Renewable energy, EVs, and so on continue their inexorable marches forward, while our new maladministration tries to “explain” to people that Real MoneyTM is a Marxist plot. For example, the anti-DEI forces attempted to erase “equity” from all government Web sites, including the SEC and IRS, reported by Rachel Maddow with gales of laughter.
Trump has repealed Biden’s NON-EXISTENT EV mandate. The OMB tried to repeal the non-existent Green New Deal. They are pretending to the power to shut down Federal agencies by Executive Order, regardless of the fact that they were established by laws passed in Congress and signed by Presidents, while also pretending to be able to create the more-than-bogus “Department” of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and give it vast extra-legal powers, all without consulting Congress.
These moves are routinely failing in the courts, Just like Trump’s dozens of lawsuits claiming that he was elected President in 2020. (Which, if you believe him, means that he is an unconstitutional third term.)
Never mind. As I said, reality in the markets is moving on without regard to any of the performative insanity, and reality in the courts is resulting in numerous temporary injunctions followed by scheduling hearings at which actual facts will be required, not Conspiracy Theories masquerading as legal doctrines.
Renewable Energy
#RenewableEnergy
Modern #renewableenergy can play a central role in managing the environmental impacts of growing population in Sub-Saharan Africa. IRENA report examines trends in renewable energy investment, finance & policy to accelerate socio-economic development in the region. www.irena.org/Publications... [image or embed]
— International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) (@irena-official.bsky.social) January 31, 2025 at 12:19 AM
New report: "The cost of clean power technologies such as wind, solar & battery technologies are expected to fall further by 2-11% in 2025, breaking last year’s record. ... new wind and solar farms are already undercutting new coal and gas plants on production cost in almost every market globally." [image or embed]
— David Roberts (@volts.wtf) February 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
After Saturday the Baltic states will regulate their own electricity supply and cut ties with Russia. "The Baltic states are meanwhile ramping up domestic energy production capacity, including with offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea."
www.france24.com/en/live-news... [image or embed]
— Bram Claeys (@bramclaeys.bsky.social) February 6, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Monday was an exceptional day for renewable energy in Ireland, with wind energy equalling >80% of the island's electricity demand.
Here are some maps and charts to illustrate where it all came from; yes, early Monday morning Kerry wind farms were providing >1/8 of the island's electricity demand 👀 [image or embed]
— Green Collective (@greencollective.io) February 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
#geothermal
Some recent concrete updates here on the timeline of Eavor's first of a kind closed loop geothermal energy project in Bavaria, Germany, which should start producing power & heat in the first half of this year www.thinkgeoenergy.com/eavor-target... 🔌💡 [image or embed]
— Jesse D. Jenkins (@jessedjenkins.com) February 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#BESS
esVolta Raises $243 Million for Texas Battery Energy Storage Projects
The three projects are in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market, totalling nearly 1 GWh of capacity across the sites including Anole, Desert Willow, and Burksol. Each of these projects are currently in construction and are expected to reach commercial operations in the first half of 2025.
#EVsky
#blueev
Some very thought-provoking comparisons by Aaron Smith in the Energy Institute blog today. Many different ways to look at the corn versus solar comparison (including corn AND solar). Counting GHGs, still looks to me like the panels win. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/02/03/s... #EnergySky [image or embed]
— Severin Borenstein (@severinborenstein.bsky.social) February 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
An acre of land can power a car to go 13,000 miles per year using biofuel (corn ethanol), or 900,000 miles per year using solar.
#heatpump
#agrivoltaics
#apPV
#agsolar
#NoNewNukes
The SNP is fully committed to supporting Scotland’s renewable energy sector to turbo-charge Scotland's green energy revolution.
Our focus is on clean, sustainable energy and leading Scotland to a sustainable future.
We will not back costly and outdated nuclear power stations. [image or embed]
— The SNP (@thesnp.bsky.social) February 6, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Denial & Obstruction
More than a 100 industrial trade groupsare urging Trump to weaken or eliminate numerous Biden administration regulations on energy, air pollution, recycling, worker heat protections, consumer safeguards, claiming that the rules are “strangling” the nation’s economy. www.latimes.com/environment/... [image or embed]
— Annie Covington🌞🌈💙🌏 (@anniecovington.bsky.social) December 16, 2024 at 5:24 PM
