Posts made by RPI students working with the 100% WWS Project
The big news with OneNYC (formerly PlaNYC under Bloomberg) is that it strongly ties in environmental justice and equity into the city’s sustainability effort. A major complaint was the lack of transparency and public input into the development of One NYC. While the holding of public hearings across the city was mentioned several months ago, … Read more…
In our post on claims, the Electricity group listed several claims made by Jacobson et al. In this post, we will be assessing the validity of two of those claims. Specifically, we will be addressing these two: There exists sufficient wind capacity to generate 50% of NYS electrical energy using both on- and off-shore wind systems. … Read more…
Kevin Guo, Mechanical Engineering ’16 Toshimitsu Kishi, Mechanical Engineering ’16 Brittany Rupp, Chemical Engineering ’17 Table of Contents I. Jacobson et al.’s Claims II. Agriculture History Damages Solutions How these solutions help NYS Farming Work Force Agricultural Sales by County Local Farming Decreasing Claims III. Ecology Ecological evaluation of infrastructure Premature death rate Ecological evaluation … Read more…
In their 2013 report, Mark Z. Jacobson et al outlined several claims regarding the conversion New York State infrastructure to 100% WWS by 2030. In evaluating the feasibility of their claims with regards to transportation, we will investigate the following claims: Hydrogen fuel cells, electric powered vehicles, and hybrid models will be sufficient replacements for … Read more…
