Singapore buying 2 new 600MW natural gas ("fossil gas," as @drvolts says) power plants by the end of the decade. Power demand is rising, "driven largely by electricity-intensive sectors such as advanced manufacturing, digital economy, and transport" and projected 3.7% annual growth.
Yesterday on the grid: Early a.m. we charged our EV off the grid (blue). Midday, solar power mostly went to the grid (yellow). Evening, Powerwall battery pumped juice to the grid as part of a virtual power plant (green). Battery fully recharged by 1 p.m. today from solar. #Renewables#VPP#EnergyTransition#Solar#power
A rare moment when a video title is not clickbait. Great report from DW Planet A on energy system inefficiencies. I've wonder whether talking more about efficiency and waste to climate skeptics might bring them on board with green policies. Personally, I don't care how we do it, as long as we get to the same end result of a more sustainable world.
"The dream in the USA of 'electric SUVs for all' rests on the back of extraction from the mines of Congo and from the bodies of Congolese workers who are supposed to bear the brunt of that Dream. This is not a viable future."— @jasonhickel
@peterdutoit What dominates the high use in the US? I must admit I’m a bit surprised it is that much higher than Germany and the UK. Is it transportation mainly or something else?
"If the plan is to convert everything worth converting into goodbye kiss revenues for a sunsetting industry, eventually a petrostate will need greater control of its populace & its democracy. The successful implementation of Bills 20 & 18 are vehicles to that end."
No mention of fusion energy at least at the top level of in BNEF's New Energy Outlook 2024 report, which is no surprise given its unproven abilities. But at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, we're working hard to carve out a big wedge alongside solar and wind for zero-carbon electricity. Our first machine is under construction, and we want to put power on the grid in the early 2030s. https://about.bnef.com/new-energy-outlook/
U.S. military has partnered with Sage geothermal company to install energy storage.
EarthStor is a mechanical energy storage technology that taps into the pressure energy of fluid stored deep underground. When electricity supply surpasses demand excess electricity is used to power pumps and inject water below ground. Then, when the grid needs it the heated pressurized water can drive turbines that generate electricity.