In the first part of my assessment of Jacobson and Howarth’s lifecycle assessment of CO2e emissions from the manufacturing of CO2e, I covered the provenance of the paper, the scope variances of […]
Vehicle-to-Grid Programs Give Rise to Mobile Microgrids
In recent years, a few utilities have begun testing vehicle-to-grid (V2G) projects to determine whether electric vehicles (EVs) or EV fleets can support the grid when it’s stressed — making the vehicles […]
US, China commit to phase down climate-warming HFCs from refrigerators and air conditioners – but what will replace them this time?
Scott Denning, Colorado State University The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule to start eliminating a class of climate-warming chemicals that are widely used as coolants in refrigerators, air conditioners […]
It’s spring on the NEM, when daytime prices go negative and coal plants learn to dance
It’s spring time: The garden’s beautiful and wholesale electricity prices on Australia’s National Electricity Market are volatile Global Roam, via NEM Review, lets me look at the electricity market in glorious detail. […]
Forecast: U.S. Hydropower Generation to Decline 14% in 2021 Due to Drought
In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we forecast that electricity generation from U.S. hydropower plants will be 14% lower in 2021 than it was in 2020. Extreme and exceptional drought conditions have been […]
Carbon dioxide reactor makes ‘Martian fuel’
Engineers are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel to address climate change and get astronauts home from Mars. via Renewable Energy News — ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3zBtmJU
The Promise of Green Hydrogen
Although more countries and businesses have made commitments to achieve carbon neutrality in the decades ahead, a net-zero economy will not be possible without additional substitutes for fossil fuels. Fortunately, the tiny […]
Taking an Uber is worse for the climate than driving in your own car
Trips in ride-share cars are more damaging to the climate, and impose a greater cost to society in terms of traffic congestion and public safety, than journeys in private vehicles, according to […]
Texas Is Finally Taking Up The Fight Against Flaring
After oil majors promised to impose tighter regulations on gas flaring, following widespread criticism over the levels of gas being released into the atmosphere as a waste product from oil production, are […]
Invest in off-grid solar to unlock economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, says new report
UK headquartered BBOXX has deployed more than 500,000 solar home systems across Sub-Saharan Africa. Image: BBOXX Access to off-grid electricity should be seen as a key mechanism to drive rural development and […]
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