and tidal energy are both being explored

U.S. Department of Energy, ”DOE Reports Show Major Potential for Wave and Tidal Energy Production Near U.S. Coasts,” January 18, 2012, apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=664.

373 that they may have great potential in the future

Elisabeth Rosenthal, ”Tidal Power: The Next Wave?,” New York Times, October 20, 2010.

374 ”unlikely to significantly contribute to global energy supply before 2020”

O. Edenhofer et al., Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, ”Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation-Press Release,” 2011, srren.ipcc-wg3.de/press/content/potential-of-renewable-energy-outlined-report-by-the-intergovernmental-panel-on-climate-change.

375 significant contribution in nations like Iceland

Christopher Mims, ”One Hot Island: Iceland's Renewable Geothermal Power,” Scientific American, October 20, 2008.