https://www.europesays.com/1218678/ What do you think of the Swift Centre’s prediction that coal consumption in China and India will be much higher than predicted by organisations like the IEA? #Energy
#Trump wined and dined oil executives with chopped steak, the same thing I ordered at The Rustler when I was 7. You'd think Rex Tillerson would've warned these guys to be content with record profits #climatechange#energy
"Howarth goes as far as to say that “short-term energy needs,” in an emergency such as the invasion of Ukraine, “are better met by reopening closed coal facilities, on a temporary basis, than by expanding LNG infrastructure.” "
Here is the starkest depiction of how the #FossilFuel industry is using the war in #Ukraine as a pretext for expanding their hold on the planet's #energy supply. Don't fall for it.
Remember: fossil fuel companies want people to focus on what **uses** #energy so we don't talk about the supply side.
They benefit from #environmentalists spending time and energy bickering with one another about whether AI uses too much #electricity, whether to support more #nuclear plants, whether we should mine more #lithium to have grid scale #batteries, and so forth.
That doesn't mean we can't talk about these things, but be #mindful where you spend your energy.
🌞 400,000 ‘solar balconies’ boost German home energy harvesting capacity
"The solar balcony generates only a tenth of the power output of a rooftop solution, but it is portable if the homeowner wishes to relocate.
👉 Unlike a rooftop system that requires professionals for installation, a balcony solar system consists of panels and a mounting structure, and the assembly can be completed by anyone using the instructions provided."
The new thermal energy networks will utilize the same types of pipelines that traditionally carry planet-warming gasses to buildings, but they will carry water or other liquids that transfer heat from underground or other buildings to power heat pumps.
Utility scale district heating and cooling can save a lot of energy. Ground-source heat pumps can reduce energy consumption and emissions by up to 44% versus air-source heat pumps and 72% compared to standard air-conditioning equipment. #Energy
The first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the United States is now officially open and is expected to be only a drop in the pond when compared to the number of projects...
The fossil fuel sector (and associated lobby) are playing both ends to the middle;
spending extensive political resources undermining the transition to green & sustainable energy, they're now arguing that the (relative) slowness of this transition confirms countries should stick with fossil fuel based energy provision.
This pretty much sums up both the corrosive character of the industry and the betrayal of the future by this generation!
https://www.europesays.com/1112180/ The Zombies of the U.S. Tax Code: Why Fossil Fuels Subsidies Seem Impossible to Kill. “Everybody agrees fossil fuel subsidies are wasteful, stupid and moving things in the wrong direction.” Two of the biggest tax breaks have been in place for about a century. #Energy
«Across Europe, many dams are either approaching the end of their operational life, or the costs of their maintenance are outweighing the benefits they provide. Similarly, in the United States, many are due to be re-licensed, sparking discussions about whether they are still fit to yield services. And it is not just big dams: millions of small barriers block European rivers.»
....greatly depend on supply and demand. Future demand forecasts are subject to huge swings and very diverse scenarios if you just look at the research done by PWC (graph below). I haven't studied the article, but I doubt that they factored in a potential armed conflict over #Taiwan with #China, which would have an extremely negative impact on #WorldTrade and...