China is apparently doing such a good job at transitioning to renewables, we should all ditch democracy and copy their example.
Category: Energy
UK Guardian: A nuclear plant’s closure was hailed as a green win. Then emissions went up – ‘Shuttering of facility raises awkward climate crisis’
…since the closure, New York’s greenhouse gas emissions have gone up.
Aussie Green Panic: “the nuclear push is designed to bring … renewables to a halt”
Opposition party support for nuclear energy appears to have collapsed renewable investment.
Aussie Renewable Investment Slumped 80% in 2023
Rooftop solar / battery installations were the exception. Perhaps Aussie households are preparing for the coming grid failure?
Swedish Wind Farms Facing Bankruptcy
The total loss for the years 2017–2022 amounted to 13.5 billion Swedish krona [€1.2 billion], which meant a loss margin of 39 per cent,” they said about the sector.
Offshore Wind Bribe Falls Short
Real environmentalists are standing up, knowing also that the electricity rate increases from offshore wind will be substantial, even after U.S. taxpayers get soaked via the U.S. Department of Energy…
Singapore: A Tale of Two IEAs
The policy posture that IEA Paris recommends for its members would cause Lenin much envy
India Power Sector In 2023
New coal generating capacity added 2120 MW last year, and now stands at 208 GW. In the last three years 9630 MW has been added.
Exploding Energy Prices in Costly California
Green energy policies are the primary cause for high and escalating California energy prices.
Save the Whales: CFACT calls for banning offshore wind monopiles in favor of suction buckets
Suction bucket technology is simple and elegant.
New York And California Getting Totally Lost With Energy Storage
It seems that in both New York and California, the really tiny amounts of grid-scale battery storage built to date have been plagued by repeated major fires. From New York:
Germany Begins Felling 120,000 Trees From ‘Fairy Tale’ Forest to Make Way for Wind Turbines
Work has started on the clearing of up to 120,000 trees in the forest, the setting for many of the Brothers Grimm mythical stories, to provide access for an initial…
New Data Points In New York’s Unfolding Energy Implosion
…the scope of offshore wind projects moving forward with accepted bids has decreased by about two-thirds, while the price has just jumped by over 30%.
Europe is Struggling to Meet Green Hydrogen Goals, Send Money
WINNING: €22 Billion EU Government money spent to produce 20,000 tons of green hydrogen, at a price of €1.1 million per ton, or €1100 / kg.
CFACT Says Offshore Wind Violates Clean Air and Clean Water Acts
David Wojick In formal comments, CFACT has asked EPA to assess the adverse impact of the giant Virginia offshore wind project on air and water quality. The issue is far-reaching…
Does the Alleged Climate Crisis Justify Ignoring Accusations of Chinese Slave Labor?
LONGi Green Energy Technology has appealed for the West not to abandon Chinese manufacturers. But in 2021 LONGi was accused of using slave labor sourced components.
Germany’s Unstable Power Grid…Coal Plants Will Be Needed “For A Very Long Time”
At the end of the article, Haferburg comes to the conclusion that we will continue to see coal-fired power plants in operation for a very long time.
If Climate Change is Knocking Down Power Pylons, Why Build More Renewables?
If storms are getting worse, how can fragile renewable energy infrastructure survive the superstorms of the future?
Electric Power vs. Green Goals
From MasterResource By Steve Goreham “The green movement calls for a shutdown of coal and gas power plants. At the same time, it demands a switch to electric vehicles, electric…
Aussie Energy Execs Urge a Coal Backup “Safety Net” to Ease the Net Zero Transition
“… the pace of the renewables coming forward is too slow, relative to the ambitions articulated for the nation …”
The UK is much closer to blackouts than anyone dares to admit
From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby Of all the problems with electric cars, perhaps the least expected was the revelation that some…
Why California’s climate disclosure law should doom green energy
From CFACT California prides itself on being a leader with respect to tackling climate change. This is because they believe, albeit on shaky scientific grounds, that their citizens “already” face…
Time to Retire the Term “Renewable Energy” from Serious Discussions and Policy Directives: Part 3
“Renewable good, non-renewable bad” is far too simplistic and unfortunately influential
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