China’s green hydrogen message spells bad news for Russia. Quote: << Green hydrogen made no sense as commercial venture back when the cost of wind and solar power was sky-high. As those costs have come down, the green hydrogen market has exploded, and for good reason. Hydrogen is already part and parcel of the modern
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US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen said the US should have moved faster toward renewable energy. It would have made us more independent of foreign and Russian fossil fuels. Quote: << Current energy market struggles are a reason to increase focus on renewable energy, Yellen said. >> https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/25/yellen-the-us-should-have-moved-faster-toward-renewable-energy.html
https://www.energy-storage.news/lfp-to-dominate-3twh-global-lithium-ion-battery-market-by-2030/
There is a food crisis in Europe – a huge amount of wheat is being diverted. Europe uses 10,000 tonnes of wheat to produce ethanol for fuel. The article claims that this is equivalent to 15 million loaves of bread at 750 grams per loaf. But that’s not correct! .75 kg per loaf should give
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This article outlines the incredibly huge amount of solar panels that China is supplying to be installed, much of them in China. The figures are astounding! Quote: << Thus far, 24 of China’s 31 provinces and regions have set out five-year-plan renewables targets which include plans for 375-420GW of solar by 2025 – around 75-84GW
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Storing electricity using supercritical carbon dioxide heat pump storage. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/17/storing-renewable-electricity-with-supercritical-co2-heat-pump/
California’s Solar market is a battery market. Interesting article. It says that battery storage is to be used as long term storage. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/14/californias-solar-market-is-now-a-battery-market/
The author believes it will take a lot longer to transition to EVs than it took to transition away from CRT displays. Quote: << The transition to EVs will be long, gradual, uneven and painful. >> I think the author is too pessimistic. A few years ago one would rarely see a Tesla EV. Now
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The oil companies have raised prices and made record profits, at the expense of American consumers. Republicans are trying to blame Biden for high gas prices. Brian Tyler Cohen explains in this video. https://youtu.be/hA2e9fFiZB0 Politifact fact checked this. Republicans are trying to blame high gas prices on Biden. It’s a typical underhanded political ruse that
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Second eight hour lithium-ion battery system picked in California long duration storage procurement. https://www.energy-storage.news/second-eight-hour-lithium-ion-battery-system-picked-in-california-long-duration-storage-procurement/
