Notices by Jan Rosenow (janrosenow@mastodon.energy), page 4

I always wondered what this car is supposed to defend you from?

If all announced clean energy manufacturing projects are realised, solar & battery manufacturing already meet the needs for 2030 to stay on track for net zero. Wind, heat pumps & electrolysers are not yet on track but are expanding rapidly.

Data from International Energy Agency (IEA) graph from Energy Monitor.

A new Swedish company called Aira will start selling heat pumps in the UK, Germany and Italy this year for a monthly fee of around 80 Euro instead of paying an upfront installation costs.

I think it is a good idea. My comments in the New Scientist.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2378676-pay-monthly-option-for-heat-pumps-could-help-europe-cut-emissions/

Europe’s ‘coal comeback’ that never materialised.

Booming renewables and electricity demand reductions meant that the EU's coal generation over winter 2022–23 fell compared with the previous year.

@emberclimate data in @energymonitorai.

This is huge: Yesterday the German government confirmed plans to no longer allow stand-alone fossil fuel heating systems to be installed from 01 January 2024.

That’s in all buildings and will come into force in just 8 months. https://www.ft.com/content/fbb800a9-5c6e-4781-943b-a6235f4149c9

Germany launched its new incentive programme for heat pumps.

The new rules grant rebates of up to 40% to help homeowners to buy and install heat pumps.

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/05/germany-launches-rebate-program-for-residential-heat-pumps/

Solar energy is booming.

Solar markets in Europe, especially in German-speaking countries and the United Kingdom, could jump by more than 100% over the year.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/solaredge-sees-us-solar-growth-slowing-2023-asia-europe-markets-surge-2023-01-05/

Polluting SUVs have the carbon footprint of a major industrial nation.