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Why Lots Of Rabbits Have To Be Harnessed To Keep Grid Clocks Aligned

March 14, 2025 admin batteries, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, electric grid, Energy, Energy Storage, flywheel, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, pumped hydro storage, renewable energy, Smart Grid, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:37:01 +0000

The UK now has an active market for grid inertia, marking a significant step toward ensuring stability in an electricity grid increasingly reliant on intermittent renewable energy sources. The first successful bidder to provide this inertia service was a notably straightforward yet effective technology: an electric motor spinning a massive … [continued]

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US Wants To Restart Shuttered Coal-Fired Generating Stations

March 12, 2025 admin CERAweek, chris wright, Coal, Fossil Fuels, green economy, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:39:54 +0000

The new administration is hell bent on re-opening coal fired generating stations in the US and building new ones in Africa.

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Debunking The Myth: Hydrogen Fuel Cells Aren’t More Efficient Than Alternatives

March 12, 2025 admin carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, fuel cell, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, Oil, policy & politics, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:54:38 +0000

Hydrogen is often promoted as a clean and efficient energy carrier, but its real-world efficiency is frequently overstated. Proponents of hydrogen fuel cells highlight their conversion efficiencies of 50–60%, comparing them favorably to internal combustion engines (ICEs). However, this selective framing ignores the full energy pathway, from hydrogen production to … [continued]

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From London to Houston: How Chris Wright’s Anti-Net Zero Rhetoric Shifts

March 11, 2025 admin carbon emissions, chris wright, clean power, climate change, Coal, Energy, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, investment, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Solar energy, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:55:53 +0000

Chris Wright, the newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Energy, has wasted no time in making his stance on energy policy clear. In his first major international speech at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) Conference in London, he framed net-zero as an economic disaster and defended fossil fuel expansion. But … [continued]

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Are We Imagining It, Or Were Winters Colder & Snowier When We Were Kids?

March 11, 2025 admin climate change, Fossil Fuels, global warming potential, HEALTH, snow, temperature records

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:20:06 +0000

The blizzard of 1978 was fierce in New England. As an undergraduate at the University of Connecticut, it was a time for my roommates and me to stuff our bodies into as many layers of clothing as we owned, borrow a toboggan, and plod up the road to the liquor … [continued]

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Trump’s Tariffs Are Wrecking America’s Supply Chain for Critical Minerals

March 11, 2025 admin aerospace, Aviation, batteries, carbon emissions, China, clean transport, climate change, critical materials, Electric vehicles, fossil fuel, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, petrochemicals, policy & politics, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 02:20:48 +0000

The Trump administration’s latest round of tariffs is drawing scrutiny, but the real concern isn’t just the cost of Chinese EVs—it’s the impact on the materials those tariffs affect. Nickel, cobalt, and platinum-group elements (PGEs) are indispensable to the U.S. economy, yet the country is overwhelmingly reliant on imports, often … [continued]

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Carney Takes The Helm: What’s Next for Canada’s Carbon Policy?

March 11, 2025 admin Canada, carbon emissions, carbon price, carbon pricing, carbon tax, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, policy & politics, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 23:45:54 +0000

With Mark Carney stepping in as the new leader of the federal Liberal Party, Canada’s carbon pricing system faces a critical juncture. Long a proponent of market-driven climate policy, Carney inherits a system designed to reduce emissions while maintaining economic competitiveness. The current framework consists of a consumer-facing fuel charge, … [continued]

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Debunking The Myth: Hydrogen Is Not A Practical Or Cost-Effective Fuel

March 11, 2025 admin buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:00:53 +0000

Hydrogen has often been hailed as a fuel of the future, promising a clean and versatile energy source capable of decarbonizing multiple sectors. However, a closer look at the technical, economic, and infrastructure challenges associated with hydrogen reveals that these claims may be overstated. While hydrogen can indeed be used … [continued]

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Debunking the Myth: Hydrogen’s Abundance Does Not Equal Accessibility

March 11, 2025 admin climate change, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, hydrogen, iea, international energy agency (iea), natural gas, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2025 22:53:14 +0000

Saying hydrogen is abundant is like saying gold is easy to get—it’s out there, but extracting it is hard, expensive, and energy-intensive. The problem isn’t scarcity; the problem is accessibility. Hydrogen advocates often parrot the line that hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, implying that it’s naturally … [continued]

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How To Flip Marketing That Promotes A False “Future Of Energy” Vision

March 11, 2025 admin clean power, climate change, climate disinformation, disinformation, Fossil Fuels, national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2025 18:00:39 +0000

To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, emissions need to be reduced by almost half by 2030 and to reach net zero by 2050. The future of energy must focus on renewables. A clean energy transition is powerful and necessary to stabilize the planet, and strong leadership to promote … [continued]

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