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Hydrogen balloon still deflating
At the risk of annoying the many hydrogen-is-the-answer-to-everything brigade there has been further bad news on the hydrogen front. This is an article from...- markslawson Replied
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Could Someone Give Me Insights on the Future of Renewable Energy?
Hello there, As I am very much interested for a thoughtful discussion about the future of renewable energy. With the world's focus increasingly shifting towards...- renewabes
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Need for backup
Another useful contribution from the Manhattan Contrarian albeit one saying what every energy realist has been trying to get across the information gap since...- markslawson Replied
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Renewables are expensive
I meant to add this item from the Manhattan Contrarian in another thread, but the moment passed. One poster was doubting that renewables caused...- markslawson Replied
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The (Necessarily Incomplete, Inarguably Ridiculous) List of Things "Caused by Climate Change" - By James Corbett of The CorbettReport.com
Look upon this list of things that The Science™ has officially pinned on the devil—errr, I mean “climate change”—and prepare to weep, deniers! by James...- Tom Nolan Replied
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More bad news for renewables and hydrogen
One embarrassing fact for the many tireless advocates for renewables is that, despite claims that electricity from such sources is cheaper than conventional power,...- markslawson Replied
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Making gasoline (and propane and diesel and jet fuel) "in your back yard"
https://arpa-e.energy.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/GREENWELLS_Project Descriptions.pdf- Meredith Poor Replied
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Green Energy's dirty secrets
Non-recycable? Say it ain't so! That's blasphemy to the true believers! Child slave labor? It's ok as long as you are comfortable saving the...- El Gato Replied
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Solid State Lithium Battery Bank
https://yoshinopower.com/ This is now a real product that ordinary people can buy.- Meredith Poor Replied
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Renewables will take decades to catch up to fossil fuel consumption worldwide, coal use is still growing in Asia and Africa.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/china-india-struggle-curb-fossil-fuels-kemp-2023-10-19/#:~:text=Even so%2C in 2022%2C fossil,China and 77% in India. This is an excellent article that fairly discusses energy use and growing needs in the Third...- Ron Wagner Replied
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By Kellen McGovern Jones - "BlackRock Behind New TX-LA Offshore Wind Farm"
BlackRock Behind New TX-LA Offshore Wind Farm By Kellen McGovern Jones https://dallasexpress.com/business-markets/blackrock-behind-new-tx-la-offshore-windfarm/ BlackRock holds partial ownership of the company that made the highest bid for the Biden...- Tom Nolan Replied
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Natron Energy Achieves First-Ever Commercial-Scale Production of Sodium-Ion Batteries in the U.S.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240428240613/en/Natron-Energy-Achieves-First-Ever-Commercial-Scale-Production-of-Sodium-Ion-Batteries-in-the-U.S./ Quote SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Natron Energy, Inc. (“Natron” or “the Company”), the global leader in sodium-ion battery technology, today announced the commencement of commercial-scale operations...- Meredith Poor Replied
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Electrified charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the air
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/electrified-charcoal-sponge-can-soak-up-co2-directly-from-the-air Quote The team used a battery-like charging process to charge an inexpensive activated charcoal cloth with hydroxide ions. In this process, the cloth essentially acts...- Meredith Poor Replied
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Efficient CO₂ Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals Using Ionic Liquid Electrolyte
https://research.doshisha.ac.jp/news/news-detail-51/ Quote The research team [...] produced ethylene and propane on a basic silver (Ag) electrode by utilizing an ionic liquid containing metal hydroxides as the...- Meredith Poor Replied
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For those of you who are full of __it.
New method makes hydrogen from solar power and agricultural waste https://today.uic.edu/new-method-makes-hydrogen-from-solar-power-and-agricultural-waste/ Quote The best performer, cow dung, decreased the electrical requirement sixfold to roughly a fifth of...- Meredith Poor Replied
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Abandoned farmlands could play a role in fighting climate change.
https://news.wisc.edu/abandoned-farmlands-could-play-a-role-in-fighting-climate-change-a-new-study-shows-exactly-where-they-are/ Link to atlas website: https://atlas.glbrc.org/ The amount of abandoned land mapped out here is easily more than the total needed to power the US with solar...- Meredith Poor Replied
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What fool thought this was a good idea...
Caspian Power Trio Aims to Electrify the European Union English Español عربي Français 中文 日本語 By Eurasianet - May 15, 2024, 12:00 PM CDT Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan signed an MoU...- footeab@yahoo.com Replied
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Why does this keep coming up? (The Renewable Energy Land Rush Could Threaten Food Security)
US power consumption is about 750 gigawatts in the peak hours in the middle of the summer. Divide 750,000,000,000 by 250 watts per square meter, one...- Meredith Poor Replied
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Geothermal Energy: A Win-Win for Democrats and Republicans?
As has been demonstrated in the geothermal plant in the Salton Sea, geothermal brings up more than hot water. Other minerals include lithium, rare...- Meredith Poor Replied
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Large Solar Panel Manufacturer Combined Production Capacity
Jinko 75 GW Trina 75 GW JA Solar 60 GW Longi ...- Meredith Poor Replied
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Perovskites, a ‘dirt cheap’ alternative to silicon, just got a lot more efficient
https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/metal-perovskite-solar-cells-vs-silicon-efficiency-550212/ Essentially, energy conversion is '250% more efficient'. If existing panels are about 20% efficient, then 250% of that would be 50%, so instead of...- Meredith Poor Replied
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Charles Kennedy at OilPrice - "BlackRock’s Plan for an Additional $4 Trillion in Climate Investment"
BlackRock’s Plan for an Additional $4 Trillion in Climate Investment By Charles Kennedy - Nov 28, 2023, 11:30 AM CST https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/BlackRocks-Plan-for-an-Additional-4-Trillion-in-Climate-Investment.html https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/blackrocks-plan-additional-4-trillion-climate-investment The world’s biggest asset manager, BlackRock,...- Tom Nolan Replied
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Ocean Heat Could Supply Endless Clean Energy
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2401171-ocean-heat-could-supply-essentially-endless-clean-energy-to-islands/ Ocean heat could supply essentially endless clean energy to islands An old idea to use ocean heat to generate clean electricity has long failed to...- Ron Wagner Replied
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Wasting money down under
When it comes to throwing taxpayer's money away the Americans and the Europeans may consider themselves to be in a class of their own,...- markslawson Replied
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The unbearable lightness of emissions cuts
One point I realised when researching my book DARK AGES: The looming destruction of the Australian power grid (Connor Court 2023), is that any...- markslawson Replied
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Can Solar Panels Regenerate Prairies?
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934560-100-can-massive-solar-power-expansion-regenerate-the-uss-iconic-prairies/?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2023-09-12-Solar-farms-to- Can massive solar power expansion regenerate the US’s iconic prairies? Renewable energy development is transforming the US countryside. It could be a chance to restore...- Ron Wagner Replied
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Shout out to the US EPA for sheer craziness
After getting a huge project out of the way I can now comment on a submission I sighted a couple of weeks back on...- markslawson Replied
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