Energy storage can make facilities like this solar farm in Oxford, Maine, more profitable by letting them store power for cloudy days. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty Kerry Rippy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory In recent decades the cost of wind and solar power generation has dropped dramatically. This is one reason that the U.S. Department ofContinue reading “These 3 energy storage technologies can help solve the challenge of moving to 100% renewable electricity”
Monthly Archives: February 2022
Improved Electrolyzer for efficient Hydrogen Generation
Easy aluminum nanoparticles for rapid, efficient hydrogen generation from water Provided by University of California – Santa Cruz18 February 2022 Aluminum is a highly reactive metal that can strip oxygen from water molecules to generate hydrogen gas. Its widespread use in products that get wet poses no danger because aluminum instantly reacts with air toContinue reading “Improved Electrolyzer for efficient Hydrogen Generation”
Risky Margin Trading, Do It Properly
The volume of leveraged cryptocurrency futures trading has consistently set new highs throughout 2021. Through April, when the market was up, that meant big profits for traders. But when prices dropped back down again in the Spring, it was a different story. Borrowing money is inherently risky no matter how talented you are, no matterContinue reading “Risky Margin Trading, Do It Properly”
How To Use Page Jumps in WordPress
Page jumping, also sometimes referred to as anchor links or jump links, is where you click a link and instantly get moved somewhere further up or down a long page. The Table of Contents below is an example of page jumps. Table of Contents Why Use Page Jumps? Create a Page Jump Link to yourContinue reading “How To Use Page Jumps in WordPress”
The Internet Archive has been fighting for 25 years to keep what’s on the web from disappearing – and you can help
People are warned that what they post on the internet will live forever. But that’s not really the case. 3alexd/E+ via Getty Images Kayla Harris, University of Dayton; Christina Beis, University of Dayton, and Stephanie Shreffler, University of Dayton This year the Internet Archive turns 25. It’s best known for its pioneering role in archivingContinue reading “The Internet Archive has been fighting for 25 years to keep what’s on the web from disappearing – and you can help”
The Elimination of Risk
Posted February 14, 2019 by Michael Batnick Earlier this week I moderated a session at Inside ETFs called “How to capture outperformance and manage risk.” Before tackling the challenges of outperformance, I wanted to ask everybody how they think about the amorphous concept of risk. The responses ran the gamut from “the chance of permanentContinue reading “The Elimination of Risk”
Forget the American Dream – millions of working Americans still can’t afford food and rent
Retail employees such as cashiers are among the least-paid U.S. workers. AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee Jeffrey Kucik, University of Arizona and Don Leonard, The Ohio State University The Biden administration is likely celebrating a better-than-expected jobs report, which showed surging employment and wages. However, for millions of working Americans, being employed doesn’t guarantee a living income.Continue reading “Forget the American Dream – millions of working Americans still can’t afford food and rent”
The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement
This is the blog post that shows you how to be wealthy enough to retire in ten years. Here at Mr. Money Mustache, we talk about all sorts of fancy stuff like investment fundamentals, lifestyle changes that save money, entrepreneurial ideas that help you make money, and philosophy that allows you to make these changesContinue reading “The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement”
Saving is For the Poor, Investing is For the Rich
Posted April 4, 2017 by Nick Maggiulli Now that my blog has gotten some traction among my friends, I have been getting questions like this more often: “Nick, I just saved up $1,000 and I want to know where I should invest it to get the best return.” Immediately I think about going into fullContinue reading “Saving is For the Poor, Investing is For the Rich”
Is Gold Dead?
Is Gold Dead? by Joseph Brown Gold’s performance has been less than stellar over the last year. This has caused many to take their losses and look elsewhere to invest their money. Because of the extreme bearish sentiment surround gold lately, it’s important to keep looking at the numbers to determine whether or not goldContinue reading “Is Gold Dead?”