wind

The Positive Climate News You May Have Missed This Year

UK halves carbon emissions in G20 first as country shifts to green energy

grid

Grid specialist firms on investors' radars after IEA report

Toyota nears mass production of solid-state batteries

World oil, gas, coal demand to peak by 2030, IEA says

Why Big Oil is back — and what it means for net zero

battery

How solid-state batteries could transform transport

Capture price of imports/exports in Germany

solar

A Reality Check About Solar Panel Waste and the Effects on Human Health

Energy transition is the ‘new industrial revolution’

Fossil fuel demand must fall by a quarter by 2030 to limit global warming, IEA says

Solar and wind farms can easily power the UK by 2050, scientists say

china

China considers charging users to compensate utilities for building coal plants

sydney

Australia’s National Electricity Market sets record low demand thanks to solar

Methane From Oil and Gas Are Worse Than Reported to UN, Satellites Show

california

California Sues Giant Oil Companies, Citing Decades of Deception

UK subsidy auction fails to attract any offshore wind bids in blow to net zero plans

Urgent call for more electricity distribution grid capacity to enable Europe's energy transition

climate change

Red Tape Holding Up $18 Trillion Needed for 2030 Climate Goals

turbine

Wind power industry faces size problem as blades get longer than football pitches

The Wind Industry Needs a Reboot - Per Lekander, CEO, Clean Energy Transition LLP

The Wind Industry Needs a Reboot

The Wind Industry Needs a Reboot - Per Lekander

chicago

Milton Friedman’s Alma Mater Exposes Huge Cost of Emissions

freight

World’s first wind-powered freighter sets off on maiden voyage

Rival battery technologies race to dominate electric car market

korea

Korea battery materials maker onshores China supply chain to win US subsidies

teslat

Great American road trip hits speed bump in shortage of EV chargers

cnbc

CNBC Interview, Per Lekander - We are just about at peak oil demand right now

CNBC Interview, Per Lekander - discusses the timeline for peak oil demand, the outlook for energy companies and explains why he believes autos is an “amazingly interesting” sector

motor

Motor gasoline (incl. ethanol) has been broadly flat for over 20 years 

18% improvement in miles driven per unit of petroleum gasoline since turn of decade 

consumption

Fuel consumption of new vehicles 

Average US car emissions 

US gasoline demand projected to fall significantly into 2030s (ex-ethanol) 

% of ethanol blended into finished gasoline has grown significantly since start of the Millenium

EVs and biofuels reshape US oil demand outlook

Special Section: EVs and biofuels reshape US oil demand outlook.

Special Section: EVs and biofuels reshape US oil demand outlook

germany

A German coal giant’s unlikely conversion to clean energy

A German coal giant’s unlikely conversion to clean energys

heatwave

How an era of extreme heat is reshaping economies

heating

US plans water heater standards, says they will save consumers $11 billion

Canada

Canada Ban on Fossil Fuel Tax Breaks to Target Measures That Boost Production

lake

Crawford Lake shows humans started a new chapter in geologic time, scientists say

Daimler

Daimler Buses will deliver at least 95 battery-electric solo and articulated Mercedes-Benz city buses to the city of The Hague together with the e-infrastructure required for operation by 2024.

Daimler Buses will deliver at least 95 battery-electric solo and articulated Mercedes-Benz eCitaro and eCitaro G city buses to the city of The Hague together with the e-infrastructure required for operation by 2024.

global temperatures

Global temperatures hits record high

Global temperatures hit record high

Amsterdam

Dutch government wins legal battle to cut flights at Amsterdam airport

economist

What does the perfect carbon price look like?

sleeper train

The new generation of night trains snaking their way across Europe

Solar

Work starts on UK's largest solar plant

How a small island got world’s highest court to take on climate justice

How a small island got the world’s highest court to take on climate justice

Air Source

'Spectacular growth': Europe's heat pump sales pass 20 million mark after record year

bp pulse builds Europe’s first public charging corridor for electric trucks along major logistics route

etruck

Per CNBC

CNBC Interview, Per Lekander - The worst is over for gas supply

The Five-Year Engineering Feat Germany Pulled Off in Months

California approves $2.9 bln investment to double car chargers in state

Tokyo makes solar panels mandatory for new homes built after 2025

Corporate climate disclosures jump again in 2022

Corporate climate disclosures jump again in 2022 - CDP data

Mega-Polluter

Mega-Polluter Australia Is Finally Becoming a Green Superpower

Oxy sells DAC

1PointFive announces agreement with Airbus for the purchase of 400,000 tonnes of carbon removal credits

Geo explainer carbon emissions

Carney steps back into advisory role in overhaul of carbon offsets group

SSAB to spend $4.75 bil to transform Nordic production to green steel by 2030

Energy Transition

Global Investment in Low-Carbon Energy Transition Hit $755 Billion in 2021

Green Upheaval: The New Geopolitics of Energy

German parties agree on 2030 coal phase-out in coalition talks –sources

German parties agree on 2030 coal phase-out in coalition talks

New homes in England to have electric car chargers by law

How the Bitcoin blockchain works

Transaction Rate – The number of Bitcoin transactions added to the mempool per second

Bitcoin Table

Computations performed by the global Bitcoin network (Hash rate)

Power Consumption per year, TWh

Average transaction costs (full social cost)

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CO2 intensity

bitcoin-article

Why Bitcoin Is an Environmental and Productivity Disaster

Germany's RWE to invest $57 billion as power firms go green

Thermal Capacity in Central Europe is Expected to Decline by c.12% by 2025

Renewable Capacity in Central Europe is Projected to Increase by 45% by 2025

Central Europe is Expected to Lose c.2% of Production by 2025

Historical Demand

Table - euro power

Renewables and Thermal Retirements are Decreasing Reserve Margins below Safety Levels

Significant Gas Capacity Additions are Required to Guarantee Minimum System Reserve Margins

European Power: A Train Wreck Coming

Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions

CO2 Emissions from Fossil Fuels

Renewable Investments Since 2011

Installed Capacity Evolution from 2017 to 2050  (in TW)

PIE CHARTS

Split of Building Energy Consumption by Source (%)

Industry Direct Emissions (8.5Gt CO2 in 2017)

Industry Energy Consumptions (156 EJ in 2017)

fuel mix table

Road to Sustainable Transportation

Incremental Electricity Demand from Decarbonising Power, Buildings, Transport and Industrial Sectors

80% CO2 Reduction by 2050 Would Only Require 0.7% of World Land Area for Renewables Power Generation

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An 80% Climate Gas Reduction from Energy is Achievable by 2050 with Real Winners and Losers

Global Electricity Capacity – Net additions (MW)

Levelised Cost of Energy Comparison – Historical Utility-Scale Generation ($)

Solar PV Cost vs Power Prices ($/MWh)

Full Cycle Auto Emissions – EU

Annual CO2 Savings

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Annual Subsidies

renewables-article

Unsubsidised Renewables are transforming the Power Sector

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A tale of two decades: US E&P ROACE in i) cashflow maximisation [>10%] and ii) production maximisation [~4%]; 80 US E&Ps in sample

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April 2020 Demand Destruction Estimates (mb/d)

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Global Inventories Forecast (m barrels)

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Chart: Global Crude Consumption by Sector

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Fuel Savings – Electric Vehicle vs. ICE (US$)

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US Vehicle Miles Travelled (Millions of Miles, Monthly, Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Perspectives

An 80% Climate Gas Reduction from Energy is Achievable by 2050 with Real Winners and Losers