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2024, May, 7, 06:30:00
U.S. ELECTRIC GENERATION TO 13,000 TWH
The transition to all-electric everything would require an increase in electric generation to approximately 13,000 TWH from a storage supported predominantly intermittent generation fleet of approximately 6,000 GW with a capacity factor of approximately 30%, depending on the mix of wind and solar in the generation fleet.
2024, May, 7, 06:25:00
U.S. ELECTRICITY DEFICIT
For 20 years, US electrical power policy has been dominated by efforts to try to “mitigate” global warming, believed to be caused by human greenhouse gas emissions.
2024, May, 7, 06:20:00
BRITAIN HYDROGEN FOR GERMANY
The study will be developed as one of the deliverables under the Joint Declaration of Intent (JDoI) of the UK-Germany Hydrogen Partnership, signed on September 26, 2023, between the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).
2024, May, 7, 06:15:00
THE NEW IRON AGE
Iron-air batteries use rusting as their central technology. In an iron-air battery, iron, water and air are the components. The iron rusts to discharge power and the rusting is reversed to charge the battery.
2024, May, 6, 07:00:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT ABOVE $83, WTI ABOVE $78
Brent climbed 28 cents, or 0.3%, to $83.24 a barrel , WTI were at $78.40 a barrel, up 29 cents, or 0.4%.
2024, May, 6, 06:55:00
RUSSIAN GAZPROM LOSS
Gazprom Group, which also includes oil and power businesses, posted a 629 billion-ruble ($6.84 billion) loss last year compared with net income of 1.23 trillion rubles in 2022, according to an earnings report published Thursday.
2024, May, 6, 06:50:00
BRITAIN UNLAWFUL CLIMATE PLAN
The plan sets out how the UK is going to meet its strategy for cutting greenhouse gas emissions to net zero in order to achieve its own legally binding commitments to curb global warming.
2024, May, 6, 06:45:00
ITALIAN CLEAN NUCLEAR POWER
Nuclear energy is a controversial issue in Italy where nuclear-fired power plants were banned after Italians voted in a 2011 referendum against a law for a national nuclear programme.
2024, May, 6, 06:40:00
U.S. ENERGY SAVINGS $7.6 BLN
Over 30 years of shipments, these updated standards are expected to save Americans $124 billion on their energy bills and reduce 332 million metric tons of dangerous carbon dioxide emissions—equivalent to the combined annual emissions of nearly 43 million homes.
2024, May, 6, 06:35:00
COILS FOR ITER FUSION
Six poloidal field coils will be positioned horizontally around the ITER vacuum vessel and D-shaped toroidal field coils to help shape the plasma and keep it in suspension away from the walls.
2024, May, 6, 06:30:00
U.S. POWER GRID THREAT
Rules that may lead to power plants shutting down have the potential to crimp electricity supply, Grech said, while also adding that he thinks the environmental regulator may be overreaching.
2024, May, 6, 06:25:00
TEXAS ENERGY FIRE
Texas does little to regulate the inspection, maintenance and replacement of utility poles.
2024, May, 6, 06:20:00
6 ECO-FRIENDLY CHANGES FOR LESS CLIMATE ANXIETY
Climate anxiety has become more prevalent in recent years as evidence of the ramifications of global warming come to light and many people are looking for ways to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels.
2024, May, 6, 06:15:00
WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT DOWN 67 TO 1,726
The Worldwide Rig Count for April was 1,726, down 67 from the 1,793 counted in March 2024, and down 82,from the 1,808 counted in April 2023.
2024, May, 3, 07:00:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT NEAR $84, WTI ABOVE $79
Brent rose 16 cents to $83.83 a barrel, WTI rwas up 19 cents to $79.14 per barrel.