GREEN NEW DEAL = BLIZZARD OF LIES

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9 hours ago, Jay McKinsey said:

Jeep's Magneto Concept Is the Fully Electric Wrangler of the Future

This Wrangler EV matches the stock V-6 model's performance—and it even has a manual transmission.

Where do you charge it when travelling through the mountains or the forest? Useless.

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The oil industry is now buying back shares, a sign of market strength.

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Eni-Boosts-Dividend-To-Pre-COVID-Level-After-Strong-Q2-Earnings.html

"Eni expects its cash flow from operations before changes in working capital at replacement cost to exceed US$11.9 billion (10 billion euro) at a Brent price scenario of $65 a barrel and assuming a SERM benchmark refining margin slightly in negative territory.  Eni became the latest international oil major to announce a share buyback and/or a hike in dividends after posting solid Q2 results. Other European majors, such as Shell and TotalEnergies, also announced share buybacks this week after reporting significant growth in earnings for Q2 2021. Shell raised its dividend. U.S. supermajor Chevron (NYSE: CVX) is also resuming share repurchases after reporting earnings above expectations for the second quarter on the back of rallying commodity prices."

Edited July 31, 2021 by Ecocharger

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1 minute ago, Ecocharger said:

Where do you charge it when travelling through the mountains or the forest? Useless.

Jeep Is Launching a Charging Network to Facilitate EV Off-Roading

Over the next 12 months, the brand will install Level 2 charging stations at trailheads across the U.S. The project coincides with the launch of the Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid.https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a35951567/jeep-charging-network-off-road/

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10 hours ago, Jay McKinsey said:

Chemicals don't emit CO2, they aren't per se a problem.

But good thing they have renewables to help them make money.

Canadian TC Energy plans to start using renewable energy to run its pipeline network in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint, Reuters reports, citing a senior company official.

"We started just with our liquids pipeline and it gives us really a lot of confidence that we'll be able to pivot quickly to our natural gas pipeline business both in the U.S. and in Canada," Corey Hessen, president of power and storage at TC Energy, told Reuters.

Currently, the company is measuring how many tons of carbon dioxide it would save by switching from natural gas to wind and solar power to operate its pipeline network. What is clear is that it generated close to 14 million tons of CO2 in 2019 from its pipelines.

 

TC Energy's plan is the latest sign that the energy industry is taking the emission challenge seriously and seeking ways to improve its track record in this respect. Yet emission-cutting for companies like TC Energy is also to their own benefit.

Canada plans to raise the price of carbon dioxide emissions from around $32 (C$40) per ton now to as much as $136.50 (C$170) by 2030. That's a price the government would use to charge big polluters such as TC Energy for their emissions. The pipeline operator would need to spend billions to build the renewable energy capacity it would need to run its 62,000 miles of oil and gas pipelines. Still, over the long term, it will probably save money from the move.

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/TC-Energy-To-Use-Renewable-Energy-To-Run-Pipeline-Network.html

CO2 emissions are not a problem per se.

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1 minute ago, Jay McKinsey said:

Jeep Is Launching a Charging Network to Facilitate EV Off-Roading

Over the next 12 months, the brand will install Level 2 charging stations at trailheads across the U.S. The project coincides with the launch of the Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid.https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a35951567/jeep-charging-network-off-road/

Get back to me in 12 months. Let's see how it works.

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We need more battery storage! 

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Teslas-Giant-Australian-Battery-Bursts-Into-Flames.html

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40 minutes ago, QuarterCenturyVet said:

We need more battery storage! 

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Teslas-Giant-Australian-Battery-Bursts-Into-Flames.html

A coal fire has been burning at the Pawnee Power Plant in Brush for over two weeks, as it was first reported to the Brush Volunteer Fire Department on Monday, July 19 as having started July 14. https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2021/07/29/xcel-energy-reports-crews-are-making-good-progress-on-pawnee-power-plant-coal-fire/

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30 minutes ago, Jay McKinsey said:

A coal fire has been burning at the Pawnee Power Plant in Brush for over two weeks, as it was first reported to the Brush Volunteer Fire Department on Monday, July 19 as having started July 14. https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2021/07/29/xcel-energy-reports-crews-are-making-good-progress-on-pawnee-power-plant-coal-fire/

It also burns naturally underground.

https://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-oldest-underground-fire-has-been-burning-fo-1539049759

Do batteries burn naturally underground? 

No? 

Oh, well then, shut yer yap. 

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5 minutes ago, QuarterCenturyVet said:

It also burns naturally underground.

https://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-oldest-underground-fire-has-been-burning-fo-1539049759

Do batteries burn naturally underground? 

No? 

Oh, well then, shut yer yap. 

Which makes coal a terrible substance for humans to use. Batteries underground don't burn and won't burn down a town.

Edited July 31, 2021 by Jay McKinsey

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26 minutes ago, Jay McKinsey said:

Which makes coal a terrible substance for humans to use. Batteries underground don't burn and won't burn down a town.

6000 years, that seam has been burning for. Read. The. Article. 

Your all important batteries will burn down towns, mark my words. The more those things are used, the more accidents will happen. 

https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/burning-concern-energy-storage-industry-battles-battery-fires-51900636

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34 minutes ago, Jay McKinsey said:

Which makes coal a terrible substance for humans to use. Batteries underground don't burn and won't burn down a town.

You'll still need it for steel, you utter donkey. 

And, the way you make it seem, windmills are going to replace NG as well? 

 

Well, you'll need to build 3× the capacity, so that's a veritable f%@k ton of steel. 

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5 minutes ago, QuarterCenturyVet said:

6000 years, that seam has been burning for. Read. The. Article. 

Your all important batteries will burn down towns, mark my words. The more those things are used, the more accidents will happen. 

https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/burning-concern-energy-storage-industry-battles-battery-fires-51900636

Actually the number of grid storage battery fires have decreased as more have been deployed. 

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6 minutes ago, QuarterCenturyVet said:

You'll still need it for steel, you utter donkey. 

And, the way you make it seem, windmills are going to replace NG as well? 

 

Well, you'll need to build 3× the capacity, so that's a veritable f%@k ton of steel. 

No, green hydrogen will replace coal  in steel making. 

Nippon Steel, which is the largest steel producing company in Japan, plans to replace coking coal with hydrogen in the reduction process while Mitsubishi Heavy is also planning to build a zero-carbon steel plant in Austria. A trial operation to run the plant using hydrogen in Austria is slated to begin in 2021.https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/hydrogen-replacing-coking-coal-should-owners-of-dry-bulk-ships-take-note/#:~:text=Nippon Steel%2C which is the,slated to begin in 2021.

Yes, renewables are going to replace all fossil fuels.

You just aren't very good at this whole technology thing.

Edited July 31, 2021 by Jay McKinsey

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17 minutes ago, Jay McKinsey said:

Actually the number of grid storage battery fires have decreased as more have been deployed. 

Mmmhhhmmm. We'll see how long that lasts. We've only just begun. 

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16 minutes ago, Jay McKinsey said:

No, green hydrogen will replace coal  in steel making. 

Nippon Steel, which is the largest steel producing company in Japan, plans to replace coking coal with hydrogen in the reduction process while Mitsubishi Heavy is also planning to build a zero-carbon steel plant in Austria. A trial operation to run the plant using hydrogen in Austria is slated to begin in 2021.https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/hydrogen-replacing-coking-coal-should-owners-of-dry-bulk-ships-take-note/#:~:text=Nippon Steel%2C which is the,slated to begin in 2021.

Yes, renewables are going to replace all fossil fuels.

You just aren't very good at this whole technology thing.

And, where is all that hydrogen coming from? 

Hydrocarbons right now, and probably for the foreseeable future. 50 years, maybe. 

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/04/green-hydrogen-is-gaining-traction-but-it-must-overcome-big-hurdles.html

You're just a pie in the sky donkey. 

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3 hours ago, Jay McKinsey said:

A coal fire has been burning at the Pawnee Power Plant in Brush for over two weeks, as it was first reported to the Brush Volunteer Fire Department on Monday, July 19 as having started July 14. https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2021/07/29/xcel-energy-reports-crews-are-making-good-progress-on-pawnee-power-plant-coal-fire/

Your response is not a response. Off topic, Jay, as usual.

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2 hours ago, Jay McKinsey said:

No, green hydrogen will replace coal  in steel making. 

Nippon Steel, which is the largest steel producing company in Japan, plans to replace coking coal with hydrogen in the reduction process while Mitsubishi Heavy is also planning to build a zero-carbon steel plant in Austria. A trial operation to run the plant using hydrogen in Austria is slated to begin in 2021.https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/hydrogen-replacing-coking-coal-should-owners-of-dry-bulk-ships-take-note/#:~:text=Nippon Steel%2C which is the,slated to begin in 2021.

Yes, renewables are going to replace all fossil fuels.

You just aren't very good at this whole technology thing.

A "trial operation" is hardly a universal replacement, Jay. You just aren't very good at this whole technology thing.

We could grow oranges in Alaska, too, if we tried. Would not make economic sense.

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8 hours ago, Ecocharger said:

Your response is not a response. Off topic, Jay, as usual.

Whenever you say I'm off topic I know I made a good point. Those coal fires are nasty and extremely difficult to extinguish.

 

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8 hours ago, Ecocharger said:

A "trial operation" is hardly a universal replacement, Jay. You just aren't very good at this whole technology thing.

We could grow oranges in Alaska, too, if we tried. Would not make economic sense.

The whole technology thing is about exponential growth over time driven by decreasing costs with scale. We are just getting started with the hydrogen transition.

Edited July 31, 2021 by Jay McKinsey

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Coal is a hot commodity, increasing use by leaps and bounds.

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Coal/China-Doubles-Down-On-Coal-Despite-Global-Push-To-Go-Green.html

"In spite of growing international pressure, coal continues to boom across much of Asia, with China at the helm. Although China is attempting to move away from coal, rationing electricity use to battle the rising demand of the major polluter, hot temperatures are forcing the government to keep on producing as well as importing to meet this demand. 

“Southern China has been very hot, and the daily power load is consistently breaking new highs,” Huatai Futures Co. analyst Wang Haitao stated.

In the Zhejiang region, only 30 percent of its energy comes from renewable sources, meaning that industrial regions across China such as these will still rely heavily on coal for years to come."

Edited August 1, 2021 by Ecocharger

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On 7/27/2021 at 4:52 AM, Jay McKinsey said:

Tesla reports more than $1 billion in net income during Q2, up tenfold from a year ago

Overall automotive revenues came in at $10.21 billion, of which only $354 million came from sales of regulatory credits. That’s a lower number for credits than in any of the previous four quarters. Automotive gross margins came in at 28.4%, higher than in any of the last four quarters.

does it come from the rise of bitcoins and tesla shares?

or does it mean, a year ago, 1 B of gross income means selling 16 667 cars at the price of 60k; Q2, ten folds, 10.21 B, we sold 170 167 cars??

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BRIEF

Form Energy's $20/kWh, 100-hour iron-air battery could be a 'substantial breakthrough'

Published July 26, 2021

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Jason PlautzContributor

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Dive Brief:

• Somerville, Massachusetts-based startup Form Energy on Thursday announced the chemistry for an iron-air-exchange battery that could offer long-duration storage at a price of less than $20/kWh.
• The technology relies on thousands of small iron pellets which rust when exposed to oxygen, then revert back to iron when oxygen is removed. That process can power a battery that Form claims can deliver electricity for 100 hours. 
• Form also announced a $200 million Series D funding round led by an investment from the innovation fund of steelmaker ArcelorMittal, one of the world's leading iron ore producers. ArcelorMittal will also non-exclusively supply iron materials developed jointly with Form for use in the batteries.

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On 7/31/2021 at 3:46 AM, QuarterCenturyVet said:

You'll still need it for steel, you utter donkey. 

 

There are different types of coal.  High-quality coal used for steal will remain. The crap that is only good for energy will be eliminated.

 

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 Natural gas and coal failed Texas when a big winter storm hit and it wasn’t the first time. Looks like tech is catching up in the utility storage business. Iron and air cheap batteries that will last for 4 days. Is this the last hurrays for nat gas? The beginning of the end? The next two years should prove interesting in this battery ramp up. 

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3 minutes ago, -trance said:

There are different types of coal.  High-quality coal used for steal will remain. The crap that is only good for energy will be eliminated.

 

Several years ago steel was headed towards electric. I will have to check it out. The other nut to crack was concrete. I might as well get an update there as well.