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Tesla confirms Powerwall-backed virtual power plants in Texas and Puerto Rico soon
Tesla has confirmed that it will soon launch virtual power plants using Powerwalls in Texas and Puerto Rico. The company...electrek.co
Great news for TX and PR. Wonder why not HI... maybe bigger water to HI than PR. LOL
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Prediction: Coal has fallen. Nuclear is next then Oil.
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Qatar researchers review hydrogen production from on-board ammonia decomposition
A team from Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar has comprehensively reviewed various ammonia decomposition techniques to produce clean hydrogen by recovering the boil-off ammonia while integrating solar energy infrastructures onboard a ship for electricity and heat requirements. The review...
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Hydrogen from ammonia.
So a cruise ship can hypothetically go on forever, as long as there are people on board and food to feed them?
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Another scam to keep hydrocarbons alive . Plus bonus NOx pollution.
Qatar researchers review hydrogen production from on-board ammonia decomposition
A team from Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar has comprehensively reviewed various ammonia decomposition techniques to produce clean hydrogen by recovering the boil-off ammonia while integrating solar energy infrastructures onboard a ship for electricity and heat requirements. The review...www.greencarcongress.com
Hydrogen from ammonia.
So a cruise ship can hypothetically go on forever, as long as there are people on board and food to feed them?
(Notice that this comes from oil and gas producing region.)
June 2023 for April 2023 EIA Electric Power Monthly:
- Coal generation hit a new low in April 2023, lower even than April 2020. (April is the annual low).
- Coal generation has been lower than renewable generation every month this year so far.
12 month coal generation again dropped below 12 month nuclear after March 2023.
Unfortunately most of the slack has been taken up by natural gas, with PV installs being far lower than planned.
As much as the underlying trend for global PV looks extremely good, with rapid growth in PV manufacturing coming over the next few years, some of the structural issues for wind and utility-scale solar need to be solved so that natural gas generation can fall.
- Coal generation hit a new low in April 2023, lower even than April 2020. (April is the annual low).
- Coal generation has been lower than renewable generation every month this year so far.
12 month coal generation again dropped below 12 month nuclear after March 2023.
Unfortunately most of the slack has been taken up by natural gas, with PV installs being far lower than planned.
As much as the underlying trend for global PV looks extremely good, with rapid growth in PV manufacturing coming over the next few years, some of the structural issues for wind and utility-scale solar need to be solved so that natural gas generation can fall.
It was interesting last month to bike through the Czech Republic and see nearly 1 of 10 houses in these tiny rural villages have rooftop PV. If it can happen there, it can happen here.
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Between 2013 and 2022, the total value of the portfolios grew to $402.8 billion, but without investments in fossil energy, the funds would be worth $424.6 billion today, according to the study, which was published Monday.
OPEC secretary general predicts 110 million barrel per day worldwide oil consumption by 2045. About 23% above today's levels.
He is insane on two accounts: 1) If we continue burning oil at the current rate setting aside increasing production, he will be complicit in the greatest mass murder since WW2. 2) We are at the start of the S curve in EV adoption. And nothing that nitwit says or does is going to stop that. The middle east house of cards built up on poisoning the planet is rapidly coming to an end. Time to earn an honest living.
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He is insane on two accounts: 1) If we continue burning oil at the current rate setting aside increasing production, he will be complicit in the greatest mass murder since WW2. 2) We are at the start of the S curve in EV adoption. And nothing that nitwit says or does is going to stop that. The middle east house of cards built up on poisoning the planet is rapidly coming to an end. Time to earn an honest living.
OPEC Sees Global Oil Demand Surging 23% By 2045 | OilPrice.com
OPEC’s Secretary General sees global oil demand surging to 110 million bpd by 2045, a dramatically different forecast from the one given by the IEA.
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Nonfossil Fuel Energy Sources Accounted For 21% Of U.S. Energy Consumption In 2022 - CleanTechnica
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Primary energy consumption in the United States was 100.4 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2022, a 3% increase from 2021. About 21% of U.S. energy consumption in 2022 came from nonfossil fuel...
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Primary energy consumption in the United States was 100.4 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2022, a 3% increase from 2021. About 21% of U.S. energy consumption in 2022 came from nonfossil fuel sources such as renewables and nuclear—a tie with 2020 as the highest share since the early 1900s, according to data in our Monthly Energy Review. Fossil fuels—petroleum, natural gas, and coal—accounted for 79% of total U.S. energy consumption in 2022.
Nonfossil Fuel Energy Sources Accounted For 21% Of U.S. Energy Consumption In 2022 - CleanTechnica
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Primary energy consumption in the United States was 100.4 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2022, a 3% increase from 2021. About 21% of U.S. energy consumption in 2022 came from nonfossil fuel...
Primary energy consumption in the United States was 100.4 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2022, a 3% increase from 2021. About 21% of U.S. energy consumption in 2022 came from nonfossil fuel sources such as renewables and nuclear—a tie with 2020 as the highest share since the early 1900s, according to data in our Monthly Energy Review. Fossil fuels—petroleum, natural gas, and coal—accounted for 79% of total U.S. energy consumption in 2022.
Also, always worth remembering that fossil energy use includes a lot of waste, so we don't need another 79 quadrillion BTUs of renewables.
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New study reveals a startling fact about America’s coal-based power plants: ‘All but one’
In the meantime, solar and wind projects are only getting cheaper to complete.
A recent study comparing the costs and benefits of coal-based power plants to those of wind and solar energy projects found a clear answer surrounding the future of our power grids.
The report, by the policy group Energy Innovation, found that nearly all of America’s coal plants — a whopping 99% — would cost more money to maintain than to simply replace. In this case, the money-saving replacement was either a wind or solar plant.
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The parable seeks to show how opportunity costs, as well as the law of unintended consequences, affect economic activity in ways that are unseen or ignored. The belief that destruction is good for the economy is consequently known as the broken window fallacy or glazier's fallacy.
Given the current shortage of wind turbine technicians, there's retraining potential for anyone in the oil and natural gas industries.
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NV Energy plans to shut down last coal plant by 2025
NV Energy released plans to convert the final existing coal-fueled plant at the North Valmy Generating Station to a cleaner natural gas-fueled plant.According t
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I guess NV Energy does not think solar+storage is quite there yet... unlike the large coal plant that was shut down several years ago. I guess 50% CO2 reduction is better than no reduction for now.
After decades of use in a coal power plant, a New Mexico reservoir will help bring water to the Navajo Nation
SHIPROCK, N.M. (KRQE) – A reservoir with over 800 million gallons of active water storage has changed hands from a power company to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The water will be funne…
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A win-win, as I see it.
After decades of use in a coal power plant, a New Mexico reservoir will help bring water to the Navajo Nation
SHIPROCK, N.M. (KRQE) – A reservoir with over 800 million gallons of active water storage has changed hands from a power company to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The water will be funne…
A win-win, as I see it.
But why demolish the smoke stacks (which takes time and resources) instead of repurposing them (the foundation for MegaCity or as a historical reminder of past wrongs like Manzanar)?
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Japan is clueless again
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Japan draws nearly a third of its electric power supply from coal, one of the world’s dirtiest sources of energy. But critics say the use of ammonia merely extends Japan’s reliance on fossil fuels and could potentially increase carbon emissions as the ammonia is produced. Burning ammonia can also produce nitrogen oxide, which is toxic to humans and is another emission to be managed
Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, has few of its own natural resources, and can produce only 11 percent of its energy needs without fuel imports — one of the lowest self-sufficiency rates among the world’s wealthiest nations. At a meeting of environment ministers from the Group of 7 leaders in Sapporo this spring, Japan was the only nation that refused to commit to bringing its coal usage down to zero by 2030.
The power industry is also reluctant to abandon coal because it has spent so much recently to build new plants. Since 2011, Japanese power companies have constructed 40 coal plants — nearly a quarter of Japan’s total coal-fired network — with a new Jera plant going online last month.
Japan Says It Can Make Coal Cleaner. Critics Say Its Plan Is ‘Almost Impossible.’
Japan says that by blending ammonia with coal in its boilers, it can make coal less damaging to the planet. But the technology faces many hurdles.
Japan draws nearly a third of its electric power supply from coal, one of the world’s dirtiest sources of energy. But critics say the use of ammonia merely extends Japan’s reliance on fossil fuels and could potentially increase carbon emissions as the ammonia is produced. Burning ammonia can also produce nitrogen oxide, which is toxic to humans and is another emission to be managed
Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, has few of its own natural resources, and can produce only 11 percent of its energy needs without fuel imports — one of the lowest self-sufficiency rates among the world’s wealthiest nations. At a meeting of environment ministers from the Group of 7 leaders in Sapporo this spring, Japan was the only nation that refused to commit to bringing its coal usage down to zero by 2030.
The power industry is also reluctant to abandon coal because it has spent so much recently to build new plants. Since 2011, Japanese power companies have constructed 40 coal plants — nearly a quarter of Japan’s total coal-fired network — with a new Jera plant going online last month.
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