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Ventura County to Replace Natural Gas Generation with Battery Storage
News flash: batteries do not *generate* electricity. Did California actually think this through? Removing / retiring natural gas plants for generating electricity and creating a huge...- Tom Kirkman Replied
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Norway horrified as new rates make EV charging prices higher than petrol
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Siemens unveil 14 MW offshore Turbine
Another step up in size. How long before we get to 20 MW? https://www.marinelink.com/news/siemens-gamesa-launches-mw-offshore-wind-478602- NickW Replied
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Calls to add ‘climate change’ to death certificates – New study demands ‘climate change’ be added as ‘pre-existing condition’
The sky is falling. The sky has always been falling. Ignore that acorn behind the curtain. < sigh > Amusing the attempt to link the China Flu...- Tom Kirkman Replied
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Los Alamos Lab Hydrogen Water Splitting
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What Is Holding Back Geothermal Heating and Cooling?
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Geothermal Drilling?
It has been suggested that I start a thread on geothermal. I don't know anything about it but I will kick it off.Anyone here...- Jay McKinsey Replied
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Why COVID-19 Won't Crush Renewables
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If You Want ‘Renewable Energy’ - Get Ready to Dig
Pinched off LinkedIn and made me chuckle "Building one wind turbine requires 900 tons of steel, 2,500 tons of concrete and 45 tons of plastic."...- El Nikko Replied
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Michael Moore Has Become a Hero to Climate Deniers
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/05/09/delingpole-michael-moore-has-become-a-hero-to-climate-deniers-complains-guardian/ How could Michael Moore betray most of his fans by telling the truth about energy? See the free movie, still running on YouTube. RCW Delingpole:...- michael moore
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Largest solar + storage project in the United States approved
Dept. of Interior approves plans for $1 billion, 690-MW Gemini solar project with 1,400-MWh battery. https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2020/05/dept-of-interior-approves-plans-for-690-mw-gemini-solar-project-with-1400-mwh-battery/- Jay McKinsey Replied
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Used Solar Panels 17.5 Cents per Watt
Note that the minimum order quantity is one shipping container, which may be a 20' or 40'. This isn't made clear.- Meredith Poor Replied
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Hydrogen Hurdles in Japan
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-hydrogen-southkorea-insight/hydrogen-hurdles-a-deadly-blast-hampers-south-koreas-big-fuel-cell-car-bet-idUSKBN1W936A A dangerous fuel that is hard to contain and is more expensive than natural gas. Green extremism is the allure to an expensive and...- ronwagn Replied
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Cheapest source of new electricity gen by country
This LCOE so no subsidies! https://nawindpower.com/bnef-onshore-wind-is-cheapest-source-of-new-build-generation- Jay McKinsey Replied
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Cost of Solar Continues to Decrease
The learning rate of photovoltaics – the speed at which price declines accelerate with wider deployment of the technology – reached 23.5% in 2019, according to...- Jay McKinsey Replied
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A New Solar-Panel Plant Could Have Capacity to Meet Half of Global Demand
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-29/gcl-system-plans-to-build-world-s-biggest-solar-panel-plant?srnd=premium&sref=RzXyyOXY If the US builds out 30Gw per year over the next 30 years, it would have 900Gw installed by 2050. US peak power demand on...- Meredith Poor Replied
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Houston 100% Renewable Electricity
City of Houston Surprises: 100% Renewable Electricity — $65 Million in Savings in 7 Years The City is Estimated to See a $9.3 Million Reduction...- Jay McKinsey Replied
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78% of new US electricity solar & wind this year!
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Harley stock soars 30% this week electric motorcycle
https://electrek.co/2020/04/29/harley-davidson-stock-soars-30-this-week-company-recommits-to-electric-motorcycles/ "It’s no secret that Harley-Davidson has been in a tough financial spot for the last few years. And the figures from Harley-Davidson’s first-quarter earning’s...- Jay McKinsey Replied
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Trump Orders Biofuel Boost
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Hydrogen car dreams float away
After 30 Years Of Trying, Mercedes-Benz Ends Hydrogen Car Development Because It’s Too Costly Saw this item in a newsletter. It about sums up the...- hydrogen
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NREL Six-Junction Solar Cell Sets Two World Records for Efficiency
https://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2020/nrel-six-junction-solar-cell-sets-two-world-records-for-efficiency.html "Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have fabricated a solar cell with an efficiency of nearly 50%. The six-junction solar cell now holds...- solar
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Marine based energy generation
The Renewables Team..... Perhaps a baseload energy system like this may be worth some discussion? Below is a comparison of area required vs energy generated for wind...- recycling plastics
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California Climate Target Too Weak for Greenies
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Right Location, Wrong Value Source
I've wanted to make a topic where I could get people to talk about nuclear, and to debate educated doubters. Everywhere else I go,...- KeyboardWarrior Replied
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