Data Center Demand For Electricity Provokes US Government Response
The US has issued a new “emergency” plan to force data centers to pay for the electricity they need but it undercuts renewables,
Policy & Politics
Losing Loser Loses Another Offshore Wind Fight, Again
Desperate times call for desperate measures, as the saying goes, and US President Donald Trump is desperate to avoid losing. But, losing he is. Take his ferocious, no-holds-barred attack on the thousands of workers employed by the US offshore wind industry. While successfully obliterating many wind jobs during the course … [continued]
Yup, What We Said Would Happen Is Happening Thanks To Trump’s Idiotic Approach To International…
I’m not a huge fan of “there are two kinds of people in the world” statements, but there is certainly a spectrum in human beings from, on the one hand, always looking for a fight, and, on the other hand, looking for similarities and reasons to collaborate or be friends. … [continued]
Canada’s New Trade Agreement Has Far Reaching EV Implications
As Steve recently wrote, Canada announced a trade deal with China that will allow a quota of 49,000 EVs at a tariff rate of 6.1%, raising to 70,000 vehicles over five years. This is big news. While the quota volume might look small compared to the Chinese market, it makes … [continued]
Canada Lowers Tariffs On Chinese Made Cars
Canada and China have agreed to a new tariff arrangement that will see more Chinese made EVs imported to Canada.
Germany’s Hydrogen Backbone & the Long Shadow of Russian Gas
Germany’s newly pressurized hydrogen backbone segment with no suppliers and no customers is often described as a clean break from the past, a necessary early investment in a future hydrogen economy. The steel tells a different story. The route, diameter, age, and economics of the pipeline point back to Russian … [continued]
Trump Judge Hands Another Offshore Wind #FAIL To Trump
Offshore wind turbines have been the bête noire of US President Donald Trump ever since 2013, when he brought a case against an offshore project in Scotland. He lost, and the rage has lingered all these years. The president can’t smack back against wind turbines in Scottish waters, but he … [continued]
Trump’s Psychopathic Power Trip on Greenland
Donald Trump shocked the world when he sent Delta Force into Venezuela to kidnap Nicolás Maduro and his wife. There have been various ideas for why he did so, including the most common theory — that it’s all about the oil. (Venezuela has 18% of the world’s proven oil reserves.) … [continued]
The Opportunity Costs of Germany’s Hydrogen Backbone
Germany has now completed and pressurized roughly 400 km of hydrogen backbone pipeline with no connected suppliers and no contracted customers, a pipeline from nowhere to nowhere. The infrastructure exists and is operational, but no hydrogen is flowing to anyone who has agreed to pay for it. This is not … [continued]
Ireland Tells Data Center Developers To Bring Their Own Clean Energy
Ireland has rolled out new policies that require data centers to supply their own electricity from renewable sources.
