Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach After my previous post on the subject of the fuel mix that powers the planet, I thought I’d take another look at energy use, this…
Category: Renewable energy
Germany’s green transition has hit a brick wall
Even worse, its growing problems with wind and solar spell trouble all over the globe Oddvar Lundseng, Hans Johnsen and Stein Bergsmark More people are finally beginning to realize that…
Switching to a home battery won’t help save the world from climate change
From Eurekalert Public Release: 11-Dec-2018 Switching to a home battery won’t help save the world from climate change At least until utilities charge less for energy coming from renewable power…
Colorado energy company Xcel goes crazy green
One starts to suspect there is a lot of hype, and maybe securities fraud, going on here David Wojick, PhD Awhile back, I wrote an article about how the radical…
Renewable energy reduces power prices by more than cost of subsidies, study finds
From The ABC Renewable energy reduces power prices by more than cost of subsidies, study finds By Liz Hobday Posted Thu at 3:06pmThu 6 Dec 2018, 3:06pm Photo: Solar and…
Xcel Energy, Colorado’s largest utility, committed to going 100 percent carbon-free by 2050
Yes, I know all about the photo caption~ctm From Summit Daily Deepan Dutta December 6, 2018 As the world turns its back on promises to curb carbon emissions, one of…
Indiana utility seeks 12 percent rate hike to shut down coal power.
From The American Spectator Under a renewable energy proposal from Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), Indiana consumers would face a 12 percent electricity rate hike, which will cost the…
Blackouts, deaths and civil unrest: warning over Scotland’s rush to go green
From The Herald Scotland 28th November Exclusive by Sandra Dick The green energy sector in Scotland has grown rapidly in recent years. Scotland faces being plunged into darkness for days,…
When the Wind Doesn’t Blow
By John Hultquist, A brief look at the electrical balancing by the Bonneville Power Administration from Oregon and Washington, Nov. 2018 We live in central Washington State where the mighty…
We can eliminate fossil fuels, no problem!
By Andy May French President Macron has implemented a new fuel tax to discourage drivers from burning fossil fuels in their cars. The resulting higher fuel prices have caused more…
Peter Foster: Another report reluctantly admits that ‘green’ energy is a disastrous flop
From The Financial Post This report should be profoundly embarrassing to the government of Justin Trudeau Peter Foster November 22, 2018 12:40 PM EST Amid hundreds of graphs, charts and…
Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe
Reposted from Paul Homewood’s Blog By Paul Homewood This is a long, but very readable piece from the New York Times Magazine: I have only included the opening section, plus…
Electri-Fried Fusion
Guest Post by Renee Hannon My dad is an off-the-grid kind of guy and the cost of his lifestyle choice is usually secondary. He was one of the first in…
Apple caught fibbing about running on 100% renewable energy
Guest opinion by Tim Worstall Nonsense, Pish And Tosh – Apple Claims To Run On 100% Renewable Energy Apple is claiming something which isn’t true, that the company now runs…
'Why haven't we done something already?': California mulling ban on fossil-fuel vehicles
From The National Post China will also likely order an end to sales of all polluting vehicles by 2030, the chairman of electric-carmaker BYD Co. said Thursday The internal combustion…
UK's green bank abandons Britain: Promise to back UK ditched in rush to privatise firm
From This is Money.co.uk By Rachel Millard For The Daily Mail Published: 16:51 EDT, 25 September 2017 | Updated: 16:51 EDT, 25 September 2017 The newly privatised investment bank that…
Germany Probably Won’t Meet Its Global Warming Goal, Despite Shelling Out $800 Billion For Green Energy
Energy From The Daily Caller Michael Bastasch 2:50 PM 09/22/2017 A recent report claims Germany is not on track to meet its goal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions 40 percent…
Australian leader hints at a clean energy target by year's end
August 28, 2017 / 4:16 AM / 2 days ago From Reuters Reuters Staff SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia could adopt a clean energy target by the end of the year,…
California Public Utility Commission SETS NEW TIME-OF-USE PERIODS FOR SDG&E TO REFLECT CHANGING ENERGY MARKET
By Roger Sowell In moves to change electricity rates in California to better reflect the impacts of solar power on the grid, CPUC has allowed San Diego Gas and Electric…
Rail Energy Storage Harnesses the Power of Gravity All the Livelong Day
A California startup is repurposing trains and rail cars to help renewable energy utilities compete with fossil fuels. By Glenn McDonald From Seeker August 21, 2017 6:45 AM EDT What…
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