RENEWABLE ENERGY: Powering the World with Wind, Water and Sunlight

Mark Jacobson, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, has published 18 peer-reviewed scientific papers (with 96 collaborators) dealing with electric power derived from three renewable energy sources: wind, water and sunlight.

His publications demonstrate that renewable energy will not only benefit the environment in terms of avoiding pollution and global climate change, but also will provide far more jobs than will be lost in the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. In addition to environmental and economic benefits, the transition to clean energy will provide significant health benefits to society.

In the video below, Jacobson delivers a short lecture to California high school students titled "Powering the World with Wind Water and Sunlight (WWS)."

Want to see how the Jacobson 100% WWS plan would apply to New York State?  

- Powerpoint Presentation (34 Mb) by Mark Jacobson titled "Powering New York State with Wind, Water and Sunlight"- Click here.

- Publication (2013) by Mark Jacobson and colleagues titled "Examining the feasibility of converting New York State’s all-purpose energy infrastructure to one using wind, water, and sunlight" -- Click Here to download the PDF. 

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The Jacobson 100% WWS plan applies to 53 Towns and Cities:
- Summary paper: Sustainable Cities and Society, 2018 - Click Here

The Jacobson 100% WWS plan applies to the 50 United States:

- Publication (2015) by Mark Jacobson and colleagues titled "100% clean and renewable wind, water, and sunlight (WWS) all-sector energy roadmaps for the 50 United States" - Click Here.

The Jacobson 100% WWS plan applies to the World:

- October 24, 2016: "100% Clean and Renewable Wind, Water, and Sunlight (WWS) All-Sector Energy Roadmaps for 139 Countries of the World" - Click Here.

Scientific Basis: 100% Clean, Renewable Wind-Water- Solar (WWS) All-Sector Energy Roadmaps for Towns, Cities, States, Countries, and the World

- Abstracts of 18 Peer-Reviewed Published Journal Articles From 2009-2018 by 96 Co-Authors - Click Here
- Links to the Full Papers are available (See last page of the document) - Click Here

Grid Integration Studies: 100% reliability of a 100% WWS in the U.S. and Worldwide 

- Matching demand with supply at low cost in 139 countries among 20 world regions with 100% intermittent wind, water, and sunlight for all purposes (2018) - Click Here 

- A low-cost solution to the grid reliability problem with 100% penetration of intermittent wind, water, and solar for all purposes: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015 - Click Here