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Explained: Energy Storage

Batteries play two key roles in the energy sector: maintaining consistent grid voltage, a function called frequency regulation, and multi-hour storage for intermittent electricity harvested from wind and solar sources (read more here).

One battery dominates the current marketplace: lithium ion. The high-energy density (storage capacity per volume) of lithium ion cells makes them a great match for portable electronics, substantiating their widespread use in mobile phones, laptops, and electric vehicles. Though developed for these smaller applications, lithium ion accounts for more than 80% of utility-scale battery storage.

These cells, however, have two major issues. Firstly, operating them in high temperatures severely reduces their battery cycle life, thus temperature controls are needed to keep them cool. Those controls, in turn, create a “parasitic” drain on electricity that reduces overall cell efficiency. The flammability of lithium ion electrolytes is the second, even more serious concern. In addition to highly-publicized Tesla vehicle and Samsung smartphone battery fires, a number of utility-scale battery installations have burst into flames, most recently at Arizona Public Service’s McKicken storage facility in April 2019.

Researchers are developing materials and designs to produce cells that are safer, cheaper, have a longer battery life, and perform better in hot climates than existing lithium ion batteries. Some notable possibilities include lithium-metal, lithium-sulfur, solid-state batteries incorporating ceramics or solid polymers, and “flow batteries” with external tanks that allow for easy expansion of storage capacity.

PRICES DROP, DEMAND SURGES

The shortcomings of lithium ion batteries haven’t hindered their exponential growth in the US battery storage market. From just a few megawatts a decade ago, utility-scale battery installations reached 866 megawatts of power capacity by February 2019, and total battery storage is expected to approach 4.5 gigawatts of cumulative capacity by 2024 – a significant leap, but still just a fraction of a percent of overall U.S. generating capacity. To safeguard grid stability against increased consumption and demand uncertainty, deeper investments in energy storage will be needed, for longer-duration, inter-day storage equaling roughly 3-7% of renewable energy-based electricity production.

Though lithium ion prices continue to plummet, as production ramps up. Between 2010 and 2018, the average price of a lithium ion battery pack dropped from $1,160 per kilowatt-hour to $176 per kilowatt-hour – an 85% reduction in just eight years. Within the next few years, Bloomberg New Energy Finance predicts a further drop in price to $94 per kilowatt-hour in 2024 and $62 per kilowatt-hour in 2030.

This huge decline in battery prices has economically enabled solar plants to be paired with storage, particularly in states where high electricity rates coincide with strong policy (like high renewable portfolio standards). A Hawaiian solar-plus-storage plant on the island of Kauai is expected to save 2.8 million gallons of diesel oil annually while supplying 65% of the island’s peak nighttime electric load. It is part of a cohort of new and planned solar-plus-storage facilities that will help Hawaii meet a regulatory mandate requiring 70% renewable energy-based electricity by 2030 and 100% renewable electricity by 2045.

In California, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has also committed to making battery storage an integral part of its infrastructure. In September 2019, it approved a power purchase agreement that will provide 400 megawatts of solar power and 1,200 megawatt-hours of battery-stored energy for an astonishingly low price of 3.3 cents per kilowatt-hour, making it a cheaper source of electricity than natural gas. Along with the advantage of favorable economics, this deal was driven by the city’s commitment to deliver customers 100% renewable electricity by 2045.

MICROGRIDS

Along with their utility-scale functions, batteries are emerging as key elements in microgrids – small-scale power systems that can supplement or substitute for grid-supplied electricity. The recent spate of hurricanes and wildfires knocking out grid-supplied electricity has brought significant awareness to microgrids, especially for emergency shelters, hospitals, and similar applications. Creating “energy islands” by pairing battery storage with solar arrays creates a degree of local energy autonomy if grid power is lost (now being planned for Puerto Rico). This architecture is valuable for responding to cyber-threats as well as extreme weather events.

THE NEXT GENERATION

What technologies are out there to meet our growing demand (25-62% increase by 2050, according to NREL), and replace the hazardous, inefficient lithium ion cell?

Pumped-Storage Hydropower: Pumped-storage hydro (PSH) facilities are large-scale energy storage plants that use gravitational force to generate electricity. Water is pumped to a higher elevation for storage during low-cost energy periods and high renewable energy generation periods. When electricity is needed, water is released back to the lower pool, generating power through turbines. Recent innovations have allowed PSH facilities to have adjustable speeds, in order to be more responsive to the needs of the energy grid, and also to operate in closed-loop systems. A closed loop PSH operates without being connected to a continuously flowing water source, unlike traditional pumped-storage hydropower, making pumped-storage hydropower an option for more locations.

In comparison to other forms of energy storage, pumped-storage hydropower can be cheaper, especially for very large capacity storage (which other technologies struggle to match). According to the Electric Power Research Institute, the installed cost for pumped-storage hydropower varies between $1,700 and $5,100/kW, compared to $2,500/kW to 3,900/kW for lithium-ion batteries. Pumped-storage hydropower is more than 80 percent energy efficient through a full cycle, and PSH facilities can typically provide 10 hours of electricity, compared to about 6 hours for lithium-ion batteries. Despite these advantages, the challenge of PSH projects is that they are long-term investments: permitting and construction can take 3-5 years each. This can scare off investors who would prefer shorter-term investments, especially in a fast-changing market.

Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES): With compressed air storage, air is pumped into an underground hole, most likely a salt cavern, during off-peak hours when electricity is cheaper. When energy is needed, the air from the underground cave is released back up into the facility, where it is heated and the resulting expansion turns an electricity generator. This heating process usually uses natural gas, which releases carbon; however, CAES triples the energy output of facilities using natural gas alone. CAES can achieve up to 70% energy efficiency when the heat from the air pressure is retained, otherwise efficiency is between 42-55%.

Thermal (including Molten Salt): Thermal energy storage facilities use temperature to store energy. When energy needs to be stored, rocks, salts, water, or other materials are heated and kept in insulated environments. When energy needs to be generated, the thermal energy is released by pumping cold water onto the hot rocks, salts, or hot water in order to produce steam, which spins turbines. Thermal energy storage can also be used to heat and cool buildings instead of generating electricity. For example, thermal storage can be used to make ice overnight to cool a building during the day. Thermal efficiency can range from 50 percent to 90 percent depending on the type of thermal energy used.

Flow Batteries: Flow batteries are an alternative to lithium-ion batteries. While less popular than lithium-ion batteries—flow batteries make up less than 5& of the battery market—flow batteries have been used in multiple energy storage projects that require longer energy storage durations. Flow batteries have relatively low energy densities and have long life cycles, which makes them well-suited for supplying continuous power.

Solid State Batteries: Solid state batteries have multiple advantages over lithium-ion batteries in large-scale grid storage. Solid-state batteries contain solid electrolytes which have higher energy densities and are much less prone to fires than liquid electrolytes, such as those found in lithium-ion batteries. Their smaller volumes and higher safety make solid-state batteries well suited for large-scale grid applications.

However, solid state battery technology is currently more expensive than lithium-ion battery technology because it is less developed. Fast-growing lithium-ion production has led to economies of scale, which solid-state batteries will find hard to match in the coming years.

Hydrogen: Hydrogen fuel cells, which generate electricity by combining hydrogen and oxygen, have appealing characteristics: they are reliable and quiet (with no moving parts), have a small footprint and high energy density, and release no emissions (when running on pure hydrogen, their only byproduct is water). The process can also be reversed, making it useful for energy storage: electrolysis of water produces oxygen and hydrogen. Fuel cell facilities can, therefore, produce hydrogen when electricity is cheap, and later use that hydrogen to generate electricity when it is needed (in most cases, the hydrogen is produced in one location, and used in another). Hydrogen can also be produced by reforming biogas, ethanol, or hydrocarbons, a cheaper method that emits carbon pollution. Though hydrogen fuel cells remain expensive (primarily because of their need for platinum, an expensive metal), they are being used as primary and backup power for many critical facilities (telecom relays, data centers, and credit card processing).

Flywheels: Flywheels are not suitable for long-term energy storage, but are very effective for load-leveling and load-shifting applications. Flywheels are known for their long-life cycle, high-energy density, low maintenance costs, and quick response speeds. Motors store energy into flywheels by accelerating their spins to very high rates (up to 50,000 rpm). The motor can later use that stored kinetic energy to generate electricity by going into reverse. Flywheels are commonly left in a vacuum so as to minimize air friction, which would slow the wheel.

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If you care about the environment, back Warren. Not Sanders.

I’m not an American, I’m a Brit. But what I’m about to say here is valid across all countries. It’s not your fault if what I’m about to say comes as a surprise to you, the main stream media have collectively failed to challenge and inform you about it.

A while back, Bernie Sanders posted this:

This is entirely accurate. Climate change is a major issue, and we need a competent strategy to deal with it.

Bernie also posted this:

This is disingenuous. Yes, we need to transform our energy systems, but there are many ways to do that. Some fall more to the ‘pragmatic’ side, similar to the UK’s stance (use gas to end coal, while building nuclear and offshore wind). Others are on the ‘purist’ side, such as Germany (No more fossil fuel capacity, phase out nuclear, wind and solar).

Bernie is a purist, and that’s bad.

This is the Vermont Yankee power station:

Built in the 1970′s, it produced 70% of Vermont’s (Bernie’s home state) electricity. It received an extension to run into the 2030′s but was shut down in 2014 due to being undercut by cheap gas power.

The US reactor fleet has a 100GW capacity, and produces 20% of the countries power. It is their largest source of carbon free power. By extending the plant licenses, a common and highly regulated practice, most of them could run safely into the 2030′s, 2040′s and, in some cases, 2050′s.

Many older reactors though suffer from a financial double whammy. On one side is cheap natural gas electricity, on the other is subsidised renewables. Providing financial assistance to keep these plants open is one of the cheapest ways of stopping more emissions.

Bernie Sanders opposes any license extensions, any financial help, and any new nuclear new build.

This is a NuScale SMR

It is a mass producible small reactor that is passively safe. It CAN’T melt down. It’ll be cheap, easy to build, and has been privately financed by a set of US companies. It is one year away from passing through the US licensing requirements, with the first plant planned for operation in 2026-2027.

Under Bernie Sanders plans, a decade of work and investment, and a potential critical tool in the fight against climate change, will be dealt a hammer blow.

But that’s not the only problem with Bernie:

The US shale revolution dealt a hammer blow to coal, allowing the country to meet the Kyoto protocol targets without even trying. Not only is it a vital transition fuel (until the last coal plant is shut down), but it’s got a strong future in a carbon neutral world.

This is a prototype Carbon Capture power plant

Like the Nuscale SMR’s, it’s a project that’s been ticking along in the background, pushed on by private backers. It uses the Allam Cycle, named after it’s inventor, to produce electricity at the same efficiency as current gas stations, alongside pipeline ready pure CO2.

I repeat, it’s carbon capture and storage at the same price as current electricity. This is a monster of a game changer, with the first commercial plants planned for 2022-2024.

Bernie Sanders, though, is opposed to CCS in all forms. Like nuclear, he calls it a false solution.

But couldn’t we run on renewables regardless?

Even if you feel concerned at a climate activist throwing away some of our best tools, you might feel that their drive towards the solution more than makes up for it. After all, you can run the country on wind and solar, can’t you?

Well, you can. But it’s nigh on impossible to do so.

Despite what climate activists tell you, the wind isn’t always blowing everywhere:

Above is a graph showing the change in wind production from season to season. Below is a closer look at how wind production across Europe (I couldn’t find one for the USA) can nosedive at the same time. Madrid is as far away from Helsinki as New York is from Los Angeles. Even across a continent, the wind isn’t always blowing everywhere.

Solar, meanwhile, varies everywhere according to the seasons. In northern latitudes such as the UK, a solar panel might produce ten times more power in the summer as in the winter. Even in California, solar in the summer can produce 1.5-2X what it does in the winter.

Which, in southern desert states, is good. They need little heating in the winter, and aircon in the summer. Big desert solar arrays at low latitudes are a good source of energy. Less efficient, inherently badly optimised and far more expensive rooftop solar further north (where you need lots of winter heating) are about as useful as Mao’s backyard furnaces were at making steel.

But what about batteries?

I’m sure many people will now talk about storing power. However, the idea that we can economically do this (similar to the idea that the wind is always blowing) is probably one of the most successful bits of fake news ever spun. Let me illustrate.

This is Vogtle units 3 and 4:

With a project cost of $17 billion, renewable energy enthusiasts like to paint it as a perfect example of the failures of modern nuclear.

This is Tesla’s Big battery:

Costing $50 million USD, Renewable enthusiasts like to paint it as a triumph of renewables.

The big battery stores 129mwh of electricity, which equates to $387 per kwh of storage. Or, $0.387 billion per Gwh. For $17 billion, you get 44 Gwh of storage.

Vogtle will produce that same amount of energy in just over 18 hours.

Even if you use the most expensive, finance inclusive, cost for Vogtle, it will still fill the equivalent storage potential in 29 hours.

To run a fully intermittent grid, we’d need days if not weeks of storage. Or, we could spend a fraction of that money on nuclear power, and be done.

But what about pumped Hydro?

Again, let’s use a sense of scale to explain how much you’d need. Something big, like this:

Lake Erie and Ontario are separated in elevation by 99m. Assuming you use dams and locks to turn them into a giant upper and lower reservoir, how much energy could you store?

By draining 1m of water from the smaller Ontario, and pumping it into Erie, you could store 4,600GWH of electricity.

The US uses around 2,740 per day on average. So you’d have a viable short-term store for the entire country. It wouldn’t be seasonal storage.

The equivalent storage using batteries would cost over $1.38 trillion. This is enough for 81 Vogtle plants. They would have 194GW of capacity, and produce 4196GWH a day.

Using Nuscale SMR’s at the current quoted price (which could come down if you get a dedicated assembly line going) you could get 328 GW of capacity.

What about seasonal storage?

In countries with winter heating seasons, you need a reliable source of energy or people will freeze and die. Even with Nuclear, you’re at the peak of energy requirements, so it’s uneconomical to build to that point.

Instead, you can use biogas, biomass and waste to energy. Stockpiling your fuel throughout the year, you can burn it when most needed. Even better, in many cases you can convert existing fossil fuel plants.

Credit where credit is due, Bernie Sanders is pro bio-energy (as opposed to some (even purer) greens). At the same time, he is anti-waste to energy.

So what is the point of this?

The point is that we can’t simply add ‘Wind, solar, batteries’ and get an energy system that works. There are serious technological limitations and economic realities. Long term energy storage is incredibly cost prohibitive. The wind doesn’t always blow everywhere. In any case, if we only have a short time to stop emitting carbon, why shoot your biggest contributor of green energy at the same time?

Germany lost a decade due to its closure of its reactors, and still has some of Europe's dirtiest electricity. Had they closed the Lignite plants in North-Rhine Westphalia instead, they’d of cut their emissions while opening up giant pits like the Hambach mine for conversion into pumped storage sites. I’ve done the calculations, they could run the country for half a day on that level of storage.

In contrast, France is the only developed country to turn a dirty grid into a clean grid. They did it decades ago with nuclear, but there are those in power who want to shut reactors down early. They don’t care that they can build out renewables anyway, and export the extra energy or use it for transport. They care more about killing nuclear than saving the planet.

This is why Warren is better than Sanders.

Elizabeth Warren wants a green new deal and medicaid for all, just like Sanders. Unlike him, she’s open to keeping the US nuclear fleet going. She’s open to new reactors and CCS. Both have a plan and a drive, but hers is open to more options and focuses on what the real enemy is. Bernie is a purist. Purism sounds good. But wherever you look, it’s the pragmatists that have always performed better.

I care strongly about the environment and global warming, which is why, if I could, I’d vote for Warren. Because you can’t say that global warming is the biggest threat we face and then throw away our best tools against it.

#politics #us politics #climate change #green energy #bernie sanders #elizabeth warren #wind power #energy storage #nuclear energy #maths #greennewdeal

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Biden’s Answer to Climate Change: Nuke Power

LOS ANGELES (OnlineColumnist.com), Nov. 7, 2021.--President Joe Biden, 78, and his 62-year-old Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm let the cat out of the bag how they intend to get to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050: Nuclear power. All the happy talk about renewable wind, solar, hydro, recycled garbage, etc. have given way to a major comeback for nuclear power, something the European Union decided years ago to replace with methane gas-fired powered plants. Once Japan’s 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant meltdown, world powers, including the U.S., began dismantling old and worn out nuclear power plants. No technology has figured out what to do with nuclear waste, other that storing it in remote locations to prevent radiation from polluting air and ground-water, causing a variety of carcinogenic problems for humans exposed to the toxic waste. Yet the Biden administration has a new brainstorm for zero carbon.

No scientist knows whether reducing man-made carbon in the earth’s atmosphere will have any impact on climate change or its consequence of global warming. What’s known for sure is that nuclear power has historically created a number of major disasters causing far more catastrophic damage to Mother Earth than fossil fuels. Yet the new Biden brainstorm has the U.S. returning to nuclear power without any plan of disposing of the nuclear waste other than burring it like before. Whatever benefits, if any, in reducing carbon dioxide emission, they’re more than offset by the undeniable problems with nuclear waste and possible meltdowns. Granholm argues at Glasgow that renewable energy like wind, solar and hydroelectric can’t create the “baseload” needed to supply enough electricity to replace methane and coal-fired power plants. Biden’s ace-in-the-hole is now nuclear energy.

U.S. total electric power from nuclear stands at 19.7%, about the same as 19.3% from coal, with methane gas-fired plants accounting for about 40%. Biden and Granholm are dreaming that they’re going to sell the Green New Deal progressives on ramping up what they’re calling “safe” nuclear power. Nuclear power plants are subject to far more environmental regulation and labor-intensive maintenance than methane-fired power plants, certainly more that wind, solar and hydroelectric. “Half of the United States’ clear power now—when I say ‘clean’ I’m talking about net-zero carbon emissions—is through the nuclear fleet,” Granholm said, selling nuclear energy. Granholm knows she’s going back to the future, when the first nuclear power plant went online in 1958 in Shiipingport, near Pittsburgh. Like the space program, the Russian opened up their Obalinksl nuclear plant in 1954.

Whatever problems the world faces with global warming from carbon dioxide pollution, can you imagine the potential for nuclear pollution if Biden and Granholm convince enough world leaders to jump back on the nuclear bandwagon. Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel committed Germany May 30, 2011, after the Fukashima-Daiichi nuclear meltdown in Japan, to terminate nuclear power in Germany by 2022. “These advance nuclear reactors and existing fleet are safe,” Granholm said. “We have the gold standard in regulation in the United States. Whether that’s true or not, it didn’t stop the March 28, 1979 Three Mile Island from melting down, nor did it stop Pacific Gas and Electric ]PG&E] from shutting down San Onofre in 2018. Biden and Granholm are so self-dealing they don’t see the danger to the planet—and people—from nuclear power in their carbon pollution hysteria.

Whatever problems the planet faces from greenhouse gasses, they pale in comparison to what could happen if the world jumps on the nuclear bandwagon, replacing coal and methane-fired plants with nuclear power. Not only will electric power prices go through the roof, the world would be infiltrated with nuclear power plants with all the problems faced by the current aging fleet of nuclear power plants that continue to produce nuclear waste, something that cannot be disposed of without great risk to people and the environment. “And they’re basload power,” Granholm said, dismissing wind and solar as an acceptable option. “The holy grail is to identify clean, baseload power . . Nuclear is dispatchable, clean baseload power, so we want to be able to bring more on,” dismissing nuclear waste problems. Biden and Graholm are obviously in the pocket of the nuclear power industry.

Biden and his zealous nuclear power energy secretary don’t know what they’re doing pushing nuclear energy. Like so many other carbon hysterics, they cite just enough spurious research to justify their plans to get the United State to carbon-neutral by 2050. What they don’t consider are the recognized, proven hazards from nuclear power plants that periodically, due to aging an poor maintenance, meltdown, causing catastrophic damage to people and the environment. Talking about the great safety of nuclear power is pure speculation, calling U.S. nuclear power the “gold standard,” is a cheap sales pitch not bound to fool everyone. As Chancellor Merkel said in 2011, Germany, Europe’s most technologically advance country, decided to get out of nuclear power. Nuclear waste disposal is a real problem. But far more ominous are the periodic meltdowns, like 1986 Chernobyl disaster, exposing the dangers of nuclear power.

About the Author

John M. Curtis writes politically neutral commentary analyzing spin in national and global news. He’s editor of OnlineColumnist.com and author of Dodging The Bullet and Operation Charisma.

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Are stinky inflatable pool toys putting your kids at risk?

The researchers expressed concern that some of the products contain potentially hazardous chemicals that could pose a risk to children’s health, depending on the degree of exposure and concentration levels in the products.

The researchers conducted tests using an inflatable beach ball, a pair of swimming armbands and two bathing rings they bought off the shelf from local stores and online suppliers in Germany.(Shutterstock)

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Are stinky inflatable kids' toys putting your kids at risk? Here’s what a study found

Washington D.C. | By ANI

UPDATED ON APR 13, 2017 08:46 PM IST

Turns out, there are many dangerous chemicals lurking in your swimming pool that can risk your children’s health.

Inflatable sprinkler and swimming aids, like bathing rings and arm bands, often have a distinctive smell which could indicate that they contain a range of potentially hazardous substances.

Some of these compounds, which include carbonyl compounds, cyclohexanone, phenol and isophorone, might be critical when present in higher concentrations in children’s toys, said authors Christoph Wiedmer and Andrea Buettner.

Lead author Wiedmer from Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Germany and his team conducted tests using an inflatable pool, a pair of swimming armbands and two bathing rings they bought off the shelf from local stores and online suppliers in Germany.

A small piece of material from each sample was analysed using a variety of material analysis techniques, including one that takes infrared measurements, and it was concluded that the inflatable objects were all made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

The researchers then investigated the molecular make-up of the distinctive smells arising from the pool toys. They extracted detectable odours from each sample using solvent extraction and high vacuum distillation methods, and then identified the main odorants using a combination of sensory and common analytical approaches.

Between 32 and 46 odours were detected in each sample, of which up to thirteen were quite intense. The majority of these odorants were identified and among these were several fatty smelling mono- or di-unsaturated carbonyl compounds and their epoxidised derivatives, but also odouractive organic solvents such as cyclohexanone, isophorone, and phenol.

As part of the study, a panel of trained volunteers sniffed each product, and ascribed common odour attributes to these. They also rated the intensity of each odour, and had to guess whether these could be hazardous. Three of the products reminded the panellists of almonds, plastic and rubber, while the fourth more pungent one reminded them of glue and nail polish.

Wiedmer expressed his concern that some of the products contain potentially hazardous chemicals that could pose a risk to children’s health, depending on the degree of exposure and concentration levels in the products. Cyclohexanone can be harmful if inhaled, phenol is known to be acutely toxic and to presumably have mutagenic potential and isophorone is a category 2 carcinogen, which means that this is a suspect substance in the development of cancer in humans.

“A range of these substances are not yet resolved in their chemical structures. Likewise, potential negative effects on humans, such as irritation, smell nuisance, or other physiological or psychosomatic effects still need to be resolved,” said Wiedmer.

“Modern products such as toys and children’s products are sourced from a wide variety of chemical and physical manufacturing processes, and this complexity often makes it difficult for us to identify those containing contaminants and unwanted substances, and to determine their causes,” noted Wiedmer. “However, we found that in a number of cases our noses can guide us to ‘sniff out’ problematic products.”

The study appears in the journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (ABC).

Backyards and patios have been working hard all year because of the pandemic, and this summer they can provide new ways to cool off and have fun in the water.

Whether you have a lot of space or a little, there’s gear ranging from water tables and tubs for kids to floating loungers with drink holders for adults.

One company, Minnidip, makes inflatable “adult kiddie pools” that aim to transport you to some exotic travel destination. Patterns on the Marrakesh pool reference Moroccan architectural details, while the Amalfi is a nod to the blue, yellow and white tile of the Italian coast.

“Because for me, having a pool on our urban Chicago rooftop felt like being transported to another place,” says company founder Emily Vaca. “I wanted to capture that feeling through design and pattern. “

Minnidip also offers inflatable drinks coolers and glam pool balls filled with gold confetti, among other offerings.

The only water table that lets you make waves, Little Tikes’ Island Wavemaker has a water wheel, plus cute sea creatures and a wee pirate to send paddling around the waterway or down the waterfall. Toddlers can practice their fine motor skills with Little Tikes’ Spinning Seas Water Table; small balls, a cup, a funnel and a water wheel set up the fun.

Step2’s two-sided Waterfall Discovery Wall has adjustable toggles, spinners and chutes to send the water tumbling in lots of different ways. And Lakeshore Learning’s Watch It Flow water table features three plastic logs that can be configured however you wish. Fill the logs using a hose or bucket; gates control the flow and can close up to make long tubs.

Foamo, also from the folks at Little Tikes, creates mountains of easy-to-clean-up foam when you add the nontoxic, biodegradable foam solution to water.

HOSE HAPPY

Turn on the hose and attach it to West Elm's inflatable car bed or giant shark mouth sprinklers. Fat Brain Toy’s Hydro Twist Pipeline Sprinkler has a couple of fountains, plus a bunch of wiggly worm hoses. Or hook up to BigMouth’s giant 6-foot-high unicorn, who shoots water out of her horn. There’s a ginormous ape, giraffe, dinosaur and giraffe here as well.

SWIM AND PADDLE

Giant inflatable water wheels let you find your inner hamster. You can find ones online for toddlers, while Wow Watersports has a grownup version they call the Aqua Treadmill.

Don’t forget the family pets; a nonporous, puncture-resistant floating dog bed at Frontgate comes in a bunch of colors and three sizes.

Chewy has ZippyPaws Floaterz sturdy turtle-shaped water toys for dogs, as well as rope-handled bumpers and a variety of floating balls.

A hard-sided kiddie pool can be a good non-inflatable option for cooling off; just hose it out and stow away. Other pluses: The doggos will also have fun splashing around in it, and it makes a great sand or snow play zone in colder weather. The Sun Squad Wading Kiddie Pool is inexpensive and has an embossed bottom, so it’s less slippery.

SLIDE AND RIDE

A basic heavy-duty plastic water slide or “slip and slide” can be set up in most backyards; if yours doesn’t come with an attached barrier at the bottom, make sure to put something soft there.

Studio 21 Graphix’s slide has a crash pad at the finish line, plus two lanes for racing and a sprinkler curtain to pass thru on the way down. Wow Watersports’ Strike Zone Water Slide is 25-by-6 feet of slipperiness; zigzag sprinkler patterns assure a wet ride, fat pontoons on either side keep riders inside, and two sleds are included. Got a really long yard? Get two; they can be interconnected.

If you’ve got lots of space, consider Costway’s inflatable Bounce House and Water Slide, with a bounce area, water gun, two slides, a basketball hoop and several balls. It comes with a storage bag for easy transport.

POOL STYLE

Marisa Issa of Los Angeles says her family’s favorite pool games are corn hole and a floating basketball hoop, but her favorite is a floating mat from Frontgate “that only mom can use,” she says. The sleek, minimalist white float has a headrest, and is made of marine-grade dense foam, suitable for chlorine or saltwater pools.

If you prefer sitting up a little, Frontgate’s got a floating armchair with attached ottoman. Choose from aqua, blue or flamingo pink. Or splash out on a full-size pool chaise kitted out with drink holders.

Want to hang out with a handful of friends in a backyard pool? Funboy has a 9-foot-wide floating metallic crown with drink holders. Or lounge luxuriously in the company’s Bali Cabana Lounger, with a curved integrated shade, a tropical leaf print, cup holders and handy grab ropes.

BigMouth has some food-related inflatables like a giant ice pop, pizza slice, donut, watermelon slice, cheeseburger and taco.

At first, glance, laying on an inflatable toy in shallow water seems pretty safe. After all, the water isn't deep, and there is a floating toy right there. Recently, a family's trip to the beach in Nova Scotia proved to be a harrowing reminder of why this is not the case. In August, two 5-year-olds played in shallow water – one in an inflatable ring, the other on an inflatable roller. Because the girls were in shallow water, their caregiver assumed the inflatable toys were enough. It wasn't until the girls began to drift away from that the complete danger of the situation became clear.

Inflatable toys can be dangerous

Because they are so light and buoyant, they tend to drift in the water or deflate when they get wet. That's when it's a problem. Kids don't know when their toys are deflated and cannot compensate when they're in the water. They can get trapped in the holes or strangle. When the girls got stuck, their caregiver did the right thing by calling for help. First responders rescued the girls and took them to the hospital to be treated for their injuries. While it's infrequent that inflatable toys are the source of injury to kids, it's good to know that they can pose a hazard. The numbers aren't obvious, but it seems that they're responsible for 1 in every 100 boating-related deaths in the U.S. and are one of the leading causes of drowning for children aged 4-6.

Why Inflatable Toys Can Be Dangerous

The giant inflatable was much bigger than the girls and began to drag the mattress toward shore, according to the parent of one of the girls who spoke with CTVNews. However, the inflatable ring wasn't nearly as big or heavy and was drifting with the current. The girls eventually lost hold of both and drifted a considerable distance. The girls' parents rushed to the scene and tried to retrieve their children, but the current was too firm, and the military eventually rescued them. The girls were found to be unharmed. Since this incident, many parents have expressed concerns about the safety of inflatable toys.

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I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU!!

SOUTH AMERICA ANNOUNCING SOON.

ASIA AND AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCING 2020.

LOVE YOU. H

LOVE ON TOUR 2020.

American Express and UK/Ireland Store Presales begin Monday, November 18.

Public onsales begin Friday, November 22.

LOVE ON TOUR 2020.

American Express and Verified Fan Presales begin Monday, November 18.

Public onsales begin Friday, November 22.

“I’m gonna go away for a little while, make some more music. And then I’ll be back soon. I’m so honoured to play in front of strong men and women every night, and thank you for trusting me to come.” 14 July, 2018 at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA

He is a man who keeps his promise.

Y can’t wait to see you again!!!!

HARRY STYSLES LYVE ON TOUR

4/15/20- Birmingham, UK - Arena Birmingham

4/17/20 Sheffield, UK - FlyDSA Arena

4/19/20 Dublin, Ireland - 3Arena

4/22/20 London, UK - The O2

4/23/20- London, UK - The 02

4/25/20- Manchester, UK - Manchester Arena

4/26/20- Glasgow, UK - The SSE Hydro

4/29/20 Berlin, Germany - Mercedes-Benz Arena

5/1/20- Oslo, Norway -Spektrum

5/2/20 Stockholm, Sweden - Ericsson Globe

5/4/20- Copenhagen, Denmark - Royal Arena

5/6/20- Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome

5/8/20- Hamburg, Germany- Barclaycard Arena

5/10/20- Krakow, Poland - TAURON Arena

5/11/20 Prague, Czech Republic - 02 Arena

5/13/20 Paris, France - AccorHotels Arena

5/15/20-Turin, Italy - Pala Alpitour

5/16/20-Bologna, Italy - Unipol Arena

5/18/20 Madrid, Spain - WiZink Center

5/20/20 Lisbon, Portugal - Altice Arena

5/25/20-Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis

5/27/20- Cologne, Germany - Lanxess Arena

5/28/20 Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle

5/30/20- Vienna, Austria - Stadthalle

5/31/20 Budapest, Hungary Budapest Arena

6/3/20 Moscow, Russia - Megasport Sport Palace

6/26/20 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center

6/28/20- Washington, DC - Capital One Arena

6/30/20 Montreal, QC - Centre Bell

7/3/20-Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena

7/4/20-Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena

7/7/20-New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

7/8/20 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

7/10/20 Boston, MA - TD Garden

7/12/20 Uncasville, CT- Mohegan Sun Arena

7/14/20- Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Paints Arena

7/15/20-Cleveland, OH - Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse

7/17/20 Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena

7/19/20-St Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center

7/21/20-St Louis, MO - Enterprise Center

7/24/20-Chicago, IL - United Center

7/28/20 Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena

7/29/20 Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena

8/1/20 Raleigh, NC - PNC Arena

8/3/20-Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena

8/6/20 Ft Lauderdale, FL - BB&T Center

8/10/20- Houston, TX - Toyota Center

8/11/20- San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center

8/13/20 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center

8/15/20-Denver, CO - Pepsi Center 8/18/20-Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome

8/21/20 Portland, OR - Moda Center

8/23/20-Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena

8/25/20 San Jose, CA - SAP Center

8/27/20- Sacramento, CA- Golden 1 Center

8/29/20- Glendale, AZ - Gila River Arena

8/30/20 San Diego, CA - Pechanga Arena

9/2/20 Los Angeles, CA - The Forum

9/3/20- Los Angeles, CA - The Forum

9/5/20-Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena

9/29/20 Monterrey, Mexico - Arena Monterrey

10/1/20- Guada lajara, Mexico - Arena VFG

10/3/20- Mexico City, Mexico - Foro Sol (Outdoors)

South America coming soon.

Asia and Australia to be announced in 2020.

announced in 2020...

#harry styles #solo #love on tour 2020 #lights up #fine line

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goldstonefinancialgroupil · 5 years

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Climate Change: A World of Opportunity

The following post Climate Change: A World of Opportunity is republished from: http://www.goldstonefinancialgroup.com

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the amount of heat stored in the upper levels of the ocean reached an all-time high in 2019. This is a primary factor that contributes to the rise in sea levels. Furthermore, the world’s five warmest years have all occurred since 2015.1

On the heels of Davos — the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum — attendees are charged with the responsibility of responding quickly and effectively to a changing world. The good news is many of the participants are people with the power to make those changes: prime ministers and presidents, chief executive officers from around the world and heads of nongovernmental organizations. The first priority of the Davos agenda this year was mobilizing businesses to respond to the risks of climate change and protecting forest floors and ocean beds.2

While addressing climate change has traditionally involved imposing government regulations, there is a new perspective that looks at the problem in terms of opportunities. Worldwide investment in renewable energy surpassed $282 billion in 2019, which included wind, solar, waste-to-energy, geothermal, biofuels and small hydro.3 These are all industries that will be developing, investing and responding to demand for decades to come.

Some of the components that contribute to climate change can be part of the solution. For example, wind speeds around the world had been declining since the 1980s. However, recent changes in ocean and atmospheric circulation patterns have actually served to reverse that trend. Today’s speedier winds will boost the energy production of a single turbine by about 37%.4

Lobbyists for the traditional energy industry have launched an initiative (Americans for Carbon Dividends) that promote a carbon tax on fossil fuel companies for their carbon emissions in concert with the elimination of unnecessary carbon regulations. The organization believes such a tax would cut U.S. carbon emissions in half by 2035 while enabling those corporations to innovate for a cleaner energy future.5

In 2018, California state lawmakers passed a bill mandating 100% climate-friendly electricity by 2045. Since then, investments have stepped up for the development of more geothermal plants, an emissions-free, renewable electricity source that uses naturally heated underground reservoirs to create steam and turn turbines (around the clock, not just when the sun is out). Last year, the Department of Energy reported that if technology improves, U.S. geothermal capacity could grow exponentially, to the point of generating up to 16% of the nation’s electricity.6

Content prepared by Kara Stefan Communications.

1 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Jan. 15, 2020. “2019 was 2nd hottest year on record for Earth say NOAA, NASA.” https://www.noaa.gov/news/2019-was-2nd-hottest-year-on-record-for-earth-say-noaa-nasa. Accessed Jan. 24, 2020.

2 Peter Coy. Bloomberg. Jan. 17, 2020. “A Sense of Climate Urgency Takes Hold in Davos.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-17/a-sense-of-climate-urgency-takes-hold-in-davos. Accessed Jan. 24, 2020.

3 BloombergNEF. Jan. 16, 2020. “Late Surge in Offshore Wind Financings Helps 2019 Renewables Investment to Overtake 2018.” https://about.bnef.com/blog/late-surge-in-offshore-wind-financings-helps-2019-renewables-investment-to-overtake-2018/. Accessed Jan. 24, 2020.

4 Matt McGrath. BBC News. Nov. 18, 2019. “Renewable energy: Rise in global wind speed to boost green power.” https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-50464551. Accessed Jan. 24, 2020.

5 Americans for Carbon Dividends. 2020. “The Solution.” https://www.afcd.org/the-solution/. Accessed Jan. 24, 2020.

6 Sammy Roth. Los Angeles Times. Jan. 22, 2020. “California needs clean energy after sundown. Is the answer under our feet?” https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-01-22/california-needs-clean-energy-after-sundown-geothermal-could-be-the-answer. Accessed Jan. 24, 2020.

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csrgood · 5 years

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Los Angeles Convention Center Donates 26 Tons of Event Items & Carpet to Several Los Angeles Nonprofit Organizations

The Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC), owned by the City of Los Angeles and managed by AEG Facilities, recently collected and donated 14.1 tons of remaining event items and 12 tons of carpet to several Los Angeles-based nonprofit organizations. The recent donations underscore the LACC’s commitment to zero waste management and service to the community.

Organizations including Habitat for Humanity, The Salvation Army L.A. Red Shield Youth & Community Center, St. Francis Center and EduCare Foundation received furniture, art supplies, tote bags, fixtures, water bottles, lanyards, clothing and more. Additionally, the LACC donated 72 four-stream recycling bins to The Salvation Army Red Shield Community Center in Downtown LA to be used to educate students at schools and camps about how to responsibly dispose of waste.

“The Los Angeles Convention Center has been an outstanding partner for our community," said Irene Lewis, Director, The Salvation Army Red Shield Community Center. “Their dedication has provided impactful services for the children and adults that walk through our doors.”

In addition to donating thousands of hard goods per year, the LACC continues to give back to the community through numerous volunteer opportunities. In 2018, more than 25 employees from the LACC and in-house vendor teams participated in a service day at The Salvation Army Red Shield Community Center in the Pico Union district. The volunteers worked with students in an afterschool program by completing arts and crafts projects, tutoring, participating in sports and playing games.

During the LACC’s third annual day of service in 2019, the LACC teamed up with the Downtown Women’s Center (DWC) where 30 LACC and Taste of LA by Levy employees prepared and served home-style meals and sorted donations for the Made by DWC retail store and women in need.

This spring, a team of LACC volunteers visited the Hope Street Margolis Family Center to give back to the neighborhood, and a group painted part of the Shaping LA mural by Portraits of Hope that is currently displayed on South Hall’s curved wall facing the 110 freeway.

“The LACC team takes AEG’s mission, ‘giving the world a reason to cheer’ and applies it to the heart of our business approach,” said Ellen Schwartz, General Manager, LACC. “We are a facility committed to impacting the community for the better, continuously seeking ways to reduce our environmental footprint and serve those in need.”

Media Contact Michelle Riehle-Ludtke 213-765-4664 [email protected]

About the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) is renowned internationally as a prime site for conventions, trade shows, and exhibitions. Owned by the City of Los Angeles and professionally managed by AEG Facilities, the LACC attracts over 2.5 million visitors annually. The facility is an integral economic component to the Southern California area, generating economic benefits through attendee direct and indirect spending and sustaining over 12,500 local jobs. The LACC also remains an enduring symbol of environmental sustainability and social responsibility and is proud to be a LEED® Gold certified facility; the venue was recertified on the Gold level in 2015 making the LACC the first convention center of its size in the U.S. to receive LEED® EB:O+M Gold recertification. For more information, please visit lacclink.com.

About AEG Facilities AEG Facilities is a stand-alone division of AEG, the leading sports and live entertainment company in the world. AEG and its affiliates owns, operates or consults with more than 150 of the industry’s preeminent venues worldwide, across five continents, providing complete venue management, as well as specialized programs in operations, guest services, ticketing, booking, sales and marketing. AEG Facilities also provides resources and access to other AEG-affiliated entities, including AEG Presents, one of the largest live music companies in the world, AEG Global Partnerships and AEG Real Estate, as well as such industry leading programs as AEG 1EARTH and AEG Encore to support the success of its venues across the globe. The Los Angeles-based organization owns, operates or provides services to the world’s most elite venues, including STAPLES Center and Microsoft Theater (Los Angeles, CA), Dignity Health Sports Park (Carson, CA), Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO.), Pechanga Arena San Diego (San Diego, CA), KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, KY.), AmericanAirlines Arena (Miami, Fla.), Barclays Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Target Center (Minneapolis, MN), Oakland Arena and Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland, CA), PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, PA), Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai, China), Cadillac Arena (Beijing, China), The O2 (London, England), Mercedes-Benz Arena (Berlin, Germany), Barclaycard Arena (Hamburg, Germany), SSE Hydro (Glasgow, UK), RAC Arena (Perth, Australia), Qudos Bank Arena and ICC (Sydney, Australia), Ericsson Globe Arena (Stockholm, Sweden), Los Angeles Convention Center (Los Angeles, Calif.), Hawaii Convention Center (Honolulu, HI), Puerto Rico Convention Center (San Juan, Puerto Rico) and the Oman Convention & Exhibition Center (Muscat, Oman). For more information, please visit aegworldwide.com.

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Aug 14, 2019

1. Todd Chrisley, 51, and his wife Julie, 48 have surrendered to the FBI.

Todd took to his Instagram on Tuesday to address the charges with a lengthy post in which he claimed they had been framed by a disgruntled employee.

Warrants were issued earlier that day for their arrest as The US Marshal have been ordered to take them into custody.

They face 12 counts including faking financial documents to obtain million dollars in loans.

A grand jury at the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Atlanta Division also accuses their accountant Peter Tarantino of falsifying tax returns.

Todd allegedly told a colleague in his company Chrisley Asset Management to make documents falsely showing he and Julie were worth $4 million.

In March 2017, Tarantino claimed to the IRS the Chrisleys did not have enough money to pay Todd's outstanding 2009 tax bill.

However prosecutors discovered, in June 2017 alone, the Chrisleys received $300,000 into their bank account and had spent $7,000 at an electronics store.

'Chrisley Knows Best' on the USA Network follows the tight-knit, boisterous Chrisley family living in the Nashville area.

2. David Hale, 46, has been taken into custody for punching comedian Andy Dick on Saturday night.

Dick was reportedly knocked unconscious during the attack in New Orleans, and was taken to hospital to be observed for 'a possible brain bleed.'

According to NOLA.com, Hale claims Dick grabbed his genitals, prompting him to punch the comedian.

Dick has was charged with sexual battery and charges for allegedly groping a woman in April last year.

He famously groped Ivanka Trump during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel's talk show back in 2007.

3. John Mayer was granted a temporary restraining order against Ryan Jeremy Knight, 39, from Charlotte, North Carolina, according to court papers.

The 41-year-old filed the papers last Tuesday in Los Angeles, claiming Knight had been harassing him since March and growing more aggressive in April.

Knight allegedly told Mayer to watch his back, threatened to kill him and tried to turn up to an event where Mayer was at in June.

He also taunted 'I've put many a Jew in the hospital', according to documents.

Among the messages Knight allegedly sent include, 'I'm everywhere like god. All ya had to do was be my pal. I'm gonna murder her JM.'

Mayer said the messages left him in fear of his life and caused him substantial emotional distress.

A judge granted his request and ordered Knight to stay 100 feet away from Mayer and his home.

Knight was arrested last March for felony stalking and in June 2017 for misdemeanor stalking, according to records by the Mecklenburg County Sheriff.

4. Mike Tyson can add hotboxing champion to his resume.

The heavyweight legend revealed on his podcast “Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson” on Monday that he and his co-host smoke around $40,000 worth of pot each month on his California cannabis farm.

“What do we smoke a month?” Tyson asked co-host Eben Britton while smoking a joint. “Is it $40,000 a month? It’s $40, yeah, $40,000 a month.”

Britton estimated that they’re toking up a mountain weed a month, admitting, “It’s crazy.”

The retired boxer broke ground in December on Tyson Ranch, a 40-acre plot of land about 60 miles from Death Valley National Park.

The compound cultivates premium pot and announced plans for an edible factory, a hydro-feed and supply store, as well as “glamping” campgrounds for stoners.

5. Jay-Z and Will Smith are staking out their territory — in the camping industry.

We’re told the rap royals — neither of whom, to our knowledge, is wont to eat out of cans and sleep under the stars — both invested in Hipcamp, an app that bills itself as “the Airbnb of camping.” (It basically lets people with outdoor space rent it out to campers.)

The company took in $25 million in its latest round of fundraising — so interest in the business is apparently … in tents. Hova is investing through his Marcy Venture Partners, and Smith’s going through his Dreamers VC fund.

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I recently had the honor to write an update on Glendale’s plans for repowering its ancient Grayson power plant and the community’s response and fight to make sure it’s California’s last gas plant.

Read my local reporting in the Crescenta Valley Weekly ~ the Grayson story here: Insights Offered at Grayson Tour and check out my cool tour pictures below! (I could listen to people talk about their work all day!) (See the pink donut box?)

Insights Offered at Grayson Tour

The plan for repowering Glendale’s Grayson power plant to be presented by Glendale Water & Power (GWP) to the utility’s citizen commission and the City Council this summer will look considerably different than the plan GWP staff envisioned when first planning for the repowering of the local energy site.

In spring 2017, Dan Brotman, a semi-retired economics professor who says he’s been long involved in advocating for the environment, took note of the City’s plans to repower the Grayson plant using natural gas rather than renewable energy. He wrote an op-ed in April 2017 to make the case against the City’s plan, focusing on both the environmental and financial aspects of his concerns, and then he organized the Glendale Environmental Coalition. By April 2018, more than 500 people protested outside Glendale City Hall, arguably the largest demonstration in Glendale municipal history, and the City Council voted overwhelmingly to pause the proposed repowering project to look at alternatives.

“The environmental arguments are obvious,” Brotman explained. “They were proposing a larger plant than the one they were replacing and, while they may say they’re tripling the energy production but not tripling emissions, the entire process of using gas is environmentally flawed, storing it at Aliso Canyon, methane leaks all along the distribution path; that’s a potent greenhouse gas. Why build another gas plant – perhaps the state’s last licensed gas plant – when the City’s needs can be met using renewables? Why wouldn’t we do that first? And why build such a large gas plant, beyond the actual needs of the City?”

Brotman said that when he scoured the City’s reports and documents he discovered that they had plans to sell excess energy generated by the plant.

“They were planning on creating extra pollutants to make money,” he said.

California state law now requires that renewable energy and zero-carbon resources supply 100% of all electricity sold in California by 2045, 60% by 2030 Brotman noted. That means that given that GWP is proposing a 30-year bond to build a plant that would have to be shut down before it is even paid for.

According to its website, the Glendale Environmental Coalition is “a collection of Glendale community members who recognize the Grayson repowering project as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our city to embrace clean power generation and be leaders in reducing our climate impact.” The current goals of the organization are to “make sure GWP gets as many qualifying proposals as possible; match clean energy developers with clean energy hosts; and to identify likely clean energy targets in the area – open space, commercial buildings, building owners interested in clean energy options.”

The Grayson Power Plant is situated in an industrial area of Glendale at 800 Air Way just northeast of the Interstate 5 and Highway 134 interchange. It is named for Loren Grayson, the City’s first chief engineer and general manager. Until 1937, Glendale purchased its electrical power from Pacific Light & Power (now Southern California Edison). In that year, the City agreed to purchase hydro-electric power from the Hoover Dam and also decided to build a city-owned and operated steam-powered plant of its own. The first unit – a steam boiler – began generating electricity in 1941.

Recently students from Pasadena’s Sequoyah School’s Social Innovations Program and Clark Magnet High School’s environmental club traveled to Grayson as part of a field trip.

“Welcome to our power plant museum,” said GWP General Manager Steve Zurn.

Zurn has worked for the City of Glendale for 31 years, most of that in the Department of Public Works where he was director from 2003 until he was appointed GWP general manager in 2013.

Students from the Sequoyah School have been studying renewable energy and many said they feel fortunate that the debate about the future of Grayson happened in their backyard. Suggesting that both the utility and the community organizations advocating for cleaner solutions could all do a “better job communicating,” the students said they remain “optimistic in human decency.”

“They want what’s best for the community,” one of the youths commented about the motivation of the staff of the city’s utility. “Their job is to help because they care, not for the money.”

GWP issued its Clean Energy Request for Proposals (RFPs), a public request for bids, ideas, and proposals for ways to meet the City’s energy demands, after the Council vote last year. The staff is in the process of finalizing “the results to ensure what is the best option for City of Glendale and its residents.” The results from the RFPs will be presented to City Council in late July along with GWP’s Integrated Resources Plan (IRP).

The IRP is a document that provides a road map for meeting GWP’s objective of providing reliable and cost-effective electric service to all of its customers. Staff will be presenting a number of options for City Council to consider; these options will include a combination of resources in various amounts: thermal generation, solar, Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), increased energy efficiencies, and battery storage at Grayson.

“We’re planning for an astronomically large battery,” boasted Mark Young, Glendale’s Integrated Resources planning administrator and Grayson project lead.

Because the peak demand for electricity happens at night and because there are only 33,000 individual houses in Glendale, GWP staff is planning to include a proposal for a virtual power plant to harness the power of the estimated 15 MW of power currently coming from rooftop solar across the City.

GWP’s current plans are described in detail on its Grayson project website:

“We can’t be a utility and not be able to plan for every eventuality. Bottom line, it’s better to have it and not need it,” Young said emphasizing the need for the City’s utility to prepare for “the worst-case scenario.”

“During the Northridge Earthquake [Young laughed when he noticed that none of the students he was addressing was alive on Jan. 17, 1994], Glendale had full power in 90 minutes because of this plant here. We’re very proud of that.”

Plant worker Matt Williams explained the rigorous environmental standards to which the existing plant is subjected.

“We get a smog check every minute,” he said adding, “and you know when you’re seeing white smoke coming out of the plant? That’s mist, not pollution.”

Brotman and his organization continue to question the plan to generate as much as 100MW still utilizing gas as well as the engagement and outreach of the City in its clean energy RFP process.

“We wanted to work with them to make it more successful,” Brotman said of the bid process, “but we did encourage some companies to participate.”

Brotman added that if the City of Los Angeles could help, even just for the next five or 10 years, Glendale would not need to repower any of the thermal energy units in the new plant.

“You’d think they’d want to do everything they could before they buy any gas,” he said.

The City of Los Angeles has canceled its plans for three gas-powered plants. Brotman believes the City of Glendale’s commitment to clean and renewable energy is compromised by its business interests. He said, for instance, that GWP fails to encourage wider use of solar energy because “it competes with the City.”

The utility currently offers incentives for the installation of rooftop solar panels.

“We have to plan for the worst and to continuously provide power, no matter what,” said Lyova “Leo” Zalyan. “We work closely with LADWP and with the City of Los Angeles all the time. We have a good working relationship with them, but the fact is that they’re facing the same issues. By 2029 they need to find 1600 more MWs themselves. We need to have reliable power, whether it’s sunny or it’s dark. That’s what it means to be a public utility.”

Zalyan outlined the current plans as Option E: 100 MWs from natural gas, 40MWs from DR’s (solar/clean energy); 75MWs from the big (big) battery (“more of a battery building”). GWP currently gets approximately 12MWs from nuclear power – it comes from Arizona with no carbon footprint but with liability and risk and 12-15MWs of hydroelectrical power from the Hoover Dam.

Compared to its neighbors, Glendale is greener with GWP’s “energy portfolio consistently ranked first in carbon-free ratings among its regional peers.”

Glendale is reportedly at 57% clean and renewable, better than LA, Pasadena, or Burbank.

Source: Glendale Water & Power

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California’s last gas? I recently had the honor to write an update on Glendale's plans for repowering its ancient Grayson power plant and the community's response and fight to make sure it's California's last gas plant.

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Red Eye Reduction: The Frequent Flyer’s Grooming Guide

How is your summer shaping up? Weddings, weekends away, holidays and business trips aplenty? Sounds busy, but how do you stay looking your best when you’re always on the go?

A while ago we boarded the same London to Los Angeles flight behind legendary fashion designer Tom Ford. He turned left, we turned right, naturally. When we were reunited at the cabin doors 12 hours later, we stood in awe: he looked like a wax work – there wasn’t a wrinkle, a crinkle or a hair out of place. He was so spotlessly preserved in comparison to our crumpled, sweaty selves, that we assumed he’d been stored upright for the entire journey and carefully unpacked just before landing. Of course, the level of wealth Mr Ford enjoys is like an invisible force field. The rest of us, often wedged into economy like market cattle, need a few more tricks up our sleeve to arrive with the same level of polish.

Well-groomed male model Richard Biedul gave us this sage advice on how to travel better: “In my line of business, you often have to travel on extremely short notice, so I keep a weekend bag containing my travel essentials packed and ready to go at all times. It only took me seven years to figure this was the most efficient way to prepare, but hey, I got there in the end,” he says, giving us all hope.

Delve into his Aspinal weekend bag and you’ll find, “a universal plug adaptor, a spare iPhone charger, a back-up book, my passport, which now calls this bag ‘home’ to save turning my house upside down every time I’m going somewhere, and crucially, an integrated (detachable) wash bag containing a small (travel size) grooming kit.” So, the golden rule of the well-groomed traveller is a simple one: always have a pre-packed dopp kit on standby.

What Should Be In Your Travel Kit

All pro-flyers know the drill: nothing over 100ml, packed transparently, and you’ll whip through security, leaving the idiots fumbling. Your carry-on grooming kit needs to be in a clear wash bag (not a zip lock freezer bag or one of those pathetic plastic baggies handed out by security), of which Stow London make some of the most stylish.

Take it from Richard: this little flight bag should never be unpacked. Keep it in your holdall or suitcase when out of service, that way you know the essentials are covered. A really good moisturiser is a must; beyond that it should include:

Eye Drops & Lip Balm

Cabin air often leaves us chapped of lip and blinking sandpaper within an hour in the clouds. Eye drops will keep you comfortable for the entire flight, and applied just before landing after a red-eye or night flight to give you a brighter eyed appearance. A quality moisturising lip balm will also keep your lips protected from the intense dehydration.

Facial Spritz & Sheet Mask

Hydration, hydration, hydration: this is the most important mantra to any in-flight grooming routine. Sheet masks are perfect for flights because a) you’ve got the rare opportunity to just sit there with a mask on, b) the individual sachets mean you won’t taste it on your toothbrush later, and c) they pack a juicy punch for your parched epidermis. Starskin do good value masks; La Mer and 111Skin make some of the best. Locking in a little extra hydro in the form of a facial spray will also be beneficial and refreshing, just apply moisturiser after each spritz. We like Aesop’s Immediate Moisture Facial Hydrosol spray.

Eye Roller

A caffeinated eye product with a massaging roller or cooling metal tip is really going to help here, such as Clinique’s Super Energizer Anti-Fatigue Depuffing Eye Gel. Swollen eye bags and feeling fatigued are the most common long haul woes, so look for something invigorating as opposed to heavy or creamy. Stick it in the hotel mini bar when you arrive for an extra refreshing hit in the morning (or whenever your body clock tells you it is).

Toothbrush & Toothpaste Tabs

This should be your dedicated travel toothbrush because there is nothing more irritating that forgetting it or not having one right by the sink when you’re hauling your jet-lagged backside to bed. Maintaining the daily ritual in the air can also help deal with changing time zones. With toothpaste tabs (check out Lush and Georganics), you can carry all you need for the trip and still freshen up if turbulence leaves you seat bound. Fresh breath is essential in cramped surroundings and particularly when you’re heading straight to a meeting on landing.

Ear Plugs & Eye Mask

The better airlines used to hand these out complimentary so we had a free supply. Now, they are all so concerned with the bottom line these tiny luxuries are a thing of the past unless you travel up front. The quality of sleep, or rest, that you get in-flight can help determine your jet lag and an easier transition into a new time zone. Seasoned travellers know that to get maximum shut eye on a red eye you need to skip dinner, ignore the siren call of free entertainment and go “straight to bed”.

Block out light with a silk eye mask, which won’t crease the skin or sap moisture like synthetic equivalents. Pop some ear plugs in (or use noise cancelling headphones) and you’ve given yourself a better shot at actual sleep. And try to resist the booze trolley – it only adds to the furry tongue.

Fragrance & Deodorant

Lugging a full-size anything onto a flight is just asking to have it confiscated by security. Travel-sized atomisers by the likes of Frederic Malle and Byredo mean you can take your favourite scents along for the ride. Travel versions of your favourite products – like Malin+Goetz’s deo – also save space and are less galling to leave behind. And you’ll need to freshen up after sleeping in your clothes.

Concealer & Brow Gel

To achieve that elusive post-flight polished look that celebrities seem so capable of, it’s worth considering this power duo from Tom Ford himself: the concealer will cover up under eye shadows and the brow gel will groom and fix the eyebrows into shape, while the tint fills out any gaps making them look slicker and bushier. For something deceptively simple, it works.

In-Flight Exercises

We know sitting down for a long time isn’t good for us, so we tapped movement expert, Roger Frampton, author of the The Flexible Body, for some tips: “The best thing to do to prevent cramp and tightness on a flight is to make sure we move around at the airport,” he says.

“As for the flight, as soon as you are able get up from your seat, look for a place where you can stand or get small movement in. Try to spend no more than one hour at a time sitting in your seat. You might feel silly getting up and down numerous times,” he says [reading our mind], “but you’ll be having the last laugh when you feel a lot fresher at your destination.”

While seated, “shake your legs out and do the standard calf stretches and upper body spine rotations to keep the blood flowing. Standing on one leg is a really good one for getting a good amount of movement in. For added intensity try closing your eyes,” he advises. For a full post flight workout, head to his Instagram page @rogerframpton:

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