The Last Coal-Fired Generating Station In The UK Went Offline This Week
The last coal-fired generating station in the UK has been shuttered, an act that could have international implications.
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US Election 2024: Industrial Decarbonization
Four years ago, things looked bleak for federal action in the industrial sector. Biden and Harris’ current plan is light on specific climate action for industry as well. The committed Kigali Amendment and Paris Accord ratifications will have flow-down impacts of course. There are research dollars for low-carbon concrete and … [continued]
Slide from presentation to Indian utility professionals under auspices of ISGF by Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist, TFIE Strategy Inc
Shutting Down Coal & Gas By Steps, Slides, & Substitutions – India Utilities Seminar Transcript…
Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. With the … [continued]
ChatGPT & DALL-e generated panoramic image depicting the contrast between Germany and Australia in terms of nuclear energy
Germany’s CO2 Off 10%, Coal & Nuclear Down, Gas Networks Next, Oz Debates Nuclear
Recently I was engaged in an odd conversation online, one that spanned from Australia to Germany, almost exactly the opposite sides of the world. Australia is in the throes of a deeply odd energy conversation about whether nuclear generation is necessary or not (it isn’t). The leader of the Australia’s … [continued]
Image (cropped): Iron-air battery to provide long duration energy storage, courtesy of Form Energy via CEC
We Need More Than Transmission Lines
We recently got this from the NRDC, in an article, “We Can’t Let Aging Transmission Stall Clean Energy Progress,” published at CleanTechnica: “The good news is that there’s an abundance of clean energy waiting to get online. In fact, there are about 2,000 gigawatts of new resources — primarily renewables … [continued]
Be Super Critical Of Supercritical CO2 Hype
By far the greatest user is the fossil fuel industry, and they want to multiply its use by orders of magnitude to perpetuate their business.
DALL·E and ChatGPT generated Photo of an abandoned and mothballed Chinese coal generation plant, located in a remote area. The plant shows signs of wear and neglect, with rusted metal
China’s Coal Boom Includes 775 GW Of Shelved, Canceled, Or Closed Plants
China’s coal demand growth is almost over. Its coal burning remains very high, but it’s not accelerating as the narrative suggests, and it will be declining sooner than expected.
Midjourney generated image of a desolate landscape scarred by oil extraction with rusted pump and pipelines littering it
Australians Ask About Fossil Fuels in Smart Energy Council Presentation Webinar
Last week I had the opportunity to talk with over 300 participants in an Australian Smart Energy Council webinar. It was organized to exploit my unusual timezone alignment with Oz as I spend a few weeks in New Zealand as a digital nomad. Over 600 signed up, expecting to listen … [continued]
Nature Conservancy, Rivian, & BrightNight Collaborate To Transform Kentucky Coal Mine
The Starfire Mine Renewable Energy Hub in Kentucky will occupy the site of what was once the largest coal mine in the US.
What Is An Acceptable Methane Leakage Rate?
The study showing 0.2% leakage natural gas is as bad as coal generation in one scenario could be read as recommending coal instead, which would be a mistake.
