South African leaders must pivot to an energy agenda that accepts the present reality: Coal and natural gas are indispensable for industrial competitiveness – at least until affordable, reliable, on-demand…
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Why are developing economies pursuing small modular reactors?
SMRs represent more than power generation, they’re platforms for industrial development. A national SMR program involves the construction and operation of units for domestic markets and export, alongside the development…
Old King Coal at COP28: Uninvited Guest or Star of the Show?
By Tilak DoshiPeter A. Coclanis December 19, 2023 Last Friday, just two days after the Dubai COP28 meeting ended, a report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) stated that global…
The South African Energy Crisis: A Battle between Power Needs and Environmentalists
…the vehement objections from environmental groups continue to cause gridlock driving the South African economy into a ditch.
South Africa and The Green Energy Wall
Funny how all that “free” electricity and near-daily blackouts don’t lead to rapidly increasing per capita GDP. Instead, it’s the further impoverishment of already-poor people.
A Reliable Electricity Supply – Six Months and Half a Dozen Years
Dr Kelvin KemmChairman: Stratek Global Electricity is the lifeblood of the country. If it stops flowing, the economy immediately starts to decay. The average citizen notices it immediately when the…
South Africa: Warmism Creates Blackouts
Eskom’s promise to reduce coal-fired generation over the next 30 years threatens to drive South Africa’s 62 million people further into an abyss of rolling blackouts and attendant economic damage.
Why South Africa’s electricity blackouts are set to continue for the next five years
In his 2021 State of the Nation Address President Cyril Ramaphosa offered an action plan to develop additional power generation capacity in the short to medium term. While these interventions…
Sensible, sustainable nuclear power for Africa
Nuclear is most certainly a source of sustainable clean energy. At least seven African countries have signed agreements with Russian nuclear company Rosatom to develop nuclear capabilities. Small Modular Reactors…
Rebuilding the energy base for real economic growth in South Africa
Rob Jeffrey The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy in South Africa (DMRE) has published the Request for Information (RFI) in respect of the commencement of preparations for a nuclear…
Weaknesses of solar and wind, Myths and Questions that require an answer
It is claimed that wind and solar are the cheapest sources of electricity and these sources should dominate future electricity supply. This paper focuses on known additional costs and subsidies…
In Earth’s largest extinction, land animal die-offs began long before marine extinction
New dates for fossils indicate land animal turnover extended for hundreds of thousands of years University of California – Berkeley The mass extinction at the end of the Permian Peri…
The carbon trading money tree
If the carbon trading business seems too good to be true, maybe there’s a good reason Guest post by Kelvin Kemm The COP-18 environmental conference held in Doha has come…
Alice in Wonderland science
Our energy and environment deserve better – in South Africa and Qatar Guest post by Dr. Kelvin Kemm A few weeks ago, perhaps as a prologue to the “global warming…
After Rio – what next?
It’s time to give all mankind a real chance to enjoy genuine development Guest post by Dr. Kelvin Kemm The Rio+20 World Environmental Conference has come and gone. The “Plus…
Post COP 17 – The Road to Nowhere
Guest post by Professor Will Alexander Roadmaps The key word used during the COP 17 discussions was ‘roadmap’ used by the European Union delegation. The following is a map of…
Kyoto – in the past for Canada
More at BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16151310 UPI says: The cost of meeting Canada’s obligations under Kyoto would be $13.6 billion, Kent said. “That’s $1,600 from every Canadian family — that’s the Kyoto…
Quote of the Week – what Durban is really about
WUWT commenter Cal65 from Hawaii burns away all of the irrelevancy of posturing and pronouncements and gets to the core truth of what the Durban climate deal is really all…
Durban: what the media are not telling you
By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley in Durban, South Africa DURBAN, South Africa — “No high hopes for Durban.” “Binding treaty unlikely.” “No deal this year.” Thus ran the headlines. The…
Climate Alarmism’s Credibility Sinks Under Weight of Ecological Evidence
Voters across the world are waking up. Recent elections in Europe and the Americas have ushered in new governments that are openly hostile to the net-zero agenda. They were elected…