List of Contributions

A big challenge with sea level rise is what model to believe and how much stock to put in ordinances or design guidelines. They are probably wrong as the uncertainties with the rise of sea level are too significant, and then there is what we do not know. I think designing for sea level rise is a situation ...

Offshore wind development globally is up against strong headwinds from inflationary-driven cost increases and higher interest rates and for the US East Coast developers, electricity rates that were negotiated under more favorable circumstances. In my view, the local opposition was the final nail in the ...

I think it's incredibly hard in this country to have an 'adult' conversation about energy. There are too many competing factions and special interest groups. While I think there are valid concerns with offshore wind energy, wind energy development in the OCS (Outer Continental Shelf) is subject to NEPA, ...

This week, an article that caught my eye was on a proposed plan to pipe desalinated water from the Gulf of Mexico to the Phoenix area. Such a project could be a boon to civil engineers, but is it good for society? One might argue it defers the need to make difficult decisions on water resource allocation ...

I see tidal barrages as tool in the tool kit but not a panacea. As a renewable power source, tidal power per unit of energy is far more expensive than wind or solar, so it's still a niche technology at best. See link. There's a also the issue of political and societal will for projects of scale that ...