A year of much ado in the energy space is drawing to a close and despite my best efforts I remain unable to capture, chew and spit out all crazy or simply entertaining developments.
More bobblehead shenanigans in one post than ever before. Irina, is this even legal? These netzero guys & gals give new meaning to the phrase, "Can't hear themselves speak." That they can say what they say with a straight face, proves to me that their condition is PERMANENT.
Ah the sound of the Green Death Kult running their weird fetishes and phantasies face-first into physics, economics and reality.
2025 is going to be a very interesting year. I doubt we're going to see much improvement in Europe. A combination of a sizable percentage of the voters asleep, a small but loud percentage all in on the Green Death Kult, not to mention Kommies, and an entrenched set of governments mindlessly marching off an economic cliff.
So, how can things turn around? The Trump Administration might help; but it might end up being a mixed bag as growing American isolationism and mercantile policies might actually strengthen the Numpy groups named above.
My theory, based on almost nothing, is that somewhere in the range of 30% of the population has to wake up and vote and be publicly vocal. As far as I can see, the opposition (Afd, UKIP ... I think, heck I'm an American) would need to polling in the 30% range and I think they are below 20%.
Unfortunately, I think it is going to be getting worse in Europe. But we'll see.
We just learned that on prime minister Merrie Stark's shopping list of infrastructure projects, "Another proposal is a giant solar farm in Darlington". For those who don't know, Darlington is located a little inland of what is known as England's Sunshine Coast, a little-known fact I just made up, for those who might like to change their European holiday plans from Iberia, Greece or Bulgaria for example.
According to Google, the largest solar farm in the UK is the Shotwick Solar Park in Flintshire, Wales, with a capacity of 72.2 MW and covering 250 acres. That is a little inland of Wales' Sunshine Coast. That's 0.29MW per acre; maybe a bit less at night.
In the last couple of days, the first of two reactor vessels was lowered into place at Hinkley Point C on a site of 430 acres. The design output of the site is 3.2GW. (That's 7.4MW per acre, 25 times the solar farm at its peak in the copious sunshine.) Rumour has it that it's been designed to work at night too. Crikey.
Hinkley is being built by EDF which I presume stands for Energy Density Foremost. No? Well it bloody well does now.
Ah, yes, I have heard Wales is famous for its year-round sunshine. I am surprised Hinkley Point C is moving towards completion. Did someone lose their mind and decided people need power during the night and when the wind doesn't blow and you can't import all of it?
England’s Sunshine Coast 🤣😂🤣😂. Good one. Is no one in Europe aware of their latitude? Plus it is cloudy. If a solar farm breaks into double digits on capacity factor it’s a miracle. Why do they continue to push solar where it has no chance of working?
I used to argue with people about this stuff. Now I just laugh and laugh - everything I told them would happen, 15 years ago, is happening. And they STILL deny there is any problem. As companies dump their wind, solar, and hydrogen plans. As companies go bankrupt. As their energy costs reach $0.35/kwh. As inflation roars. As unemployment soars. As nothing they do makes the slightest difference - prices go up, they constantly risk black outs, and the grid faces systemic and economic collapse.
You aren't going to solve the problem using 90% of the nonsense they are peddling. Beyond fairly low levels of wind and solar penetration into any market, you'd see rapid price inflation. And we have seen exactly that, over and over.
Eh, I just do it sitting down. :D Thank you, though, it used to be a dream of mine.
The denial is the most annoying part of the whole disaster. People have really become incapable of admitting to being wrong, as if someone would take out a kidney if they do.
You should read the paper by Hirth, 2013. "The market value of variable renewables: The effect of solar wind power variability on their relative price."
11 years ago predicted exactly what we see in the marketplace.
At 20% wind, the value of the energy generated declines 30%.
at 10% solar, the value declines 40%.
The decline in value is rapid. If anything, we've seen the decline in value is even steeper than he predicted.
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Climatocatastrophists need to be gathered up and marched like lemmings into the sea. Time to just quit the climate crap!
I think they will pretty much do that to themselves, Jeff. Of course they will also try to take us into the sea as well.
Isn't it a good job we have oil and gas to make all these "renewables" feasible but not affordable!
More bobblehead shenanigans in one post than ever before. Irina, is this even legal? These netzero guys & gals give new meaning to the phrase, "Can't hear themselves speak." That they can say what they say with a straight face, proves to me that their condition is PERMANENT.
It does seem this way, yes.
Facetious much?
Great article. Thanks very much.
However, I can’t figure out how the major oil companies profits fell sharply during the first nine years of 202&.
Lots of supply growth, I suppose.
Investment outlook and capacity built up is at stake.
Ah the sound of the Green Death Kult running their weird fetishes and phantasies face-first into physics, economics and reality.
2025 is going to be a very interesting year. I doubt we're going to see much improvement in Europe. A combination of a sizable percentage of the voters asleep, a small but loud percentage all in on the Green Death Kult, not to mention Kommies, and an entrenched set of governments mindlessly marching off an economic cliff.
So, how can things turn around? The Trump Administration might help; but it might end up being a mixed bag as growing American isolationism and mercantile policies might actually strengthen the Numpy groups named above.
My theory, based on almost nothing, is that somewhere in the range of 30% of the population has to wake up and vote and be publicly vocal. As far as I can see, the opposition (Afd, UKIP ... I think, heck I'm an American) would need to polling in the 30% range and I think they are below 20%.
Unfortunately, I think it is going to be getting worse in Europe. But we'll see.
It will get worse before it gets better, I agree. Possibly a lot worse. We'll see but yes, 2025 will be interesting.
Yes, but they meant well ;)
Thank you eagle-eyed Irina.
We just learned that on prime minister Merrie Stark's shopping list of infrastructure projects, "Another proposal is a giant solar farm in Darlington". For those who don't know, Darlington is located a little inland of what is known as England's Sunshine Coast, a little-known fact I just made up, for those who might like to change their European holiday plans from Iberia, Greece or Bulgaria for example.
According to Google, the largest solar farm in the UK is the Shotwick Solar Park in Flintshire, Wales, with a capacity of 72.2 MW and covering 250 acres. That is a little inland of Wales' Sunshine Coast. That's 0.29MW per acre; maybe a bit less at night.
In the last couple of days, the first of two reactor vessels was lowered into place at Hinkley Point C on a site of 430 acres. The design output of the site is 3.2GW. (That's 7.4MW per acre, 25 times the solar farm at its peak in the copious sunshine.) Rumour has it that it's been designed to work at night too. Crikey.
Hinkley is being built by EDF which I presume stands for Energy Density Foremost. No? Well it bloody well does now.
Ah, yes, I have heard Wales is famous for its year-round sunshine. I am surprised Hinkley Point C is moving towards completion. Did someone lose their mind and decided people need power during the night and when the wind doesn't blow and you can't import all of it?
Seems so.
England’s Sunshine Coast 🤣😂🤣😂. Good one. Is no one in Europe aware of their latitude? Plus it is cloudy. If a solar farm breaks into double digits on capacity factor it’s a miracle. Why do they continue to push solar where it has no chance of working?
Because working is antithetical to the true goals...
Rent-seeking at the government subsidy trough is my guess.
This would be funny if it wasn't so depressing.
It appears we are going to do all the wrong things until reality bites us in the a$$.
Looks that way, yes.
I may have to read this again but I think I detected a bit of sarcasm.
Thanks Irina.
You may be right. :) You're very welcome.
Irina,
You missed your calling as a standup comedian.
I used to argue with people about this stuff. Now I just laugh and laugh - everything I told them would happen, 15 years ago, is happening. And they STILL deny there is any problem. As companies dump their wind, solar, and hydrogen plans. As companies go bankrupt. As their energy costs reach $0.35/kwh. As inflation roars. As unemployment soars. As nothing they do makes the slightest difference - prices go up, they constantly risk black outs, and the grid faces systemic and economic collapse.
You aren't going to solve the problem using 90% of the nonsense they are peddling. Beyond fairly low levels of wind and solar penetration into any market, you'd see rapid price inflation. And we have seen exactly that, over and over.
Eh, I just do it sitting down. :D Thank you, though, it used to be a dream of mine.
The denial is the most annoying part of the whole disaster. People have really become incapable of admitting to being wrong, as if someone would take out a kidney if they do.
You should read the paper by Hirth, 2013. "The market value of variable renewables: The effect of solar wind power variability on their relative price."
11 years ago predicted exactly what we see in the marketplace.
At 20% wind, the value of the energy generated declines 30%.
at 10% solar, the value declines 40%.
The decline in value is rapid. If anything, we've seen the decline in value is even steeper than he predicted.
Thanks, I'll find it.
Reducing emission using wind and solar works like this:
For $10 billion and in one year, you can reduce emissions 5%.
For $20 billion, and 10 years, you can reduce them 10%
For $40 billion and 15 years, 15%
For $80 billion and 20 years, 20%
For $160 billion and 25 years, 25%
For $320 billion and 30 years, 30%
For $640 billion and 35 years, 35%
And so on. At 100% reduction your cost is in the trillions of $, and you time is about a century.
And you'd be reducing emissions quote selectively while many others are boosting theirs.
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