Taming the Sun
by Varun Sivaram · first published 2018
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This book shows how solar could spark a clean-energy transition through transformative innovation -- creative financing, revolutionary technologies, and flexible energy systems. Solar energy, once a niche application for a limited market, has become the cheapest and fastest-growing power source on earth. What's more, its potential is nearly limitless -- every hour the sun beams down more energy than the world uses in a year. But in Taming the Sun, energy expert Varun Sivaram warns that the world is not yet equipped to harness erratic sunshine to meet most of its energy needs. And if solar's cu
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"Taming the Sun: Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet" by Varun Sivaram [0] is a good source on ways to improve renewable energy from infrastructure design changes. He talks about the HVDC longitude…
on “Google deletes net-zero pledge from sustainability website” ↗> Taming the Sun: Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet I was very disappointed with this book. The book TLDR : Current solar technology is great but will flat-line at XX% of energy usage. We need…
on “YC’s 2018 Summer Reading List” ↗…market for certified self-driving. Should of really scored some of those engineers from Mercades-Benz, or the ones that handled the out-sourcing, too. [0] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36722606-taming-the-sun Edit; spacing
on “Twitter’s legal letter to Meta: a guided tour of a weak litigation letter” ↗…great example. Good number of rich jumped into the tech while those in the industry knew a drop of blood does not contain the proper sample size for testing multiple markers. Dr. Varun Sivaram's book "Taming the Sun" even talks about Elon Musk's solar panel grifting tactics to seek and exploit investors. How is this any different than investors going for the world changing technology such as blockchains and NFTs?…
on “SiFive Rolls Out RISC-V Cores Aimed at Generative AI and ML” ↗