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OPEC Production Cuts 2026: Why Saudi Arabia Holds All the
Saudi Arabia's strategic calculus in 2026: OPEC+ production cuts, spare capacity constraints, Russia-Saudi dynamics, and the price target the Kingdom actually
https://theboard.world/articles/energy/opec-production-cuts-2026-why-saudi-arabia-holds-all-the
"France selects six operators for PV module recycling capacity"
Trump Is Hiding the Truth About the War in Iran. From his first announcement Trump has issued a stream of falsehoods about the war. When a president signals that the truth does not matter in wartime, he encourages his cabinet and his generals to mislead the country. https://www.bocvip.com/1261049/trump-is-hiding-the-truth-about-the-war-in-iran-from-his-first-announcement-trump-has-issued-a-stream-of-falsehoods-about-the-war-when-a-president-signals-that-the-truth-does-not-matter-in-wartime/ #energy
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Trump Is Hiding the Truth About the War in Iran. From his first announcement Trump has issued a stream of falsehoods about the war. When a president signals that the truth does not matter in wartime, he encourages his cabinet and his generals to mislead the country.
3 weeks in, #Iran #war escalates beyond Trump's control [not that it was ever in his control after the first attack]
#Trump ends the 3rd week of the Iran war confronting a crisis that seems to be slipping out of his hands∶ Global #energy prices are surging, the #US stands isolated from [former] #allies & more #troops are preparing to deploy despite his promise the war would be only a "short excursion."
#TrumpsWar #IllegalWar #law #Congress #WarPowers
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/three-weeks-iran-war-escalates-beyond-trumps-control-2026-03-21/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
A defensive #Trump called other #NATO countries "cowards" for refusing to help secure the #StraitOfHormuz & insisted the campaign was unfolding according to plan. But his declaration on Friday that the battle "was Militarily WON" clashed with the #reality of a defiant #Iran that is choking off Gulf #oil & #gas supplies while launching missile strikes across the region.
#TrumpsWar #IllegalWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #energy #economy
#Trump, who took office promising to keep the #US out of "stupid" military interventions, now controls neither the outcome nor the messaging of a #war he initiated. The lack of a clear exit strategy carries risks both for his “legacy” & his party's political prospects as #Republicans scramble to defend narrow majorities in #Congress in the November #midterms.
#Iran #TrumpsWar #IllegalWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #energy #economy
To dramatically increase the amount of energy available to power artificial intelligence, the Trump administration is rewriting thousands of pages of nuclear power regulations while downplaying safety issues and focusing on industry incentives.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-nuclear-power-nrc-safety-doge-vought?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Nuclear #Energy #DOGE #Technology #Tech #Safety #Trump #AI
Træk af en bæredygtig udvikling, jeg godt kan leve med:
Hurtig udfasning af kul. Gerne foran tidsplanen.
Og det er i øvrigt heller ikke helt ringe rent sikkerhedspolitisk.
#DkFedi #ClimateEmegerncy #Coal #Sustainability #SustainableDevelopment #Energy
#US - #Israel rift widens over potential end game in #Iran
Trump’s latest outburst against Israel’s attacks on Iran’s huge #SouthPars #gas field on Wednesday laid bare the tensions between the 2 allies & the inconsistency of Trump’s approach to the #war.
#TrumpsWar #Trump #Netanyahu #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/20/us-israel-iran-goals-trump-netanyahu/
Great Lakes offer massive wind energy potential, yet permitting and infrastructure lag. Projects stalled, facing uncertainty. Experts predict farms might arrive in 5-7 years.
Read more → https://grist.org/energy/the-great-lakes-are-ideal-for-wind-energy-so-where-is-it/
the sane world is pivoting to #solar, #wind, etc
while the #USA mass murders over yesteryear's #energy #capitalism
we should be spending these #war billions installing solar and wind instead
but no. #ExxonMobil has to artificially maintain relevancy in a dead decaying system, and we are beholden to their money in this prison that #plutocracy has made
we will be behind the times while the rest of the world looks on us with disgust
we will deserve it
the prelude to a vast humbling
“The energy shock caused by the war on Iran…is pushing policymakers around the world to rethink how to cut long-term reliance on imported oil and gas”
"Fossil fuels ‘ripping away national security’ but renewables ‘turn the tables’, says UN executive"
Malaysia exceeds 2025 renewable target at 32% capacity
Am still concerned we are not doing things fast enough.
https://asian-power.com/news/malaysia-exceeds-2025-renewable-target-32-capacity
RE: https://journa.host/@atrupar/116250055482199778
On #trump cancelling #US #WindEnergy projects:
"Not because the #energy is bad. Not because the projects failed. Not because there is any credible #evidence that offshore #Wind turbines pose a genuine threat to #NationalSecurity or #marine health. The federal government buying back its own permits because the current occupant of the White House lost a lawsuit in #Scotland twenty years ago and never got over it."
The stupid. It hurts. 😖
#US #Intelligence Saw No Change in #Iran Missile Capabilities Before #War
On Wednesday, the director of national intelligence & #CIA director contradicted one of the justifications the #Trump admin had given for its attacks on Iran.
#TrumpsWar #FactCheck #TrumpLies #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/world/middleeast/tulsi-gabbard-senate-testimony-iran-war.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Canada Energy Regulator projects power generation surge, wind a major source
A report from the Canada Energy Regulator predicts renewable energy, especially wind, will play an increasingly important role is meeting the country's future energy demand.
#Economy #Money #News #Politics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11734598/canada-energy-regulator-projects-power-generation-surge-wind-a-major-source/
Open Source Day! Time to share some of my private repos I've been working on. 5 repo drops today:
rivflux — Rivian vehicle data logger → InfluxDB → Grafana. Battery, charging, range, all of it. Think early Teslamate for Rivian vehicles. Waiting for the R2!!!
github.com/bttnns/rivflux
hover-dns — Go CLI + DDNS daemon for Hover's (undocumented) API. session persistence, 2fa, Docker-ready.
github.com/bttnns/hover-dns
server-health-monitor — Pure Go / Bash Fedora server health monitor. SMART, temps, Docker, systemd, SSH, backups — with Pushover notifications. Zero dependencies.
github.com/bttnns/server-health-monitor
riv-TOU-guesstimate — iOS app to estimate optimal Rivian charge windows against time-of-use electricity rates.
github.com/bttnns/riv-TOU-guesstimate
probe-inverter.sh — Bash script to probe the Tesla Solar Inverter / Powerwall local API and see what data's available.
gist.github.com/bttnns/0ed1d3c8f1d5639b3d0e0e037bbc141a
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All MIT. Go, Swift, and bash. #EV #telemetry, #energy, #DNS, and #ops
Fossil fuel's mega-leaks of methane are driving our climate crisis, and can be simply fixed!
Dozens of mega-leaks 'each' having the same global heating impact as a coal-fired power station. Usher community renewables in, & hold fossil fuel corporates to account.
The requirement sharply limits the number of tankers available for domestic shipments, but is supported by maritime industry #unions.
Waiving the rule temporarily would allow foreign ships to carry cargoes between #US ports, potentially lowering #shipping costs & speeding deliveries. Analysts have said, however, that the impact on pump prices will likely be minimal.
#JonesAct #TrumpsWar #Iran #war #Trump #law #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
"US solar generation reaches 385 TWh in 2025 as power demand rises"
🎨🌛 #Reading usually requires a lamp, but "Goodnight Light" is designed specifically for the dark.
Using special glow-in-the-dark ink, the pages appear empty in daylight but uncover a story of friendship once the #sun sets. Created to help kids embrace the #night and promote #energy efficiency, the #book even folds out into a star-shaped bedside lamp.
👉 https://www.creativebloq.com/entertainment/books/this-childrens-book-appears-blank-in-the-daytime
#art #books #design #sustainability #innovation #lighting #creativity #education #parenting #science
A Just Energy Transition: Law, Economics, and Public Policy - QUT Symposium - 21 November 2025 https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0 The videos from the event are now available in the archive. Feel free to share. #energy #SDGs #climate #justice #IndigenousIP #greenwashing #misinformation #disinformation #greenIP #cleantech #renewables #cleanenergy #law #economics #publicpolicy #innovation #auslaw #auspol c @doctorow @glynmoody @JohnMashey
Pakistan’s solar boom shielding country from Hormuz disruptions: study https://www.bocvip.com/1254736/pakistans-solar-boom-shielding-country-from-hormuz-disruptions-study/ #energy
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Pakistan’s solar boom shielding country from Hormuz disruptions: study
Vineyard Wind Completes Construction Despite Trump’s Objection https://www.bocvip.com/1254793/vineyard-wind-completes-construction-despite-trumps-objection/ #energy
An article our New Zealand politicians should read as they contemplate building an LNG terminal. #energy #security #solar https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/17/pakistan-people-led-solar-boom-middle-east-energy-crisis
All of this is reason to end the #oil #addiction
API gravity tells us how light or heavy the oil is.
• US WTI: ~40° API — light, golden, and easier to refine
• Iran Light: ~34° API
• Russia Urals: ~31° API
• Venezuela: ~8–12° API — extremely heavy, like tar
Oil quality plays a major role in global energy economics and politics — not just the amount of oil a country has.
The lighter the crude, the cheaper and easier to refine into gasoline and diesel. Heavier crude requires more refining.
#energy #crude #pimpsofthepumps #fossilfools
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Image of Four glass beakers.
first Speaker filled with a maple syrup colored crude oil from Iran.
Second beaker a honey colored crude oil from the USA.
Third beaker black tar being scooped out of a beaker with a wooden spoon from Venezuela.
Fourth beaker slightly less viscous black oil being scooped from a beaker with a wooden spoon.
"World’s First Vertical Floating Solar Technology Plant Begins Operation in Germany"
#Germany #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables
https://happyeconews.com/worlds-first-vertical-floating-solar-technology/
Immobilien: Goldgrube Rechenzentrum – Die heimlichen Profiteure am Markt
In Berlin steigt der Wert eines Grundstücks mit Stromanschluss für ein Rechenzentrum um den FAKTOR 5 bis 10
Kent, a former political candidate with connections to #FarRight #extremists, was confirmed to his post last July on a 52-44 vote.
As head of the National Counterterrorism Center, Kent was in charge of an agency tasked with analyzing & detecting terrorist threats.
#TrumpsWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #ForeverWars #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
"Virginia to become second state that allows balcony solar"
#US #USA #America #Virginia #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/virginia-to-become-second-state-balcony-solar
Offshore wind farms spark national security concerns, except when they don't.
#wind #offshorewind #windenergy #energy #offshore #windpower #nationalsecurity #defense #security #windfarms #windturbines #us #newyork #energypolicy #renewableenergy #greenenergy #cleanenergy #sustainable #sustainability
Could you produce the energy needed to make a piece of toast? This is such a helpful way to make the cost of energy tangible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4O5voOCqAQ&t=192s #energy #climate
Middle East Desalination Plant Attacks Highlight Risks of Relying on “Fossil Fuel Water”
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Recent attacks in the Middle East on desalination plants, facilities that remove salt from seawater, raise the potential for a humanitarian crisis if the region’s freshwater production facilities are subjected to more widespread destruction. The attacks also underscore the region’s […]
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Middle East Desalination Plant Attacks Highlight Risks of Relying on “Fossil Fuel Water”
Now is not a good time’: #australia Government loath to cut diesel rebate
#auspol #energy #oil
The analysis found the largest beneficiary of the fuel tax rebate was BHP, which claimed about $600 million last financial year, followed by Rio Tinto ($400 million).
#taxtherich
It will never be a good time for the fossil fuel industry corporations. Stop giving them our money.
CNN: Cuba’s power system suffers total collapse
https://lite.cnn.com/2026/03/16/world/cuba-power-grid-collapse-intl-latam
"The war in #Iran 🇮🇷 was supposed to demonstrate American 🇺🇸 power, but instead it appears to accelerate American irrelevance in European 🇪🇺 energy markets."
Very interesting video by House of El.
Apart from Europe and California (thank you both for your early service) nearly every country that has adopted renewables has done so for energy access or energy security.
While the Israeli-USA Iran war may still turn out to be an existential event to the world economy, if it can be navigated through without too much suffering it will probably be the biggest boost to global renewables deployment ever.
#energy #energytransition #energyIndependence #energySecurity
I am writing an open #letter to all #political sides as an #introduction to #hope I wish to turn #hurt away from and closer into as such through #affirmative #action accordingly if at all possible.
Let me start out by saying, that I #believe in the #power of real human prayer as #unbound #energy finding its way through us. And in turn, I'm no #religious #person by and large, but I am going to send this #prayer out there anyways because I feel it needs to be #said as is.
This will be a prayer covering several #topics of conversation that I #feel are important and significant enough to relay as one broadcast.
To all #people I #pray that:
You realize living on your own #political #island sounds great in theory, be it on the #left or the #right of the spectrum. Or even at the #top or #bottom of it as well. But being unable to find or care for the #center of it, leaves you #vulnerable to #attack more so than anything else. And that is not a state of things I #desire for you to have to #live by.
I pray that:
As #individuals you #collectively and #personally #understand that there are differences between the #perception of how you come across to others, and how others #perceive you in turn. It is okay to have a #difference of opinion, but to be #blind sighted by this, leaves you open to being #weaponized and I do not #wish that for you to have to #experience at all.
#sovereignty
I pray that:
You can #recognize how someone wants to be able to experience #respect without having to diverge or divulge your #interest in a #potential #conflict as such. In order for us to be able to #trust each other, we have to #remember how to #treat one another as #equals rather than constantly #competing for #dominance based on denying that there #exists a spectrum of #agreeability at play that we are all apart of.
#CommonSense
I pray that:
We keep building upon #frameworks that do not need to become a totally separate #foundation that exists just to serve you. But rather, exist as #modular #blocks that can join and detach from one another as already built #structures full and complete. This way, we are not trying to conflict over what block we have to share space with someone else in prioritizing. Because the entire thing is ours to shape in our own way. And so as a #metaphor, I feel it is #important to attach to the idea of having a sense in common, as opposed to a common sense where applicable, of things that cause us to #fight over how #relevant it is to most of us around the #actual or #planned #change currently in motion.
#battles
I pray that:
We are able to tell when to be #still and when to #move upon any #focus that #captivates us in part. Whether it exists as apart of a #whole or not. Doing so will help us make the best #impact #possible for the change we want to make a #reality for the #cause we are #concerned for.
And ultimately, I pray that we can move past the blatant need to have an #existential #crisis be on full display at the #crossroads of #agendas being carried out as they are each in turn, #instigated by #georegional #tribalism that serves nobody accept to put #humanity as a whole last, not first, as I intend to do.
All of these things are #real and can be #fixable and #doable as such. And I want to make sure, that this reality does not have a chance to get far out of #control the way it currently has.
For it is #outcomes like this, that #incomes should never have appropriately #manifested into #place that I want to #avoid and keep #preventable from ever #happening again.
To me, I find it very #unfortunate that we are living through #times of such blatant #hardship that should not have to be so unnecessary in today's day and age. For in this latest #protest #style #news #video we see this very inteersection of mounting, preventable #activities #culminating all at once in a display of #violent #behaviour best #repurposed for other #interests in my #opinion acordingly.
#posted by #YouTube #reactor and #media #podcaster #RebelNews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjT3kK5lHKk
In #America #israel and #Canada or anywhere else in our #world we should not have to worry about #migration #problems at home #effecting the #symptom of #indifference at the #core of #ineffective #deference as such. Rather, if we simply #agree to #adapt our time towards #focusing on the #things we can #bear #witness to as our own #personal #legacy then I say we have done enough for our #community be it or we tied to a particular #faith or not.
I say this, in my own #human name for all it is worth. Because that is who I am now, and if any #guardian #angel believes this to be #true then all I ask, is that you add yours to this prayer and pass it forward.
Thank you for your #attention to this #matter as such. I #appreciate it and you very much for the #blessing that you are.
Collecting datacenters metrics, land, energy and environmental footprint
I got the opportunity to present my ongoing work regarding datacenters #osint metrics collection during a @boavizta workshop.
I showed how this data collection process can be performed by anyone. Truely, anyone.
Why not do it, the open-source way... collaboratively at a large scale ?
Yes, this is a teaser about the #DCWatch project. More soon.
https://peertube.designersethiques.org/w/jhCmWMxiekNWLxPtA1Jprj
"Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds"
Aha... interestingly in light of the crisis in fossil fuels bought on by the Tangerine Tyrant's attacks on Iran, the UK Govt. has announced that a relaxation on planning guidance that was intended to favour nuclear power plant projects, will now be extended to renewable energy projects too - looks like Ed Miliband *is* able to deliver a step towards an accelerated green transition.
It will be interesting to see how such 'relaxations' play out for real projects!
#energy #renewables
h/t FT
#Nuclear #energy is #dangerous and incredibly #unsustainable. Write a letter #opposing this #expensive nuclear #project in #Ontario, which the #locals strongly #oppose. #Canada #Canadian #Environment
https://nwmd.social/s/copylink/4AKCaUCLeu_LxLWKleo=/b
“There was already a strong shift to #ElectrifiedVehicles before the war on #Iran disrupted #energy markets, with new #BatteryVehicles selling at nearly double the rate from a year ago, according to February automotive data. James Voortman, chief executive of the Australian Automotive Dealer Association, says car yards have been selling even more #EVs since #petrol prices started to rise. “Most of the dealers think they will have a very big March in terms of #EVSales,” says Voortman. He says the rise in #PetrolPrices was enough to convince some prospective buyers to make a #purchase decision.”
#Australia / #economics / #technology / #vehicles <https://theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/15/rate-rises-helium-shortages-ev-sales-spikes-how-is-the-disruption-in-irans-strait-of-hormuz-affecting-australia>
Spaniens Ausbau von #Windenergie und #Solarenergie stabilisiert die #Strompreise trotz stark steigender #Gaspreise infolge des #Irankriegs.
Seit 2019 wurden über 40 Gigawatt zugebaut, #Gasimporte deutlich gesenkt und #Kohlekraft beendet. Die Abhängigkeit von fossilen Importen sank spürbar, Haushalte profitieren von vergleichsweise niedrigen Kosten.
Herausforderungen bestehen noch bei der #Speicherinfrastruktur.
"Wales first part of UK to mandate solar panels on new buildings"
"Volkswagen launches first large-scale battery storage project in Germany"
"Morocco begins construction on 305 MW Noor Atlas solar program"
🇨🇦 This premier, at war with the future of energy, and of Albertans.
““The company believes the changes in policy, and resulting uncertainty for large infrastructure investment, is detrimental to the government of Albertaʼs stated objectives to promote investment in the province of Alberta,” the document states.”
#abpoli #canpoli #business #energy #Canada @canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/atco-blames-alberta-power-policies-as-it-devalues-wind-and-solar-projects-by-408m-9.7128473?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=other
Generating a 5 second video uses the equivalent energy as running a microwave for an hour.
#fuckai #ai #energy #climate #climateChange #globalWarming
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/
Who is really footing the AI energy bill? Inside the debate about data center electricity costs, from CNBC.
"From rural Virginia to the Arizona desert, communities that once welcomed tech investment are now pushing back against data centers."
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #DataCenters #Tech #Energy #Technology
"From wind to wave: Which EU countries are driving renewable energy innovation?"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Energy #Renewables
https://www.edie.net/from-wind-to-wave-which-eu-countries-are-driving-renewable-energy-innovation/
#Oil Shock’s Tentacles Grip #WorldEconomy: ‘This Really Is the Big One’
Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international #trade #chaos brought on by #Trump #tariffs, #war in #Ukraine & chaotic #US policymaking are facing lasting economic damage.
#TrumpsWar #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #energy #EnergyCrisis
"Why offshore wind could help the grid"
#Energy #Renewables #WindTurbines
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/why-offshore-wind-could-help-the-grid/
From Grist, in partnership with the Observer: Older residents in the small town of Ozona are thriving. Here's the unique way that wind energy is keeping retirees close to home, and giving them a better quality of life. https://www.texasobserver.org/rural-west-texas-ozona-wind-energy-seniors/
#Energy #politics #USpol #news #ClimateChange #environment #WestTexas #Texas
"Tunisia issues tender for 300 MW solar plant with 150 MW/540 MWh storage"
#Tata Steel setzt in #Indien einen Hochtemperatur- #Wärmespeicher des Saarbrücker Unternehmens #Kraftblock ein.
Das System speichert bis zu 20 MWh #Abwärme bei 500 °C aus einer Sinteranlage und führt sie dem Prozess wieder zu. So lassen sich jährlich rund 22.000 Tonnen CO2 und etwa 110 GWh #Erdgas einsparen. Die Technologie erhöht die #Energieeffizienz in der #Stahlindustrie und unterstützt die industrielle #Dekarbonisierung.
2 Tankers Attacked & Burning; #Oil Disruption Is Called Worst in History
The #IRGC claimed responsibility for attacking 1 of the 2 tankers off #Iraq’s coast, a Marshall Islands-flagged ship that Iraqi ofcls said was owned by a #US company. In a statement cited by #Iran state media, the Guards said the ship had “disobeyed & ignored” warnings. US #Energy Secy Chris Wright told CNBC the US Navy was not ready to begin escorting ships through the #StraitOfHormuz.
#TrumpsWar
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/12/energy-secretary-wright-says-us-not-ready-to-escort-tankers-through-strait-of-hormuz-yet.html
#MojtabaKhamenei statement cont∶
“One point I must emphasize is that, in any case, we will obtain compensation from the enemy. If it refuses, we will take from its assets to the extent we deem appropriate, & if that is not possible, we will destroy its assets to the same extent.”
#TrumpsWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #ForeverWars #Trump #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy
“The “cost” of cutting UK emissions to net-zero is less than the cost of a single fossil-fuel price shock, according to a new report from the Climate Change Committee (CCC)”
—> and health benefits and fuel savings alone provide good reasons for doing it…not to mention stabilising the climate!
https://www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-net-zero-will-protect-uk-from-fossil-fuel-price-shocks/
#Climate #Economics #UK #ClimateScience #Energy #FossilFuels #UKPol
"For most countries around the world, sourcing energy entirely from wind, solar, geothermal, and hydropower by 2050 would reduce their #energy needs and costs, improve air quality, and help slow climate change, according to a study.
These benefits, the authors say, could be realized at a fraction of the cost of implementing technologies that remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and capture it from stationary emitters like industrial smokestacks."
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-02-carbon-capture-renewables.html#google_vignette
#CCS #CDR
“The bigger economies, including #Indonesia and #Thailand, produce #oil and #gas but not nearly enough to meet their demand. Indonesia has said a quarter of its crude oil imports pass through the #StraitofHormuz, where shipping has almost halted since the start of the war in Iran. Thailand sources half its oil and #LNG imports from the #MiddleEast.
Panic buying has already begun in parts of the #Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. Oil stocks in the region vary: Thailand has enough for 95 days while Indonesia — the most populous country in the region — has only around 25 days.”
Australia has 34-36 days.
#straya / #energy / #petrol / #diesel <https://archive.md/bzrGT> / (paywall) <https://ft.com/content/a46b54e4-7d52-4aa6-b5c3-8217d3ee536d>
The Climate Change Committee has modelled the likely impact of the war in the Middle East on energy prices & compared that to the costs to consumers of a full-tilt green transition towards net zero, and guess what:
the costs of shifting to net zero are a lot less than the costs of (continuing) disruptions to the supply of fossil fuels.
So, not only is a shift to renewables good for the environment, it also make sound geopolitical & economic sense!
Time to commit!!!
"Institutional investors should look beyond the short-term noise. Flexible #renewables-based energy systems are resilient to conflict, are already displacing #fossilfuels, and are the growth curve of the future. This #energy shock will speed up the global decline of oil and gas." https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b9a9754d274cbec1ca7f8f8/t/69b0145d298825184dc0bb2f/1773147230319/Shift%27s+Climate+Pension+Quarterly+%2319+-+March+2026.pdf
uspol [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
Husted can’t testify in person in corruption trial due to Iran war, but came to Ohio for fundraiser
U.S. Sen. Jon Husted can’t leave Washington, D.C., to testify in the largest public corruption trial in Ohio history due to the
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/husted-cant-testify-in-person-in-corruption-trial-due-to-iran-war-but-did-come-to-ohio-for-fundraiser/#affordability #business #energy #environment #husteds-team-denies-iran-played-into-decision #politics-&-gov #public-corruption #the-courts #u.s.-military #will-still-testify-virtually
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Husted can’t testify in person in corruption trial due to Iran war, but came to Ohio for fundraiser
RE: https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/116205019992662625
For green energy deniers:
"Spain has some of the lowest wholesale electricity prices in Europe, largely owing to the country’s strong solar and wind growth."
#environment #fossilfuel #gas #oil #renewable #pollution #energy #climatechange #price #economy
I am going to get #wild with my #thoughts in this new #HotTopic of #interest I have in mind.
You are all that you #believe be it in something, or not.
In #practical #terms #life is 50% yours to shape and 50% its shape around you to respond with.
Thoughts aren't #energy they are what holds it in place if you empower their #purpose through #connection to it.
Objects that are #still do not #move if they #anchor another object in #place where possible.
Nobody #dreams alone.
Der neue Innovationsbericht von #Amprion bündelt 32 Projekte für ein stabiles und klimaneutrales #Stromnetz.
Mobile #STATCOM-Anlagen erhöhen die Flexibilität im Netz. Pilotprojekte wie #BalWin1 und #BalWin2 nutzen #Abwärme aus Konvertern für die regionale #Wärmewende.
Zudem optimiert künstliche Intelligenz Prognosen, Dokumentenprüfung und ökologische Maßnahmen wie die Erfassung von #Vogelnistkästen.
Q. what should the UK learn from the oil & gas price spikes driven by the attack on Iran?
Some think the windfall tax on oil production should be suspended/ended to encourage more investment....
But, perhaps the real lesson is the UK needs to push the Green Transition further & quicker - energy sovereignty seems better constructed on renewables than a revival of fossil fuel investment(s)!
The case for green energy is strengthened not weakened by war!
It would be a tragic, horrible irony if the way we got to a renewable energy future is by oil soaked countries and their genocidal, idiotic leaders and hangers on destroying themselves in a final desperate act to secure the entire thing for themselves.
But that would also be entirely human.
We need to have a long and honest talk with our Albertan and other Canadian oil friends and convince them that we need to get out of this sphere as fast as possible for our own safety.
"Moldova installs 315 MW of solar in 2025"
#Moldova #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/03/moldova-installs-315-mw-of-solar-in-2025/
Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social
The latest EV batteries from BYD can charge to 70% in 5 minutes and 97% in 10 minutes.
They're leaving American manufacturers in the dust, and after Trump's all-out war on renewables and EVs, we may never catch up. China is probably going to supply the world.
#energy #EV https://insideevs.com/news/789094/byd-second-generation-blade-battery
Europe and Asia face gas bidding war within ‘days’ https://www.bocvip.com/1237856/europe-and-asia-face-gas-bidding-war-within-days/ #energy
Im Londoner Bezirk #Hackney versorgt ein Pilotprojekt #Sozialwohnungen über lokale #Mikrogrids mit #Solarstrom.
Nach regulatorischen Anpassungen können #Haushalte direkt beliefert werden und sparen laut Council rund 15 Prozent bei den #Energiekosten. Das Modell soll auf weitere Gebäude ausgeweitet werden. Auch landesweit wächst die Zahl von #CommunityEnergy-Initiativen.
https://time.com/7380169/low-income-solar-power-access-uk/
#London #UK #energy #climatechange #Energiewende #Solarenergie
He doesn’t care
Exclusive: #Trump on rising #gas #prices during #Iran operation∶ 'If they rise, they rise'
"I don't have any concern about it," the #billionaire said, when asked about the higher prices at the pump. "They'll drop very rapidly when this is over, & if they rise, they rise, but this is far more important than having gasoline prices go up a little bit."
#affordability #CostOfLiving #heat #energy #ForeverWars #war #law #Congress #WarPowers #MiddleEast
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-rising-gas-prices-during-iran-operation-if-they-rise-they-rise-2026-03-05/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
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Gas prices at a Shell station pump
🇨🇦 Hot Rocks
Hot Water
Fish
Geothermal Greenhouse
Food
#Canada #Indigenous #Food
#Energy #Pollution
https://thenarwhal.ca/west-moberly-geothermal-power-greenhouse/
💧🔋 #Solar panels usually stop working when the clouds roll in, but a team from the Institute of Materials #Science of #Seville has a fix. They developed a hybrid panel that can harvest 110 volts from the impact of just one raindrop.
👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/hybrid-solar-panel-turns-raindrops-into-electricity/
#science #technology #tech #energy #renewables #engineering #physics #environment #innovation
uspol [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
This is why our electricity bills are so high right now
New data shows electricity rates rose 5 percent nationwide in 2025.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/this-is-why-our-electricity-bills-are-so-high-right-now/#electricity #energy-policy #policy #syndication #utilities
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Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid
Coal makes a bit of a comeback, if only by accident.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/final-2025-data-is-in-us-energy-use-is-up-as-solar-passes-hydro/#coal #electricity #energy #green #natural-gas #nuclear #renewables #science #solar #us-grid #wind
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Image of a reservoir with a large collection of solar panels floating on it.
Rising #energy prices could help #Russia pay for fighting in #Ukraine
The Iran war’s disruption of #MiddleEast #oil & #gas supplies & soaring prices are strengthening Russia’s ability to profit from its energy exports. That’s a pillar of the Kremlin’s budget & a key to paying for its own #war in Ukraine.
#PutinsPuppet #Trump #warmonger #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-oil-gas-lng-russia-ukraine-b43d87b37c4a3b29a12198e055786f51
Nothing short of blotting out the sun will slow down the growth of renewables. But don't give this administration any ideas
Ja. Interesting thought experiment as a by-the-way:
when would another civilisation evolve that can support geological sciences capable of making the global assessment of our Great Carbon Event?
Once our tech civilisation has self-destructed, which is irreparable due to complexity in supply chains,
a new potential tech civilisation,
and with it, a new global geological science,
can only evolve after new resources of fossil energy got created.
The current remaining resources, meaning fossil fuels, metals, everything, even water!
are too deep underground to be accessible without putting in enormous amounts of energy. Such amounts of energy will stay unavailable to societies for millions, maybe 10s of millions of years – until said new fossil fuels got deposited.
#ClimateChange #RCPcollapse #Anthropocene #Civilisation #Energy
'Now, the small town of Gorham, nine miles inland from Portland, hosts a battery plant capable of injecting 175 megawatts for up to two hours, a bigger capacity than any other battery in New England.'
Many Autistics and many ADHDers need more rest for our nervous systems to be able to process the sensory information that we’re taking in, the social information we’re taking in, to be able to regulate, and to really actually feel rested.
#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #BurnoutRecovery #Sensory #Energy
This beast alone will increase Portugal's energy consumption by 20% by 2030 (all with renewables).
The scale of the energy consumption of DCs is truly mind-blowing.
- I wasn't aware of Portugal's huge potential for DCs.
Also interesting: PT and ES were the only EU countries with increased energy consumption last year. Most EU countries are back to ~2020 consumption levels. Sounds pretty couter-intuitive. [ref to be added]
"Germany accused of ditching climate targets as it scraps renewables mandate"
🇨🇦 How will free-spending Ford pay for Ontario’s $400-billion nuclear plans? (& how will we afford a jump in the electric bill!)
"The government’s plans envision an electricity system that is 75-per-cent nuclear in terms of output, up from approximately 50 per cent today""
Estimates of the costs of electricity from new nuclear plants in Ontario range from the mid-20 cents a kilowatt-hour to more than 40 cents a kwh – double or even triple current consumer electricity costs. Such increases would undermine energy affordability, Ontario’s economic competitiveness and any plans for decarbonization through electrification."
#JDVance monitored the strikes on #Iran from the #SituationRoom at the #WhiteHouse as a dialed into a conference line #Trump & the “team” at Mar-a-Lago….
Vance was joined by US Secy of #Energy Chris Wright [cuz, you know — #oil] & #Treasury Secy Scott Bessent [cuz, you know — oil] as well as the DNI #TulsiGabbard [cuz you know — #disinformation #propaganda machine].…
#US #war #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
In addition to the risk of wider #war & the human toll [which #Republicans don’t seem to care about], attacks on #Iran will increase #energy #prices.
He also stressed that the war could lead to higher energy costs, which would undercut one of Trump’s domestic [false] political messages that #gasoline prices have been lower since his return to power.
#US #Israel #Trump #oil #inflation #CostOfLiving #affordability #warmonger #RegimeChange #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
“#Iran sits along the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a fifth of the world’s #oil supply passes,” Vaez posted. “Even limited disruption could spike #energy #prices, fuel #inflation, & rattle global markets.”
#US #Israel #war #Trump #warmonger #CostOfLiving #affordability #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
How big a role can geothermal energy generation play in the UK's green transition?
Well, a new plant coming on line in Cornwall will test that proposition, as its major up-front investment starts to pay off in energy generation.
Of course, we're used to big up-front investment(s) in nuclear power, so it will be interesting to see how this project compares in cost recovery terms & longevity of production.
PUBLISHED STATEMENT:
"We will not give in to blackmail. I have ordered increased security for critical energy infrastructure. The Ukrainian government is exerting pressure on the Hungarian and Slovak governments through an oil blockade. They will not stop there... Hungary cannot be blackmailed."
Official Hungarian position. Published. No analysis. Just the statement.
#Spanberger called Trump’s #tariffs a “massive tax hike on you & your family,” & argued that congressional #Republicans were making life more #expensive & “making it more difficult to see a #doctor” while driving up the costs of #energy & #housing.
And she said that while Trump’s policies were hurting “regular Americans,” they were helping himself & his allies.
Bottled sunlight. On demand and at room temperature
#stem #science #technology #energy #solar #interesting #California
Pläne aus dem #Wirtschaftsministerium sehen vor, den Anschluss neuer #Solaranlagen und #Windkraft in Gebieten mit vielen Netzengpässen zu erschweren.
Besonders betroffen wären Regionen der #Bayernwerk Netz GmbH, #EDIS, #SchleswigHolstein Netz und weitere Betreiber, in denen häufig #Redispatch nötig ist. Dort soll ein Anschluss nur möglich sein, wenn Betreiber auf Entschädigungen verzichten.
#Klimaschutz #ErneuerbareEnergien #Energiewende #energy #Klimapolitik
"Black Start" Power Plant, Belgium - Part 1: Diesel generator hall
Built in the 1970s, this Belgian facility houses eight ACEC generators capable of producing over 80 megawatts. It was demolished a few years ago.
As a "black start" station, it is designed to restore the power grid during a total blackout. These diesel units use on-site batteries to start the system, and bring high-voltage stations back online.
#Belgium #Energy #History #Abandoned #Demolished #Powerplant #Diesel #Photography
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A wide shot inside an industrial hall, showcasing several large gray generators with overhead piping and structures. The floor has red and yellow markings.
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A long industrial hall features eight large, grey generators,
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Inside an abandoned diesel power plant, large gray generators line a central aisle beneath colorful industrial piping
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An industrial workshop features a brick wall, a blue tool board with tools, and a workbench
🇲🇽 Qilin claims ransomware attack on Mexico's grupo tomza. Exfiltrated data. #Ransomware #Energy #Mexico #ThreatIntel
As EDF admit the Hinkley Point C Nuclear reactor's start date has again slipped & the budget continues to climb from its original planned cost, we might ask whether continuing with nuclear power is really a sensible use of money.
The share of electricity generation by nuclear has been dropping, other methods of peak capacity coverage are available (as might be storage for renewable generated energy) & costs are climbing
is it time to call a halt to nuclear power?
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Chart: UK electricity generation by fuel type 2000-2025
Shows nuclear, natural gas, coal & oil all all declining while there has been a major rise from almost zero to around half of energy produced by renewables
"You are being misled about #renewable #energy #technology." This #video is good to #share. It's even better for a #watchparty.
"If you're not sure why people are excited (and also angry) about #renewableEnergy, this video will hopefully explain."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgxb8I1nk2I
He cites his sources.
@W_Lucht @faket @EUCommission relative…
- Obviously the #EU has yet to go 100% renewables!
- The #externalization is due to #production cycles being moved overseas: I.e. all the #energy needed to make #Lithium batteries for #BEV is not spend in #Europe but the "P.R." #China, thus doesn't come up on it's balances.
Same for a lot of other #Resources and #Products:
- Very few #EnergyIntensive production cycles are #domestic in the EU (i.e. engineering- and medical grade metal alloys) and by tonnage they are miniscule in comparison to global mainstream products (i.e. standard/low grade steel and aluminium).
- The products "#MadeInEU" are either "cutting edge" and/or
- so highly spechalized that there ain't much of competitiors (i.e. aerospace parts) or
- artificially kept local due to import tariffs and/or subsidies (i.e. farming & #automotive) or
- too expensive to outsorce due to low volumetric product value and/or high shipoing costs (i.e. [toilet] paper) or
- politically undesired to be externalized (i.e. military / defense) or
- domestic nieche demand productsvwith too little demand for external producers to try to distrupt ( i.e. #PersonalLightVehicles)…
“La France fait le pari d’une électrification progressive et massive de l’économie : véhicules électriques, pompes à chaleur, électrification de l’industrie, data centers, etc.”
“L’objectif est de passer de 60 % d’énergies fossiles dans la consommation finale française aujourd’hui à 60 % d’énergies décarbonées d’ici 2030.”
https://www.info.gouv.fr/actualite/ppe-3-la-nouvelle-feuille-de-route-energetique-de-la-france
#France #Climat #Energie #Politique #Climate #Energy #Electricity
"Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power"
https://grist.org/energy/geothermal-could-replace-almost-half-of-europes-fossil-fuel-power/
"Portugal tops EU leaderboard as over 80% of electricity in January came from renewables"
Trump Now ‘Boasting of a War Crime’ as Cuba Suffers Under Oil Blockade
“Cuba isn’t failing, it’s being suffocated,” said one anti-war group.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-and-cuba
from #CommonDreams
Feb 17, 2026
#Trump’s latest comments on his government’s blockade on #Cuba amounted to “boasting of a war crime,” one journalist said after Trump told the press that the #Caribbean island is a “failed nation” weeks after Trump himself cut off Cuba’s main source of #energy and threatened countries with tariffs if they provided the government with oil.
“They don’t even have jet fuel to get their airplanes to take off. They’re clogging up their runway. We’re talking to Cuba right now... and they should absolutely make a deal, because it’s really a humanitarian threat...There’s an #embargo, there’s no #oil, there’s no money, there’s no anything.”
#NuestraAméricaFlotilla
#LetCubaLive
#OilForCuba! #PetróleoParaCuba
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#news #LatinAmerica #Caribbean #politics #USpol #US
@davidgerard #Energy from #NuclearFusion that is cheap, clean and abundant will always be “30 years away”. https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-11/introduction-fusion-the-next-big-thing-again/
That’s because any longer would be of no use to greedy and *old* investors. While any sooner would require more rapid progress to get skeptical investors to ‘open their wallets’.
People have been losing money and credibility speculating on #fusion schemes for over half a century, but as P. T. Barnum observed, “There’s a sucker born every minute!”
"As two professors of energy studies – one British, the other Swedish – we have long puzzled over the stark contrast in how winter is experienced inside our homes in the north of England (Sheffield) and southern Sweden (Lund)."
Cold and expensive v hot, cheap and eco-friendly: the contrasting histories of home heating in the UK and Sweden
https://theconversation.com/cold-and-expensive-v-hot-cheap-and-eco-friendly-the-contrasting-histories-of-home-heating-in-the-uk-and-sweden-275417
The #prophetic word is a part of the flow of the one creative #energy — it breaks out when this flow is dammed up by greed, corruption, boredom or injustice. For #Dabhar will not be kept down; God’s energy will not be aborted; #creation will take place. bit.ly/3X5SbMD
Teton Dam flood, WaterArchives