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Power Grid Operators Warn Of Potential Electricity Shortages Amid Transition To Clean Energy
Power Grid Operators Warn Of Potential Electricity Shortages Amid Transition To Clean Energy Power-grid operators across the US warn that power-generating capacity struggles to keep up with demand, a worrying sign ahead of summer where heatwaves could lead to rolling blackouts. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator, or MISO, operating in 15 states across the US […]
Why Renewables Can’t Solve Europe’s Energy Crisis
Why Renewables Can’t Solve Europe’s Energy Crisis Europe has been aggressively pursuing a clean energy future and the end of fossil fuels, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the shortcomings of renewables. The soaring prices of key metals and the length of time it takes to implement renewable energy projects have meant Europe is […]
This War Marks the End of Cheap Resources
This War Marks the End of Cheap Resources Image credit: Miguel Bruna via Unsplash It’s time to bust some myths. Ones, like “we have all the natural resources we want” and “we live in an a world of abundance”. Or if something does become unavailable, then surely a replacement will come online and magically scale up […]
Carbon Neutral Myth: Why the Green Tech Revolution Will Not Solve Climate Change
Carbon Neutral Myth: Why the Green Tech Revolution Will Not Solve Climate Change
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XL
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XL Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the […]
JP Morgan’s misinformation on the clean energy disruption – a handy guide
JP Morgan’s misinformation on the clean energy disruption – a handy guide The JP Morgan Asset and Wealth Management Annual Energy Paper is one of the most influential publications among global investment and business leaders in the energy sector. But JP Morgan Chase’s 2021 Annual Energy Paper is a deeply flawed piece of work that promotes some serious misinformation […]
When Renewables Are Not Renewable
When Renewables Are Not Renewable Sure the wind and sun are renewable, but the collectors we build are not Wind Turbines We term an energy source “renewable” when the energy provided is powered by the sun — wind and solar, or powered by gravitational forces — tidal. However, the energy collectors are not renewable. Solar […]
Degrowth economy: The climate solution no one is talking about
Degrowth economy: The climate solution no one is talking about For all the talk of renewable energy, electric vehicles and plant-based diets, there’s a gaping hole in the way we’re trying to solve accelerating climate change. We will not stay below 2°C of warming while pursuing economic growth — yet barely anyone talks about it. […]
Reply to Diesendorf, M. Comment on “Seibert, M.K.; Rees, W.E. Through the Eye of a Needle: An Eco-Heterodox Perspective on the Renewable Energy Transition. Energies 2021, 14, 4508”
Reply to Diesendorf, M. Comment on “Seibert, M.K.; Rees, W.E. Through the Eye of a Needle: An Eco-Heterodox Perspective on the Renewable Energy Transition. Energies 2021, 14, 4508” When we published Seibert and Rees (2021) [1], we expected conflicting responses from the energy/climate/sustainability community. We were therefore somewhat surprised that most of the comments and questions that have […]
UK energy crisis is a fossil fuel crisis – and gas is the villain
UK energy crisis is a fossil fuel crisis – and gas is the villain New analysis by energy think tank Ember reveals that the skyrocketing price of fossil gas was responsible for 85% of the increase in UK wholesale electricity prices in 2021. In just one year, wholesale electricity prices quadrupled and it became almost five […]
The dark side of Tesla: gigafactories need gigamines
The dark side of Tesla: gigafactories need gigamines The production of electric vehicles requires vast amounts of raw materials such as nickel: Around 32 kg of this metal are needed for the lithium batteries of a mid-range car. To secure access, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is encouraging global nickel mining and is considering investing in […]
Rushing headlong into electrification, the West is replacing one energy master with another
Rushing headlong into electrification, the West is replacing one energy master with another The United States and its allies, such as Canada, the UK, the European Union, Australia, Japan and South Korea, face a dilemma when it comes to the global electrification of the transportation system and the switch from fossil fuels to cleaner forms […]
The Dutch have decided: Burning biomass is not sustainable
The Dutch have decided: Burning biomass is not sustainable EU member states are increasingly turning their coal plants into biomass plants in an effort to cut carbon emissions. [Mizzou CAFNR / Flickr] The Netherlands should phase out the use of biomass for generating electricity as soon as possible, the advisory board of the Dutch government […]
