Energy: NY to get 40% of electricity from renewables by 2030
NY thinks it will source 40% of its power from renewables by 2030. Magical thinking?
Energy: Norway goes nuclear
SMR power plant proposed in Norway : New Nuclear – World Nuclear News (world-nuclear-news.org)
Energy: Royal Society study estimates need for months of electricity storage
Due to potential for weeks or months of limited solar and wind generation, the grid might need months of electricity storage - or backup generation.
Climate: Half the world is already past “peak fossil fuels”
"Half of the world’s economies are already at least five years past a peak in power generation from fossil fuels"
Energy: New startup building grid-scale batteries
Grid-scale batteries don't need to use Lithium batteries - more cost effective chemistries are available for these applications.
Energy: California bans gas generators
Beginning in 2028, California will ban the sale of gas fueled electric generators, and ban sale of gas appliances starting in 2030.
AI, Energy: A single Nvidia GPU will use as much power as a home
Am concerned about the accuracy of this forecast – that’s a lot of energy to consume, and heat to dispose of, in a single slice on a data center rack.…
Energy: Many roof top solar panel companies have gone out of business
Many rooftop solar PV companies from the past decade have gone out of business, leaving non-functional systems on roofs.
Energy: US Sec of Energy blocks EV charger access with a gas vehicle
The U.S. Sec.of Energy sets off on a multi-state EV car trip to demo EV utility-but has staff block an EV charger with a gas car so she'll be able…
EVs: Too few charging stations across much of the U.S.
While coastal states are well along in EV charging infrastructure, much of the middle of the country has very few yet.