From the CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS and the “those who don’t pay attention to history are condemned to repeat it” department. See the money quote about kerosene below, bold mine. Liquid hydrogen…
Category: Green tech
A Trifecta of Green Lunacy: The law of unintended consequences kicks in
Green Lunacy #1: £450 Million Lost Over Failed Green Power That Is Worse Than Coal The Times, 23 February 2017 Ben Webster Britain is wasting hundreds of millions of pounds…
Cheap solar cells made from perovskite promise 20% efficiency
Major advance in solar cells made from cheap, easy-to-use perovskite Physicists boost efficiency of material that holds promise as base for next-generation solar cells UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – BERKELEY…
The Cult of Tesla
Guest post by David Middleton As someone rather detached from the automotive world — in other words, someone who considers cars to simply be tools and not extensions of identity…
How To “Green-Wash” A (Carbon-Intensive) State
Guest essay by Phil Hutchings Coming back to live in Brisbane after a couple of years away, I was staggered to find the Queensland Government is running TV advertisements to…
Entire state of South Australia has power black out because of flawed climate change energy policy
Governor Brown has California on same “dark ages” renewable energy path as South Australia Guest essay by Larry Hamlin The entire state of South Australia suffered a complete power black…
"Green" math must be a Common Core product… EV Edition.
Guest post by David Middleton It seems like a week is incomplete without at least one Real Clear Energy article proclaiming huge gains in EV sales and the impending doom…
Why do consumers participate in 'green' programs?
From MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY From recycling to reusing hotel towels, consumers who participate in a company’s “green” program are more satisfied with its service, finds a new study co-led by…
Friday Funny – the new "AA" class electric Mercedes
I drive an electric car for around town use. It saves gas and is fun to drive. I get lots of complements about it. However, I still enjoy a good…
More evidence that renewables alone don't cut it
You can’t rely on renewable energy and so need to keep other options, making it still more expensive. WUWT reader Dixon writes: Tasmania, an island state in Australia generates a…
Fire breaks out at world's largest solar power plant – Ivanpah
From the L.A. Times: A generating tower at the world’s largest solar energy plant was shut down Thursday after a mirror misalignment caused sunlight to burn through electrical wiring and start a small fire, according…
Fraud: Most EU Carmakers Report False CO2 Emissions
Tesla Throws Cold Water On Its Own Hype Volkswagen’s diesel scandal could just be the tip of a very large iceberg when it comes to carmakers faking emissions figures. Carmakers…
Newsbytes: Elon Musk's SolarCity Crashes
As SolarCity Crashes, Is Elon Musk Overrated? SolarCity is struggling. Tesla is struggling. Elon Musk is not the King Midas of making companies perfect. Musk’s magic can’t do everything anymore.…
Prepare for blackouts: San Diego To Run 100 Percent On Renewable Energy By 2035
(via Slashdot) The city of San Diego has announced a bold new plan to run completely on renewable energy by 2035. While the city already produces the second largest electrical…
This New Battery is a Game Changer
Lighter Cheaper More Powerful Battery Changes Renewable Economics Guest essay by Roger E. Sowell, Esq. Marina del Rey, California It is not often on SLB that I use the phrase “game-changer.”…
Amnesty Report: Green Battery Technology Built on a Foundation of Child Abuse
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Amnesty International has released a shocking report, about conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the child labourers who mine much of the world’s…
Britain Faces Energy Crisis, Engineers Warn – Green Isn't Working
Via The GWPF Energy bills will soar as green policies shut coal-fired power stations and cause an “electricity supply crisis”, experts say. Prices will be forced up as the UK…
Green Tech and the climate crisis syndicate
Manufactured climate crisis fears and renewable energy schemes create gold mine for the rich Guest essay by Paul Driessen Renewable Portfolio Standard advocates recently held their 2015 National Summit. The…
Green’ Cars Meltdown As VW Emissions Scandal Rocks Car Industry
Via The GWPF: The European car industry was shaken on Monday as Volkswagen’s share price fell almost 20 per cent over its admission that it cheated on US emissions tests,…
Apple and Google Pour Billions Down a Green Drain
Guest essay by Steve Goreham Originally published in Communities Digital News, republished at WUWt by request of the author. Business has been captured by Climatism, the belief that humans are…
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