Announcements about “clean energy” are just smoke and mirrors backlit by the glow of a coal-fired furnace in Asia and paid for by overcharged consumers.
Category: Intermittent Wind and Solar
More Evidence of a Global Offshore Wind Project Collapse
The Aussie Government is worried it might have to pay for Australia’s own commercially unviable renewable projects, after President Trump pulled US support.
“China is Building the [Renewable] Future … building coal-fired power stations, … because it has to …”
Building communist coal power stations is apparently OK and necessary, but it is very wrong when President Trump does it.
The Conversation: “renewable energy still cannot compete with oil and gas”
Even in green energy subsidised Britain, developing renewables does not make economic sense.
Green Lobby’s Dishonest Crusade for Solar and Wind
LCOE purports to present an apples-to-apples comparison between various energy sources. However, the measure is meaningless because it ignores key costs such as those of providing backup power to compensate…
John Grimes: “China Plays as a Team” Implementing the Renewable Transition
In 2024 LONGi, then the USA’s top solar-panel supplier, was sanctioned by U.S Customs and Border Protection for alleged use of Chinese forced labor. They aren’t the only Chinese company…
Solar Farms Paid To Switch Off
Zonal pricing will no doubt be a good way for Octopus to charge higher prices. But the real solution is not to rearrange the deckchairs. It is to stop building…
Concern Over Safety Of German Wind Turbines Heightens After 70-Meter Rotor Blade Snaps Off
A 70-metre-long rotor blade of a V150 wind turbine fell from a height of 123 meters at the Lübbenow wind farm in Germany, heightening concerns about the safety of wind…
CFACT report: Feds fail to “offset” wind turbine eagle kills
At a minimum, FWS should issue no new wind power eagle-kill permits until the glaring issues uncovered in this study are resolved. Accurate electrocution death rates must be determined. Given…
Feds ignore their research on windmills killing eagles
It looks like FWS has never implemented, or even publicly evaluated, any of DOE’s research products. The permits are issued under the Eagle Protection Act, which clearly calls for mitigating…
Biden’s Offshore Wind Dreams Drowning As Trump Guts Industry
The offshore wind industry is floundering as President Donald Trump reverses Biden-era policies designed to boost the industrialization of America’s oceans.
Australia’s Net Zero Grid to Face Strict Government Price Controls
I wonder what happens next, when a government imposes more price fixing in the middle of a supply and affordability crisis?
Claim: Australia’s Renewable Energy Future Requires Realignment With China
“Australia must ditch its distrust and collaborate” – and not purchase any US nuclear submarines.
Claim: Government Mandates can Help Australia to Seize Renewable Energy Export Opportunities
If it is a profitable opportunity, why is government intervention required to make it happen?
Spain’s Impossible Dream Of ‘Green’ Electricity
Congress, state governors and legislatures, the Trump Administration, our courts and utility companies need to act quickly and decisively to end this wasteful spending and fix our fragile electricity generating…
Victoria’s Renewable Grid Buckles Under a Brutal Cold Snap
In 2021 the Australian State of Victoria enshrined a fracking ban into the state constitution. Now they are paying the price.
Skipping the Rules: Offshore Wind’s Legal Issue
“The law remains clear: the Department of the Interior must ensure that offshore projects prevent unreasonable interference before approval — not simply allow harm and hope payouts will quiet objections.”
DOT asked to terminate illegal floating wind grant
I have the honor and pleasure of co-signing a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, asking him to terminate a half billion dollar grant made by the…
Delusional Business Council of Australia Thinks AI can be Powered by Renewables
“… we must seize the opportunity …”
If it walks like a Duck Curve… It must be California
“Solar and wind power curtailments are increasing in California”… Batteries ! Yeah, that’s the ticket!
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