Supplant Russian gas? Clearly neither the Express or Mr Jackson have bothered to do any sums! So let’s help them.
Tag: Intermittent Wind and Solar
Green Wrecking Ball: Germany Clearing “Undisturbed” 1000-Year Old Forest, Make Way For Massive Wind Park
Germany’s government has not only taken a wrecking ball to the nation in terms of COVID, but also to its biodiversity in its self-deluded bid to protect the climate.
More Focus On The Impossible Costs Of A Fully Wind/Solar/Battery Energy System
It should be glaringly obvious that, if we are shortly going to try to convert to a “net zero” carbon emissions energy system based entirely on wind, sun and batteries,…
Natural Gas as a ‘Bridge Fuel’: Back to the 1980s/90s
“History rhymes. Natural gas as part of the environmental solution is a return to thirty-plus years ago.”
We Should Not Compare Electricity Sources Using Nameplate Ratings
Renewables only “take root” because governments, market operators, utility regulators and misguided Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors – misguided only in that they do not account for how the…
Mark Krebs on Energy Efficiency under Biden’s DOE (Part II of IV: EERE Modeling)
Tricks include inflated energy-price forecasts (for the disfavored energy, gas), lowballed maintenance costs for favored appliances (electric), and so on.
Ottawa, Canada is following Germany’s failed climate goals
As the City of Ottawa pursues electrification of it grid from breezes and sunshine, and electrification of all of its vehicles, at any cost, it remains oblivious to the real…
Mark Krebs on Energy Efficiency under Biden’s DOE (Part I of IV: “Deep Decarbonization” Reigns)
The adage “if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu” is alive and well within the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The same…
What Solution Do Renewable Energy Advocates Offer For The Problem Of Storage?
So I say to these three commenters: it’s time to step up your game. Don’t just make unsupported assertions that wind and solar are cheaper. Give us a spreadsheet with…
When Did They Know? Industrial Wind on the Health Firing Line
The WG’s chief concern was to promote wind energy, irrespective of its impacts on rural communities. This resulted in the highest night-time noise limits permitted anywhere.
Two More Contributions On The Impossibility Of Electrifying Everything Using Only Wind, Solar And Batteries
Go ahead and look through the plans being put forth today by the likes of California, New York, Germany or the UK, and see how they address any of these…
Sunnica Solar Farm
There is something drastically wrong with our planning system, if industrial developments like Sunnica can take place in the middle of pristine countryside without locals having any say in the…
Fossil Fuel Generation Outpaces Renewables in 2021 – IEA
While Fatih Birol whistles in the dark, the fine words at COP26 hit the wall of reality.
German Household Electricity Prices Reach New Record High In 2021…Share Of Green Electricity Falls!
2021 was also the first time in 22 years that the total power generation by green energies fell. In 2021, only 238 billion kwh of energy were produced compared to…
The Cost of Net Zero Electrification of the U.S.A.
The cost of US$433 trillion is equivalent to over 20 times the US 2019 GDP. It would cost every adult (18 year and over) a total of US$1.7 million!
Wind will be Competitive! (Secretary Chu from 2011)
Yes, what began in 1992 for wind’s PTC was extended in 1999… 2002 … 2004 … 2005 … 2006 … 2008 … 2009 … 2012 … 2014 … 2015 ……
Biden powers his own political disaster with energy fantasy
It’s not clear at all that Biden — or whomever is handing him the note cards before he faces the camera — is interacting with reality when ordering the federal…
Myopic politicians are wilfully blind to the truth about green energy
As most people will correctly work out for themselves when they receive their inflated energy bills this spring, the biggest danger they face is not being fried or drowned in…
European nations walk back their ‘climate ambitions’ as the exorbitant price tag becomes clear
The political class remains rhetorically wedded to its earlier foolhardy promises, and the media is too enamored of reality-detached activists such as Ms. Thunberg.
Don’t lose your mind reading mainstream energy chronicles – try these for immediate relief
From the BOE REPORT Terry Etam It’s the end of the year, a time for positivity and hope for the new year. A time of relaxation, reflection, and grounding with…
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